Died in prison
Royce Lyn Scott
Royce Lyn Scott, a 62-year-old man, had been held on California's death row since 1997. He died on December 20, 2020, at an outside hospital, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The department said his cause of death would be determined by an autopsy and that foul play was not suspected.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.