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Shane Lanham

28 years old · died March 29, 2025 · Eastern Correctional Institution, Somerset County, Maryland

Shane Lanham, 28, died on March 29, 2025 at Eastern Correctional Institution. The Maryland State Police announced the death in a news release; its Homicide Unit investigated after the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services referred the case.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Maryland State Police (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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