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Stephen Burnett

76 years old · died December 19, 2025 · Joseph Harp Correctional Center, Oklahoma

Stephen Burnett died in a hospital on December 19, 2025, held at Joseph Harp Correctional Center, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Stephen Burnett was 76 years old. The department lists the manner of death as natural.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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