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Thomas J. Wolcott

40 years old · died January 25, 2024 · Genesee County Jail, Genesee County, New York

Thomas J. Wolcott died on January 25, 2024 at Genesee County Jail, in the custody of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office. Thomas J. Wolcott was 40 years old. The New York Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation, which reviews deaths in which an officer may have played a part, was notified of the death and lists it as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation recorded the manner of death as suicide.

Reported by: New York State Office of the Attorney General, Office of Special Investigation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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