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Timothy Robertson

47 years old · died July 25, 2017 · Elmore Correctional Facility, Elmore County, Alabama

Timothy Robertson, 47, was held at Elmore Correctional Facility in Elmore, Alabama. According to the Alabama Department of Corrections, staff found him in distress on the prison yard around 6:35 p.m. on July 25, 2017, with multiple stab wounds. He was treated but died of his injuries. The department said another man held at the facility was detained and would be charged with murder.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Alabama Department of Corrections says another inmate stabbed Timothy Robertson on the prison yard at Elmore Correctional Facility.

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

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