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Timothy Russell

53 years old · died October 4, 2013 · San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, California

Timothy Russell, 53, was held at San Quentin State Prison in California, where he died in October 2013. He was found unresponsive in his single cell late on a Friday and was pronounced dead the next day. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said his death was being investigated as a suspected suicide and gave no further details about the cause.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Prison officials said the death is being investigated as a suspected suicide and released no further details.

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.

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