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Troy Lawrence Palmer

55 years old · died October 20, 2018 · Fulton County Jail, Fulton County, Georgia

Troy Lawrence Palmer, 55, taught piano for more than 35 years and offered lessons at his home for 13 years, teaching hundreds of students over the course of his life. He died in his cell at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia in October 2018, where he was being held. The Atlanta Police Department said he was found hanging and that the initial cause of death appears to be suicide. The investigation was still underway when the report was published.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Atlanta Police Department said he was found hanging in his cell and that the initial cause of death appears to be suicide.

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

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