Died in prison
Van Brett Watkins
Van Brett Watkins was 63 when he died on December 3, 2023, at a hospital. State prison records place his death there while he was held at Central Prison in Raleigh, North Carolina. Keith Acree, a spokesperson for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, said he died of natural causes.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Department of Adult Correction, through spokesperson Keith Acree, said he died of natural causes.
Reported by: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (spokesperson Keith Acree) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.