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Virendra Govin

died November 4, 2017 · San Quentin State Prison, Marin County, California

Virendra Govin died on November 4, 2017, while held on Death Row at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. San Quentin prison officials said he was being investigated as a suspected suicide, and the official cause of death was still pending. The day before, Andrew Urdiales had also died at the prison.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. San Quentin officials said the cause of death was still pending, with the death being investigated as a suspected suicide.

Reported by: San Quentin prison officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Custody: Serving a sentence.

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