Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Walter L. Ritchie

died September 14, 2010 · Century Correctional Institution, Florida

Walter L. Ritchie died on September 14, 2010, while held at Century Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections lists the manner of death as natural and gives no cause. The department's record is the only account we have of his death, and no family or other statement about it has been recorded.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: Florida 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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