Walter Ruark
Walter Ruark, 82, of Seaford, died on November 3, 2024, while he was held at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware. The Delaware Department of Correction said officers discovered him unresponsive during a security check of his housing area, and that he was pronounced dead at Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus. The department said he had multiple chronic health conditions, and the Division of Forensic Science is reviewing the death to determine the official cause and manner.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Delaware Department of Correction said he had multiple chronic health conditions, and the Division of Forensic Science is reviewing the death to determine the official cause.
Reported by: Delaware Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.