Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Wayne Hess

died March 15, 2019 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

Wayne Hess died on March 15, 2019, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections, which keeps the record, classified his death as natural.

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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