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Wheeler Canady

died January 2, 2001 · Lawtey Correctional Institution, Florida

Wheeler Canady died on January 2, 2001, while held at Lawtey Correctional Institution, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural and gave no cause. No family account or other description of his circumstances is attached to this record.

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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