Died in prison

Willard Purcell

69 years old · died September 12, 2015 · Menard Correctional Center, Randolph County, Illinois

Willard Purcell died in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections at Menard Correctional Center on September 12, 2015, according to records compiled by UCLA Law Behind Bars.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Illinois Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Illinois Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Source

Illinois Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody

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