Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

William Defeis

died November 11, 2019 · Reception and Medical Center, Florida

William Defeis died on November 11, 2019, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as natural. The department's mortality record gives no cause of death and no further details about his time in custody or his care.

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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