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William Ernst

25 years old · died June 5, 2025 · Allen Gamble Correctional Center, Hughes County, Oklahoma

William Ernst died at Allen Gamble Correctional Center on June 5, 2025, in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. William Ernst was 25 years old. The department lists the manner of death as homicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Oklahoma Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as homicide.

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

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