Died in prison
William Howard Porter
William Howard Porter died in prison, after leaving North Carolina's death row, of natural causes on June 3, 1999, according to the department.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. North Carolina Department of Adult Correction recorded the manner of death as natural.
Reported by: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.