Died in prison
William Petit
William Petit died on March 26, 2025, while held at the Reception and Medical Center Main Unit, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural. The department did not list a cause of death in the record. No family statements or other accounts of his death are available.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as natural.
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.