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Willie L. Smith

died October 24, 2009 · South Bay Correctional Facility, Florida

Willie L. Smith died on October 24, 2009, while held at South Bay Correctional Facility, a Florida state prison. The Florida Department of Corrections classified the manner of death as homicide. The available record gives no name details beyond Smith's, no account of the circumstances, and no description of who he was, and the claims about what happened have not been independently reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Florida Department of Corrections recorded the manner of death as homicide.

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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