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Marrero inmate dies in custody while serving life sentence at Angola

Por: The Advocate Crime June 16, 2023

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A for murder at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola died Wednesday shortly after he was found unresponsive in his cell, according to the state Department of Corrections. Joharri Walker’s cause of death has not yet been determined. But his mother, Priscilla Walker Ayche, said Wednesday that other inmates at Angola told her that her son died of an overdose. Word of Joharri Walker’s death left Ayche in shock, she said. Relatives also noted... + full article



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