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PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police
PA Dad Murdered By Convicted Killer Cellmate After Less Than One Month In Prison: Police A dad of three who was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday, May 4— after being in prison for less than one month— is now known to have been murdered, and Pennsylvania state police have charged his convicted killer cellmate with his homicide. David Vaughn Grier, 26, was serving a life sentence for murdering Kierra Johnson in Philadelphia in 2017, court records show. Joel Vanderpool, 39, of Towanda, was found unresponsive in his cell during staff rounds at State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill on Wednesday, May, 4, according to Superintendent Laurel Harry. "Emergency personnel w…

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PA Dad Of Three Found Dead After Less Than One Month In Prison: Officials PA Dad Of Three Found Dead After Less Than One Month In Prison: Officials
PA Dad Of Three Found Dead After Less Than One Month In Prison: Officials Details about the death of an inmate at a central Pennsylvania prison have been released by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Joel Vanderpool, 39, of Towanda, was found unresponsive in his cell during staff rounds at State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill on Wednesday, May, 4, according to Superintendent Laurel Harry. "Emergency personnel were notified and CPR was administered until Lower Allen EMS arrived," Harry says. Vanderpool was pronounced dead at 3:27 a.m., but the official cause of death will be determined by the Cumberland County Coroner's Office. Vanderpool was s…

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