A white man convicted of the apparently random killing of a Black man was found dead early Wednesday shortly after being moved to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola to begin a life sentence, authorities said. Ken Pastorick, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections, said in a statement that the body of Kenneth Gleason was discovered by guards shortly after midnight. “While making routine rounds, correctional officers discovered Gleason unresponsive and hanging in his cell,” Pastorick's statement said.
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Official: Convicted killer starting life sentence found dead
