A Mississippi inmate who was captured during a nationwide manhunt after killing two women in 2017 was found deceased at the prison where he was serving two life sentences for the murders.
Alex Deaton was found deceased Saturday, June 14, at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility (CMCF). Rankin County Coroner David Ruth confirmed Deaton’s death and stated his body has been transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
Deaton had been serving life sentences for the deaths of his girlfriend, Heather Robinson, in Rankin County, and Brenda Pinter in Neshoba County. He had pleaded guilty in both cases…