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Man serving life for 1993 Jefferson County double murder dies in prison
Updated Dec 09, 2020;
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A 44-year-old state inmate serving a life sentence for the deaths of two people in Jefferson County has died in prison.
Tommy Lee Rutledge, 44, was found unresponsive inside his private cell at William Donaldson Correctional Facility. The discovery was made at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and Rutledge was pronounced dead at 9:13 p.m., according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office.
Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said an autopsy was performed Wednesday but the cause of death has not yet been determined. There is no evidence of foul play.
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From The Tribune staff reports
JEFFERSON COUNTY Authorities are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the families of three men who have died in Jefferson County over the last five days.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office is requesting that family or anyone with knowledge of family to please call 205-930-3603.
Oscar Jones Jr
The first of the three 70-year-old Oscar Jones, Jr. was found unresponsive by a friend laying underneath a bridge at 14
th Street at 1
st Avenue N in Birmingham on Dec. 5. Jones is known by police to be homeless and is regularly seen in the area where he was found. His friends have no knowledge of family and all efforts to locate family have failed.