California death row inmate dies of natural causes at 69

A jail inmate who spent greater than 30 years on California’s loss of life row for beating to loss of life a girl and her 2-year-old daughter throughout a housebreaking died early Wednesday of pure causes, state corrections officers stated.

Richard Gonzales Samayoa, 69, was discovered unresponsive in his cell within the infirmary at San Quentin State Jail and was pronounced lifeless at 1:13 a.m., in keeping with an announcement from the state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

The Marin County coroner will decide the precise reason behind his loss of life.

Samayoa was sentenced to loss of life in San Diego County in mid-1988 for the December 1985 killings of Nelia Silva, 33, and her 2-year-old daughter, Katherine.

Prosecutors stated Samayoa, a convicted felon who lived throughout the road from the victims, beat them to loss of life with a wrench after they caught him burglarizing their residence.

There are 675 individuals on loss of life row in California. The state final carried out an execution in 2006.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has imposed a moratorium on executions whereas he’s governor, and is shifting to dismantle the USA’ largest loss of life row by shifting all condemned inmates to different prisons.