Berrydale fire people index — The 38 victims

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PEOPLE INDEX — The 38 victims Inclusion identifies a documented connection, not guilt. Facts are bounded by the cited records. Names follow the source; spelling and identity conflicts are retained. Thomas Eugene Ard — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report reproduces a coroner’s-jury finding attributing the fire deaths to him and two other prisoners. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. This was an inquest finding, not a criminal conviction; he died in the fire and could not answer the allegation. Source: S923, PDF 9, 16. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/thomas-eugene-ard Charles James Blossom — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/charles-james-blossom Archie Lee Chister — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/archie-lee-chister Lester Cleves — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report also lists him among eight unclaimed bodies buried at Century. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9, 17. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/lester-cleves David Franklin Cole — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Stafford’s November 29 letter identifies Laraine Cole as his widow and R. C. Cole as his father; it describes their requests for information. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9, 2–3. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/david-franklin-cole Jimmy Copeland — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Report says he died July 19 after escaping the building, bringing the death toll from 37 to 38. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9, 14. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/jimmy-copeland James Cunningham — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/james-cunningham Charles Edward Delain — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/charles-edward-delain Vincent B. Dovico — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/vincent-b-dovico Earl Evans — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Some AP/UPI reprints accuse Evans; the official report’s reproduced verdict instead names Earl Frank Hoffman. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Do not merge Evans with Hoffman or label Evans a convicted perpetrator. Source: S923, PDF 9, 16. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/earl-evans Eddie B. Gable — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/eddie-b-gable Jesse Gray — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/jesse-gray Bobby Lee Hall — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/bobby-lee-hall George Edward Hall, Jr. — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/george-edward-hall-jr Eugene Hamilton — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/eugene-hamilton Harrell Arthur Harp, Jr. — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/harrell-arthur-harp-jr Donald Wayne Harper — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 9. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/donald-wayne-harper Robert Henn, Jr. — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/robert-henn-jr James Hill — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report also lists him among eight unclaimed bodies buried at Century. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10, 17. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/james-hill Earl Frank Hoffman — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report reproduces a coroner’s-jury finding attributing the fire deaths to him and two other prisoners. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. This was an inquest finding, not a criminal conviction; he died in the fire and could not answer the allegation. Newspaper reprints name Earl Evans instead; the conflict is retained, not silently resolved. Source: S923, PDF 10, 16. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/earl-frank-hoffman Albert Ivery — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report also lists him among eight unclaimed bodies buried at Century. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10, 17. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/albert-ivery Mack Laster — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report also lists him among eight unclaimed bodies buried at Century. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10, 17. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/mack-laster Willie Nelson Leslie — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/willie-nelson-leslie Johnny Lewis — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report also lists him among eight unclaimed bodies buried at Century. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10, 17. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/johnny-lewis John Lee McFarlin — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/john-lee-mcfarlin Reginald Milton McGuire — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report also lists him among eight unclaimed bodies buried at Century. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10, 17. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/reginald-milton-mcguire Lee Andrew Mitchell — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report also lists him among eight unclaimed bodies buried at Century. A July 20 letter in S1805 records attorney Earle V. Rifas seeking his remains and burial assistance for Willie Mae Mitchell. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. The “unclaimed” administrative label must not be read as proof nobody sought his remains. Source: S923, PDF 10, 17. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/lee-andrew-mitchell Ronnie Nichols — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/ronnie-nichols Jessie Osburn — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/jessie-osburn Charles Palmer — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/charles-palmer Felix Randall — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/felix-randall Drell Rivers, Jr. — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/drell-rivers-jr Isac Robinson — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/isac-robinson Johnnie Simmons — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/johnnie-simmons Tommy Day Smith — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/tommy-day-smith Albert Truluck — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report also lists him among eight unclaimed bodies buried at Century. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10, 17. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/albert-truluck Ruben Williams — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. Source: S923, PDF 10. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/ruben-williams Joseph Wynder — Victim Listed among the 38 victims in the Division of Corrections special investigation. The report reproduces a coroner’s-jury finding attributing the fire deaths to him and two other prisoners. Limits: Spelling follows the typed roster. Age, background and family history have not been independently verified. This was an inquest finding, not a criminal conviction; he died in the fire and could not answer the allegation. Source: S923, PDF 10, 16. Archive profile: https://cryptofechoes.com/dossiers/joseph-wynder Source keys: S923: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-c230a2000e0948fc9b38c98c9e0b10c0 S1805: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-e9cce9957207496583ffe3793ed81c83 S431: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-d3ee91816dcc4166bfe4ef668ec3f0f5 Newspapers: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-cb22e9af69f74acbb18dd3480542ddef Senate: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-004445d89cc9484992248b4c2f7beed1 House: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-22d25e5e0b5a49af9d4d055896483137 Other sections of this index: Berrydale fire people index — The 38 victims: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-aab67f6c04c34196b258391b5dc64047 Berrydale fire people index — The 13 surviving prisoners: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-170775818d814b7e898c4f47e0727b2c Berrydale fire people index — Officials, investigators and families: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-1af86447633642639fe7df176b4d2494 Berrydale fire people index — Safety officials, responders and reporting: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-7a74fc86457d48f983eb8c5c84bc3d49 Berrydale fire people index — Identification work and legislative participants: https://cryptofechoes.com/evidence/LED-2026-38016c35d42449bdb4c92d960855d726

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