Wyoming inmate convicted of sexually abusing a child dies in prison

Inmate John Murphy of Wyoming died on June 1, 2024, at Northwest Medical Center in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Murphy was housed at the Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility in Tutwiler, MS. Murphy was convicted of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor (under 13 years of age) and sexual exploitation of a child.

He was sentenced on April 27, 2022, in Converse County by Judge Peasley, who imposed consecutive sentences of nine to twelve years in prison for each offense, for a total maximum sentence of twenty-four years.

Murphy was born on July 28, 1950 in Hancock, New York. He died at the age of 73.

Per WDOC policy, an autopsy will be performed to determine cause of death. WDOC does not release protected health information.