IOWA CITY – The Iowa Department of Corrections said Monday (Today) 72-year-old Gene Edward Dryer, an inmate at the Clarinda Correctional Facility (CCF), was pronounced dead 6-a.m. Saturday, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in Iowa City. Dryer dad been transported there from the CCF several days earlier, when medical staff noticed his condition beginning to worsen.  Authorities says his death was likely due to complications related to COVID-19 and other preexisting medical conditions.

Dryer had been serving a life sentence for the crime of Kidnapping 1st Degree from Dubuque County. His sentence began on May 3, 1994.