THE VILLAGE’S DAILY SUN
December 25, 2011
Prison officials at the Florida State Penitentiary in Raiford reported to The Daily Sun at 8:43 AM this morning that Dirk Albert Harrison, 48, of Lady Lake, Florida, was found dead in his prison cell at 6:14 AM. Cause of death was apparent suicide from hanging by the neck. The officials said that Harrison had appeared despondent recently and had threatened suicide on several occasion leading up to the tragic event this morning. Harrison was incarcerated in the Florida State facility after he was convicted of first degree murder for the brutal killing of Florida resident Eric Robert Lowe on May 27th of this year. Harrison is survived by a sister Naomi Harrison and a nephew Earl Harrison both of Valdosta, Georgia. Funeral arrangements are pending.