(L.A.) Randle Rankin, 41, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2026-02846

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 41-year-old White/Caucasian male that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the man as Randle Rankin. Born in L.A. County.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Influenza A Pneumonia

Other Significant Condition: Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy

RIP RANDLE LEE RANKIN (January 16, 1985 – February 17, 2026)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday.

The Department of Medical Examiner publicly disclosed the CoD ruling on March 11, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back negative for substances.

We do not know if the decedent was injected with synthetic mRNA.