Billy J. McGinnis
Billy J. McGinnis, 36, of Elmira, was held at Elmira Correctional Facility, a maximum-security state prison, and died there on December 20, 2019. The New York State Commission of Correction's Medical Review Board investigated his death and published a report. The Star-Gazette reported that his death is described as an apparent suicide, while the Chemung County Medical Examiner's Office was to determine the official cause of death. The circumstances were not publicly released at the time of reporting.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. A news report describes the death as an apparent suicide, but the circumstances were not publicly released and the Chemung County Medical Examiner's Office has not yet determined the official cause.
Reported by: news reporting of the death as apparent suicide (no official source named) (reporters).