Died in prison
Billy Ray Wallace
Billy Ray Wallace, 85, died of cardiac arrest on December 20, 2025, at an off-site hospital while in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He had been held at the Powledge Unit in Palestine, Texas, for more than 40 years. A custodial death report records cardiac arrest as the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The custodial death report lists the cause as cardiac arrest.
Reported by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.