Bobby Bailey
Bobby Bailey, 56, died in September 2018 in his cell at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said initial information indicated he had been assaulted, and his cellmate, who notified staff, was named as the suspect. Later, correctional officers found him hanging from a ligature around his neck, and prison officials said the cellmate was charged with first-degree murder and had repeatedly confessed. The medical examiner had not yet determined the cause and manner of death in the reports available, and the cellmate's case had not been tried.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials say his cellmate repeatedly confessed to killing him, and officers found him hanging from a ligature around his neck.
Reported by: Oklahoma Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Pittsburg County prosecutors.