Died in prison
David McNish
David McNish, 63, died on October 5, 2016, while held on death row at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee. Medical staff found him unresponsive in the prison infirmary at about 5:55 a.m. that morning. The Tennessee Department of Correction said he appears to have died of natural causes. At the time of the report, a final medical assessment by a coroner was still pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Tennessee Department of Correction says he appears to have died of natural causes, and a coroner's final assessment is pending.
Reported by: Tennessee Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.