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Evonne Williams

49 years old · died October 16, 2015 · Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, Westchester County, New York

Evonne Williams, 49, died on October 16, 2015, after she hanged herself at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County, according to the county medical examiner, who ruled the death a suicide from asphyxia. She was taken to Northern Westchester Hospital, where she died. The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision declined to comment while the investigation was ongoing.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Westchester County Medical Examiner ruled the death a suicide by asphyxia.

Reported by: Westchester County Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner).

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