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Robert McWilliams

41 years old · died February 4, 2022 · Allenwood Low Federal Correctional Institution, Union County, Pennsylvania

Robert McWilliams, 41, was a former seminarian at St. Helen Catholic Church. He died on February 4, 2022, at Allenwood Low Federal Correctional Institution in Pennsylvania, where he was held in federal custody. Federal Bureau of Prisons staff found him unresponsive shortly before 1 a.m., and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. The Union County Coroner's Office said he died by suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Union County Coroner's Office said he died by suicide.

Reported by: Union County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).

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