Died in jail or a lockup
Robert Vinson Hillis
Robert Vinson Hillis, 60, died on June 25, 2016, at the Oklahoma County Jail in Oklahoma City. He was found dead in a single-occupancy cell that Saturday morning, and the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office said the death was treated as a suicide. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation was asked to investigate, and an autopsy by the medical examiner was planned.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office said the death is thought to be a suicide, and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation was asked to investigate.
Reported by: Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); KOCO (reporters).