William Hilton
William Hilton, 62, died on October 7, 2025, at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel, Louisiana, while held in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The department's yearly death data lists the cause as cancer. Louisiana First and WBRZ reported that the department said no autopsy was requested because of existing medical conditions.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists the death as cancer, and the Department of Corrections says no autopsy was requested because of his existing medical condition.
Reported by: Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (the agency that held them); Louisiana Department of Corrections (the agency that held them); Louisiana First (reporters).