Died in prison
Willie Mack Pierce, Jr.
Willie Mack Pierce, Jr., 65, died in February 2016 while held in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. According to the department, he apparently fell ill in his cell and was pronounced dead at Greene County Hospital. MDOC said the death appears to be from natural causes, and an autopsy to determine the cause was pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Mississippi Department of Corrections said he apparently fell ill in his cell and that the death appears natural, with the cause pending an autopsy.
Reported by: Mississippi Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.