May 12, 2021
An Atmore man sentenced to life in prison for a 2013 strangulation death was found dead in his prison cell.
Collis McCaster, now 48, was found unresponsive in his private cell at 8:20 a.m. Sunday at the William Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer, Alabama. He was pronounced deceased at 8:45 a.m.
“At this time there is no evidence of trauma or foul play and an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of the death,” Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates stated in a report obtained by NorthEscambia.com.
McCaster was originally charged with capital murder but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of murder for the death of 60-year old Mildred Jackson Morris.
Convicted killer found dead in cell at William Donaldson Correction Facility; no foul play suspected
Updated May 11, 2021;
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An Atmore man sentenced to life in prison without parole for a 2013 strangulation death in Alabama’s Escambia County has died in prison.
Collis McCaster, 48, died Sunday at William Donaldson Correctional Facility. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said McCaster was found unresponsive in his private cell by correctional officers. He was pronounced dead on the scene at 8:45 a.m.
Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said no foul play is suspected in McCaster’s death.
Collis McCaster pleaded guilty to the 2013 slaying of an Escambia County woman. He died May 9, 2021 at an Alabama prison. (Photo courtesy of NorthEscambia.com)