LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. – A man who was believed to be connected to the murder of five people in Birmingham over a decade ago has died in prison.
Martez Seay, 39, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Limestone Correctional Facility on August 7, according to the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC).
He was pronounced dead after being taken to the health care unit. Seay pleaded guilty to capital murder in 2011 after a seven-month crime spree.
He admitted to several crimes, including the November 2008 shooting death of Christian Callins, 24, and his accomplice Gregory Shelton Jr., 27. He also admitted to the December 2008 shooting deaths of Osmond Williams, 20, and Darrelle Sampson, 17, as well as the May 2009 shooting death of Lonnie Vaughn, 44, while robbing him of cash and a sports utility vehicle.
Seay also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in the 2008 shooting of his girlfriend, Kandi Hawkins, who was left paralyzed. His mother, Yolanda Seay, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit murder in Hawkins’ shooting.
According to a mocobizscene.com article, Seay was featured in an episode of “The First 48,” and investigators named him as the triggerman in at least four of the six shootings and a main player in all six.
The ADOC Law Enforcement Services Division is investigating Seay’s death, with the official cause of death pending an autopsy.
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