The Coroner’s Office will have autopsy results for Billy Mays done Monday. Could seat belt use reveal in autopsy results Monday indications of how Billy Mays died?

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May’s death has shocked PITCHMEN fans Sunday. But questions surround if a failure by Mays to wear his seat belt during an unusual plane landing hours before his death contributed to his suddenly passing.

Here is the latest.

Billy Mays arrived Saturday night on US Airways Flight 1241. In the landing, Mays’ head reportedly got struck from above by something when the plane’s front tire blew. Mays told local Fox News last night:

“All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head.”

Mays thought he was fine. But hours late, at home Sunday morning, Billy was found dead by his wife.

She has issued the following statement today:

“Although Billy lived a public life, we don’t anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days. Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times.”

Billy was 50.

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From OxiClean to Orange Glo, fans of “Pitchmen” Billy Mays are remembering the legacy of America’s Pitchman.

Billy Mays’ rise as a pitchman came in 1993 in Pittsburgh when he was hired to promote cleaning products – OxiClean, Orange Clean, Orange Glo, and Kaboom. His face and pitch would become legendary on the Home Shopping Network. May’s signature opening line was “Hi – Billy Mays here for …”

From 1999 to 2001 OrangeGlo International became a financial success. By then Mays had formed Mays Promotions.

In April this year, Mays came to TV audiences in a new format – a Discovery Channel series called Pitchmen! LALATE featured several of his episodes. And yes, they were hugely read stories about LALATE readers.

Like Forbes Riley’s Spin Gym. The pitch was the following:

SpinGym® is portable so you can easily carry it in your purse, briefcase or even your pocket. It comes fully assembled and ready to use out of the box. Plus, it weighs less than 1 pound, but produces more than 20lbs of resistance per pull. A 5 minute workout with SpinGym® is all you need to re-energize and to effectively tone and strengthen muscles on your upper body.

Now you can get a workout anytime, anywhere with SpinGym® … Order now and receive a Neoprene Carrying Bag, an Instruction and Training Guide, an Additional Strength Cord and the “Anywhere in a Chair” Workout DVD, absolutely FREE!

On April 22, shortly after the show’s premiere, it was The Dual Saw episode covered on LALATE that readers loved.

The Dual Saw is on PITCHMEN tonight (Discovery). Dual Saw “As Seen on TV” gets Billy Mays and Sully’s treatment on the hit reality show Pitchmen. Dual Saw inventor Frederic Sciamma appears to discuss the project and the inspiration behind Dual Saw. The show premieres at 10 pm and rebroadcasts 3 hours later tonight.

Pitchmen follows the adventures of Billy Mays and Anthony “Sully” Sullivan, two of the most famous and successful pitchmen in history, as they search the world for inventions they believe they can take all the way to the big time. In each episode, this odd couple of pitchmen partners become potential dream merchants for the inventors they discover.

Billy Mays dead at age 50. Mays will be greatly missed.

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The death of Billy Mays is shocking PITCHMEN fans Sunday. Billy Mays, Pitchman for OxiClean and Orange Glo, has died.

The legendary Mays has been featured on LALATE several times for his Discovery Channel TV series called Pitchmen that co stars Anthony Sullivan. The show premiered in April this year. Mays revealed on a recent June 10 episode that the blue shirt idea came from Sullivan during a 1999 shoot for OxiClean.

Mays was found dead Sunday in his home in Tampa. Billy was 50.

His wife found him dead shortly before 8 am local time, unresponsive. She has just released the following statement:

Although Billy lived a public life, we don’t anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days. Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times.

Reports say Mays was on a flight just last night that blew out its front tires in landing at Tampa. No one was injured but some passengers reportedly suffered bumps and bruises. Mays was reportedly healthy when he got home later that night.

The local Coroner’s Office has reportedly schedule an autopsy for Monday.

Still developing …

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