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Autopsy set on television pitchman Billy Mays

Jun. 29, 2009
Medical examiners are due to complete a preliminary autopsy Monday on Billy Mays, the man with the booming voice famous for fronting products such as OxiClean and Orange Glo in TV commercials.
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