what happened to billy mays

Billy Mays was a TV pitchman who died on June 28, 2009, at the age of 50. His wife found him unresponsive in his sleep after going to bed at his Tampa condo the night of June 27. According to a toxicology report released on August 7, 2009, heart disease was the "primary cause of death," and cocaine was listed as a "contributory cause of death". The report stated that although Mays died from heart disease, cocaine use was a contributing cause of death.