(L.A.) Barbara McGinn, 65, Ended Her Life
Case Number: 2023-00771
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 65-year-old Caucasian female that occurred at a residence.
The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Barbara Mcginn.
Manner of Death: Suicide
Cause of Death: Alprazolam, Temazepam, and Tizanidine Toxicity
RIP BARBARA MCGINN (June 11, 1957 – January 19, 2023)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 4:32 p.m.
Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published in late June / early July.
Temazepam (sold under the brand names Restoril among others) is a medication of the benzodiazepine class which is generally used to treat severe or debilitating insomnia.
Tizanidine, sold under the brand name Zanaflex among others, is an alpha-2 (α2) adrenergic receptor agonist, similar to clonidine, that is used to treat muscle spasticity due to spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, and spastic cerebral palsy.