(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.