BillY Tourtelot
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William C. Tourtelot Jr (born in 1970), better known as Billy Tourtelot (pronounced "Turtle-O") is the singer, guitar player and frontman for the St. Petersburg, Florida heavy metal and industrial band Hell on Earth.
Tourtelot is famous for accepting a terminally ill fan's request to die onstage in 2003, a decision that prompted a legal battle with the city of St. Petersburg.[citation needed]
Billy is the son of one of St. Petersburg's best known real estate agents William C. Tourtelot Sr. and Stephanie Tourtelot. His brother Stephen Tourtelot has a lengthy criminal history.[1]
On November 3, 2003, Billy also ran as a write-in candidate for city councillor in District 3 of St. Petersburg against incubent Bill Foster.[2]
