Suspicious Death Victim Identified 

July 4, 2025 – Fresno County Sheriff's Office officials report that at 7:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 2, Fresno County Sheriff’s dispatchers received a report of an injured person along the road near S. Chateau Fresno Ave. and W. Kearney Blvd. in Fresno. Deputies arrived and discovered a man who was deceased. Sheriff’s crime scene technicians have since identified him as 54-year-old Billy Wayne Sinisgalli, a transient in the Fresno area. He was commonly referred to on the streets by his middle name of Wayne. Due to his death appearing suspicious, Sheriff’s homicide detectives were called to the scene.

Following an examination of Sinisgalli, detectives and a deputy coroner determined his death was not from natural causes. Detectives are working to learn more about Sinisgalli, in hopes of speaking with those who knew him and what may have led to his death.

Additionally, our Coroner’s Office is seeking help to locate family members of Sinisgalli. If you are a relative or know of his relatives, please contact the Coroner’s Office at (559) 600-3400 or utilize the detective’s numbers listed below.

Anyone with information on this case is asked to please call Sheriff’s Detective Oscar Iniguez at (559) 600-8201 or Detective Aurelio Flores at (559) 600-8208 , Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867 or www.valleycrimestoppers.org. You will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. Reference case #25-6703.

Source & photo: Fresno County Sheriff's Office