Marlon Dwayne Lindsey (August 15, 1986–December 11, 2021)[1] was a contestant on Season 13 of American Idol.
Audition[]
Marlon auditioned in Austin. He sang "A Change is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke. All three judges voted "yes", sending him to the next round.
Hollywood Round[]
Marlon's stay in Hollywood wasn't shown much, but it is presumed that he was eliminated sometime whilst there.
Death[]
Marlon died on December 11, 2021 as a result of a shooting near Hondo, TX, where shots were randomly fired into his crew van early that morning while traveling between work locations as a BNSF Railway conductor.[2] His obituary did signify that he was a U.S. veteran.[1]