Overview
- Schellen announced her passing in a Facebook post on Friday, praising her voice and character in an emotional tribute.
- No cause of death has been released as of Saturday.
- Carmine Appice, her former King Kobra bandmate, shared condolences and recalled their decades-long friendship.
- Free rose to prominence with King Kobra and Signal before leading Unruly Child, which later reunited for albums in 2010, 2014, 2017, 2019 and 2020.
- She publicly came out as a trans woman in 1993 as Marcie Michelle Free and later said the transition contributed to career setbacks before a late-career resurgence.