Died in prison
Anthony J. Leisure
Anthony J. Leisure, 78, died on October 20, 2024, at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri, where he was in the custody of the state prison system. He is survived by very few relatives. The Missouri Department of Corrections said he died of natural causes, as the Post-Dispatch reported, and confirmed his death the following day.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Missouri Department of Corrections, as reported by the Post-Dispatch, said he died of natural causes.
Reported by: Missouri Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); St. Louis Post-Dispatch (reporters).