Christoph Leszczynski
Christopher Leszczynski, 45, died on October 5, 2018, while held at the Coxsackie Correctional Facility in Greene County, New York. His wife, April, said she was told he died by suicide and believes several factors contributed, including changes to his antidepressant medication. She said he left no suicide note and did not seem distressed when they spoke by phone a few hours before he died. The state prison agency, DOCCS, has listed only that he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide (disputed). His wife, April Leszczynski, says she was told he died by suicide and says there were multiple contributing factors, including changes to his antidepressant medication, while DOCCS listed only that he had died.
Reported by: April Leszczynski, his wife (family or their lawyers); New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (the agency that held him).
Custody: Serving a sentence.