Patrick Leonard

Patrick Leonard, 47, was held on Ohio's death row. He was found hanging in his cell and was pronounced dead at Adena Hospital in Chillicothe on Sunday, March 5, 2017. The Ohio State Highway Patrol's report says he killed himself, and the Ross County coroner's office said the preliminary cause of death was strangulation. Neither agency has said what he used, and the state prisons department has withheld details until the patrol's full report is complete.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says he killed himself, and the Ross County coroner's office gave strangulation as the preliminary cause.

Reported by: Ohio State Highway Patrol (outside investigators); Ross County coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner).

Sources (2)

• Deters on inmate suicide: 'Finally someone on death row has died' Cincinnati Enquirer, March 8, 2017
• Ohio says death row inmate died by hanging himself in cell Corrections1, March 9, 2017