Ohio man convicted in ex’s death kills himself on death row
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man who had no criminal record before he fatally shot his former girlfriend has killed himself on death row, the state prisons agency said Monday.
Patrick Leonard died Sunday night of an apparent suicide at Chillicothe Correctional Institution, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said in an email to The Associated Press.
Leonard was sentenced to death for the 2000 killing of 23-year-old Dawn Flick in Hamilton County.
The 47-year-old Leonard was angry at Flick for ending their relationship and refusing to reconcile, according to court records. Records say Leonard handcuffed Flick, tried to rape her and shot her three times.