Preliminary Autopsy: Prison Escapee Drowned in Ohio River
June 1, 2023 8:18AM EDT
FILE – This booking photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows Bradley Gillespie. Gillespie, a convicted murderer whose body was found floating in a river several days after he and another inmate escaped from a northwest Ohio prison, died from drowning, according to preliminary autopsy results released Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)
HENDERSON, Kentucky (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Preliminary autopsy results show that Lima-area prison escapee Bradley Gillespie died by drowning.
This, as he eluded capture in Kentucky and near the Ohio River last week.
Toxicology results for the 50-year-old man are pending.
A boater spotted the body floating in the river over Memorial Day weekend.
The other escapee was captured.
Gillespie was serving a life term for two murders.
