Overview
- State corrections officials said Aron died Wednesday morning at a hospital near Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, with the time placed at about 10:25 a.m.
- Aron was serving a sentence of 40 years to life for the 2011 abduction, murder and dismemberment of Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn.
- Officials confirmed he was moved from Wende on Aug. 23 for a medical issue and remained under care at the outside facility.
- Reports differed on whether the family requested an autopsy, and officials said further information will come from the Erie County Medical Examiner.
- The case traumatized Borough Park’s Orthodox community, and Leiby’s father declined to comment on Aron's death when reached by reporters.