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Anson Zwick

Case from Lansing, MI dated Apr 13, 2021

Victim Details

Anson Zwick

Male

White / Caucasian

Lansing

MI

2021-04-13

3

Anson

Zwick

06/26/2026

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In what was first a heart-wrenching murder-suicide, the death of 3-year-old Anson Zwick of Lansing, Michigan, has become a somber and unsolved mystery. The young boy, who was White, passed away on April 13, 2021, a day after being found with a gunshot wound in a home in Delta Township. The initial investigation painted a grim picture of a father, Joseph Lechleitner, taking the lives of his two children before turning the gun on himself.

The tragedy unfolded when Anson, his 5-year-old sist ...
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  • Law & Crime: Deputies Thought a Michigan Man Killed His 2 Kids in Murder-Suicide. Now, They Suspect He Was Actually a Victim.
  • Lansing State Journal: Once considered murder-suicide, deaths of father, kids in Delta Twp. being investigated as homicide
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    I've been following the Zwick-Lechleitner case closely, and one thing that's been on my mind is the ... ...Read More
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