Autopsy results released in Evansville man’s death at Ind. prison
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Indiana State Police are investigating the death of an inmate from Evansville.
Matthew Koch, 42, was serving time at the Miami Correctional Facility.
Officials say around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, correctional officers found Koch unresponsive in his cell.
After an autopsy, officials determined Koch died from blood loss caused by multiple sharp force trauma wounds.
Investigators are investigating this as a homicide.
Koch was found guilty of kidnapping and shooting his ex-girlfriend back in 2008.
Police say Koch kidnapped her at gunpoint after meeting her at an Evansville hospital and then drove her to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
During the kidnapping, authorities say Koch shot her in the ankle before driving to Oklahoma City and surrendering at a television station there.
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