Tuesday, an autopsy was performed on Matthew Koch, 42, who had been found deceased, in his prison cell, at the Miami Correctional Facility.
The autopsy conducted by Dr. Thomas Sozio, forensic pathologist, determined that Koch’s death was a homicide caused by blood loss from multiple sharp force trauma wounds.
Investigators are conducting an active homicide investigation.
No more information released at this time.
Original release from 9/6//2021:
Indiana State Police Investigating Death at the Miami Correctional Facility
Bunker Hill – Sunday Indiana State Police Detective Wendell Beachy initiated an investigation, at the request of the Miami Correctional Facility, into the death of inmate Matthew Koch, 42.
At approximately 11:30 a.m., correction officers found Koch unresponsive in his P Housing Unit cell. Despite life-saving measures performed by prison staff members, Koch succumbed to his injuries. Investigators suspect foul play and are treating the death as a homicide.
An autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow.
This is an active investigation. No more information will be released at this time.
Beachy was assisted by ISP Sergeant Jason Page, Miami Correctional Facility Investigator Neil Johnson, and Miami County Coroner John Boyer.