Cop Killer Dies
Eric Knysz, the man who killed Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield has been declared clinically brain dead after hanging himself while in prison, according to WZZM-13.
Eric Knysz
WZZM-13: State Trooper Killer Eric Knysz Attempts Suicide in Prison Cell
Eric Knysz, the man convicted of killing Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield, is hospitalized in critical condition after attempting suicide in his Jackson prison cell, WZZM-13 reported Monday night.
Eric Knysz Gets Life in Prison for Killing Michigan State Trooper Paul Butterfield in Mason County
A 20-year-old Irons man was sentenced this afternoon to life in prison for killing Michigan State Trooper Paul Butterfield during a September 2013 traffic stop.
Eric Knysz received a life term from Mason Circuit Court Judge Richard Cooper, The Ludington Daily News reported.