Man accused of shooting, killing local mailman dies of cancer in jail

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The man accused of shooting and killing a mailman in Collier Township has died in custody.

According to our partners at TribLIVE.com, 54-year-old Eric Kortz died of terminal cancer.

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The Trib said Kortz’s federal public defenders filed a motion seeking a release to hospice care on Dec. 27.

A hearing for the motion was scheduled for Wednesday, but canceled after the court was informed of Kortz’s death.

Kortz was charged in the October 2021 shooting death of 58-year-old Louis Vignone, a mail carrier. Vignone was shot multiple times while on his mail route.

Vignone was shot and killed while on his mail route in Collier Township.
Vignone was shot and killed while on his mail route in Collier Township.

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“It’s a relief to my client and her family that there’s no chance of the killer of their husband and father being released,” said Mark Homyak, the attorney representing Vignone’s wife.

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