Jeffrey Weisheit: key obituary facts
Is Jeffrey Weisheit dead? Yes. Jeffrey Weisheit died on November 5, 2026, at age 50.
Cause of death: Jeffrey Weisheit's cause of death was reported as Lethal injection.
What was Jeffrey Weisheit known for?
Jeffrey Weisheit was an American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
Jeffrey Weisheit, an American convicted murderer, died aged 50 on November 5, 2026, after being executed by lethal injection.
Born Jeffrey Allen Weisheit on March 28, 1976, he became the subject of a criminal case stemming from a fire at his girlfriend’s home in Evansville, Indiana. On April 9, 2010, Weisheit set fire to the house.
The blaze killed his girlfriend’s children, eight-year-old Alyssa Lynch and five-year-old Caleb Lynch. In the early hours of April 10, the German Township Fire Department received a report of the fire, and firefighters extinguished it before police found the children inside the residence. Both had been bound and gagged. Caleb was found tied on a mattress, while Alyssa was found in a closet. The children died from smoke and soot inhalation. Weisheit fled Indiana after the crime and was arrested in Kentucky. The reported facts of the case include the children’s ages and the circumstances in which they were found, as well as the fire department’s response and the cause of their deaths. His death by execution on November 5, 2026, was reported at age 50.