Mike Eckel
@mikeeckel.bsky.social
Opponent of Quiet Desperation. Contains Multitudes. In Search Of Meanness Or Sublimity. Former Moscow Correspondent. Vladivostok Fanboy. Chaotic Good. @RFERL
email me: eckelm@rferl.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
email me: eckelm@rferl.org
The full autopsy records (which I sued to obtain under FOIA laws) are here:
www.scribd.com/document/402...
www.scribd.com/document/402...
Lesin File | PDF | Technology & Engineering
The document discusses DC Official Code Ann. 2-534(d) and redacts most of its content. It addresses campaign finance reporting requirements for candidates and committees and establishes procedures for...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The full autopsy records (which I sued to obtain under FOIA laws) are here:
www.scribd.com/document/402...
www.scribd.com/document/402...
In the years since, Lesin’s mansions were sold off, his yacht too. His children (his son was a Hollywood financier) have dropped out of sight. There are persistent doubts about the official conclusion of his death; medical examiners have serious doubts.
www.rferl.org/a/of-suspici...
www.rferl.org/a/of-suspici...
Suspicious Minds: Medical Experts Cast Doubt On Lesin Autopsy
Since Mikhail Lesin was found dead in a D.C. hotel room in 2015, one question has persisted: did the onetime Kremlin insider really die of blunt-force trauma caused by drunken falls? Multiple forensic experts who studied autopsy records obtained by RFE/RL raise suspicions -- and new questions.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In the years since, Lesin’s mansions were sold off, his yacht too. His children (his son was a Hollywood financier) have dropped out of sight. There are persistent doubts about the official conclusion of his death; medical examiners have serious doubts.
www.rferl.org/a/of-suspici...
www.rferl.org/a/of-suspici...
In March 2019, after suing in DC court, I obtained the official autopsy. Among other things, it showed Lesin’s hyoid bone in his neck was broken. It’s a bone that is extremely difficult to break given its location; hanging will cause it; or strangulation, or a sharp blow.
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In March 2019, after suing in DC court, I obtained the official autopsy. Among other things, it showed Lesin’s hyoid bone in his neck was broken. It’s a bone that is extremely difficult to break given its location; hanging will cause it; or strangulation, or a sharp blow.
In March 2016, the U.S. attorney’s office and DC police announced he had died due to “blunt-force injuries to the head,” and torso/lower extremities. 7 months later, U.S. officials announced it was an “accident,” “induced by falls,” and “acute ethanol intoxication” contributing.
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In March 2016, the U.S. attorney’s office and DC police announced he had died due to “blunt-force injuries to the head,” and torso/lower extremities. 7 months later, U.S. officials announced it was an “accident,” “induced by falls,” and “acute ethanol intoxication” contributing.
Prior to his death, Lesin had had conversations with the Justice Department; never been exactly clear what about, but likely offering inside Kremlin info. (He was a no-show at a Wilson Center gala dinner 2 days earlier). He was a very hard drinker. www.rferl.org/a/russia-les...
Blunt Force: Key Facts About The Mysterious Death Of Ex-Putin Adviser Mikhail Lesin
What -- or who -- killed Mikhail Lesin, a former Russian press minister and Kremlin adviser? What he was doing in Washington? Here are some answers to these and other questions.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Prior to his death, Lesin had had conversations with the Justice Department; never been exactly clear what about, but likely offering inside Kremlin info. (He was a no-show at a Wilson Center gala dinner 2 days earlier). He was a very hard drinker. www.rferl.org/a/russia-les...
In the years prior to his death, he had fallen out of favor in Moscow. He had considerable wealth stemming from lucrative TV advertisement business. He owned two luxury Beverly Hills mansions. It wasn’t clear why Lesin was staying in that hotel.
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In the years prior to his death, he had fallen out of favor in Moscow. He had considerable wealth stemming from lucrative TV advertisement business. He owned two luxury Beverly Hills mansions. It wasn’t clear why Lesin was staying in that hotel.
The resumption of US nuke testing (or threat of) appears was top of agenda for the Security Council meeting. Here's the chief of the general staff, Gen. Gerasimov, offering his 2 cents: "If we don't take action now, we will miss the opportunity to respond promptly to US actions."
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The resumption of US nuke testing (or threat of) appears was top of agenda for the Security Council meeting. Here's the chief of the general staff, Gen. Gerasimov, offering his 2 cents: "If we don't take action now, we will miss the opportunity to respond promptly to US actions."
Pretty sure he said "may" send them... or called for doing it, not that it is actually happening
November 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Pretty sure he said "may" send them... or called for doing it, not that it is actually happening
how many of his buttons are unbuttoned...?
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
how many of his buttons are unbuttoned...?