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Pa. man convicted of 3 murders as teen kills himself in prison
By cbsnews.com
Published: 01/24/2017

CAMP HILL, Penn. -- A man who broke into a classmate’s home in 2007 and stabbed the teenager and his parents to death has killed himself in prison, authorities said Monday.

Cumberland County Deputy Coroner Jeff Miller said Alec Kreider, 25, was found hanging in his cell Friday at the state prison in Camp Hill. The Department of Corrections said staff members tried to revive Kreider after a guard found him unconscious in his cell.

The State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill said that staff provided CPR, which EMS personnel continued, CBS Harrisburg affiliate WHP reported. Holy Spirit Hospital medical command pronounced Kreider dead at 4:31 p.m.

Kreider was 16 when Kevin Haines and his parents, Thomas and Lisa Haines, were killed in May 2007. The couple’s daughter, a college student, was awakened by the attacks and escaped unharmed.

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