Levi Aron's Brother Found Dead In Notorious Kensington Killer's Home

KENSINGTON, BROOKLYN — Authorities are continuing to investigate after the brother of Levi Aron, the man who admitted to butchering 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in 2011, was found dead inside of the same Kensington home where the Jewish boy's remains were discovered six years ago.

The body of Tzvi "Jack" Aron, 29, was found Friday inside of the home on East Second Street, between Avenue C and Cortelyou Road. Levi Aron is serving a 40-year prison sentence.

Police said the body was found "unconscious and unresponsive"; multiple reports said it was found in a closet, wrapped in a blanket.

In an email to Patch, the NYC Medical Examiner's Office said that "the cause and manner of death" for Tzvi Aron "are pending further studies." The Daily News reported that an autopsy on the body was scheduled for Sunday.

In a jailhouse interview this weekend with The New York Post, Levi Aron said "it's possible" he may have had something to do with his brother's death. As described by the Post:

“I really didn’t know him that well,” Levi said, his voice revealing no emotion.

“I was [only] a little close to him,” he said of Tzvi, who’d last visited three years ago.

Asked how the news made him feel, he said flatly, “A little sad.”

Given the retaliatory threats, could Tzvi’s death have been an eye for an eye?

“Yes, that’s in the Bible,” Levi answered, again staring into space.

Asked if his brother had enemies, he repeated, “I don’t know. I don’t know.”

Read more from the Post here.

The shocking discovery Friday rocked the tightly knit Hasidic community in the area.

"It’s been so long. So to reawaken that sense of fear — it’s difficult," neighbor Brian Berman told CBS New York.

Kletzky, the young boy, disappeared as he was walking home from a day camp in Borough Park. Levi Aron admitted to smothering the boy, dismembering him and disposing of most of his remains in a dumpster. The rest of the boy's remains were found at the Kensington home.

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