The New York Police department has attributed the death of recent graduate Leo Park '97 to suicide and has closed the case.
An autopsy performed on the body recovered in the East River by a harbor unit confirmed its identity as being that of Park about two weeks ago.
"It was deemed to be a suicide. There were no signs of foul play," Detective John Cantwell of the New York Police Department said. No more details concerning the circumstances of Park's death were released.
"We still have no idea how they think it happened," Jim Hurley, Park's coworker at Salomon Smith Barney, said. "Officially, we weren't told anything."
People who knew Park said they never saw any signs of depression.
[Park] "was the nicest kid. He was smiling all the time: in a good mood, always ready to hang out. He was really smart. He always seemed to be the happiest, nicest kid," he added.
"He was one of the friendliest people I have ever met," said Eben Darling '99, a brother in Theta Delta Chi which was Park's fraternity at the College, in an earlier interview. "He loved to talk about the Yankees and New York sports."
According to Hurley, rumors of a suicide note floated around the wake last month. The note was allegedly addressed to Park's parents and expressed his love for them.
Park was reported missing on March 19 when he did not show up for work. A funeral was held for Park on April 26.
