I really thought Nikolai was older than that. He looked old when I was a little kid thirty years ago. He lived near some relatives of mine in Baltimore. They'd run into him from time to time and said he was a real nice man.
Several media sources have confirmed that Christopher hung himself in his jail cell, where he was being held for DUI. He was taken to a local hospital and later died. Some reports claim Brian was kept on a ventilator until Jerry could make it to the hospital to say a final goodbye.