Byron Koestler

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## Byron Koestler

### Cause of Death

Fall from the sixth story balcony onto a car

### Occupation

CEO of Koestler Industries Founder of the Illuminatio Pax Foundation

### Family

Dana Koestler (daughter)
William H. Koestler (father)
Lucas Koestler (grandson)
Glenn Koestler (son in law)

### People

Harrison Marcovi (former friend)

**Byron Washington Koestler III** was the last CEO of Koestler Industries, the father of Dana Koestler, and grandfather of Lucas Koestler on his mother's side. Taking over after his father's death in 1983, Byron was initially seen as a progressive and forward-thinking businessman, attempting to bring more women into the company and provide more opportunities for them. One example of this was training his daughter Dana to rise through the ranks of the company from secretary to CFO through her own merits rather than through nepotism.

This forward-thinking approach earned him a close friend and business partner in Harrison Marcovi, CEO of the Marcovi Corporation. The two companies had operated together for a time, first working cooperating to provide tanks for the US Armed Forces during World War One. Together, the two CEOs became quite close over a number of years.

However, over time, Byron's reputation shifted. He formed a conservative think tank, Illuminatio Pax (Illumination of Peace) Foundation, along with a number of politicians and business moguls. Their primary goals were the promotion of right-wing social policies and warhawk military policies. This is likely because of Koestler Industries' ties to the military industrial complex, and wars were good for business for a company that made material for weapons.

The nail in the coffin was his public defense of his daughter Dana's blatant corruption, threatening to withdrawal vital jobs from the city of Baltimore if they didn't drop charges Considering the plants employed a third of the city, this was a demand they couldn't refuse. While Byron had usually been camera shy, rarely commenting on anything, he released a public press release, vehemently defending his daughter and claiming everything that was being claimed was the result of corrupt city officials, allegations of a lying teenage girl, and clickbait journalists. This statement caused Harrison Marcovi to break ties with Koestler Industries, revealing this over the phone to Byron.

While Byron urged Harrison to reconsider, stating that the charges had been dropped, and were therefore not proven in a court of law. He also parroted Dana's delusional claims that Lucas had been the victim of a non-existent torrets syndrome, and his actions were in self-defense.

Whether he genuinely believed this or not, or simply wished to protect his daughter and grandson is unknown. Harrison officially cut ties with Byron, claiming he was still his friend, and he knew he was a good man, but being tied to such a controversial company was bad press.

Following the Dollar Flu outbreak, and his daughter's death via vigilante execution, Byron attempted to seek safety with his old friend Harrison in Detroit. However, while awaiting a flight from Chicago to Detroit, he was shoved from the sixth-floor balcony of his hotel room, landing on a parked car below. He died on impact.

To this day, rumors have floated about who ordered the assassination. But the true culprit(s) have never been revealed or caught.