On August 10, 2022, KTVU anchor Leslie Griffith passed away in Lake Chapala, Mexico, where she had been living for the past six years. Leslie was 66 years old and according to her family, she had suffered from the effects of a tick bite since 2015 when she had been living in Oregon.
A member of Leslie’s family explained to MSM that the tick infection caused Lyme disease. The disorder had long-term effects on her health and resulted in her death.
A Long and Successful Career
Leslie was born in Texas on January 1, 1956, and began her career reporting for the Denver Post and the Associated Press. In 1986 she began her long association with KTVU as the only anchor on the weekend news for nine years.
Leslie spent her twenty-fifth birthday in Moscow reporting on the Cold War.
She eventually became an influential voice in journalism in the Bay Area. Leslie was well known for always gathering information on the latest news from anywhere in the world. She left KTVU in 2006 and began writing for several online publications including the Huffington Post.
Leslie founded the Woman of Courage Scholarship in 2005 and in keeping with her diversified career, she portrayed the role of an anchor in the movie True Crime in 1999.
Many of her colleagues wrote heartwarming messages in her honor. They mentioned her efforts on behalf of animal welfare calling attention to the mistreatment of circus elephants. Leslie also took a part in the movie “When Giants Fall” focusing on the ivory trade. Statistics show that every fifteen minutes, somewhere in the world, an elephant is slaughtered for its ivory.
About the Symptoms of Lyme Disease
The symptoms depend on the stage of the infection which may involve rash, fever, arthritis, and even facial paralysis. Other patients experience rheumatologic, cardiac, and neurological symptoms.
Leslie was born on January 1, 1956. She is survived by her two daughters, Carly and Trenton, her son Eric and two grandchildren.
