Leo Rex, the American fitness YouTuber known as Leo and Longevity, was found dead in a home in Pattaya, Thailand on January 30, 2023. He was 34 years old. His real name was Laith Abdullah Algaz, and his death sparked widespread speculation online due to the unusual circumstances surrounding it and the days-long gap between when he likely died and when he was discovered.
How Leo Rex Was Found
On the evening of January 30, 2023, Pattaya police responded to a call from occupants of a home in Pattaya Lagoon Village, a residential area off Soi Kor Phai. Officers found Leo deceased in a bedroom with a private bathroom. Reports from the Daily Mail described the apartment as “ransacked,” and police estimated he had been dead for at least four hours before the official discovery. But the actual timeline was likely much longer than that.
Tony Huge, a retired lawyer and bodybuilder who runs his own online fitness brand, was the person who found Leo. The two were friends and Leo had been staying at Tony’s home in Pattaya. In an emotional video released after the news broke, Tony Huge said he believed Leo had actually died days earlier, around Friday, January 27, at roughly 11:30 a.m. He didn’t find the body until Monday evening.
Tony explained the delay by saying he initially assumed Leo had taken a sleeping pill and was sleeping for an extended period. As time passed, he grew more suspicious. He recalled hearing noises coming from the room for 15 to 20 minutes around the time Leo likely died, sounds he thought were furniture being moved but later believed were coming from the toilet.
What Tony Huge Said About the Scene
Tony Huge’s public statements added layers of confusion and intrigue for viewers following the story. He described the layout of the bathroom and bedroom in detail, insisting that the way the door was positioned inside the bathroom made it impossible for another person to have been in there with Leo. He also pushed back against the idea that Leo had taken something that caused a sudden medical event. “He didn’t die from anything sudden or acute,” Tony said. “It’s not like he took some kind of drug and had a heart attack or anything like that.”
Tony said he wanted to be “open, honest, and transparent” about everything. Still, his account raised more questions than it answered for many people watching. The combination of a ransacked room, a days-long delay before discovery, and the vague description of what actually caused the death left the online fitness community deeply unsettled.
His Ex-Wife’s Response
Leo’s ex-wife publicly broke her silence after his death, telling The US Sun that mystery surrounded the circumstances of his passing. She vowed to launch her own investigation into what happened. The gap between Tony Huge’s account and the limited information released by Thai police left family members and fans searching for clearer answers. No definitive public cause of death has resolved the speculation.
Who Leo and Longevity Was
Before his death, Leo Rex had built a significant following on YouTube with his channel Leo and Longevity, which he described as “the #1 channel for biohackers: manipulating biology for performance and longevity.” His content covered an unusually wide range of topics for a fitness creator. He made deep-dive series on neuroscience subjects like the serotonergic and cholinergic systems, produced videos on psychedelics including LSD, mushrooms, DMT, and ketamine, and explored how performance-enhancing drugs affect the body, particularly the kidneys.
His videos went well beyond standard gym content. He covered how to reset a dysregulated nervous system, the neuroscience behind addiction and dependency, cognitive brain function, sleep apnea, chronic inflammation, and even a homemade remineralizing toothpaste recipe. He also discussed testosterone extensively, along with compounds like trenbolone and nandrolone and their long-term recovery implications. The channel attracted viewers who were interested in the intersection of pharmacology, self-experimentation, and health optimization.
Leo’s willingness to openly discuss substances that most fitness creators avoid or only hint at made him a distinctive voice in the space. His audience appreciated the depth of his research and his willingness to explain complex biological systems in accessible terms. That same openness, though, meant his lifestyle involved significant personal experimentation with compounds whose risks are not fully understood, a fact that colored much of the public discussion after his death.
Why the Story Continues to Circulate
The persistent interest in Leo’s death comes down to unanswered questions. A 34-year-old man known for obsessively tracking his own health metrics died under circumstances that have never been fully explained publicly. The setting, a home in Pattaya belonging to another controversial fitness figure, added another dimension. Tony Huge himself has a reputation for openly experimenting with and promoting performance-enhancing drugs, and their association raised questions about what substances may have been involved in Leo’s final days.
Thai police investigated the scene but no public report has definitively closed the case in a way that satisfied Leo’s family or his online audience. The combination of a ransacked room, a multi-day gap before discovery, and conflicting timelines has kept the story alive in fitness forums and YouTube commentary channels long after the initial news coverage faded.