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California public defender died in 'brutal crime' during Mexico anniversary trip
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:13 am
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:13 am
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The family of a California public defender who died while celebrating his wedding anniversary in Mexico believes he was the victim of a "brutal crime," their lawyer said Tuesday.
Elliot Blair, 33, died Saturday outside his hotel room at Las Rocas Resort and Spa in Rosarito Beach, roughly 32 miles south of San Diego, the lawyer, David Scarsone, said in a statement.
The incident occurred in an open-air walkway on the resort's third floor, he said. Blair was found in his underwear and socks and a sleeping T-shirt outside a room where he and his wife and had stayed in the past, the lawyer’s statement said.
Blair's family has not heard about his death directly from local authorities; instead, they learned about what happened from a "liaison" to the local coroner's office, the lawyer's statement said.
The liaison, who is not identified in the statement, told the family that Blair died of severe head trauma and that his case had been forwarded to prosecutors for a possible homicide investigation, the statement said.
Rosarito Beach Mayor Hilda Araceli Brown Figueredo did not respond to a request for comment. A spokeswoman for Las Rocas Resort said the hotel has been working closely with local authorities and declined to comment further.
In a statement provided Wednesday to NBC News by the resort's public relations firm, the attorney general of Baja California said an investigation showed Blair appeared to have fallen from the third floor shortly before 1 a.m. He had no vital signs when police and medical personnel found him, the statement says.
The autopsy showed his injuries were likely from a fall and not an act of violence, the statement says. An investigation found no evidence of violence in the room where Blair and his wife were staying, the statement says.
The autopsy found signs of alcohol, the statement says. Scarsone has said Blair was not intoxicated and a toxicology report had not been completed.
Scarsone did not immediately respond to a request Wednesday night for comment about the statement.
Mexican authorities had been communicating with American officials who, "from the first day have been given all the all information so that, in turn, through them, efforts can be made to inform and assist relatives of the deceased lawyer," the attorney general's statement says.
The U.S. State Department said it was aware of reports of the death of a citizen in Rosarito Beach, Mexico.
"We stand ready to provide all appropriate consular assistance," the department said in a statement Wednesday. "Out of respect to the family during this difficult time, we have no further comment."
Blair's family plans to carry out an independent investigation, hiring a private investigator and a forensic pathologist, Scarsone said.
"Elliot was a brilliant attorney with a bright future," the statement said. "Elliot’s smile was radiant and warmed the hearts of every person he came in contact with. Elliot had an innate ability to connect with people from all walks of life."
Orange County Public Defender Martin Schwarz told The Register that Blair had worked for the public defender’s office since 2017, the year he passed the bar exam. His wife, Kimberly, also worked for the public defender’s office, Schwarz told the newspaper.
He said Blair was a “devoted husband, terrific person and a fantastic lawyer who dedicated his life to serving his clients and helping the county’s most vulnerable."
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Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:16 am to John88
Sounds like a hit. They threw him off the balcony
This post was edited on 1/19/23 at 9:17 am
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:17 am to John88
If that's the entrance of a Resort and Spa then I'm going the other way.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:17 am to John88
Mexico is the shithole to end all shitholes as far as foreign "destination" countries are involved. Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, etc. are all shitty and basically lawless.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:17 am to John88
I wonder how many illegals he helped to avoid prison time.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:18 am to John88
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The incident occurred in an open-air walkway on the resort's third floor, he said. Blair was found in his underwear and socks and a sleeping T-shirt outside a room where he and his wife and had stayed in the past, the lawyer’s statement said.
Drugs.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:18 am to John88
They would have gotten him in California. They don't arrest people there anymore.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:19 am to fr33manator
What kinda man sleeps in a T-shirt?
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:36 am to John88
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Blair's family has not heard about his death directly from local authorities; instead, they learned about what happened from a "liaison" to the local coroner's office, the lawyer's statement said.
Was celebrating his 1 year anniversary, so the wife was there. Why didn't the wife tell the family? The Dateline in me wants to believe she had a hand in it.
This post was edited on 1/19/23 at 9:37 am
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:44 am to LSUGrad9295
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Mexico is the shithole to end all shitholes as far as foreign "destination" countries are involved. Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, etc. are all shitty and basically lawless.
This. I did a lot of Mexico travelling back in late 90's and early 2000s. It was relatively safe back then. Could take the local bus in PV and felt safe, even walking around town. We even took a taxi late at night to a strip club at an area remote of Cancun. No issues.
Nowadays you have local Cartels doing their thing. Not even Cancun is safe anymore. Granted is a beautiful country and destination but I'm not setting foot in that country ever again.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:45 am to John88
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Blair was found in his underwear and socks and a sleeping T-shirt
What is a sleeping T-shirt?
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:50 am to Palomitz
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Nowadays you have local Cartels doing their thing. Not even Cancun is safe anymore. Granted is a beautiful country and destination but I'm not setting foot in that country ever again
Yea, I don’t understand why Americans still go down there for vacation. I was talking to a family member who recently went down with his wife and grandkids. I’m like wtf were y’all thinking?!
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:55 am to Rize
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What kinda man sleeps in a T-shirt?
Posted on 1/19/23 at 10:02 am to Masterag
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was talking to a family member who recently went down with his wife and grandkids. I’m like wtf were y’all thinking?!
It's a big country and there's some pockets of nice areas.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 10:04 am to Masterag
I don’t feel unsafe at nice resorts in Riviera Maya. But I go directly from the airport to the resort and don’t leave (and there is no need to).
Posted on 1/19/23 at 10:08 am to John88
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The incident occurred in an open-air walkway on the resort's third floor, he said. Blair was found in his underwear and socks and a sleeping T-shirt outside a room where he and his wife and had stayed in the past, the lawyer’s statement said.
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an investigation showed Blair appeared to have fallen from the third floor
Am I reading this wrong, or is this strange? He was found on the third floor, but also fell from the third floor?
Posted on 1/19/23 at 10:09 am to Palomitz
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Not even Cancun is safe anymore
That is where they had the sketchy bartenders drugging drinks and taking advantage of women.
I spent a few days in Puerto Vallarta a while back. I stayed on my resort (which really wasn't that fancy) except for one trip to play golf. It was the only time on the trip I used my credit card. About a month later, there were about $2000 worth of charges on it from Costco in Mexico. Shoutout to Citi for cancelling the charges and not making me pay it and not making me jump through a million hoops to get it taken care of. But frick that country and all the sketchy shite that goes on there.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 10:13 am to fr33manator
I sleep in nothing but my drawers.
No socks
No sleep shirt
No PJ bottoms
No socks
No sleep shirt
No PJ bottoms
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