BREAKING After new search for evidence, Mexico authorities dispute OC family's claim of 'brutal crime' in public defender's death
An attorney for the family of an Orange County deputy public defender who died in Mexico while celebrating his first wedding anniversary released a statement Tuesday calling into question whether the lawyer was the victim of a "brutal crime'' or an accident.As the family of an Orange County deputy public defender allege he died in Mexico from a "brutal crime," Mexican authorities are saying they found no evidence to support that claim.
They claim there was a criminal act that caused his death and they are calling for a homicide investigation.But Mexican authorities told ABC News their additional search for evidence revealed no signs of a dispute or struggle. They also said there was a substantial amount of alcohol in Blair's body. The family "wholeheartedly believes based on their initial investigation that Elliot was the victim of a brutal crime.''
The family said they have not gotten any word directly from Rosarito Beach police, the local prosecutor's office "or any other Mexican officials,'' according to Scarsone. Hours later the family said it saw a news article quoting "Mexican officials'' saying the death appeared to be owed to an "unfortunate accident,'' according to Scarsone.Scarsone said the couple had stayed at Las Rocas Resort and Spa multiple times over the past five years and that Blair was a "fluent Spanish- speaker.''
Blair was not drunk at the time, Scarsone said. The public defender "was found in his underwear, his sleeping T-shirt and socks,'' Scarsone said.
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