The household of Orange County Deputy Public Defender Elliot Blair, who died in Mexico on Saturday in what his household says was a “brutal crime,” has launched its first assertion on his loss of life, together with accusations of foul play and suspicious habits by Mexican authorities.
Blair, 33, was celebrating his first wedding ceremony anniversary at Las Rocas Resort and Spa in Rosarito Seaside along with his spouse, Kim, when he died. Mexican web site Patrol 646 mentioned he was intoxicated and fell to his loss of life from a fourth-floor balcony. The household denied that report and mentioned the tragic incident befell in an “open-air walkway situated exterior the entrance door of their room.” In addition they mentioned the incident didn’t happen off of “any balcony.”
As of Tuesday night time, the Blair household mentioned it had acquired zero communication from Rosarito Seaside police, their district lawyer’s workplace or every other Mexican officers apart from a liaison to the coroner’s workplace. Round 2 p.m. Monday, the messenger, a person, mentioned he had been involved with the medical expert’s workplace that carried out the post-mortem.
He indicated Blair’s reason for loss of life was “extreme head trauma” and his case can be forwarded to the native DA’s workplace to conduct a “potential murder investigation.” The person additionally mentioned the toxicology report had not been accomplished but.
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Orange County Deputy Public Defender Elliot Blair was “tragically killed” whereas vacationing in Rosarito, Mexico, on Jan. 14, his household says.
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The assertion mentioned the household knowledgeable the person they are going to be hiring a non-public investigation agency and an unbiased forensic pathologist. In addition they mentioned they’d be conducting their very own toxicology evaluation.
“Because of the insufficiency of the investigation, the household feels compelled to conduct their very own non-public investigation in seek for the reality,” the assertion learn.
A liaison with the funeral dwelling instructed to Blair’s household that his physique be cremated, an ongoing suggestion since his loss of life, in accordance with the assertion. A motive for the suggestion was not offered.
The household insisted in any other case with the intention to conduct their very own investigation into his loss of life.
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A Google Earth picture exhibits Las Rocas Resort and Spa in Rosarito Seaside, Mexico, which is roughly 20 minutes south of Tijuana.
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Although the household has not realized any data from Mexican authorities, they got here throughout a information article that quoted Mexican authorities saying Blair’s loss of life seemed to be an “unlucky accident,” in accordance with the assertion.
“It’s extremely unlucky that all through this whole devastating ordeal, Kim, his loving spouse, has been given a number of variations of what occurred to Elliot,” the assertion learn.
The couple had reportedly stayed on the resort on a number of events previously 5 years, and had stayed in the identical room on the third flooring greater than as soon as. The household mentioned Blair was “very acquainted” with the resort structure, together with its hallways and walkways.
In addition they mentioned he was present in his underwear, sleeping tee shirt, and socks, and he was not intoxicated. They added that he was fluent in Spanish.
Based on the household, little to no investigation has been performed by the seashore’s police division. Patrol 646 reported workers from the State Lawyer Basic’s workplace in Mexico took cost of the investigation and removing of the physique.
California public defender, Elliot Blair, and his spouse, Kim, smile in a photograph from a GoFundMe web page.
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The household’s launch ended with the next assertion:
“Elliot was a superb lawyer with a brilliant future. Elliot’s smile was radiant and warmed the hearts of each particular person he got here into contact with. Elliot had an innate capability to attach with folks from all walks of life. Elliot was a loving husband, son and brother. Elliot’s tragic, premature, and suspicious loss of life has left his household and group with an enormous gap of their hearts that may by no means be repaired.”
As of Wednesday night time, over $106,000 was donated to a GoFundMe web page geared toward serving to his spouse “with the cumbersome course of concerned in transporting Elliot’s physique from Mexico to the USA and coping with all of the pink tape.”
Fox Information’ Matt Finn contributed to this report.
