A The California public defender died this weekend while on vacation in Mexico celebrating his first wedding anniversary with his wife, but questions remain about how he died.
Numerous media outlets say that Elliot Blair was murdered on Rosarito beach on Saturday, even with confirmation from authorities. A fundraiser organized for Blair, 33, says: “He was the victim of a brutal crime.” However the daily mail reports that Mexican authorities said Blair’s fall from the fourth floor of the resort hotel was accidental and other local news sources said he had been drinking.
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The GoFundMe honoring Blair also says: “I wish we could give everyone more information, but authorities in Mexico have released very limited information.”
Blair and his wife, Kim, had been public defenders in Orange County, California, since 2017, according to the fundraiser. “Elliot was known as a patient and caring advocate. He was the best of us and was loved by countless members of our office and the Orange County legal community. We are heartbroken.”
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As of 4 a.m. Monday, GoFundMe had raised $80,740 of a $100,000 goal to “help Kim with the cumbersome process of transporting Elliot’s body from Mexico to the US and dealing with all the red tape.”
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