Custodial Death Reports Seem to Conceal Jail Suicides Continued

Two El Paso County Jail inmates recently died within six days of one another. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office filed custodial death reports (CDRs) with the OAG on the same day, which was June 28, 2022. Both CDRs vaguely provided a hint of possible suicide, but the information seemed to be veiled. Since then, one of the CDRs has been amended to state that suicide was the cause of Andres Linares Baca’s death. The other, which is the CDR for Adam Talavera, is still in its original form.

Andres Linares Baca Commits Suicide in El Paso County Jail on 5/29/22

The amended CDR for Andres Linares Baca was filed on July 26, 2022. Changes were made to the report to reflect the results from the medical examiner. Previously, the hint that Mr. Baca’s death may have been a suicide was found in answer to the question about the means of death. It indicated that hanging/strangulation was the means, though the summary of the original CDR showed that the cause of death was unknown and pending an autopsy.

In the amended version of the CDR for Mr. Baca, the manner of death indicates “Suicide.” The medical cause of death now shows “hanging.” The weapon used by the “decedent,” who caused the death, is a “Bed Sheet.”

Learn more in the next installment. Also see Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 of this ongoing series.

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