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    'Victim of a brutal crime': Family disputes Mexican authorities' account of Southern California public defender's death

    by Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times Jan 18, 2023 2 minutes
    Screenshot of a GoFundMe page for Elliot Blair, right, who was found dead at a hotel and spa in Rosarito Beach, Mexico on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, after an apparent fall from a balcony, media in Mexico reported.

    LOS ANGELES — The death of an Orange County public defender at a Baja California resort last week, labeled an "unfortunate accident" by Mexican authorities, has raised several unanswered questions with little to no investigation by local police, the man's family said in a statement.

    Elliot Blair, 33, died Saturday in Rosarito while staying at the Las Rocas Resort and Spa with his

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