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Criminal

Jun. 20, 2006

A Death in Jail Stirs Challenge on Discovery

LOS ANGELES - After a depressed and ailing Compton auto mechanic was found hanging by a bed sheet in Los Angeles County Jail, the coroner ruled his death a suicide.

By Susan McRae
Daily Journal Staff Writer


      LOS ANGELES - After a depressed and ailing Compton auto mechanic was found hanging by a bed sheet in Los Angeles County Jail, the coroner ruled his death a suicide.
      But the family of Ramon Gavira Camrillo contended he had been taunted and beaten by a jailer.
      They alleged Gavira, who had ...

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