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Resident urges Pasadena council to reopen 1976 jail death, cites forensic questions
Summary
During public comment at the May 6 Pasadena City Council meeting, resident Eric Sanchez urged the council to reopen the 1976 in-custody death of 19-year-old Danny Stevens, citing alleged contradictions in police reports and autopsy findings and requesting that the city investigate and preserve evidence.
Eric Sanchez, a resident speaking during public comment at the May 6 Pasadena City Council meeting, asked the council to reopen the 1976 in-custody death of 19-year-old Danny (Danny) Stevens, saying he found “glaring contradictions” in police reports and the autopsy and urging further investigation.
Sanchez said the case file lacks booking photographs and that crime-scene photos “never show” the ligature clearly. He described the autopsy finding that a ligature mark “completely surrounded his neck” and said that, in his view, the wound placement and evidence such as the body’s posture were inconsistent with a suicidal hanging. Sanchez called for officials to…
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