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Residents at Pasadena council meeting allege missing records, question 1970s–90s in‑custody deaths
Summary
Two residents used public comment to claim missing docket books and raise doubts about multiple in‑custody deaths in Harris County during the 1970s–1990s, calling for investigation and for the council to act.
At the Aug. 19 Pasadena City Council meeting several residents used the public‑comment portion to allege historical failures in custody record‑keeping and to call for investigations into in‑custody deaths.
Richard Collins described the 1976 arrest and jail death of a man he identified as "Danny Stevens," saying autopsy photos and scene descriptions led him to doubt the official suicide finding. Collins told the council he plans to "get an autopsy done by an outsider" and said there were no cameras in the…
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