California public defender died in ‘brutal crime’ during anniversary trip from Mexico, family says
The family of a California public defender who died while celebrating his wedding anniversary in Mexico believes he was the victim of a "brutal crime," his lawyer said Tuesday. Elliot Blair, 33, died Saturday outside his hotel room at Las Rocas Resort and Spa in Rosarito Beach, about 32 miles south of San Diego, attorney David Scarsone said in a statement. The incident occurred in an open-air walkway on the third floor of the complex, he said. Blair was found in his underwear, socks and a nightshirt outside a room where he and his wife had stayed in the past,…
