new photos show orange county Deputy public defender Elliot Blair, who mysteriously died Monday while celebrating his first wedding anniversary in Mexico, was dancing just hours before police said he fell from the balcony outside his hotel room, though his family believes otherwise. .
The Mexican website Patrol 646 said Blair, 33, was intoxicated and died when he fell from a fourth-floor balcony at Las Rocas Resort and Spa. in Rosarito Beachesthough his family denied that report, saying the tragic incident took place in an “outdoor hallway located outside the front door” of the couple’s bedroom.
In photos taken just hours before Blair died, he can be seen dancing in front of a band and smiling with his wife. Other photos show the newlywed couple eating out and enjoying panoramic views of the beach in what was supposed to be a relaxing and romantic getaway turned deadly for reasons the Blair family is still trying to determine.
Attorney Case Barnett, who represents the Blair family, told Fox News they received a phone call from the local coroner’s office after the 33-year-old man’s death saying the cause of his death was blunt force trauma to the head. head.
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Orange County Deputy Public Defender Elliot Blair dances just hours before his death at a resort in Mexico.
(Case of Attorney Barnett)
Orange County Deputy Public Defender Elliot Blair and his wife dance while vacationing in Rosarito Beach, Mexico.
(Case of Attorney Barnett)
The coroner also said that Blair’s case would be forwarded to the local district attorney’s office for a “possible homicide investigation.”
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However, a Mexican investigator on the scene had previously told Blair’s wife that he died of a gunshot wound to the head.
Other photos show the newlywed couple eating out and enjoying panoramic views of the beach in what was supposed to be a relaxing and romantic getaway turned deadly for reasons the Blair family is still trying to determine.
(Case of Attorney Barnett)
The family also received a press release from a Mexican prosecutor describing Blair’s death as an unfortunate accident, saying the 33-year-old woman fell from the hotel balcony after ingesting a significant amount of alcohol.
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Blair’s family, however, does not believe that he was intoxicated and fell. They believe he was the victim of a brutal crime, according to Barnett.
The family of Orange County Deputy Public Defender Elliot Blair does not believe he was intoxicated and died when he fell.
(Case of Attorney Barnett)
His wife and family are devastated by the conflicting information from Mexican authorities, Barnett said, as well as the lack of information from officials.
On the night of Blair’s death, his wife was asleep and apparently awoke to hearing two employees talking through the open door of their hotel room. She was repeatedly asked if Blair was her “boyfriend,” at which point she woke up, went outside, looked over the open-air walkway that police described as a balcony outside her bedroom, and saw her husband on the ground, she explained. Barnett.
On the night of Elliot Blair’s death, his wife was asleep and was apparently awakened by two employees talking through the open door of their hotel room.
(Case of Attorney Barnett)
He then ran downstairs and began yelling at the hotel employees to get an ambulance, but the employees said the ambulance had already arrived at the scene and left, according to Barnett.
The lawyer for Elliot Blair’s family described the situation as confusing for Blair’s wife because it did not appear that anyone was trying to help her husband.
(Case of Attorney Barnett)
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The family lawyer described the situation as confusing for Blair’s wife because it did not appear that anyone was trying to help her husband.
The Blair family is conducting its own private investigation into the death of the 33-year-old lawyer.
Elizabeth Pritchett and Matt Finn of Fox News contributed to this report.
