Deaths in Custody
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Andrew Martinez

33 years old · died May 18, 2006 · Santa Clara County, California

Andrew Martinez, 33, was a former UC Berkeley student who in 1992 organized a "Nude-In" protest in the name of free expression, a message that drew wide attention on campus. He died on May 18, 2006, while held in a Santa Clara County jail, where he had been since January. Authorities said he was found unconscious and are investigating his death as an apparent suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide

Reported by: Authorities (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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