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Elizabeth Anne Nero

57 years old · died June 4, 2026 · Bexar County Adult Detention Center, Bexar County, Texas

Elizabeth Anne Nero, 57, died at the Bexar County Adult Detention Center in San Antonio, Texas, on June 4, 2026, about five days after she was booked there. She became ill in her housing area, and according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, a health team stabilized her before EMS was called, but her condition worsened, she became unresponsive, and she was pronounced dead at 5:31 p.m. The sheriff's office said the death appears to be related to a medical episode, possibly with drug dependency or detox issues as a factor, while the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office will determine the official cause and manner. The Castle Hills Police Department and the sheriff's office are both investigating her death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office says her death may relate to drug dependency or detox issues, while describing a sudden medical episode, and the medical examiner has not yet ruled on cause or manner.

Reported by: Bexar County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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