Frank Pauline
Frank Pauline, 42, died on his birthday, April 27, 2015, after he was found dead in a remote section of the recreation yard at the Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility in Las Cruces, where he was held. State police say another prisoner has been indicted for first-degree murder in his killing. Court documents describe repeated blows to the head with a rock and say that prisoner admitted striking him.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. New Mexico State Police and the Department of Public Safety say another prisoner, Daniel Thomas Hood, confessed and was indicted for first-degree murder, with court documents describing repeated blows to the head with a rock.
Reported by: New Mexico Department of Public Safety (the agency that held him); New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau (outside investigators); court documents; Las Cruces Sun-News (reporters).