German Carrillo
German Carrillo died in October 2022 while held at the Santa Cruz County Jail. Prosecutors and a Santa Cruz County jury, in the trials that followed, said his cellmates gagged, stabbed and strangled him. According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, corrections officers did not find his body until about 36 hours after he was killed. One cellmate testified that he witnessed the killing and helped cover it up, but denied taking direct part in it. Carrillo's family attended both trials connected to his death, which the prosecutor said was difficult for them.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. A jury verdict and prosecutors say Carrillo's cellmates gagged, stabbed and strangled him, and a cellmate testified he witnessed the killing and helped cover it up.
Reported by: Santa Cruz County jury verdict (court); prosecutors; cellmate testimony.