Jaime Brugada Valdez
Jaime Brugada Valdez, 22, performed as the rapper MoneySign Suede and grew up in Huntington Park in Los Angeles; friends and fans described him as very popular and mild-mannered, and he had signed with Atlantic Records in 2021. He was found in a shower area at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad on the night of April 25, 2023, and died at the prison's medical facility. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation confirmed the death was a homicide and is investigating it. His attorney, Nicholas Rosenberg, said he had been stabbed in the neck and had been attacked in prison before, while the Monterey County coroner had not yet determined the official cause.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). CDCR is investigating his death as a homicide, and his attorney, Nicholas Rosenberg, says he was stabbed in the neck and had been attacked in prison before.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); his attorney, Nicholas Rosenberg (family or their lawyers); Monterey County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner).
News reports (7)
- L.A. rapper MoneySign Suede stabbed to death in shower at California prison, attorney says
- Los Angeles rapper MoneySign Suede dies in California prison
- Rapper MoneySign Suede Dies at 22 in California Prison Stabbing
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- Rapper MoneySign Suede dies in California prison stabbing - San Diego Union-Tribune
- US rapper MoneySign Suede killed in prison aged 22
- LA rapper fatally stabbed at Soledad prison