Victor Duran
Victor Duran, 32, died in 1998 while held in the infirmary of a Santa Clara County jail in California. The county medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, citing asphyxiation caused by a blow to the left side of his neck. His family sued in federal court, alleging that unknown county corrections officers strangled him as he lay in the infirmary.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The county medical examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by asphyxiation from a blow to the left side of the neck, and his family's federal lawsuit says unknown Santa Clara County corrections officers strangled him in the jail infirmary.
Reported by: county medical examiner; his family's federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued in federal court, alleging unknown Santa Clara County corrections officers strangled him in the jail infirmary in 1998, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.