Marine's mother disputes suicide as cause of death

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Marine's mother disputes suicide as cause of death
BY JENNY SHEARER, Californian staff writer
e-mail: jshearer@bakersfield.com Friday, Dec 7 2007 10:20 PM
Last Updated: Friday, Dec 7 2007 10:44 PM

The grieving mother of a Marine found dead in his barracks in August at Twentynine Palms doesn't believe her son committed suicide.


But a military investigation concluded that Lance Cpl. Ramiro Hernandez III, 24, died in his barracks by hanging himself with a belt.

His roommate found him early on Aug. 20. No suicide note was found, and he had no history of depression, according to a suicide incident report from the Navy.

But Rachel Hernandez said her son wasn't the type of person to commit suicide.

"Anybody that knows Ramiro knows he's not a suicidal person," she said.

She believes foul play was involved in her son's death and thinks the Marines are trying to protect their image by concluding he killed himself.
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