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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Veteran's decomposing body found after a week outside VA

FBI probes slaying at VA campus
The body of Jose Luis Plascencia, 56, was found by a groundskeeper June 30. Authorities say he may have died a week earlier. Veterans advocates say the VA downplays incidents on the campus.

By Richard Winton and Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times
July 17, 2011
For a week, the patient's body lay undiscovered at the sprawling West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus.

Then, just before noon on June 30, a groundskeeper found the decomposing remains of Jose Luis Plascencia while trimming foliage near Jackie Robinson Stadium, officials said.

Initially, investigators did not consider the grisly discovery to be foul play. The body was taken to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

There, medical examiners discovered something the investigators had apparently overlooked: a "sharp force injury to the neck." The coroner ruled the 56-year-old's death a homicide. "His neck had been cut," said Ed Winter of the coroner's office.

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FBI probes slaying at VA campus

1 comment:

  1. Theresa Taylor c/o SPC Freddy Hook 1990-2010July 18, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    This is horrible! Thanks for keeping our soldiers on our minds for better and for worse. I can add that at least his struggles are over. I pray that God has renewed his minds, body and soul; and that he gets to eat in Glory and fellowship with our Lord forever..... May he Never be forgotten... Thanks Veteran Jose Luis Plascencia, for your service to our country. May God hold you this day and keep you forever!

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