Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Rigoberto Badillo
Gender : Male
Age : 49
Race : Latino/a/e
Date : 01/19/2025
Location : Vicinity of Kaufman County Detention Center
City : Kaufman
County : Kaufman
State : Texas
Agency : Kaufman County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Hypothermia
Event : Found dead outside of jail after release
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/19/2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Rigoberto Badillo, a 49-year-old Latino male, was released from the Kaufman County Detention Center. Surveillance footage showed him in the parking lot of the Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center, located within the same complex as the detention center. His personal belongings were found abandoned near the detention center's front doors. His family reported him missing later that day. On 03/02/2025, his body was discovered in a creek approximately half a mile from the detention center. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office identified the body as Badillo. The investigation into his cause of death is ongoing.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox4news.com/news/body-missing-farmers-branch-man-found-creek-near-kaufman-county-detention-center
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/body-missing-farmers-branch-man-found-kaufman-county/287-0947e4c7-2954-47ab-82e5-829b58e35ac8
