Rigoberto Badillo

Age : 49

Gender : Male

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