Murder

murder of Joe Campos Torres

5 May 1977 · 29.76° N, 95.38° W

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When
5 May 1977
Kind
Murder
Coordinates
29.76° N, 95.38° W
Description
American murder in police custody

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Killing of José Campos Torres

American killing in police custody

José "Joe" Campos Torres was a 23-year-old Mexican-American and veteran who was beaten by several Houston Police Department (HPD) officers, which subsequently led to his death. He had been brutally assaulted by a group of on-duty police officers on May 5, 1977, after being arrested for disorderly conduct at a bar in Houston's Mexican-American East End neighborhood.

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