Name: Nicholas Dean.
Died: March 1, 2017.
Age at death: 31.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Bakersfield, California, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.
Details:
Nicholas was drugged, then strangled to death while he was home alone with his adoptive sister and her boyfriend.
He is the second homicide victim in his family. His older brother Jonathan was murdered by their adoptive father in 2014.
Case status:
Nicholas’s death has been ruled a homicide.
Jessica Dean (Adoptive sister), under investigation; possible suspect or witness.
Michael Hernandez (Sister’s boyfriend), under investigation; possible suspect or witness.
Source:
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