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Body found on south Texas ranch in the Rio Grande Valley

Release Date
Fri, 07/21/2017

EDINBURG, Texas – On Thursday evening, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Falfurrias Border Patrol Station received a call from a concerned citizen that he encountered a deceased individual.

At approximately 9:00 p.m., the Brooks County Sherriff’s Office contacted agents advising them of the discovery of a body on a ranch near Falfurrias, Texas. Agents, along with Sheriff’s Deputies and a Justice of the Peace responded to the scene where the judge pronounced the subject deceased.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021