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Excited. Delirious. Dead.

Loaded on Oct. 23, 2017 by Michael Barajas

Filed under: Sentencing, Parole, Parole Conditions, Mental Health. Locations: Texas, United States of America.

by Michael Barajas

Is excited delirium syndrome a medical phenomenon, or a convenient cover for deaths in police custody?

When Jennifer Cooper looked down at her phone at 2 a.m., she was surprised to see she had missed texts and calls from two of her sons. …

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Excited. Delirious. Dead.

Is excited delirium syndrome a medical phenomenon, or a convenient cover for deaths in police custody?

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