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Luke Zepeda

Case from Houston, TX dated Nov 17, 2018

Victim Details

Luke Zepeda

Male

Houston

TX

2018-11-17

38

Luke

Zepeda

07/31/2026

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Luke Zepeda, a 38-year-old male from Houston, Texas, tragically died on November 17, 2018. The cause of his death was due to injuries sustained from an assault. According to reports, Zepeda was attacked by another inmate, Luke Christopher Pena, while he was sleeping in a Bexar County jail cell. Pena, who was 21 years old at the time, attacked Zepeda because he disliked his hygiene and felt disrespected by him. Pena punched and stomped on Zepeda's head, leading to severe injuries that required ...
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    It's really difficult to wrap my head around why this all had to happen. I keep going back to the th... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been following the details around how this assault could occur in the first place? I... ...Read More
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