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Suicide victim identified

BY SASHA HELLER Managing Editor editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com The identity of the individual who committed suicide June 10 on South Padre Island has been made available to the public for the first time. The victim was Adam Nicholas Ditta, 20, of Dallas, a white male, with brown hair, blue eyes and around six feet, five inches tall. …

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BREAKING: Body found near Fingers confirmed to be Marchan’s

PRESS Staff Report Authorities confirmed that the body retrieved from the waters near the area known as the Fingers was that of Port Isabel-based attorney Ray Roman Marchan. The discovery was made shortly after 5 p.m. after a nearly 12-hour search by local authorities, which included the Coast Guard and Texas Parks & Wildlife. According …

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SUICIDE? Marchan was to serve 3-year prison term

By CRAIG ALANIZ Reporter/Photographer press@portisabelsouthpadre.com  Authorities were still searching for the body of Port Isabel-based attorney Ray Roman Marchan as of press time Thursday afternoon. According to reports, Marchan reportedly jumped off the Queen Isabella Memorial Causeway early Thursday morning. Cameron County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting that a person jumped from …

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