Houston Public MediaSep 19, 2025

Investigators with the Houston Police Department say they do not suspect foul play in the death of a University of Houston student whose body was found in the Brays Bayou this week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/09/19/531370/no-foul-play-suspected-in-death-of-uh-student-found-in-brays-bayou-hpd-says/

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Foul play not suspected in death of University of Houston student found in Brays Bayou, police say

Tributes have poured in for Jade McKissic, the 20-year-old student who was found dead this week. As of Friday, police were still investigating the cause of her death.

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Houston Public MediaSep 18, 2025

Police say they’ve found the body of a University of Houston student in the Brays Bayou after she was reported missing last weekend.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/09/18/531277/body-of-university-of-houston-student-reported-missing-found-in-brays-bayou/

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Body of University of Houston student who was reported missing found in Brays Bayou

Investigators are still determining a cause of death for 20-year-old Jade McKissic. She had been reported missing on Sunday, according to the Houston Police Department.

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Houston Public MediaSep 3, 2025

The July death of Alexis Cardenas, one of more than 10 people to die in Harris County Jail custody this year, was classified as a homicide by the county medical examiner.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/09/03/529975/harris-county-inmate-death-classified-as-homicide-by-institute-of-forensic-sciences/

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Death of Harris County Jail inmate Alexis Cardenas ruled a homicide by medical examiner

The primary cause of death of Alexis Cardenas, 32, was an irregular heartbeat associated with toxic effects of drugs and alcohol "during physical and electrical restraint," according to the Harris County medical examiner's office. He died in July after an altercation with detention officers.

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