Gerald Lamb, a former Hedrick Hall resident director, was
strangled to death with a T-shirt before his body was found in a
Tijuana street dump, according a U.S. Consulate official.
Lamb, who was reported missing to UCPD after he failed to attend
an Office of Residential Life meeting at the beginning of the
quarter, was found dead in on Dec. 31, 2002.
His body was discovered in a street dump in Cona Norte, located
in downtown Tijuana. Lamb was 35.
A T-shirt was wrapped around Lamb’s neck when his body was
found, and there were multiple bruises on his face. The autopsy
report said he was been strangled to death, said Jorge Montiel, a
local employee in the American Citizen Services of the U.S.
Consulate in Tijuana.
Tijuana police could not find any identification on Lamb, and a
friend had to identify him, Montiel said.
“As far as we know, the Mexican District Attorney is
investigating the murder,” Montiel said.
Officials from the Mexico Homicide Division did not want to
speak to the press.
A suspect, Rafael Vazquez-Tejeda, has been arrested and is in
custody, according to Montiel, but a motive for committing the
murder is still unknown. He is currently being prosecuted, and the
case could take up to a year before it is closed, Montiel said.
According to a Mexican District Attorney, there are two more
unidentified suspects involved. The Mexican homicide division is
searching for two alleged accomplices.
Lamb’s family was able to retrieve his body through the
U.S. Consulate in Tijuana.
His family was unavailable for comment.
ORL hosted a memorial service dedicated to Lamb the week
following the announcement of his passing, during which staff
members and students celebrated his life and grieved his death.
A new RD for Hedrick Hall will not be appointed until the
beginning of the next academic year.
During the rest of this year, a leadership team will divide the
duties of the RD between them.
Lamb was popular with both students and co-workers and
affectionately nicknamed “G-Love.”
To post a message in memory of Lamb, visit www.orl.ucla.edu.