BREAKING NEWS
06/30/2025
DENVER, CO – According to witnesses, the man’s body was discovered early Saturday morning. He was reportedly found hanging with no chair, bench, or object nearby that would suggest he climbed up on his own. Despite the deeply traumatic nature of the scene, the area was reopened to the public within hours. No caution tape. No lingering investigators. By the afternoon, families were playing at the same park like nothing had happened.
And no major news outlets have covered the incident.
Local residents, especially within Aurora’s Hispanic and Black communities, are calling this what it looks like: a modern-day lynching that police are trying to erase.
“This is not just suspicious — it’s disgusting,” said Maya Rodriguez, a Denver-based activist with Justice For The People Colorado. “A man of color is found hanging in a public park, and the police shut the case before the sun even sets? Where is the media? Where is the accountability?”
In the barebones police statement — which wasn’t even sent to local media — the department claimed there were “no signs of foul play” and that the death appeared “consistent with suicide.” There is no bodycam footage, no named witnesses, and the man’s identity has not been disclosed.
Residents say there wasn’t even a medical examiner at the scene. No proper autopsy report has been released. Just silence.
If This Feels Familiar, It Should
This is the same police department that killed Elijah McClain in 2019.
Unarmed. Walking home.
Tackled, sedated, suffocated.
Lied about it. Covered it up.
A 2021 investigation by the Colorado Attorney General confirmed what Black and brown residents already knew: Aurora PD has a pattern of racially biased policing and excessive force.
Now they expect us to believe a Hispanic man randomly lynched himself in a public park, without any means to do it, and with no investigation?
“Let’s not forget who we’re talking about here,” said Tyrell Hampton, a community leader and Aurora native. “This is the same department that killed Elijah McClain and tried to cover that up too. Now they expect us to believe a man just randomly lynched himself in broad daylight with no chair, no investigation, and no outrage? No way. We’ve seen this story before.”
This Isn’t Just Aurora — It’s a Pattern
The same thing is happening across the country. There’s been a surge of suspicious hangings — all involving people of color, all quickly ruled suicides, all with no answers.
Lennon Lacy, Bladenboro, NC – Aug 29, 2014
A 17-year-old Black high schooler found hanging from a swing set, dating a white girl. His death was ruled suicide, but his family believed it was lynching. The FBI investigated but did not file charges. His case inspired the documentary Always in Season.
Malcolm Harsch & Robert Fuller, Southern California – May–June 2020
Malcolm Harsch (38) was found hanging near a Victorville library. Authorities initially ruled suicide.
Robert Fuller (24) was found hanging from a tree outside Palmdale City Hall ten days later. Despite suicide rulings, both families and activists demanded federal reviews. California’s AG launched a probe, and the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division stepped in.
Yolna “Yo‑Yo” Lubrin, Orlando, FL – Sept 28, 2023
Found hanging from a tree behind a friend’s home, police declared it suicide. Her family insists she had no reason to kill herself and points to vandalism of her car, her unfamiliarity with the location, and her partially nude state. They’ve demanded a deeper investigation and commissioned an independent autopsy.
Colbert County, AL – Ongoing Since Sept 2024
Dennoriss Richardson was found hanged in an abandoned house. Authorities claimed suicide. A private autopsy found inconsistencies and missing evidence. The FBI is now investigating.
Vance County, NC – September 2024 / Confirmed May 2025
21-year-old Javion MaGee, an Illinois truck driver, was found hanging from a tree with a rope around his neck. The NC medical examiner ruled it suicide, even though his family said he showed no signs of depression
Hilo, Hawai‘i – January 11, 2025
A man was found hanging near Kaumana Drive. No name. No cause. Just a “coroner’s inquest” and silence.
Lanier County, GA – January 30, 2025
A local man found hanging in rural Georgia. Authorities called it suicide. There was no follow-up, no names released, and no footage reviewed.
Albany, NY – June 11, 2025
A 58‑year‑old Black man was found hanging from a tree on Westerlo Street. Police ruled it suicide within hours. No surveillance footage was released. No scene photos. Just another closed file.
The Common Thread?
Victims of color
Found hanging
Suicide declared immediately
No autopsy transparency
No scene photos
No public accountability
This Was Meant to Be Forgotten
This isn’t about mental health. It’s about erasure.
It’s about a system that kills you and then tries to convince the world you did it to yourself.
When there’s no chair, no climbable surface, no scene processing, no caution tape — but the case is closed in a single day — you’re looking at a cover-up.
“We are traumatized. We are tired. And we are done being gaslit,” said Rodriguez. “If we let this go quiet, then we’re telling the next generation that lynchings in America can still be swept under the rug.”
Demand More. Because He Deserved More.
We don’t know his name.
But we know they’re trying to bury him twice: once in the ground, and once in silence.