San Diego Sheriff To Review Rebecca Zahau's Death

CORONADO, CA – The San Diego County Sheriff's Department announced Monday it will re-investigate the death of Rebecca Zahau, who was found dead at a Coronado mansion in 2011.

Though authorities determined that the 32-year-old woman had committed suicide by hanging, a civil jury two weeks ago decided that her boyfriend's brother was responsible for her death and awarded her family more than $5 million in damages.

Sheriff's officials said the "fresh review" of the case stemmed from "new analysis of existing evidence" presented during the recently concluded trial and was being approached in a "spirit of transparency and open-mindedness."

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By City News Service

Patch file photo/courtesy of the Zahau family