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   The Los Angeles Homicide Bureau is being asked to gather more   
   evidence in the suspicious overdose deaths of two black gay men.   
      
   Democratic megadonor Ed Buck will remain free, at least for now.   
      
   Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has returned   
   the case against the high-profile West Hollywood resident to the   
   Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, asking the homicide   
   bureau to gather more evidence in the suspicious overdose deaths   
   of two black gay menOpens in New Window.   
      
   In January, 55-year-old Timothy Dean died from methamphetamine   
   and alcohol poisoning at the West Laurel Avenue apartment.   
   Dean’s death followed the July 2017 methamphetamine overdose of   
   26-year-old Gemmel Moore at the same address.   
      
   Lacey previously declined to press charges against Buck for   
   Moore’s death, sparking protest from Moore’s family and   
   community activists. After Dean died, the Sheriff’s Department   
   began looking into both deaths, however.   
      
   For years, Buck has faced allegations of drugging young black   
   men for sexual pleasure. Residents claim his political   
   donations, which include two to Lacey ($100 in 2012Opens in New   
   Window and 2018Opens in New Window, respectively) have   
   historically protected him. Dean’s death rocked the two-mile   
   gayborhood of West Hollywood.   
      
   Shiara Davila-Morales, a spokesperson for Lacey’s Office,   
   however, says in a statement to NewNowNext that the Dean   
   investigation was returned, making no mention of the status of   
   the Moore investigation.   
      
   “On July 9, our office asked for further investigation that   
   includes forensic analysis, interviewing additional people and   
   reviewing medical records,” Davila-Morales says.   
      
   Lisa Belsanti, a spokesperson for the City of West Hollywood,   
   says her office has limited information on why Lacey’s office   
   returned that case, but notes that both cases have been sent to   
   the District Attorney.   
      
   “The Supervising Lieutenant from the Los Angeles County   
   Sheriff’s Department, Homicide Bureau, says the case involving   
   the deaths of Gemmel Moore and Timothy Dean at the West   
   Hollywood apartment of Ed Buck has been presented to the Los   
   Angeles County District Attorney’s Office,” Belsanti tells   
   NewNowNext.   
      
   Belsanti was unable to provide clarification on the status of   
   the Moore case by publication.   
      
   Quilmes Rodriguez, the lead detective on the Dean case, says his   
   unit is searching for an additional witness and seeking more lab   
   results before giving the case back to the District Attorney.   
   Rodriguez previously reported that Buck had not cooperated with   
   investigators.   
      
   “He was detained for several hours and we attempted to interview   
   him, but he refused to speak with us and invoked his right to   
   remain silent,” says Rodriguez.   
      
   More than eight witnesses were furnished to detectives who   
   claimed Buck drugged them or they observed Buck drugging men in   
   the West Hollywood home, according to Nana Gyamfi, an attorney   
   for Dean and Moore’s families.   
      
   “The whole thing is just preposterous,” says Gyamfi. “I don’t   
   know how many people you need to establish a pattern [for] what   
   is clear and apparent.”   
      
   In March, the LA County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner   
   ruled Dean’s death an accidental overdoseOpens in New Window.   
   Dean was found on a mattress littered with drug paraphernalia   
   and sex toys on Buck’s floor on January 7, according to an   
   autopsy.   
      
   That report noted that Buck waited 15 minutes after finding an   
   unresponsive Dean before calling 911. Buck reported that he   
   tried to perform CPR on Dean. He told authorities that Dean   
   acted bizarrely upon arrival.   
      
   “[Buck], the witness, observed [Dean] using a piece of clothing   
   to make a noose and tied it around his neck,” the autopsy states.   
      
   Detectives noted that they didn’t find anything resembling a   
   noose at the home that night.   
      
   Moore’s mother LaTisha Nixon is pursuing a wrongful death   
   lawsuitOpens in New Window against Buck and Lacey. The case   
   accuses Buck of human trafficking and revenge porn.   
      
   According to Moore’s family, the 26-year-old wrote in his   
   journalOpens in New Window that Buck was “to thank” for his drug   
   addiction.   
      
   “I just hope the end result isn’t death,” Moore reportedly   
   wrote. “If it didn’t hurt so bad I’d kill myself, but I’ll let   
   Ed Buck do it for now.”   
      
      
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