DALLAS (CN) — Prominent Dallas personal injury attorney Brian Loncar was found dead in his car outside his law office Sunday, two days after he buried his teenage daughter, who’d committed suicide. Loncar, 56, was known throughout Texas for his television commercials that ran for decades.
Luna had been stabbed 36 times with his own pocketknife and then drowned in a creek next to his car in rural Lancaster County.
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| Jonathan Luna | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Known for | Unresolved circumstances surrounding death |
| Spouse(s) | Angela Hopkins ( m. 1993) |
| Children | 2 |
Who was the lawyer that died in his car in Dallas?
Dec 06, 2016 · DALLAS (CN) — Prominent Dallas personal injury attorney Brian Loncar was found dead in his car outside his law office Sunday, two days after he buried his teenage daughter, who’d committed suicide. Loncar, 56, was known throughout Texas for his television commercials that ran for decades.
What was the name of the lawyer that died?
Jun 29, 2018 · A 34-year-old gay attorney, who was found dead in a parked car in March, was just reported to have died of an ecstasy overdose. A spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner shared that D.C. resident Daniel Potucek died from “methylenedioxy-methamphetamine toxicity,” and says police are ruling it as an accident.
Who is the real estate expert being questioned by prosecutors?
Jun 29, 2018 · Daniel Potucek, a gay attorney in Washington, was found in the front passenger seat of a car parked on a street near four gay clubs but there were no signs of injury or trauma. However, after an investigation into his death was launched, the chief medical examiner confirmed it was an accidental overdose of MDMA and ecstasy, the Washington Blade reported.
How did Jonathan Luna die?
Jonathan Paul Luna (October 21, 1965 – December 4, 2003) was an American lawyer found dead under mysterious circumstances in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania while serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in Baltimore, Maryland. Luna had been stabbed 36 times with his own pocketknife and then drowned in a creek next to his car in rural ...
Where was Luna born?
Luna was born on October 21, 1965, and grew up in the Patterson housing project near Yankee Stadium in the South Bronx, New York City. His father was Filipino, and his mother an African-American from the American South. Luna received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University.
Where was the blood found in the car?
Blood was smeared over the driver's door and the front left of the car. Luna was face down in the stream under the car engine. He was wearing a suit and a black overcoat with his court ID around his neck. A pool of blood was found on the rear seat floor.
When did the Lancaster County coroner issue a writ of mandamus?
In early February 2007, a private investigator and an attorney, both hired by Luna's family, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in order to force the Lancaster County coroner to conduct an inquest into Luna's death, after an earlier request was declined.
Overview
Jonathan Paul Luna (October 21, 1965 – December 4, 2003) was an American lawyer found dead under mysterious circumstances in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania while serving as an Assistant United States Attorney in Baltimore, Maryland. Luna had been stabbed 36 times with his own pocketknife and then drowned in a creek next to his car in rural Lancaster County. Investigations have proven inconclusive, and there is debate on whether Luna's death was murder or suicide.
Personal life
Luna was born on October 21, 1965, and grew up in the Patterson housing project near Yankee Stadium in the South Bronx, New York City. His father was Filipino, and his mother an African-American from the American South. Luna received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University. He later studied at the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he was roommates with Reggie Shuford. He worked at Arnold & Porter in Washington, D.C.from 1993 to 1…
Death
At 11:38 pm on the night he died, Luna left the Baltimore courthouse and went northeast on I-95. He used his E-ZPass on I-95 into Delaware but not on the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Turnpikes. After three toll interchanges, he switched to buying toll tickets.
At 12:57 am, $200 was withdrawn from Luna's bank account from the ATM at the JFK Plaza service center near Newark, Delaware. At 2:47 am he crossed the Delaware River toll bridge to th…
Theories
It was initially reported that Luna did not have the expected substantial defense wounds on his hands and that many of the wounds are shallow which are called "hesitation" wounds in a suicide victim. Some suggested motives for suicide were that Luna was to take a polygraph test concerning $36,000 which disappeared from a bank robbery case that he had prosecuted. Luna had a charge card which his wife, Angela, did not know about. His name was on an Internet datin…
Subsequent events
In early February 2007, a private investigator and an attorney, both hired by Luna's family, filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in order to force the Lancaster County coroner to conduct an inquest into Luna's death, after an earlier request was declined.
In February 2020, the LNPnewspaper in Lancaster County requested that a judge unseal coroner's records pertaining to Luna's death that were found to be in possession of the county, instead of …
See also
• Casefile True Crime Podcast - Case 9
• List of unsolved deaths
• Thomas C. Wales
External links
• Casefile True Crime Podcast - Case 09: Jonathan Luna – March 5, 2016
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