Suicide Prozac 22/01/1998 New Mexico Woman Who Was New Mexico Housing Director Kills Self
 
 Summary:<br><br><div>Second paragraph reads:&nbsp; &quot;<strong>An autopsy report says Las Vegas, N.M., housing director Lucy Gabaldon had been depressed and bulimic and was taking Prozac in the days before she was found dead from a gunshot wound in her car southeast of Santa Fe.&quot; <br /><br />Last paragraph reads:&nbsp; &quot;There was no alcohol or ``drugs of abuse&#39;&#39; in Gabaldon&#39;s system at the time of her death.&quot;<br /><br /></strong>____________________________________________________________________________<br />Autopsy: Las Vegas official was depressed, bulimic <br />Santa Fe New Mexican, The (NM)<br />January 22, 1998<br />Author: STEVE TERRELL <br />Estimated printed pages: 2 <br /><img src="../images.newsbank.com/infoweb/agg/shim.gif" alt="[]" width="1" height="1" /> <br /><br />But colleague counters investigators who said Gabaldon exhibited `bizarre behavior&#39; at work before she killed herself<br /><br />An autopsy report says Las Vegas, N.M., housing director Lucy Gabaldon had been depressed and bulimic and was taking <strong>Prozac</strong> in the days before she was found dead from a gunshot wound in her car southeast of Santa Fe. <br /><br />The report, released this week by the state Office of the Medical Examiner, said that the Friday before she died, Gabaldon was sent home from work for ``bizarre behavior&#39;&#39; not recognizing colleagues and ``talking nonsense.&#39;&#39;<br /><br />However, the report was disputed Wednesday by a co-worker. <br /><br />``No, no, there was nothing like that,&#39;&#39; said Albert Montoya, now interim director of the Las Vegas Housing Authority. ``She did go home that day. She just looked like she was real tired, like she hadn&#39;t had much sleep. She had a meeting with the maintenance people, then she went home.&#39;&#39;<br /><br />Montoya also said there was no truth to the report that Gabaldon was ``talking nonsense&#39;&#39; and did not recognize people. ``She was herself that day,&#39;&#39; he said. ``She just looked tired, that&#39;s all,&#39;&#39; he said. <br /><br />Gabaldon never showed any outward signs of depression, Montoya said. ``That was the thing about her. She was always 100 percent professional. She never let her personal life interfere with work.&#39;&#39;<br /><br />Santa Fe County Sheriff Benjie Montano on Wednesday confirmed that his investigators gave the Office of the Medical Investigator the information about Gabaldon&#39;s behavior on the Friday before she died.<br /><br />``They said they got it from a couple of her employees,&#39;&#39; Montano said.<br /><br />Gabaldon was found shot to death in her Toyota 4-Runner on Dec. 17 off Nine Mile Road.<br /><br />The Office of the Medical Examiner last week ruled that Gabaldon, 48, committed <strong>suicide</strong> by shooting herself in the mouth with a .22-caliber handgun.<br /><br />Gabaldon and her husband had been separated about three weeks before her death.<br /><br />The autopsy report revealed several details about her death. Among them: <br /><br />Sheriff&#39;s investigators found in the passenger side of the 4-Runner, a 32-inch strap tied to a 64-inch electrical cord, one end of which was placed through a clip to form a loop. Originally the investigators thought this might be some sort of ligature. There were two horizontal marks on the right side of Gabaldon&#39;s neck. ``However, autopsy revealed no significant injury in the superficial or deep structure of the neck,&#39;&#39; the report says.<br /><br />Gabaldon had abrasions and bruises on her face, neck, arms and legs. These were described as minor. The report lists nine superficial abrasions and a bruise on her face.<br /><br />A .22-caliber pistol was found in her left hand. There were two bullet holes in the front windshield and two misfires in the chamber.<br /><br />According to the report, Gabaldon&#39;s Toyota was first spotted off Nine Mile Road about 1 p.m. on Dec. 16 the day before sheriff&#39;s deputies were called to the 4-Runner.<br /><br />There was no alcohol or ``drugs of abuse&#39;&#39; in Gabaldon&#39;s system at the time of her death. <br />Section:&nbsp; Main<br />Page:&nbsp; A-1<br />Record Number:&nbsp; 0EFC55EB0CE0FF4A <br /><br />OpenURL Article Bookmark (right click, and copy the link location):<br /><a href="http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&amp;rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:SNMB&amp;rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&amp;rft_dat=0EFC55EB0CE0FF4A&amp;svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated4&amp;req_dat=0FC00B934DD580D0">Autopsy: Las Vegas official was depressed, bulimic </a><br /></div> 
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