Body of Mitrice Richardson Exhumed
MALIBU, Calif. -- The L.A. County coroner's office has exhumed the remains of Mitrice Richardson at the Inglewood cemetery where she is buried.
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter says the remains were exhumed Wednesday at her family's request and would be reburied later in the day
..Richardson's family is hoping further testing will help determine how the 24-year-old died...
http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktl...,5262987.story
Snap.
Originally Posted by MoonDancer
I really don't get this. Why don't they hold onto the remains and test exhaustively before burying in a case like this?
Seriously, this case is all fucked with wrong moves. They should have never removed her remains from the spot they found them in before taking pictures and collecting all the evidence like they are supposed to.
But, when it's a cop that could be in question I don't think the rules apply the way they should.
Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner.
But she's not white Ron? :P
ditto
Yeah but it was in a white area..
Also, fucking finally.
Huh? I'm confused.
You're saying cops were shady during the investigation of a Negro death. That's par for the course.
I was just teasing!
I still hate her name. Aside from that random and insignificant fact, I think its fucked up, the way this case was treated. I hope someone will finally be held accountable for the way shit went down.
I am looking for any good updates on this and I only found this article. It was written shortly after the last time this thread was active.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...ettlement.html
Mitrice Richardson: $900,000 settlement tentatively reached
This website has some really good pics of the place she was found while her family, friends and volunteers were searching for more evidence..The parents of Mitrice Richardson have reached a tentative agreement to settle their lawsuits against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for $900,000, according to sources with knowledge of the settlement.
The missing 24-year-old was found dead almost a year after being released from the Los Angeles County sheriff's Malibu station.
Her parents have been sharply critical of the sheriff's department's handling of their daughter’s case, starting with her release from custody around midnight without car, purse or cellphone. Richardson went missing after her release.
Almost a year afterward, her remains were spotted in a remote Malibu Canyon ravine. Criticism of the department’s handling of the case continued.
In February, for example, months after her body was recovered, authorities found eight more bones in the area.
That discovery came just a few months after Richardson’s mother said she found a finger bone while at the site memorializing her daughter.
The grim discoveries followed public criticism of the sheriff's department from a prominent coroner’s official who told The Times that deputies had removed Richardson’s remains from the canyon without his permission, possibly violating the law and undermining the thoroughness of the coroner's inquiry.
Sheriff’s officials argued they had no choice because it was getting dark and animals might have destroyed the remains if they had not acted.
Recently, Richardson’s remains were exhumed by coroner’s officials from an Inglewood cemetery so that her complete skeleton could be reexamined.
The settlement amount is still tentative, sources said, and has not yet been officially approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. If approved, it will be split between Richardson’s parents.
Michael Richardson, Mitrice’s father, said he would continue to speak out about the sheriff’s department’s handling of the case.
“In my eyes, as the father, I didn’t receive justice. My daughter’s killer is still out there,” he said.
He said he always wanted his lawsuit to go to trial so that more information about her disappearance could be aired out. But he said he left the decision to his attorney.
“I can’t make a rational business decision because I’m personally involved,” he said. “My thought was I’m like a surgeon trying to operate on myself.”
Richardson’s mother could not be reached Tuesday morning.
Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said the department would not comment until the settlement was final.
http://www.findmitrice.info/
Her actual cause of death is still considered 'undetermined' since she was a skeleton when they finally found her. Even though, she was determined to be nude where she came to rest. There is so much shadiness going on in this, it straight pisses me off still.
RIP Mitrice. In one month it will be 2 years since you were finally found, I haven't forgotten and I still hold out hope that justice can be served.
although i'm still angry that they named their child mitrice, i feel so bad for her parents. :( i can't imagine going to the place where she was discovered, and finding a finger bone. seriously? wow. what a mindfuck.
The whole thing was not handled correctly from the very start. If they did settle (which I kinda hope they didn't) they deserve much more. True, nothing is going to bring her back. But the evidence they do have at least shows that it was a suspicious death. Maybe if they had handled this case in the manner they were supposed to, it wouldn't look like there is some covering up going on.
I just think all in all, her parents deserve more. All around.
totally agree. this whole thing could have been avoided if they had held her for a psych eval. she would have stayed in jail a bit longer, then would have left with her parents.
I hate that there is no conclusion for this family. I check every so often and still her murder is an afterthought.
Beautful pic that I am happy to quote in full. I always felt a connection this this young woman and followed her case closely. Nice to see her here, with folks still remembering. Lump in my throat at the not knowing...I hate that there is no conclusion for this family. I check every so often and still her murder is an afterthought.
This is horrible. I agree that the sheriffs office totally mishandled this case and were completely wrong in releasing her, but is it not possible that her death really was a horrible, tragic accident? If she was as confused and delusional as the restaurant accounts say she was, could she have not wandered off and fallen to her death? Or died from exposure? If all they found were scattered bones and a few articles of clothing, how is it possible to determine if she was wearing them at the time of her death, a year before?
I do think it very strange and suspicious they didn't release the video of her. Did they ever??
And if a member of LE had to do with her death, surely they would known enough about investigations to have taken her farther than 2 miles from the last known place she was alive, right?
She was partially mummified, her arm also bent like she was saying the pledge of allegiance or was wrapped up when rigor set in. Her hair was cut, her femur bone was dragged up a hill, not consistent with an animal, no teeth marks on her bones etc. I don't see why people are saying she was naked, from what I read she wasn't but missing her underwear, even thigh she had pants on, her belt, and her bra even though she had a shirt on, which were scattered and looked new, not sun damaged from 11 months out in the sun. I do not think the cops had anything to do with her death but they were negligent.
this is the craziest thing i ever heard! the mom called before she even got to the station and said she was worried about whether they would release her or not. the mom is on top of it. so sad.
well, ok! but let's see what happens when i do...... this!
Her story is going to be on Disappeared (Investigation Discovery) this Monday 10pm. Here's a preview-
http://investigation.discovery.com/t...m#mkcpgn=fbid4
Where are you getting all of that. Can you post a link?
Ohhhh.. I am going to record that.
http://www.lamag.com/features/2011/09/01/what-happened-to-mitrice-richardson"
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