Thing of it is. If I had a daughter who died while at a university, the university could have told me that a trio of the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and Spongebob Squarepants had killed her. OK so what? Why would I believe anything the university says especially given the fact that they almost certainly have liability issues? That’s crazy! That would be like accepting the version of the other driver in a traffic accident.
If I’m in that position I’m going to believe the official police reports if I believe anything.
Unlesss —— this is one of those deals where the university is the “controlling legal authority”. (And they may well be).
Which is to say that the local police force, DA etc. etc. have no say whatsoever in the official communications?
If that is the case, all I can say is that that’s messed up.
Could have been an incorrect rumor - this story just reminded me that I had heard that.
But -- I can't imagine the parents not demanding an autopsy at the very beginning.
Trust me schools look out for themselves and do NOT give accurate campus crime statistics. I can attest to this from very personal experience.
I believe one of the local Detroit stations interviewed the father of the victim after the arrest and the murder and rape came out. All I remember was having that same reaction “why didn’t the father dig this up weeks ago?” I guess in a state of greif you don’t know what you’d do. I’d hope I could keep it together enough to arm myself and go hunting. I pray I’ll never have to.