The family of Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera continue to search for answers, following her untimely death last month.
Aguilera’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, told People magazine that the family want an independent autopsy completed after Austin authorities labeled Aguilera’s death a suicide.
“I just want justice for my daughter,” Rodriguez said.
“I know something happened to my daughter and I know someone out there knows something, and I’m not going to stop until I find it. She deserves at least that I’m not going to let her name go down in vain as suicidal, because I know my daughter was not suicidal.”
The results of an initial autopsy have not been revealed.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, 19-year-old Aguilera fell from the 17th floor of a student apartment building near the University of Texas, at 2101 Rio Grande Street in Austin, on November 29.
APD’s lead detective, Robert Marshall, later provided details, stating that she had made mention of self-harm to friends and that she wrote and deleted a digital suicide note.
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The family’s lawyer has disputed the findings.
“There is incompetence and laziness on the part of the detective, that’s what I’m suggesting,” attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing Aguilera’s parents, previously said, according to FOX 7 Austin.
Buzbee added that only a medical examiner can determine the cause of death. He said police told Aguilera’s mother that she took her own life within hours of finding her body and without official autopsy results.
Rodriguez said she believed that someone may have pushed her daughter off a balcony.
“We know how tall Brianna was. She was 5’2. The railing’s 44 inches. You don’t fall over it. There’s no, there’s no furniture on in the balcony. There’s nothing to climb up on to jump off,” Buzbee said.
Buzbee asked for Marshall to be removed from the case. The family is also hoping the Texas Rangers will investigate.
The investigation continues. Check back for updates.
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[Feature Photo: Brianna Aguilera/Handout]
