Q: How to get sheriff dept to do thier job?
My friend passed away in her boyfriends front yard he didnt call 911 when she was found he was just sitting on the porch until he realized someone was there then he started pretending to ned help. she had been dead several hours at this point. on the porch where e was her purse was dumped out her cell phone broken with battery missin and sim card missing. the police found a syringe in her bag and instantly ruled it as drug related without waitin for toxicaoligy report to come back they refused to do autopsy and the boyfriend left state next day. she had bruises and scratches all over her that were not there at 8 that same morning she was found at 1 pm and had already beeen dead several hours when i had dropped her off she was missin her clothes her shoes she was in a bra and shorts
but the police saw a needle and did nothing to find her cause of death with all things considered woulnt they have to?
A: Under the circumstances you describe, you should assume you are a suspect and should retain a competent and experienced criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. You should also assume police will not give you all the information they have and that they may lie to you to gauge your reactions or to get information voluntarily from you they can then investigate to try to make a case for murder against you.
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