My brother was murdered and the police labeled the case a suicide. Which I know did not happen, My brother was found in his home shot in the chest, a small blood was found at the scene, onle on a area rug he was lying on and even that was a the opposite end. I have been trying to gather evidence to make the police re-open this case, should i hire attorney.
2006-11-03 02:36:36 · 10 answers · asked by jazzygirl 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
You always need to consult an attorney for something like that
2006-11-03 03:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I work cold case homicides and suicide cases for families, usually the police are correct when they label it a suicide, and the family members are going on misinformation or don't understand the information they were given by the authorities. I see that ALL THE TIME... Having said that, if you'd like me to review your brother's case, I'm happy to do that for you, let you know what I think and then you and I can talk about your options legally. You don't need an attorney at this point, that's a waste of your money.
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2006-11-03 03:45:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think it was a homicide? Do you have a suspicion that someone would do this? Did they take fingerprints off the gun? Did they dust the house for more prints? Did the coroner agree with their conclusion? You may want to go to the District Attorney instead of the police. If they are unwilling to do their job, pressuring them by yourself won't do it, you need some back up. The D.A. could be what you need, just be prepared to convince this person you really have evidence that it was a homicide. They are very busy and usually won't bother unless they can see the police were derelict in their duties.
2006-11-03 02:49:12 · answer #3 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no way you can force them to re-open your brother's case. That's at the sole discretion of the police department. The only way they would even consider re-opening the case would be if you presented compelling evidence to indicate he was murdered. Your only option at this point would be to hire a private investigator to go through the police report and autopsy reports to see if he/she can find anything that would indicate homicide, and again, he/she would have to come up with compelling evidence for the police department to re-open the case. I'm sorry about your brother, and I wish you the best.
2006-11-03 02:46:40 · answer #4 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually I would hire a private detective first to help you collect evidence. Once you get enough, inform the police, and then if they don't do anything call an attorney.
2006-11-03 06:18:45 · answer #5 · answered by asylum31 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah if you can find evidence that it was not a suicide, then the case will be reopened. But you have to evidence. Getting a lawyer might be a good idea.
2006-11-03 04:31:34 · answer #6 · answered by ddnguyen9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have evidence, the police is obligate to reopen the case, because there is NO statue of limitations on homicides.If they don't then you can go to the state's attorney general to compel them to do it.
2006-11-03 12:54:14 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to the District Attorney. If you make a big enough stink about it, they may be willing to do something about it if they look bad enough.
2006-11-03 03:48:31 · answer #8 · answered by JC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to get a lawyer.
2006-11-03 02:44:09 · answer #9 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there have to be more evidence
2006-11-03 02:39:21 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋