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A cause of death has been determined for the college student found dead after a tailgate — and after her mother accused the police of mishandling the investigation!
If you haven’t been following this heartbreaking case, 19-year-old Texas A&M student Brianna Aguilera was found dead early on Saturday, November 29, hours after attending a tailgate.
Her mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, called the police after she failed to get in contact with her daughter on Friday night. The aspiring lawyer was later found dead outside a student apartment building at around 1 a.m. the next day.
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Stephanie told People last week that she’d heard from authorities that they believed the teen died by suicide — but the mourning parent was resistant to the thought, arguing she “wasn’t suicidal.” Stephanie alleged to KSAT that there were 15 people in the apartment building at the time. She was convinced someone knew what happened — claiming “there are a lot of inconsistencies with the story” and that her daughter had “a fight” with another girl shortly before her death, saying:
“They were all staying in the same apartment that I have actual text messages of, and the detective just disregarded them.”
It’s an unimaginably horrible loss for any parent. No mother should ever have to bury their child, especially amid these shocking circumstances. It’s understandable she wants answers! Sadly, it doesn’t seem as though she’s getting the ones she wanted. Police are pushing back at this narrative while sharing the cause and how they determined it!
In a press conference on Thursday, Austin Police Department detectives revealed Brianna died by suicide. Sgt. Nathan Sexton said:
“In every investigation, we have to rely on the evidence, and all evidence in this case is indicative of suicide.”
After speaking with witnesses, some of them multiple times, authorities determined the timeline of events that led to the horrific death. This included uncovering a “deleted digital suicide note” that was written four days before her death — on Tuesday, November 25 — on her phone, “which was written to specific people in her life.” So sad. Det. Robert Marshall, lead homicide detective, expressed:
“Between all of the witness statements, all of the video evidence, all of the digital evidence collected, at no time, did any evidence point to this being anything of a criminal nature. Rather, our investigation revealed that, unfortunately, Brianna had made suicidal comments previously to friends back in October of this year. This continued through the evening of her death with some self-harming actions earlier in the evening and a text message to another friend indicating the thought of suicide.”
Police viewed video surveillance that determined there was a “large gathering” at the 17th-floor apartment, but most attendees left around 12:30 a.m., shortly before her death. Just Brianna — who arrived around 11 p.m. — and three other girls were home. In her final moments, the student called her boyfriend, Marshall said:
“Witnesses heard Brianna arguing on the phone with her boyfriend, which was also confirmed later by the boyfriend. Phones from both the phone Brianna used and the boyfriend’s phone have confirmed through call logs that that call did occur. Now, this call occurred at approximately 12:43 to 12:44 a.m., [for] approximately one minute. This is two minutes before the 911 call of the body found down below on the pavement.”
Hours before, she attended a tailgate at Austin Rugby Club, where she lost her own phone:
“The investigation showed that Brianna had been in a tailgate party earlier in the day and became intoxicated to a point that she was asked to leave the same tailgate. Witnesses stated that after Brianna was asked to leave the tailgate, she’d repeatedly dropped her phone and staggered into a nearby wooded area.”
While it’s uncommon for police to make a public statement in a case like this, Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis urged it was necessary after facing “inaccurate” claims:
“It is not common for a police department to speak publicly about a death by suicide, but inaccurate information has circulated and been reported and that has led to additional harm of innocent people, bullying, included, and their families. There have also been statements suggesting the police have failed to do our jobs. Those statements are not accurate.”
Per TMZ, Stephanie’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, has called out the ADP’s handling of the case. The mother wrote on Facebook in response to this press conference:
“Please don’t believe this lazy investigator and Investigation ! Tony Buzbee will get us the justice we need !”
Watch the full press conference (below):
A GoFundMe has been set up to help her family with funeral costs. You can donate HERE. Our thoughts go out to Brianna’s mother and all her loved ones. May she rest in peace.
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, help is available. Consider contacting the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, by calling, texting, or chatting, or go to 988lifeline.org.
[Image via Stephanie Rodriguez/Facebook & GoFundMe]
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