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The family of Brianna Aguilera, a Texas A&M student, is fervently seeking answers following her tragic death last month.
Brianna’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, expressed to People magazine their desire for an independent autopsy after authorities in Austin classified Aguilera’s death as a suicide.
“I just want justice for my daughter,” Rodriguez stated.
She continued, “I know something happened to my daughter, and I believe someone out there has information. I will not rest until I uncover the truth. She at least deserves that. I refuse to let her name be tarnished with a label of suicide because I know my daughter was not suicidal.”
Details from the initial autopsy have yet to be disclosed.
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.
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.
[Feature Photo: Brianna Aguilera/Handout]
