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benz380

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Fri Dec 12, 2014, 12:56 PM Dec 2014

FBI now investigating hanging death of teen that was ruled suicide. This happened in August.

Lead investigator told the medical examiner he thought it was a suicide, so the ME listed it as such. Shoddy investigation.
No photos were taken at the scene because the crime techs with the camera were on another case. Don't they have more than one camera? http://www.wral.com/report-raises-issues-about-probe-of-teen-s-hanging-death/14208372/

RALEIGH, N.C. — FBI investigators plan to look into the hanging death of a 17-year-old in Bladen County that local authorities ruled a suicide.
Lennon Lee Lacy was found last summer hanging from a noose on a swing set in Bladenboro. Family members and the NAACP have called his death a "race-based homicide" and asked for a federal investigation, saying local authorities rushed to reach a conclusion and did not fully investigate the case.
http://www.wral.com/fbi-to-review-bladen-teen-s-hanging-death/14271345/


NAACP urging FBI to investigate.
http://www.wral.com/nc-naacp-wants-federal-investigation-into-teen-s-hanging-death/14196946/

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FBI now investigating hanging death of teen that was ruled suicide. This happened in August. (Original Post) benz380 Dec 2014 OP
K&R SamKnause Dec 2014 #1
K&R and thank you n/t marym625 Dec 2014 #2
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