Tonight we’ll examine the shocking story of the death of 22-year-old Sheena Morris.
On January 1st 2009, Sheena Morris was found dead in the shower of her hotel room inBradenton Beach,Florida, She was hanging by her neck from her Yorkie’s dog leash. The authorities quickly labeled Sheena’s death a suicide.
Sheena’s family didn’t buy into the suicide ruling, however. There were too many disturbing circumstances and unanswered questions for them to accept that Sheena had taken her own life. For example, Sheena placed a call to 911 the night before her death reporting domestic violence by her boyfriend, a man with alleged organized crime connections. She even took pictures of her injuries, cuts on her neck and ring finger. And the people in the next room had also called 911 that night to report a domestic disturbance and sounds of violence next door.
And prior to that Sheena had obtained damaging evidence of possible illegal activities involving her boyfriend. Shortly before she died someone took the keys to her apartment and she was physically attacked. You might think that the 911 call she made to police would have had an impact on their investigation, but apparently not. Not even the four banker boxes full of files, copies of ledgers, etc., that witnesses saw carried from the apartment by her boyfriend, the last person to have seen Sheena alive, seem to have had an impact. Nope. To the police this was a clear case of suicide.
But Sheena’s family decided not to roll over. They are fighting what they believe is an injustice and they are scoring some victories. Join the Crime Wire Team as we welcome Kelly Osborn, Sheena’s Mother, and Dr. Michael Berkland, the Forensic Pathologist who, along with Dr. Michael Baden, re-examined the medical examiner’s reports and both agreed that Sheena’s death was not a suicide. The family has since been able to have the manner of death changed to “undetermined.”
But the authorities in Bradenton Beachare still not willing to re-open the investigation. And until that happens, the battle will continue.
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