The Boulder County Coroner’s Office (BCCO) has agreed to conduct additional testing of the stomach contents of Megan Trussell, a CU Boulder student who was found dead on February 15. Trussell’s death was investigated by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and the BCCO, and the offices announced on May 27 that the investigation had concluded and her death was ruled a suicide; she died as a result of toxic effects of amphetamine and exposure to a cold environment.
The decision to test the contents of Trussell’s stomach after the conclusion of the investigation comes after Trussell’s parents, Vanesssa Diaz and Joe Trussell, expressed dissatisfaction with the result of the investigation and the manner in which it was conducted.
“The circumstances surrounding Megan’s disappearance, along with the condition and location of her body, make it hard to reconcile suicide as the cause of death,” Diaz and Trussell said in a joint statement. “Megan deserves a full, thorough investigation — one that addresses every red flag. So far, we have not seen that from the BCSO.”…