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A section of Main Street in Hopkinton near the wooded area where Mikayla Miller s body was found on April 18. The Massachusetts Medical Examiner s office said an autopsy that would determine the cause of death could take up to three months to complete. (Dave Copeland/Patch)
HOPKINTON, MA Investigators could have to wait up to three months to get the autopsy results that would explain how a 16-year-old Hopkinton girl died last month.
Advocates for the family of Mikayla Miller want the Middlesex District Attorney s Office removed from the investigation, saying DA Marian Ryan and state police have taken too long to determine the cause of her death and have mishandled the case.
What happened to Mikayla Miller?
The event is sponsored by Violence in Boston, a Boston organization that works with victims of crimes. It termed Miller’s death a “mystery” and said the rally is to “demand answers from District Attorney Marian Ryan.”
Violence in Boston did not reply to emails seeking comment.
Ryan, in a statement released on Sunday, said her office and the Massachusetts State Police are continuing to investigate Miller’s death.
“The death of Mikayla Miller is a tragedy and an unimaginable loss for her family and the entire community,” the district attorney said. “We know that everyone mourning her is seeking answers. Our investigation into the events of April 17-18, 2021, remains open. While we await a ruling from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, we will continue gathering information and interviewing witnesses. As the investigation unfolds, we will be in contact with Mikayla’s family and their representatives.”
Candlelight vigil and rally to be held for Mikayla Miller in Hopkinton
HOPKINTON Family members and friends of a local teen found dead last month are set to gather Thursday at the Boston Marathon starting line to hold a rally in an effort to get what they say is the truth about how she died.
Mikayla Miller, 16, of Hopkinton, was found dead about 7:45 a.m. on April 18. It is not clear whether she died earlier that day or the day before.
On April 19, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office confirmed it was investigating Miller’s death, but that it is not considered suspicious.
A Black teenage girl was found dead in Hopkinton. As her family seeks answers, rumors and outrage mount
By Zoe Greenberg Globe Staff,Updated May 4, 2021, 8:46 p.m.
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Mikayla Miller loved video games and wanted to be a journalist.
She played basketball at Hopkinton High, where she was a sophomore. Her mother planned to take her on a tour of historically Black colleges and universities this month, because Miller hoped to attend one after graduation.
But on the morning of April 18, the 16-year-old was found dead in a wooded area a mile from her house in Hopkinton. The police told her family that her death was a suicide, but her family says that they have unanswered questions about what happened and that they felt
Updated on May 3, 2021 at 11:38 am
The Middlesex District Attorney s Office is investigating the death of a 16-year-old girl from Hopkinton, Massachusetts.
Mikayla Miller was found dead at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 18. The district attorney s office said at the time that the death was not considered suspicious but the case remained open and active.
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In a statement issued Sunday, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan called Mikayla s death a tragedy and an unimaginable loss for her family and the entire community. We know that everyone mourning her is seeking answers, Ryan added.