Death of Mikayla Miller triggers calls for an independent investigation, something rarely seen in cases Updated 7:25 AM; Nearly three weeks after the body of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller was found, a growing number of residents and politicians are calling for an independent investigation into her death. “Mikayla Miller deserved to grow old. She had so many basketball games, road trips and HBCU homecomings ahead of her. She deserved childhood — uninterrupted,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley said in a statement Tuesday. “There needs to be a full, transparent, independent investigation into her death.” This request was echoed by the ACLU of Massachusetts. “Mikayla Miller’s family should be planning college visits for their daughter; instead, they’re planning her funeral,” Carol Rose, executive director of the Massachusetts branch, said Thursday. “The ACLU of Massachusetts joins her family and community in support of a full, transparent and independent investigation into her death.”