Cindy Murphy

That's the question that everybody asks. You know, it didn't make sense to me. You know, we know some of the details. I can't really talk about some parts of this because we did end up suing the Department of Corrections here in Florida and settled the case.

But, you know, I think it came down in part to miscommunication within the facility because the person who handed him the chainsaw didn't know that he was mentally ill. He had just met Tristan and Tristan had been... Put on the work detail that day. He was put in a facility where it's like the end of your sentence.

But, you know, I think it came down in part to miscommunication within the facility because the person who handed him the chainsaw didn't know that he was mentally ill. He had just met Tristan and Tristan had been... Put on the work detail that day. He was put in a facility where it's like the end of your sentence.

But, you know, I think it came down in part to miscommunication within the facility because the person who handed him the chainsaw didn't know that he was mentally ill. He had just met Tristan and Tristan had been... Put on the work detail that day. He was put in a facility where it's like the end of your sentence.

Like we're going to now make sure you've got some skills to go out in the community and work when you get home. This is like the winding down part of it because he only had 15 months left to serve at that time. And so, you know, they have those inmates do things like that.

Like we're going to now make sure you've got some skills to go out in the community and work when you get home. This is like the winding down part of it because he only had 15 months left to serve at that time. And so, you know, they have those inmates do things like that.

Like we're going to now make sure you've got some skills to go out in the community and work when you get home. This is like the winding down part of it because he only had 15 months left to serve at that time. And so, you know, they have those inmates do things like that.

you know do a landscaping detail so they can learn some skills so that day the guard asked for volunteers they use all kinds of power tools you know lots of dangerous tools but by that time they're supposed to be okay to handle it so the the guard asked he needed to volunteer to to handle the chainsaw that day tristan another guy you know said yeah we have experience tristan was the first one that you know he had a chainsaw and said can you start this and

you know do a landscaping detail so they can learn some skills so that day the guard asked for volunteers they use all kinds of power tools you know lots of dangerous tools but by that time they're supposed to be okay to handle it so the the guard asked he needed to volunteer to to handle the chainsaw that day tristan another guy you know said yeah we have experience tristan was the first one that you know he had a chainsaw and said can you start this and

you know do a landscaping detail so they can learn some skills so that day the guard asked for volunteers they use all kinds of power tools you know lots of dangerous tools but by that time they're supposed to be okay to handle it so the the guard asked he needed to volunteer to to handle the chainsaw that day tristan another guy you know said yeah we have experience tristan was the first one that you know he had a chainsaw and said can you start this and

Yeah, he did. He knew how to use a chainsaw. So yeah, so that's one of the problems being dealt with this litigation is that there's more communication so that it has to be documented. If somebody has a mental illness and they're classified as being mentally ill, that their work assignments have to be taken into consideration and documented if there's any restrictions or whatever.

Yeah, he did. He knew how to use a chainsaw. So yeah, so that's one of the problems being dealt with this litigation is that there's more communication so that it has to be documented. If somebody has a mental illness and they're classified as being mentally ill, that their work assignments have to be taken into consideration and documented if there's any restrictions or whatever.

Yeah, he did. He knew how to use a chainsaw. So yeah, so that's one of the problems being dealt with this litigation is that there's more communication so that it has to be documented. If somebody has a mental illness and they're classified as being mentally ill, that their work assignments have to be taken into consideration and documented if there's any restrictions or whatever.

Well, we got a phone call. I was sitting at my desk working that morning and I saw Miami flash up on my phone and it didn't even occur to me. I just didn't even think that about Tristan. I, you know, thought it was another business call. When I answered the phone, it was the chaplain and we had about a three minute phone call with him.

Well, we got a phone call. I was sitting at my desk working that morning and I saw Miami flash up on my phone and it didn't even occur to me. I just didn't even think that about Tristan. I, you know, thought it was another business call. When I answered the phone, it was the chaplain and we had about a three minute phone call with him.

Well, we got a phone call. I was sitting at my desk working that morning and I saw Miami flash up on my phone and it didn't even occur to me. I just didn't even think that about Tristan. I, you know, thought it was another business call. When I answered the phone, it was the chaplain and we had about a three minute phone call with him.

He just called to tell me that Tristan had been found dead that morning and he couldn't tell me any of the details. Gave me a phone number so that I could call back to get more details and, you know, referred us to the the more that I could contact them as well. You know, I really didn't talk to them very long. Once he told me that Tristan had been found dead, I was like, I hit the ground on.

He just called to tell me that Tristan had been found dead that morning and he couldn't tell me any of the details. Gave me a phone number so that I could call back to get more details and, you know, referred us to the the more that I could contact them as well. You know, I really didn't talk to them very long. Once he told me that Tristan had been found dead, I was like, I hit the ground on.

He just called to tell me that Tristan had been found dead that morning and he couldn't tell me any of the details. Gave me a phone number so that I could call back to get more details and, you know, referred us to the the more that I could contact them as well. You know, I really didn't talk to them very long. Once he told me that Tristan had been found dead, I was like, I hit the ground on.

I just was like devastated. I handed the phone to my husband, so he handled that part of the conversation. But it was so short, so perfunctory. And, you know, we did. As soon as we got off the phone, we started calling back, you know, what happened. We wanted to know. We wanted to know details. We wanted to know, did he die of natural causes? Had he been beaten up? Had he been murdered?