Cindy Murphy
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But the Florida Justice Institute, it's a law firm in Miami, a nonprofit law firm that really advocates for criminal justice issues. I've written a letter on their website or a request on their website. They get hundreds of them every month for representation and telling Tristan's story.
But the Florida Justice Institute, it's a law firm in Miami, a nonprofit law firm that really advocates for criminal justice issues. I've written a letter on their website or a request on their website. They get hundreds of them every month for representation and telling Tristan's story.
But the Florida Justice Institute, it's a law firm in Miami, a nonprofit law firm that really advocates for criminal justice issues. I've written a letter on their website or a request on their website. They get hundreds of them every month for representation and telling Tristan's story.
And it was about three months after I did that that I got a phone call saying, hey, we read what you wrote about your son. We'd like to come over and talk to you about it and see if there's a cause of action there that we can help you with. So what happened?
And it was about three months after I did that that I got a phone call saying, hey, we read what you wrote about your son. We'd like to come over and talk to you about it and see if there's a cause of action there that we can help you with. So what happened?
And it was about three months after I did that that I got a phone call saying, hey, we read what you wrote about your son. We'd like to come over and talk to you about it and see if there's a cause of action there that we can help you with. So what happened?
So we did end up suing and, you know, going through that whole legal process that you go through with a wrongful death. And, you know, through the discovery, there were lots of things that we learned that I can't talk about now, but we did get some answers.
So we did end up suing and, you know, going through that whole legal process that you go through with a wrongful death. And, you know, through the discovery, there were lots of things that we learned that I can't talk about now, but we did get some answers.
So we did end up suing and, you know, going through that whole legal process that you go through with a wrongful death. And, you know, through the discovery, there were lots of things that we learned that I can't talk about now, but we did get some answers.
Well, you know, it helps to at least understand what happened.
Well, you know, it helps to at least understand what happened.
Well, you know, it helps to at least understand what happened.
That helped us make some sense of it because it was senseless.
That helped us make some sense of it because it was senseless.
That helped us make some sense of it because it was senseless.
But it didn't start to make sense to understanding exactly what happened during that time period. There's so many answers we'll never have, though. I mean, we don't know what was on Tristan's mind, and that's probably one of the most heartbreaking things. I've said this many times. If he had been a college student off to college who committed suicide, I would have wanted to talk to his roommates.
But it didn't start to make sense to understanding exactly what happened during that time period. There's so many answers we'll never have, though. I mean, we don't know what was on Tristan's mind, and that's probably one of the most heartbreaking things. I've said this many times. If he had been a college student off to college who committed suicide, I would have wanted to talk to his roommates.
But it didn't start to make sense to understanding exactly what happened during that time period. There's so many answers we'll never have, though. I mean, we don't know what was on Tristan's mind, and that's probably one of the most heartbreaking things. I've said this many times. If he had been a college student off to college who committed suicide, I would have wanted to talk to his roommates.
and his professors and try to figure out what his mental state was and what was on his mind. But when you're dealing with somebody who was locked away at prison, you can't talk to anybody. Nobody will talk to me from the Department of Corrections about what happened because of liability and being concerned that they're going to get in trouble if they do.
and his professors and try to figure out what his mental state was and what was on his mind. But when you're dealing with somebody who was locked away at prison, you can't talk to anybody. Nobody will talk to me from the Department of Corrections about what happened because of liability and being concerned that they're going to get in trouble if they do.