Cindy Murphy

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 I can't talk to his roommates because they're inmates. They're locked up. I mean, I would love, I think I would love, I don't know. I have mixed feelings about this because at first I felt like I really wanted to talk to somebody who was with him there that day, who had observed him, who knew what he was like that morning or the days before that happened. And now I'm not so sure.

And I can't talk to his roommates because they're inmates. They're locked up. I mean, I would love, I think I would love, I don't know. I have mixed feelings about this because at first I felt like I really wanted to talk to somebody who was with him there that day, who had observed him, who knew what he was like that morning or the days before that happened. And now I'm not so sure.

And I can't talk to his roommates because they're inmates. They're locked up. I mean, I would love, I think I would love, I don't know. I have mixed feelings about this because at first I felt like I really wanted to talk to somebody who was with him there that day, who had observed him, who knew what he was like that morning or the days before that happened. And now I'm not so sure.

I'm not so sure I want to know, you know, it's just like, it could be, it could make it easier. It could make it harder.

I'm not so sure I want to know, you know, it's just like, it could be, it could make it easier. It could make it harder.

I'm not so sure I want to know, you know, it's just like, it could be, it could make it easier. It could make it harder.

I don't know. So, but it is frustrating.

I don't know. So, but it is frustrating.

I don't know. So, but it is frustrating.

I am. One of the things that happened shortly after Tristan died and we got that phone call, like within three or four days of that, I got a phone call from a journalist from CBS Miami. His name's Jim DeFede. Uh-huh. And someone had contacted him from the prison and said, hey, this is not getting any coverage. This is not getting any attention. It's not been reported on.

I am. One of the things that happened shortly after Tristan died and we got that phone call, like within three or four days of that, I got a phone call from a journalist from CBS Miami. His name's Jim DeFede. Uh-huh. And someone had contacted him from the prison and said, hey, this is not getting any coverage. This is not getting any attention. It's not been reported on.

I am. One of the things that happened shortly after Tristan died and we got that phone call, like within three or four days of that, I got a phone call from a journalist from CBS Miami. His name's Jim DeFede. Uh-huh. And someone had contacted him from the prison and said, hey, this is not getting any coverage. This is not getting any attention. It's not been reported on.

This is a big deal and you need to know about it. And he's an investigative journalist that does like really long pieces and stuff.

This is a big deal and you need to know about it. And he's an investigative journalist that does like really long pieces and stuff.

This is a big deal and you need to know about it. And he's an investigative journalist that does like really long pieces and stuff.

So he contacted me and he said, you know, I hate to be this way. He said that this story is going to be told whether you participated in it or not, because I'm going to dig, I'm going to find the details and I'm going to have, I want to report, I want people to know what happened to your son.

So he contacted me and he said, you know, I hate to be this way. He said that this story is going to be told whether you participated in it or not, because I'm going to dig, I'm going to find the details and I'm going to have, I want to report, I want people to know what happened to your son.

So he contacted me and he said, you know, I hate to be this way. He said that this story is going to be told whether you participated in it or not, because I'm going to dig, I'm going to find the details and I'm going to have, I want to report, I want people to know what happened to your son.

But it might be better for you to, you know, help me with this so that we can tell Tristan's story in a compassionate way. And, you know, I mean, that just took my breath away. I just at that point, I was feeling shell shocked because I just found out that he died. And I was like, well, do I want this? Do I want other people to know about this? Do I how do I handle this with his sons?