Joshua Vaughn (Narrator/Reporter)

As they prepared for the press conference, Tyrig's family couldn't help but wonder just who Graham really spoke for.

As they prepared for the press conference, Tyrig's family couldn't help but wonder just who Graham really spoke for.

Graham Hetrick had been the coroner of Dauphin County for more than 25 years when he got his own TV show and started telling the world about just what his job required.

Graham Hetrick had been the coroner of Dauphin County for more than 25 years when he got his own TV show and started telling the world about just what his job required.

Graham was often making high-stakes determinations in autopsy reports, and Tyreek's was one of them. If he found Tyreek had died due to injuries he suffered in the prison, then that could force the hand of the district attorney to start a major criminal investigation. So what Graham had to say at this press conference mattered. The stakes were high, and Lamont Jones wasn't going to miss it.

Graham was often making high-stakes determinations in autopsy reports, and Tyreek's was one of them. If he found Tyreek had died due to injuries he suffered in the prison, then that could force the hand of the district attorney to start a major criminal investigation. So what Graham had to say at this press conference mattered. The stakes were high, and Lamont Jones wasn't going to miss it.

We needed to know what happened.

We needed to know what happened.

So on Friday, September 5th, he walked into the county coroner's office, not sure exactly what to expect. The room was bland. It had institutional gray carpeting and fluorescent lights. In the vast majority of his cases, Graham would simply issue a coroner's report. No need to address reporters. But this time was different. Graham was here to deliver the answers people had been demanding.

So on Friday, September 5th, he walked into the county coroner's office, not sure exactly what to expect. The room was bland. It had institutional gray carpeting and fluorescent lights. In the vast majority of his cases, Graham would simply issue a coroner's report. No need to address reporters. But this time was different. Graham was here to deliver the answers people had been demanding.

Dressed in a suit with his signature bow tie and tortoise shell glasses, leaning on the authority of his office and celebrity, he seemed to assume that today he'd be giving the final word on the matter. Graham took a seat behind a desk at the front of the room, queued up a PowerPoint on the screen behind him, and began to speak. This audio is from a live stream of the press conference.

Dressed in a suit with his signature bow tie and tortoise shell glasses, leaning on the authority of his office and celebrity, he seemed to assume that today he'd be giving the final word on the matter. Graham took a seat behind a desk at the front of the room, queued up a PowerPoint on the screen behind him, and began to speak. This audio is from a live stream of the press conference.

The quality isn't great, but Graham's tone is clear. He's the expert here.

The quality isn't great, but Graham's tone is clear. He's the expert here.

Graham had seen the hashtags and comments circulating online.

Graham had seen the hashtags and comments circulating online.

Graham said, essentially, don't believe all that garbage on the internet. Just listen to what I'm going to tell you now in this press conference, because my agenda is this.

Graham said, essentially, don't believe all that garbage on the internet. Just listen to what I'm going to tell you now in this press conference, because my agenda is this.

Graham gestured to the slide behind him. It showed Tyreek's coroner's office case number. In smaller letters beneath were the words cause of death. This, said Graham, tells you why Tyreek died.

Graham gestured to the slide behind him. It showed Tyreek's coroner's office case number. In smaller letters beneath were the words cause of death. This, said Graham, tells you why Tyreek died.