Mikayla Miller took a walk through the woods near her Hopkinton, Mass., home late one night this past April. Her road to recovery will be long. She has rejected calls by Mikayla's family to recuse herself. ***If you have thoughts of suicide, confidential help is available for free at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Mikayla Miller took her own life. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. In her GoFundMe plea that has raised nearly $60,000, Strothers wrote, "On the evening of April 17th, my daughter was jumped by 5 white teens in Hopkinton where I live. It's been nearly a month since 16-year-old Mikayla Miller was found dead, with a belt around her neck and tied to a tree, in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. On March 21, Mikayla woke up in extreme pain which resulted in a trip to the ER. Mikayla was a loving daughter, niece, and friend to so many," Miller's mother, Calvina Strothers, wrote on a GoFundMe page she set up Thursday, weeks after her daughter's death. Her body was cremated days later, which would make an autopsy impossible. . The report redacts the minor's name but says the teen is a daughter of Strothers. She made it clear dozens of times - the money she was raising with this GoFundMe would be used to pay for an independent autopsy of Mikayla Miller, who died on April 17, 2021. I know the Lord will provide either way. Mikayla Miller death investigation: Hundreds attend rally honoring 16-year-old Hopkinton girl, demands answers in her case. She walked 1,300 steps according to cell phone data to a wooded area with a walking trail across from 34 West Main Street in Hopkinton. Copyright 2022 Sandra Rose. If Ms. Murray was as concerned for the mental well being of the children under her care as she was for making sure her pronouns were included in her email signature, perhaps Mikayla would be alive today. All of that sounds good, but how does the discovery of that beautiful child, dead with a belt around her neck, not appear suspicious to the district attorney investigating the incident? One of the first incidents on the morning of April 18 is not a jogger finding a deceased teenager but two officers helping change a tire. I can only imagine how alone and helpless Mikayla felt to reach this horrible place mentally. Miller, 16, was found dead at about 7:45 a.m. on April 18 in a wooded area off a walking path on West Main Street. Mikayla Miller deserved to grow old. A Hopkinton Police report is consistent with the allegations. In her speech, the teenagers mother demanded accountability and transparency from investigators. It should be noted that the decedent was located on a heavily traveled town path.. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is currently determining the girls cause and manner of death. When Kaitlyn arrived Mikayla lashed out at her and began smashing up the condo clubhouse, throwing chairs and bashing her head off the pool table behavior Kaitlyn had previously reported to Kiely Murray in the email. ), Elected officials have taken up the call. Calvinas boyfriend lives in Chicago, and she frequently flies there for long periods of time, leaving Mikayla alone in their $3,800 a month condo in Hopkinton, often with no food. Protect Black Girls Guide (authored by JBG Ambassadors) . There is no recording of this, and it was only witnessed by Kaitlyn, but she has made the authorities aware of it. She just wont accept the truth, because that would prevent her from grossly using the death of her daughter to profit. "She's 16. Hello Turtle Riders. Mikaylas death touched off baseless rumors on social media that she was lynched by four white teenagers following an altercation. After the emails were sent, the troubled teen Face-timed Kaitlyn and attempted to kill herself with the same belt that was found looped around her neck on April 17. The mother of a 16-year-old Massachusetts girl who died from suicide last month has an open case of child abuse. Yet the Hopkinton Police remain silent as a child in their town is falsely being labeled as a murderer. She tore up her room and she's screaming and yelling. At some point earlier in the day, on the 17th, Mikayla had encountered the girl she loved, along with four of her friends, in the clubhouse of her mother's apartment complex. Consequently Kaitlyn has been harassed and bullied at school, while being accused by classmates of taking part in Mikaylas murder. The victim is believed to have had romantic ties to one . ", "She had bruises on her face," Anderson says. None were in the woods that night, she said. More than 1,300 people have donated. This past Sunday, my husband was in quick attempts to get our horse barn finished after one of my horses was stolen off a property we had trusted for years. We owe her family peace in knowing that everything possible was done to find answers, including a thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances of her death.. It remains unclear what happened . The officer spoke with Strothers who said she hit the teen to defend herself, according to the police report. Strothers, in her post on GoFundMe, said the Middlesex District Attorneys Office, the Massachusetts State Police and Hopkinton Police Department have shown disrespect and wont answer any questions and said there are glaring inconsistencies in their stories. According to a timeline of events Ryan provided, Miller was in a common area of her apartment complex between 5:17 p.m. and 6:41 p.m. on Saturday, April 17. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. They found her with one end of a belt tied to a small tree for leverage, with other around her neck. Mikayla Millers death was a preventable tragedy. Murray replied that she would check on Mikayla but she apparently never followed up. Now her ex-girlfriend is being blamed. In a GoFundMe campaign, the mother wrote that she had no reason to believe her daughter was suicidal, heartbroken, and confused when police knocked on her door on April 18 and allegedly told her that Miller had committed suicide in the woods. It is unacceptable that my daughter's death was considered a suicide without an investigation.". According to an affidavit reviewed by Bostons NBC affiliate, WBTS, he found Millers body hanging from a tree branch, suspended by a black leather belt around her neck; the affidavit said he saw no wounds or bleeding on her body, the scene appeared to be undisturbed, and he saw no dirt or debris on her clothing or shoes to suggest a struggle. The Boston Herald reports that Calvina Strothers, 41, was charged with assaulting a teenage child last year. Google Pay. Strothers pulled the car over and began to hit her, striking her three or four times with an open and closed fist. If youre treating a crime scene of a Black child that way, thats a level of casualness that nobody in a community whos Black is going to feel okay with.. She and Mikayla lived in a $3,800 a month condo. Instead they did almost nothing to resolve this. The family of Mikayla Miller's ex-girlfriend is speaking out about Miller's death. Mikayla reportedly spent weeks home alone while her mother jetted off to Chicago to be with her boyfriend. There needs to be a full, transparent, independent investigation into her death. I dont want to be a vigilante in this. The family of Mikayla Miller's ex-girlfriend is speaking out about Miller's death. We guarantee you a full refund for up to a year in the rare case that fraud occurs. In a May 4 press conference and in a subsequent statement, Ryan appeared to signal the teenagers were not a focus of the investigation into Millers death, citing cellphone GPS data, video surveillance, and witness accounts. The official cause of death was certified as asphyxia by hanging by the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, according to local media. Their protests caught the attention of politicians including Rep. Ayanna Pressley (of the "Squad"), Senator Elizabeth Warren and Governor Charlie Baker. She and Mikayla lived in a $3,800 a month condo. She and all of our LGBTQ youth and youth of color deserve to be safe. The screenshot also says the name of Mikaylas 16 year old ex-girlfriend, who broke up with her shortly before she committed suicide, and alleges that the girl was responsible for Mikaylas death. Calvinas business only recently opened in Hopkinton after she moved from Quincy. . By Christopher Gavin. Megan Anderson, 41, says her teen daughter has been subjected to doxing, character assassination and relentless harassment because of the false accusations floated by activists. Like many 16 year olds, Mikayla did not handle the breakup well. One of the children is Latino. 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She tore up her room and shes screaming and yelling, Kaitlyn wrote in the email. She drove a Mercedes-Benz and purchased a new car for Mikayla all on a part-time hair dressers salary. Calvina Strothers described her daughter as a "beautiful soul. Mikayla Millers mother is blaming authorities, rather than focusing on her own failures as a parent that led to the death of her daughter. The teen had signs of injury on her face, the report says. Even After A Medical Examiner Ruled Mikayla Miller's Death A Suicide Today Monica Cannon-Grant And Girl's Mom Continue To Collect $58K With Fraudulent GoFundMe. (Photo courtesy Anderson family. Due to Monicas history of inciting violence many businesses in town either closed, or pathetically put up BLM signs, hoping the mob wouldnt come for them if they grew angry. It remains unclear what happened to the Black teenager, who identified as LGBTQ both before she died and how she died. Kaitlyn went inside alone initially, where she andMikayla reportedly got into an argument. A lot of people are expressing sympathy for Mikaylas Mom, but the fact of the matter is that she is a big part of them problem here. It would mark my active following into the investigation of her case. She traveled there with four other people: Mikayla was still upset and lashing out as she had admittedly done before in the text messages above. Support our mission and help keep Vox free for all by making a financial contribution to Vox today. Mikayla's family spokeswoman confirmed she was the juvenile involved in the incident. And shes profited off of it immensely. Each week, we explore unique solutions to some of the world's biggest problems. A cloud of uncertainty still hangs over Mikayla Miller's 2021 death. It has also led to charges that what happened to the African American teen may be part of a broader pattern of deaths of black Americans in which the criminal justice system holds back crucial information or fails to pursue and hold accountable those responsible. Black Lives Matter activists and congresswoman Ayanna Presley blamed the 5 teenagers for Mikaylas death. A Black LGBTQ high school student was found dead in the woods near Boston last month. Police found her with a thin belt looped around her neck and tied to a small tree branch. DCF transferred custody back to Strothers, although the details of the arrangement are unknown. Mikayla Miller was suicidal and self-medicating with drugs for weeks before she killed herself on the night of April 17. I'm thinking you could ask for some of that gofundme money to buy a penis, as the racist fucker suggested, but that would leave less money that those kids can sue for. One of the males and one of the females were each involved in the physical altercation with Miller, Ryan said, and the teen later told police she had been shoved and punched in the face. The State Police took Kaitlyns phone for two weeks as part of their thorough investigation into this suicide. Kaitlyn reportdly asked her friends, two boys and 2 girls, to go along with her to Mikaylas apartment that night. The night before the teenager was found dead, she was reportedly the victim of a physical assault. All rights reserved (About Us). Authorities have said that Miller was involved in an altercationwith two other teens on April 17 in a common area of the apartment complex where she lived. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Mikayla is the kindest, most beautiful, vibrant person that was dealt a rough hand of cards recently. It's been a year Sunday since 16 year old Mikayla Miller walked down a wooded Hopkinton path in the middle of the night and killed herself by tying one end of a belt around a tree and the other to her throat. The original goal was$40,000. And why werent either the assault or the discovery of Millers body logged? Kaitlyn Anderson grew up in North Brookfield, but her family recently moved back to Hopkinton where her parents grew up. Now, for the first time, Mikayla's ex-girlfriend's family is speaking out, offering details to Newsweek about Mikayla's allegedly abusive home life and troubled state of mind in the days before her death. Middlesex district attorney Marian Ryan confirmed none of the teens were in the woods that night. Millions of children her age have felt like this before, and many have taken their lives. The money she raised could go to a suicide prevention non-profit that could give other troubled teens like Mikayla an outlet to go to if they ever felt depressed. At Vox, we believe that everyone deserves access to information that helps them understand and shape the world they live in. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. You can also contribute via. The scene appeared to be undisturbed, the leaf litter on the ground appeared to be matted and heavily traveled. All rights reserved. Now, to compound that pain, she is being labeled as a murderer by a violent, racist, and threatening 40 year old pregnant woman,who has been hailed by the media as a civil rights icon and honored as one of the 100 most influential people in Boston. Millers mother and local activists repeated complaints about both the investigation and the alleged mishandling of events surrounding it. We also grant to support long-standing initiatives such as access to education, saving the environment, and more. It it notable that this was the exact method Mikayla used to kill herself on April 17. Strothers wrote she was heartbroken and confused when police . According to Anderson, Calvina Strothers, Mikayla's mother, often left her daughter home alone and that Anderson brought food to the teen. Miller identified as LGBTQ, according to reports. Millers mother and others have criticized law enforcements handling of the case, claiming the current investigation is only happening due to the familys persistence, pressure and demands for transparency, according to the GoFundMe. I know what this feels like because I tried the same thing with an extension chord 3 months ago. Its downright suspicious, said Phillip Atiba Goff, a Yale professor who previously founded the Center for Policing Equity. The officer observed that Strothers didnt have any marks on her from the fight. Twitter has done the same, and trolls mass reported our blog to Google AdSense thousands of times, leading to demonitization. Neither Strothers nor Cannon-Grant, her spokeswoman, responded to Newsweek requests for comment. MIKAYLA MILLER DEATH: RACE, SEXUALITY AND POLICING LAID BARE IN SLEEPY AFFLUENT TOWN.
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