Colorado state senator calls for review of death of CU Boulder student

Colorado state Sen Janice Marchman on Thursday called for state investigators to review the death of a University of Colorado Boulder participant Related Articles My NIH diversity grant was stripped away overnight The ultimate cost will be borne by the group Opinion Colorado River states still have no unified long-term management plan and are just about out of time experts warn Trainwreck of NOAA funding cuts could derail Colorado research on wildfires earthquakes and storms Colorado judge erases man s conviction in triple shooting orders him freed Number of Colorado learner visas revoked by Trump administration more than doubles In an email to Attorney General Phil Weiser Marchman stated the death of Megan Trussell and the following inquiry by the Boulder County Sheriff s Office raised several concerns While I recognize that as a legislator I do not have oversight over locally elected bureaucrats such as sheriffs or coroners I do believe the state has a responsibility to ensure that forensic standards investigatory protocols and access to state-level tools are equitably applied Marchman wrote She wrote that she was concerned by the sheriff s office s delay in requesting help from the Colorado Bureau of Inquiry several pieces of untested evidence and the lack of clear protocols ensuring minimum forensic procedures before ruling a death a suicide This is a growing story and will be updated Related Articles Littleton rafter missing for nearly a year located dead in Colorado River Jewish group hosts vigil following Boulder Pearl Street Mall attack Driver in I- crash near Mead that closed road for hours seemed drowsy CSP crash assessment shows I- reopens near Eisenhower Tunnel after more than eight-hour closure Federal judge blocks deportation of Boulder attack suspect s family Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day