Witnesses reported hearing someone yell, “Get away from me!” Just before the tragic fall of Texas A&M cheerleader Brianna Aguilera, police discovered a note on her cell phone, which her mother’s attorney later clarified was a creative essay, not a suicide note.
Texas attorney Tony Buzbee shared that a man in the area heard a disturbance early Saturday morning, close to where the 19-year-old student died.
“He heard someone shouting, ‘Stay away from me!’ and then, between 12:30 and 1 a.m., a scream followed by a muffled sound near my apartment,” Buzbee recounted at a news conference.
The seasoned lawyer, who has represented many clients in high-profile cases, also mentioned that another witness across the hall heard similar commotion.
“Another person heard voices screaming back and forth,” he noted.
However, Buzbee critiqued the Austin police for not interviewing these witnesses, suggesting they hastily concluded that Aguilera took her own life.
The authorities mentioned finding a suicide note on her phone, but Buzbee contested this, stating it was actually an essay she composed days before her death.
“The lead investigator, Ms. Buzbee, pointed out that this essay was labeled a suicide note. So, she wrote it days before her death and then deleted it? That’s just absurd,” he argued.
Buzbee expressed frustration, stating, “It’s just foolish that they expect people to buy this.”
He insisted that, despite police claims regarding Aguilera’s death, it should fall to the medical examiner to determine the cause, not the police.
“They haven’t done their jobs properly,” he criticized the investigating officers.
While police suggested the student likely jumped to her death, Aguilera’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, suspects her daughter might have been pushed off a balcony during a prolonged drinking episode.
Rodriguez, standing firm, asserted that Aguilera had no suicidal tendencies and was optimistic about her future in law.
“I can’t believe the police jumped to conclusions without real investigation,” she vented at the press conference. “Just do your job.”
