Summary Two stories are outlined. 1. Mitrice Richardson, age 24, went missing on September 17, 2009 after police released her from a jail in Calabasas, California, where she had been taken after behaving erratically at a restaurant. She was missing for 11 months before being found deceased in August 2010 by park rangers. Her parents have not gotten straight answers from the authorities as to why they let her walk off alone into the dark night with no cell phone, purse or money. Those items were in her car, which the police had put in an impound lot. 2. Ft. Hood, Killeen, Texas soldier Christopher Ferguson, age 21, either fell, or was pushed, from a 3rd story apartment balcony on March 18, 2007. He died at the hospital. He was attending a party with several of his friends. Christopher's sister, Christina McDonald, has been unable to get a clear explanation from the authorities about the actual circumstances of his death. The Army ruled his death a suicide.

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