Thread by @vannschaffner

APD officers considered [Mary Han] death suspicious, say they were thwarted by higher-ups
abqjournal.com/937870/shockin…

"[AFD] and the [[APD] testified this week that they classified Han’s death as suspicious and a “possible crime scene,”"

"APD officers say they were thwarted in their efforts to conduct a proper investigation when dozens of the highest-ranking APD and city officials descended on the house"

"[Deputy Chief] Banks showed up along with other high-ranking APD and city officials – an estimated 30 to 50 people who walked through the house, shut the garage door and ordered Lonz and Welch outside."

"concerned that the scene itself was being contaminated by so many people traipsing through the house.

Welch also testified that before he was sent outside he saw Banks rifling through folders on a table."

"...folder with Banks’ email was never found..." , "Nor was the laptop in the car, which was given to Kennedy, along with Han’s cellphone, in violation of APD protocol."

"...neither the state Office of the Medical Investigator nor APD had considered Han’s bank statements, credit card records, medical records, cellphone records, the other prescription medications in her system..."

"...or the contents of her laptop to determine a manner of death. They hadn’t tested the air in the house, the clear liquid in the glass or the plastic bag in the car; nor had they questioned the positioning of her body in the car."