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Elizabeth Urban

New Autopsy Casts Doubt Over Suicide Ruling in Case of Black Man Found Hanging Shortly After Filing Lawsuit Against Cops

Denariss Richardson, 39, was discovered hanging in an abandoned home in Colbert County, Alabama. While local law enforcement ruled the death a suicide, his family asked for a private autopsy. (Credit: Equal Justice Initiative)

A pathologist who conducted a private autopsy as requested by the family of a Black man who was found hanging has pressed for a continued investigation after the death was ruled a suicide.

In September, Dennoriss Richardson, 39, was discovered hanging in an abandoned home in Colbert County, Alabama. While local law enforcement ruled the death a suicide, his family asked for a private autopsy, as reported by ABC News.

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