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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe the note said soemthing hurtful to his mother, along the lines of "I called you to talk and you blew me off; you've never really accepted me and this just proves it!"   Such a note would make it harder to convict the roommate which might be why they are keeping it quiet.[/quote]

I would guess that it had information that somebody intends to use in a court room?  I wonder, if there are any lawyers on line (and this is DCUM, so there must be!) if the prosecution can withhold information like this to avoid jury bias?  Also, wouldn't the parents be the "heirs" to their sons possessions?  How can the authorities legally keep this from them?  Unless it contains something that might be relevant for a trial?  But I thought the prosecution has to share all their evidence with the defense?  Or maybe they did that, but not the parents, to avoid it getting to the press for jury contamination?

Anyway, if I were the parent, I would be very very upset if they were withholding this note from me.[/quote]

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