Mother of Mikayla Miller demands transparent investigation, forensics of item found on daughter’s body during Hopkinton vigil
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Only the hum of a helicopter and the cry of a baby could be heard on the Hopkinton Town Common as hundreds of people stood in silence Thursday in memory of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller.
The vigil and rally drew a sizable crowd in response to the death of Miller, a teenager whose life was cut short far too early.
“Nothing I say today is going to take away the pain that we all are experiencing in this new world without Mikayla, but my hope is that by sharing a little about her life, our life, it will help you get to know more about her,” Miller’s mother, Calvina Strothers, said at the rally.
Hundreds Gather At Vigil Held For Mikayla Miller In Hopkinton
CBS Boston 5/6/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Boston
HOPKINTON (CBS) – A large crowd gathered in Hopkinton Thursday afternoon for a vigil for 16-year-old Mikayla Miller, as the demand intensifies for an independent investigation into her death.
Violence in Boston’s Monica Cannon-Grant and former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson led the vigil. They, along with Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, have called for an independent investigation into Miller’s death.
Calvina Strothers, Mikayla’s mother remembered her daughter as a bright and loving girl who loved the ocean, camping and making her tea.
‘Turning our town into a circus’: In meeting ahead of rally over Hopkinton teen Mikayla Miller’s death, officials urge expression of grief, quelling of rumors
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Ahead of a rally scheduled later this week calling for answers about the death of 16-year-old Mikayla Miller of Hopkinton, the town’s Select Board met on Tuesday to discuss the planned demonstration, with officials urging the public to express their grief at the event while also aiming to quell rumors about the case.
The Select Board held the emergency meeting at 6 p.m. to discuss the vigil and rally that will take place on the community’s town common on Rowe Street on Thursday. Brendan Tedstone, chairman of the Hopkinton Select Board, started off the meeting reading a statement from the municipal body.
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Multiple voices, including U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, are calling for an independent investigation into the death of Black LGBTQ teen Mikayla Miller in suburban Boston after her mother, Calvina Strothers, alleged that law enforcement investigating the case have withheld information and haven’t fully investigated the events that led to Miller being, as Strothers puts it, “tied to a tree and left.’
Miller’s body was found by a jogger near her Hopkinton, Mass. residence on April 18. A statement released by local advocacy group Violence in Boston on Sunday claiming to be from Strothers alleged Miller was murdered by a “group of kids” that assaulted her shortly before she was last seen on April 17. It furthered alleged that Hopkinton Police didn’t log the incident or investigate any connection between the assault and Miller’s death hours later.
A Black teenage girl was found dead in Hopkinton. As her family seeks answers, rumors and outrage mount
By Zoe Greenberg Globe Staff,Updated May 4, 2021, 8:46 p.m.
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Mikayla Miller loved video games and wanted to be a journalist.
She played basketball at Hopkinton High, where she was a sophomore. Her mother planned to take her on a tour of historically Black colleges and universities this month, because Miller hoped to attend one after graduation.
But on the morning of April 18, the 16-year-old was found dead in a wooded area a mile from her house in Hopkinton. The police told her family that her death was a suicide, but her family says that they have unanswered questions about what happened and that they felt