17-year-old. he was found hanging from a trailer park swing set in august. the state authorities ruled he killed himself but his mother and brother say that s absurd. they say he was found wearing shoes that were not his and that belts around his neck did not belong to him. i sat down and talked with his mother and brother. his size, stature does not add up to him being capable of, i mean, just constructing all of this alone in the dark. that s all i ask for what is due rightfully to my familiar i had. justice. prove to me what happened to my child. the naacp says the north carolina state bureau of investigation dz not follow basic guidelines. it also says the state chief medical examiner didn t have all the information about the death scene before she ruled lacy s death a suicide. there are too many questions and it very well could be a
viktor. she can understand and accept anything that is explained to her and proven to her even her son s suicide, but she says that under such bizarre circumstances and with so many questions, investigators have a long way to go to convince her that her son lennon killed himself. the last time she heard lennon lacy was around the time she snapped this selfie. last night pic before the game. he was a high school student and a lineman on the football team focused on a professional football career. he was a physical fit 17-year-old, very athletic. very, very athletic. down to his food, everything he drank. lennon had asthma and had to exercise at night after the temperature dropped. something his family says he did often. lennon headed out for a walk the
investigation, but the local medical examiner already signed the manner of death as suicide. however, in the summary of the case written the day lennon was found, the local medical examiner asks, did he hang himself? will autopsy tell us? and left the conclusion on the manner of death pending. we asked to interview radish who declared the death a suicide. instead, a department spokesperson sent cnn a statement confirming the conversations between roberts and radish in writing, the comments released by the naacp were a sin opsis of the naacp. we don t have confidence in this local group here to be able to carry out the depth level of the investigation that needs to be done. reporter: now the fbi is reviewing the circumstances surrounding lennon s death. that s all i ve asked for. what is due rightfully to me and
found, the medical examiner asked did he hang himself? will autopsy tell us and left the manner of death pending. we asked radish who declared the death a suicide. instead, the department sent a statement confirming the conversations between roberts and rad ditish in writing. it was a synopsis of a professional exchange between the naacp s independently obtained forensic pathologist and dr. radish. local police an state investigators declined to speak with cnn on camera for this story. we don t have confidence in this local group here to be able to carry out the depth level of the investigation that needs to be done. reporter: now, the fbi is reviewing the circumstances surrounding lennon s death. that s all i ve asked for, what is due, owed rightfully to me and my family, justice, prove to me what happened to my child. as for the local police department, because of its small size, it s an 11 person
holding a meeting to highlight the case of the death. earlier this week i went to speak to this family. i look for him and i don t see him. i listen for him and don t hear him. reporter: the last time claudia saw and heard her 17-year-old son, lennon lacy was t when he snapped this selfie. last pic before the game. he was focused on a football career. he was a physical fit 17-year-old very very athletic, down to his food, everything he drank. reporter: but lennon had asthma and had to exercise outside at night after the temperature dropped, something his family said he did often. lennon headed out for a walk the night of august 2008th, they never saw him alive again the next morning. august 28th. hanging from the swing? yeah. he hung himself.