Fear-Murder-Cover-Up-Corruption on Anna Maria Island in Florida

The walls inside the rooms at the landmark Bridge Walk Resort on Anna Maria Island in Florida were apparently thin enough for guests in adjacent rooms to hear arguing and fighting.  A call to 911 for assistance was made not by Sheena Morris age 22, but, the guests in the next room because they were in fear for the woman's life.  January 1, 2009 Bradenton Beach Police Department responded to the call for help placed by the guest. Instead of doing their job, making a domestic battery incident report, per the law, the officer's turn around accusing Sheena of being a prostitute, treating her like a criminal.  The officers did not believe a word of her story, they left.  The manager of the resort also responded by informing Sheena's boyfriend, that behavior would not be tolerated and asked that he leave.

At 2:05 PM Sheena places a call herself to 911.

  To Hear The 911 Call From Sheena Click the Video Below. It is audio only.

This report of the first 911 call by the guest was not filed until approximately two days later.  More of a cover-one's-behind report, after she'd already been found dead.

Normally there isn't much happening on Anna Maria Island in the off season, except for people who've had too much to drink.  It's a slow night for Bradenton Beach police detectives so the ones stuck working that evening have themselves a poker party in the station until their shift is over in the morning.  Going on a call to a homicide, after they've celebrated a bit themselves can make for some grumpy detectives.  This equals sloppy police work on the crime scene.  Because Sheena is especially attractive, they too arrive at the wrong conclusion and her death is handled as a suicide.

At 22 years of age the life of Sheena Morris was abruptly hijacked as a direct result of intimate partner homicide.

Bradenton  Beach police never interview the guest who placed the 911 call for assistance.
Bradenton Beach police never interview the manager of the resort.
Bradenton Beach police department never test the fingernail clippings taken for Sheena and have them tested to see whose skin is under her nails.

When the medical examiner changes the death certificate of Sheena Morris from suicide to undetermined, Bradenton Beach police detectives tell her mother they aren't re-opening the investigation.

Yesterday on the show "Time's Up" we learned new information on the case from her mother Kelly Osborn. Below is the podcast.

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The family has started a petition and they need our help with signatures.  You can give this case a voice by taking the Petition to your own social networking sites and ask people to sign.  Just cut and paste the link below.

Please review and sign our petition   

http://www.change.org/petitions/justice-4-sheena-morris 


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Susan Murphy Milano is a staff member of the Institute for Relational Harm Reduction and Public Pathology Education as a educator and
 specialist with intimate partner violence prevention strategies directing prevention for high risk situations and cases.

A national trainer to law enforcement, training officers, prosecutors, judges, legislators, social service providers, healthcare professionals,

 victim advocates and the faith based community and author.. In partnership with Management Resources Ltd. of New York addressing 

prevention and solutions within the community to the workplace. Host of The Susan Murphy Milano Show,"Time'sUp!" . She is a regular 

contributor to the nationally syndicated "The Roth Show" with Dr Laurie Roth and a co-host onCrime Wire. Online contributions: Forbes : 

Crime, She Writes providing commentary about the hottest topics on crime, justice, and law from a woman’s perspective, as well as Time's Up! 

a blog which searches for solutions (SOS) for victims of crime Susan is also the daughter of a Chicago Violent Crimes detective who murdered her mother before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide. 

The Susan Murphy Milano Show: "Re-Broadcast" Seeking Truth and Justice for Sheena Morris in Bradenton Beach, Florida

 

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The mother of murdered Sheena Morris, Kelly Osborn, will join us for the hour and update listeners on what’s happening in her pursuit of truth and justice for her daughter.

On January 1st, 2009, Sheena Morris was murdered in her hotel room, yet authorities quickly labeled it a suicide.  She was hanging by her neck in the shower by one of her Yorkies’ dog leash.  The crime scene was questionable as were the circumstances surrounding her ‘sudden’ suicide.

Sheena placed a call to 911 the night before reporting domestic violence by her dangerous boyfriend.  She even took pictures of her injuries,  a cut on her neck, and one on her ring finger.

The people staying in the next room called 911 the night before her murder to report the domestic disturbance and sound of violence next door.

Sheena Morris had obtained damaging evidence on alleged illegal activities. Shortly before she died, the keys to her apartment were taken, she was physically attacked. You would think that the 911 call she makes to police would have an impact on the investigation, or the other facts of significance in her death that are just now surfacing, but they do not.

Sheena’s family has continued their investigation to seek the truth in the death of their only child/daughter. After the exhumation of Sheena’s body and a 2^nd autopsy the medical examiner changed the Manner of Death to Undetermined. Although in affidavits by Certified Criminal Investigators stating that Sheena’s death was a “Staged Crime Scene” not a suicide the Bradenton Beach Police refuse to re-open the investigation.

The family of Sheena Morris are not giving up the fight for truth and justice.  They are petitioning the Governor of Florida to re-open the investigation with the new evidence.

Please review and sign our petition    http://www.change.org/petitions/justice-4-sheena-morris

Listen Live www.herewomentalk.com

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Ethics Play a Major Factor in the Murder of Sheena Morris

Tonight, August 2, 2011, on the Crime Wire Investigates radio show, as part of our on going flame to justice, we discussed the death and lack of investigation in the unsolved death of Sheena Morris.

On January 1, 2009, the 22-year old was found hanging from a shower in a hotel room located in Anna Marie Island, Florida. Sheena was ending the relationship with her on again off again boyfriend, telling her mother it was coming to an end and things were going to change in the New Year.

It is important to note that a victim of intimate partner violence, never takes their own life as we would learn during the show; often they figure out the best way to move forward minus the violence and live their lives, not take their life! This was not a suicide as initially ruled.  Basically, no investigation was done by Bradenton detectives and the crime scene was mishandled. The medical examiner's office relied on those who responded to the scene, and with limited information and incorrect police reports, each a contributing factor in the initial ruling for this case as a suicide.

It would be Kelly Osborn, Sheena's mother, that would gather evidence and  information, along with hiring outside forensic pathologists Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Michael Berkland, that would allow the Florida medical examiner to change the manner of death in March of 2011 to "undetermined." That should have been enough to re-open the case, but it was not. Public comments in media interviews labeling Kelly Osborn as a mere "grieving mother" are inexcusable.

In addition, 10 months after Sheena's death, the detective contacted the person of interest and informed him that "he is going to contact his alibi" for the evening in question. This action, in and of itself, is a huge ethics issue. It goes to credibility and can hurt future cases within the department, the county, and for the FDLE.

There were other issues and red flags of importance discussed about this case. The FDLE must take the lead and step in to investigate. Until they do, we (Crime Wire) will continue to take appropriate measures in the murder investigation and ultimate justice for Sheena Morris. Below is the link to the Crime Wire show.

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If you are in a relationship that has a history of violence, simply mustering up the courage to confront the person and say it is over, without the proper tools, can cost you, your life!



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