Court and counsel costs
Filing expenses, transcript acquisition, certified copies, litigation support, and qualified legal review connected to the family’s lawful claims and defenses.
FUND THE WORK, NOT AN ACCUSATION
Help finance the lawful search for a complete record.
Donor support may help the family obtain certified records, meet litigation-related costs, preserve evidence, secure qualified review, and maintain a responsible public archive.
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PLANNED USES
Five workstreams support one objective: a reliable record.
Actual spending depends on legal needs, availability of records and experts, and the family’s priorities. Categories are stated broadly to protect strategy and private information.
Records and authentication
Public-record fees, certified vital and probate records, native electronic files, metadata preservation, document comparison, and chain-of-custody work.
Qualified expert review
Independent review by appropriately credentialed professionals where expertise is needed, with scope, limitations, and source materials documented.
Secure evidence handling
Protected storage, backups, hashing, controlled working copies, privacy review, redaction, and preservation of original files and communications.
Public-interest communication
Website maintenance, accessible source summaries, reporter materials, lawful advocacy, and careful updates that distinguish findings from allegations.
ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL
Every material expense should answer four questions.
A record, professional service, filing, preservation tool, or communications deliverable.
The specific evidentiary, legal, preservation, or public-information need it addressed.
An invoice, receipt, engagement record, filing confirmation, or other reliable documentation.
A public summary when lawful, while protecting privilege, litigation strategy, medical information, and personal data.
Transparency boundary: Responsible accounting does not require publishing privileged legal strategy, witness information, private medical records, personal addresses, account numbers, or other sensitive data.
CURRENT MILESTONES
Support advances concrete, reviewable work.
These are work products—not promises of a particular legal conclusion.
Core probate findings
Signed April 22, 2026 Probate Court decrees are preserved and summarized with limits on what they establish.
Review the timeline →Field-level record attribution
The project is seeking native funeral, death-registration, police, EMS, and OCME records to identify who supplied and entered material facts.
See request status →Financial tracing
Probate account entries have been mapped; bank, invoice, settlement, and trust-ledger records are still required to trace purpose and authorization.
Explore the archive →DONOR FAQ
Questions worth asking before contributing.
Does a contribution guarantee that a court or agency will act?
No. Courts, law-enforcement agencies, regulators, experts, and record custodians make independent decisions. Support funds lawful work; it cannot guarantee an outcome.
Is a contribution tax-deductible?
This website does not represent that contributions are tax-deductible. Review the fundraiser’s current disclosures and consult a qualified tax professional for advice specific to you.
Will donor names or amounts be published?
Not by this website without permission or a lawful reason. The fundraising platform may apply its own visibility and privacy settings.
Can donors direct the investigation or demand publication?
No. Donor preferences do not control evidence classifications, legal strategy, witness contact, or publication decisions.
How can a professional help without donating?
Qualified attorneys, investigators, journalists, victim advocates, archivists, accessibility specialists, and relevant experts may contact the project through the press and professional-review page.