While attorney Ben Crump was a notable advocate for Reed’s family in the early days of the investigation, the family now says he hasn’t responded to them for months and never sent the results of an independent investigation. Reed’s death immediately brought to mind Mississippi’s legacy of lynchings and the pervasive racism that still plagues the state. Officials ruled that Reed’s death was a suicide, a finding that Reed’s family pushed back against. With assistance from Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights organization, Crump helped Reed’s family obtain an independent autopsy. SEE ALSO:Trey Reed: Video Evidence Is Being Reviewed In Black Student’s HangingTrey Reed: State Medical Examiner Rules Hanging Death A SuicideColin Kaepernick Funds Independent Autopsy For Trey ReedTrey Reed’s Death Should Not Be A Rumor-Filled SpectacleBlack Student Found Hanging At Mississippi’s Delta State UniversityTrey Reed: Family Says Ben Crump Never Sent Autopsy Results was originally published on newsone.com