The female was administered NARCAN to reverse the affects of an opioid overdose. The female regained a heartbeat and was transferred to the Bates County Memorial Hospital.
Detectives were called to the scene and interviewed several family members and processed the residence for any information or evidence of what happened to cause the medical call. Mrs. Roger's was transferred to a hospital in the city where she passed away several days later. The Bates County Coroner was notified and was in contact with Detectives to participate in the death investigation. Together, we determined that it would be best for an autopsy to be performed to determine the cause of death. While the Coroner reached out to the experts in autopsies, he also reached out to many different medical professionals to help answer questions about the injuries to Mrs. Roger's. (See coroners press release).
While waiting for the scientific evidence from the experts to come back on the autopsy, Detectives began interviews based off leads provided by the family. During the investigation multiple stories began to surface online with numerous theories as to what happened to Mrs. Roger's. Detectives began to follow up on those theories in an attempt to determine the validity. Each time those ended in dead ends without any scientific evidence to back the theories.
At this time, the Coroner advises, the autopsy report is not finalized as some routine test are not yet available. However, based on preliminary findings of the autopsy, physical examination, medical records and toxicology of Mrs. Roger's, the Coroner and multiple experts agreed that the cause of death was the not a result of a homicide.
At this point, the Detectives have a few things to follow up on and are awaiting the few final laboratory results before closing the case. Evidence collected in cases like this often takes weeks or months to process.
The Sheriff's Office wants the citizens to know that we did not release information about the case due to it being a ongoing investigation and to protect the integrity of the case. At no point did we feel there was a threat to the community during the investigation or we would have given that information out.
Detectives were called to the scene and interviewed several family members and processed the residence for any information or evidence of what happened to cause the medical call. Mrs. Roger's was transferred to a hospital in the city where she passed away several days later. The Bates County Coroner was notified and was in contact with Detectives to participate in the death investigation. Together, we determined that it would be best for an autopsy to be performed to determine the cause of death. While the Coroner reached out to the experts in autopsies, he also reached out to many different medical professionals to help answer questions about the injuries to Mrs. Roger's. (See coroners press release).
While waiting for the scientific evidence from the experts to come back on the autopsy, Detectives began interviews based off leads provided by the family. During the investigation multiple stories began to surface online with numerous theories as to what happened to Mrs. Roger's. Detectives began to follow up on those theories in an attempt to determine the validity. Each time those ended in dead ends without any scientific evidence to back the theories.
At this time, the Coroner advises, the autopsy report is not finalized as some routine test are not yet available. However, based on preliminary findings of the autopsy, physical examination, medical records and toxicology of Mrs. Roger's, the Coroner and multiple experts agreed that the cause of death was the not a result of a homicide.
At this point, the Detectives have a few things to follow up on and are awaiting the few final laboratory results before closing the case. Evidence collected in cases like this often takes weeks or months to process.
The Sheriff's Office wants the citizens to know that we did not release information about the case due to it being a ongoing investigation and to protect the integrity of the case. At no point did we feel there was a threat to the community during the investigation or we would have given that information out.
We caution people that giving or sharing information on the internet that can't be substantiated with evidence only hinders our Detectives ability to investigate the case in a timely matter.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Mrs. Roger's.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Mrs. Roger's.
