Thank you for helping us achieve our goal of reaching 2,500 supporters. As I write this update tonight I just received word that we have reached 3,000 supporters! Our next goal is to reach 5,000 supporters. Here is a link to an interview I had today with Peyton Kennedy from WTAJ in Pennsylvania: https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/gross-family-speaks-on-psu-students-tragic-death/amp/

According to WTAJ, Centre County District Attorney Bernie Cantorna has stated that there is currently no "new information that would change the conclusions of the original investigation". We do not agree with this outlook on Justine's case. We believe that when it comes to the consideration for reopening the case, what should be the first priority is re-evaluating the current information that is available about her case as opposed to looking for new information.

The following are all specific points that we feel should be taken into consideration based on what we already know about my sister's case:

1. The coroner's office in Centre County released publicly that Justine tested positive for alcohol and THC. It is however unknown if the marijuana found in her body tissue was tested for K2, fentanyl, etc. My mother was also told initially they would test another blunt obtained from the male Penn State Student who was with Justine that night to see what was in it, but this never happened.                                                                                                           
2. According to my parents who were shown the video footage from the apartment building, four minutes is the time given between Justine entering the trash room of the apartment building on the eleventh floor and her coming out of the chute into the garbage bin like a sack of potatoes. There is not a camera in the actual room with the trash chute so the footage that was shown outside the trash room is also spotty. As a notable precedent, Phoebe Handsjuk’s family in Australia has shown that you need the help of at least one other person to successfully get into an apartment building trash chute. Handsjuk died in Australia after falling 12 stories down a trash chute in her apartment building in 2010. Her family recreated the scenario with the trash chute to argue against the finding that Handsjuk put herself in the trash chute on her own. At this time, her death is the most similar to my sister’s.

3. We understand that there is controversy surrounding the law in Pennsylvania citing drug-induced homicide but as far as we are aware “the law seeks to punish individuals who sell or distribute controlled substances that result in the accidental death of another person”. This male student admitted to giving her the marijuana on the night she died but has not been charged with anything.

4. We are aware that in 2014 Pennsylvania changed the drug laws to offer protection to good Samaritan laws involving drug use. If someone calls for help when someone is experiencing a drug overdose they have immunity for certain drug crimes. This law, however, does not grant immunity if the person was involved in the distribution or delivery of the substances, which might explain why this male student did not call for help that night.

5. We also know that cannabis is not legal for recreational use in Pennsylvania but having small amounts of it on hand is mostly decriminalized. We, however, do not know if this male student has a medical marijuana card.

Thank you all again for your continued support. Please continue to share this petition. My sister has been silenced in her ability to obtain justice for herself due to her untimely death. We, however, will be her voice for seeking answers to questions that still remain about her last night alive. We will keep fighting for justice for my sister!