In the moments before Texas A&M cheerleader Brianna Aguilera fell to her death, witnesses say they heard someone scream, 'Get off me!' — and the so-called 'suicide note' police found deleted from her phone was actually a creative writing essay, her mother’s lawyer revealed Friday.
Texas attorney Tony Buzbee revealed that a man living just down the street from the apartment where the 19-year-old student died reported hearing a fight in the early hours of Saturday
“[He heard], “Get off of me!” — and screaming, and then a muffled cry between 12:30 and 1 a.m. next to the apartment,” Speaking at a press conference Friday, Buzbee revealed the details.
Brianna Aguilera, a Texas A&M cheerleader, was tragically found dead after attending a college football game. Facebook / Stephanie Rodriguez
The high-profile attorney, who has represented more than 150 alleged victims of Sean "Diddy" Combs, said a second witness from the apartment across the hall also reported hearing what sounded like a disturbance.
“Another witness could hear running back and forth and screaming,” he said.
He claimed that Austin police failed to interview either potential witness, rushing instead to the unsupported conclusion that Aguilera had committed suicide.
While police claimed they found a suicide note on her phone, Buzbee insisted it was nothing more than an essay she had written just four days before her death.
According to Texas attorney Tony Buzbee, a man living just down the street from the apartment where the 19-year-old student died said he heard a fight erupt in the early hours of Saturday. Stephanie Rodriguez
“[The lead investigator] sees an essay on her phone and he calls it a suicide note,” Buzbee said. “She wrote an essay on the 25th that she deleted — and then she goes and kills herself four days later? It’s really ridiculous,” he said.
“It’s total baloney that they’re trying to sell you,” he said.
In the moments before Texas A&M cheerleader Brianna Aguilera plunged to her death, witnesses reported hearing someone shout, 'Get off me!' — her mother’s lawyer revealed. Google st View
Buzbee emphasized that while police have suggested Aguilera took her own life, it is the medical examiner, not law enforcement, who has the authority to make that official conclusion.
"They are lazy and incompetent," he said, criticizing the police who investigated the case.
Austin police have suggested the student likely jumped to her death, but Aguilera’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, insists her daughter was fatally pushed or thrown from a balcony after a long day of heavy drinking.
On Friday, Rodriguez insisted that Aguilera was not suicidal and had been excitedly planning a promising future as a lawyer.
“I can’t deal with [cops] jumping to conclusions and not performing an actual investigation,” she fumed at the press conference. “Do your job.”
