Hi, everybody. Let’s pick up with what happened after Pitt County DA Faris Dixon was caught lying about having a medical examiner’s report that didn’t exist, and what unfolded once he decided to finally submit the evidence in Keisha’s case to the medical examiner.
Dixon’s office sent a release of information letter to my email. Around August 1, 2022, I printed it, signed it in front of a notary, and sent it to his office. Supposedly, he forwarded the evidence to Dr. Karen Kelly, medical examiner, by secure email on August 11.
My attempt to follow up with the ME’s office in September and October were blocked. Each time I called, someone other than the office manager answered and told me, she was told… that if I called… to tell me… I needed to call the risk manager. Read that again if you need to.
Why is it, and how is it, that the risk manager, Vicki Haddock, is the bottom line throughout this process? And what kind of hold does she have on these people?
2023
I held off on following up with the ME’s office any more until 2023. In February, the office manager answered the phone again. (Yes! Finally.) I did not identify myself in this call, because I did not want to be denied information again. I only asked to speak to Dr. Kelly who I then learned was out on FMLA at the time.
I waited another month or so and called the ME’s office back. Cautiously, I revealed who I was and what I wanted to the office manager. Once again, though, she told me that their office had no information on my daughter in their system.
You know… you just don’t think you have to record certain people. I needed proof of what I was being told. So, I recorded the next few conversations; one with Dixon, one with the office manager, and another with Dixon.
Dixon maintained that he submitted evidence directly to Dr. Kelly in August 2022, while the ME office manager insisted that they had no information. It seems to me that the office manager was left out of the loop. I say that because it stands to reason that if Dixon did communicate with Dr. Kelly by secure email in August 2022, he would have known in April 2023 if Dr. Kelly had not received it; FMLA or not. It’s not like the FMLA spanned the entire time.
Something else the office manager said stood out, though. She said that office was not doing anything with the Keisha White case, and that Dr. Kelly would need to talk to risk management to see what she would be allowed to do. I’ve already talked about this before, but if you are new to my blog, just know that Dr. Kelly failed to uphold her duty to the public.
But getting back to Dixon, the recorded conversations with him are also laden with lies and inconsistencies. For example, he said the reason I was never interviewed by law enforcement was because “no one thought it was criminal at the time.” Ahem! Excuse me? C.A.L.E.A. standards does not say interviewing key witnesses is optional in an investigation. I mean, what type of investigation does not require an interview with ANY witnesses when witnesses are accessible?
Another thing… Faris Dixon relied heavily on Dr. Kelly’s evaluation as the basis he would use to determine if he would move forward with filing charges against Linda Brixon. Keep that in mind. Okay? And don’t forget he also relied on an imaginary evaluation in 2022 when he claimed he had a report that did not support him filing charges. This information is important. You’ll see why in a minute.
2023 – 2024
Let’s fast-forward. I retained an independent medical examiner in December 2023. In his January report, the IME determined Keisha White’s death was a homicide based on criminal negligence. I forwarded the report to the GPD and to the DA’s office. Dixon responded by closing the case, claiming it would be inappropriate to file charges due to “insufficient evidence.” Read THAT again.
What would Dixon have decided if Dr. Kelly cooperated with his investigation? Of course, I assume, any opinion less than homicide would have resulted in “insufficient evidence” to file charges. But what if her conclusion was the same as the IME’s? And if she were to conclude the same thing as the IME, why was the IME’s decision not sufficient?
This is why I pointed out the importance of those statements a few minutes ago. Faris Dixon based his charging decision on an imaginary ME report. He planned to base his decision on an actual report, but he failed to require the ME to cooperate with his investigation. Then when he receives a report from an IME, identifying a homicide, it is insufficient.
It sounds to me that he wasted a whole lot of time and state resources for what? Nothing? To defend lies? To do everything against what his constituents elected him for?
2024
Let’s fast-forward one more time. In May 2024, I was able to track down the retired SBI agent who “investigated” Keisha’s death, alongside a GPD detective, in November 2014. In our recorded conversation, she revealed to me that ECU Health did not make personnel available for interview. She then told me her report was submitted to the DA’s office.
Say, WHAT?
You mean to tell me… that half-ass report has been sitting in the DA’s office for a decade and repeatedly used as a basis to make a charging decision? Repeatedly used as a basis to close the case? Repeatedly referenced as the DA and GPD echoed “this is not a criminal matter?” … Oh, yes it is!! And in more ways than one!!
You wanna know what is ironic? In 2018, Faris Dixon ran for office on a platform of cleaning up corruption in the Pitt County Courthouse.
How much further is he, ECU Health, the GPD, DA, and others willing to go to protect their illegal activity?
It’s like I’ve said before… Natural deaths do not require all this cover up… These senseless tactics have been revealed in my blog posts.
If it was genuinely believed that Keisha’s death was natural and not criminal, why did ECU Health involve the SBI in May or June 2014?
Why did those SBI agents lie to me while relaying information from me back to the hospital?
Why didn’t ECU Health cooperate with the November 2014 investigation?
Why weren’t investigators allowed access to relevant staff for interview?
Why weren’t Linda Brixon and Elizabeth Everette ever questioned by law enforcement?
Why did law enforcement allow ECU Health’s non-cooperation?
Why block the medical examiner’s review from 2022-2023?
Why did Dixon lie about evidence he did not have?
Why didn’t he require cooperation from Dr. Kelly?
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
There is a former NC lawmaker who once served in the General Assembly: Thomas Wright. He was removed from office and charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly failing to report campaign contributions. One of the allegations against him involved concealing the transfer of part of those contributions into his personal account. Wright was found guilty and sent to prison because NC courts determined that common law obstruction of justice occurs whenever the justice process is hindered.
Where are the lawmakers, politicians, activists, and oversight boards in this case? I have made various complaints to various agencies since 2014. Is it because I don’t have a string of alphabets behind my name that I was ignored at every turn? People like to tell me to file a complaint with the district attorney.
I always ask them: Who am I supposed to report to when the district attorney is part of the problem? They never have an answer. They just say they can’t help me, and then they move on with their day.
And THIS, ladies and gentleman, is the system we have in place… a system that breeds corruption, because it all but quashes accountability for the powerful.
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