Overview

• CBI confirmed a case review is underway with no estimated timeline and said it will provide an update once the work is complete.
• Pitkin County Sheriff Michael Buglione referred the matter after Anita Thompson sought an outside evaluation to promote transparency and closure.
• Investigators are examining prior Pitkin County reports that concluded Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot, and the coroner at the time declined to order toxicology.
• The review will not involve Thompson’s remains, which were cremated, and it could either affirm the original findings or lead to additional investigative steps.
• Sheriff Buglione said discussions with CBI began in April and a special agent has been assigned to conduct the review.