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OSBURN - Compelling details of the death of Brianna Cook, a 17-year-old from Pinehurst who was discovered hanging in her father's bathroom in the early morning hours of Oct. 26, may provide a link to the ongoing death investigation of Dylan Parker.
Several months apart, both teenagers left from the same home, at the same time of the night and apparently began walking down the same road, Palin said.
"There's no way it's a coincidence," she said.
Cook, who did not go missing, was picked up by her sister and a couple of friends in Osburn after apparently leaving the party because she was upset. She was then driven home to her father's house in Pinehurst.
It was about an hour later - 1 a.m. - that Cook's father found his daughter hanging in his bathroom. Palin said he would not have been able to hear anything occurring inside his home because he sleeps with a fan right next to his head.
But Cook's death, which Palin said was initially deemed a suicide by a local police officer, is part of an ongoing investigation by the Idaho State Police.
Michael Van Leuven, an ISP detective, said last week that Cook's case is labeled as a "death investigation" and that they are not characterizing it as a homicide or suicide as evidence continues to be gathered and interviews are conducted.
Lonny Duce, the Shoshone County coroner, said the cause of death on Cook's death certificate is still listed as undetermined.
Palin obtained a copy of her daughter's autopsy report, which was conducted at the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office. A summary of case findings states that Cook suffered from "asphyxia due to hanging by ligature" and "blunt impact to the head" with a "contusion of forehead."
http://www.cdapress.com/news/local_news/article_c890ab6e-2102-5894-9d84-ae6bd77dddf0.html