12/16/2025
Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied: The Unanswered Questions in the Death of Marissa Copeland
Years have passed since Marissa Copeland lost her life — and yet, her case remains “open,” unresolved, and without accountability.
Marissa was a daughter. A loved one. A human being whose life mattered. And today, her family is still waiting for answers.
Despite the passage of time, no arrests have been made. No one has been publicly held responsible. And while officials continue to say the investigation is “ongoing,” the reality is that movement appears stalled — if not completely frozen.
This raises serious and necessary questions.
If investigators already know who the responsible parties are —
If there is no active pursuit of justice —
If the case is not moving toward prosecution —
Then why is this case still classified as “open”?
An “open case” status prevents the family from accessing public records. It blocks transparency. It shields documents, interviews, and evidence from scrutiny. And it keeps the people who loved Marissa locked out of the truth.
That is not justice.
The family of Marissa Copeland deserves every document on file related to her death.
That includes, but is not limited to:
• Any and all body camera footage
• Dash camera footage
• Surveillance footage
• Recorded or written interviews
• Investigator notes
• Incident reports
• Evidence logs
• Autopsy and forensic documentation
• Communication between agencies regarding her case
Transparency is not a threat to justice — it is a requirement of it.
When years go by with no arrests and no resolution, secrecy no longer serves an investigation. It only deepens public mistrust and prolongs a family’s suffering.
Keeping a case “open” without action does not equal progress.
It equals delay.
It equals silence.
And it equals a denial of accountability.
Marissa Copeland’s family should not have to beg for information about their own loved one. They should not be barred from records that explain what happened, who was involved, and why nothing has changed.
If there will be no arrests, then the case must be closed and the records released.
If there will be arrests, the public deserves to know what is being done — and why it has taken this long.
Marissa deserves answers.
Her family deserves transparency.
And the public deserves accountability.
We cannot allow cases like this to quietly fade into bureaucratic limbo.
Justice does not expire.
And neither does the responsibility to tell the truth.