Article 2 – 'Rita Morgan's Tragic Death'
Miami Daily Herald Newspaper article, written by reporter Mike RePort, 12/23/09
"Rita Morgan's Tragic Death"
Rita Morgan, survived by her husband, Dexter Morgan, and her three children, Astor, Cody, and Harrison, will be remembered for her loving and gentle ways as a wife and as a mother. Her life was tragically cut short last week by her murderer. This is truly a tragedy as expressed by her family and friends. Her loss will be felt not only by her family but by all those that her life touched.
Funeral services were attended by family, neighbors, and a great many of Miami's police officers plus many officials from the City of Miami including the Mayor. Her eulogy was delivered by her husband, Dexter Morgan and his sister, Deborah Morgan. The heart felt eulogies delivered by both did not leave a dry eye amongst the attendees, including this reporter.
The investigation into her murder is underway and as yet no one has been officially named as a suspect but the nonofficial comments this reporter has heard being bantered about in homicide indicate a possible link to a serial killer that has been labeled the Trinity Killer by the FBI. The FBI has officially taken over the investigation of the Trinity Killer but the separate and maybe parallel investigation into Rita Morgan's murder by the Miami Metro Police Department and its forensics department is underway and very active.
Dexter Morgan, the surviving spouse of Rita Morgan, is a member of the forensics department whose specialty is a Blood Spatter Analyst. He is actively involved in the investigation despite his terrible and recent loss. His sister, Deborah Morgan, a detective in the homicide department is also part of the investigation. The family has stepped in to take care of the children and support Dexter Morgan while this investigation is ongoing and hopefully comes to a speedy and successful conclusion, the capture of the murderer.
Sources close to the investigation, speaking with anonymity for obvious reasons, have told this reporter that there are a lot of unanswered questions concerning Rita Morgan's murder. These questions go beyond the usual 'who done it' questions and there seems to be an undercurrent within the department that the timing of the discovery of Rita's body versus when the police were initially called, tied into evidence irregularities, has tensions running very high within the homicide department. This would seem to point back to Dexter Morgan having been the one to discover his wife upon returning home but he is still an active member of the investigation, at least at the time of this writing.
This is an ongoing assignment for this reporter and I will, I emphasize, I will keep up my own investigation and report to you what I find!
Article 2 – 'Rita Morgan's Tragic Death'