OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji's parents have taken legal action against the City of San Francisco in their quest to show he was killed.
The tech prodigy, 26, who just a month previously exposed the business's suspicious methods of training ChatGPT, was discovered dead on November 26.
Balaji was sprawled next to his bathroom door with a gunshot wound to the head and blood all over part of his apartment in San Francisco's Mint Hill neighborhood.
His parents Poornima Ramarao and disgaeawiki.info Balaji Ramamurthy insist he couldn't have killed himself, and rage police took just 40 minutes to rule his death a suicide.
They claim their efforts to show to have actually been hampered by the city's rejection to launch the police occurrence report and other case files to them.
A claim submitted in the San Francisco Superior Court requires a court order approving them access to the files.
'In the two-plus months since their child's passing, petitioners and their counsel have actually been stymied at every turn as they have actually looked for more details about the reason for and circumstances surrounding Suchir's terrible death,' it read.
Their lawyer, Kevin Rooney, argued the city was violating the California Public Records Act with its refusal.
Suchir Balaji, 26, was found in his house in San Francisco on November 26 with a gunshot to the head and his death ruled a suicide
Balaji's moms and dads Poornima Ramarao and Balaji Ramamurthy (visualized with him) insist he was murdered and have actually spent more than $100,000 attempting to prove it
The claim accused authorities of attempting to have it both methods by stating the case was closed, but then denying access to the files since the case was still open.
'This contradiction is triggering a hold-up that is illegal and unjustified,' Rooney wrote.
Balaji's parents employed Joseph Cohen, previous chief forensic pathologist of Riverside County, California, to carry out a 2nd autopsy in December.
Ramarao earlier told DailyMail.com she wouldn't release the results until after the Los Angeles Medical Examiner released its report, which is due by 90 days his death.
The claim listed some of the results, but did not expose its findings on whether Balaji took his own life, or if it identified another manner of death.
'Dr Cohen, identified that Suchir had suffered a single gunshot wound to the mid-forehead, between his eyebrows and somewhat to the right of the bridge of the nose,' the claim detailed.
'In what Dr Cohen characterized as atypical and uncommon in suicides, he kept in mind that the trajectory of the bullet was downward with a small left to ideal angle. He likewise noted that the bullet entirely missed out on the brain before perforating and lodging in the brain stem.
'Significantly, Dr Cohen also kept in mind a contusion to the back of Suchir's head.'
Balaji's moms and dads previously used the finding that the bullet missed out on the brain, meaning he rather bled to death, and the different head injury, to bolster their argument that his death was a murder, not suicide.
Balaji resided in this high-end structure on Buchanan Street in San Francisco's Mint Hill area
The claim explained how staff form the medical examiner's office handed Ramarao the home secrets and told her she might obtain his body the next day.
'The representative likewise informed Ms Ramarao that she need to not be enabled to see Suchir's body which his face had been ruined when a bullet went through his eye,' it read.
Rooney mentioned that Balaji's moms and dads inquired about the status of the investigation, however did not receive an official response.
'Informally, SFPD authorities notified petitioners' counsel that homicide investigators quickly re-opened the investigation, reviewed closed circuit recordings from Suchir's building, and quickly afterwards closed the examination again, concluding that Suchir had actually dedicated suicide,' the claim read.
A key reason for the suicide judgment is that nobody was seen on CCTV entering an area of the structure where they might have entered into Balaji's home.
However, his moms and dads claimed there were two entrances that were not kept an eye on by security cameras.
The city is yet to submit a response to the claim, and decreased to comment.
Photos obtained by DailyMail.com reveal blood was pooled next to the bathroom door where his head lay, however likewise splattered around the bathroom far from the body
The grisly scene left unblemished
Photos obtained by DailyMail.com show blood was pooled beside the bathroom door where his head lay, but likewise splashed around the bathroom far from the body.
Pushing the bloodstains were one of Balaji's wireless earbuds and 2 mystical tufts of what appeared to be synthetic hair, like from a wig.
His home, in a high-end building on Buchanan Street in San Francisco's Mint Hill neighborhood, was also raided, 'like someone was browsing for something'.
'After seeing there is so much blood all over, I don't understand how they think it's a suicide, it does not look close,' his father, Ramamurthy, told DailyMail.com.
Balaji's parents decline to believe their son took his own life, insisting it was a 'cold-blooded murder' in spite of police stating there was no nasty play.
His apartment or condo sits frozen in time - never cleaned up, and touched just possible because authorities left it on November 26.
Neither have they held a correct funeral nor buried his body, rather raising $85,000 to pay legal representatives, detectives, and forensic specialists to prove he was murdered.
Blood both inside the restroom, and pooled on the floor outside the door where his head was discovered
Among them was Professor Dinesh Rao, who composed an initial report on the scene obtained by DailyMail.com.
The report includes lots of photos showing the condition of Balaji's one-bedroom apartment or condo, together with earlier images taken by his family.
The bachelor pad is fairly organized through the entrance and lounge location, but rapidly changes as you get closer to where he died.
His last meal, a half-eaten ready-meal with wild rice still in the plastic tray, sits on his chaotic desk with a fork and a restaurant invoice.
Worse still is the kitchen table, scattered with clutter, a few of which spilled onto the flooring along with pieces of chocolate.
'The disturbed environments supports possibility of fights/resistance, which need to be substantiated with other forensic evidence,' Rao wrote.
Balaji's bedroom was also in turmoil, and a wireless earbud was discovered on the flooring near the entrance, with blood stains and hair strands on it.
Close by, simply outside the restroom door near the hinges, was a large area of dried blood with the other earbud and a red shopping bag.
His last meal, a half-eaten ready-meal with wild rice still in the plastic tray, sits on his messy desk with a fork and a restaurant invoice
His apartment or condo sits frozen in time - never ever cleaned up, and touched as low as possible given that authorities left it on November 26
The bachelor pad is fairly orderly through the entryway and lounge location, but rapidly modifications as you get closer to where he passed away
The cooking area table, strewn with mess, a few of which spilled onto the floor along with pieces of chocolate
Splattered blood extended up the door and the doorframe about 18 inches, dripping down to the floor, and a splash extended just past the threshold on the bathroom tiles.
One tuft of artificial hair was jammed in the corner of the door, and other, consisting of a pin, so layered with dried blood it blended into the swimming pool.
The hair has actually only been physically examined and will quickly go through lab tests, in addition to blood samples, to learn what it is made of and if there was anybody else's DNA at the scene.
Inside the bathroom were drops of blood throughout the tiles, on the cabinet beside the sink, and on the cabinet handle, on the other side of the space.
Rao composed that some of the drops of blood appeared to have actually fallen while the victim was sitting, or possibly crawling, and others while standing. A few of the blood could have been coughed up.
Also on the flooring was an overturned garbage bin and a plastic floss choice.
Ramarao said she had not seen photos of her boy's body at the scene, but authorities told her he was discovered pushing his back with his feet pointed far from the restroom.
She also said the private autopsy she paid for revealed the bullet was shot from above, entering above his nose and accommodations simply below the back of his skull.
Inside the restroom were drops of blood across the tiles, on the cabinet beside the sink, and on the cabinet deal with, on the other side of the space
Also on the floor was an overturned garbage bin and a plastic floss pick
The stock layout of Balaji's house with the bathroom where he was found on the left
She claimed the bullet completely missed his brain, and he rather bled to death on the bathroom door, and had a second blunt injury injury on the side of his head.
Rao wrote in his report that Balaji most likely felt sorry for 15 to 30 minutes.
Balaji's parents theorize their son was attacked from behind while he was listening to music and cleaning his teeth, and his head smashed into the wall or cabinet.
After resisting, he was pulled up onto his knees or sitting down, and shot in the head. As the wound wasn't fatal, he made it through for some minutes and left the bathroom before dying from blood loss.
'A 10-minute battle, most likely,' his daddy said.
His moms and dads believe the apartment or condo was raided because the killer was looking for a storage device that had damning evidence on it.
Balaji's gun, a Glock pistol that records showed he bought on January 4, 2024, was found near his body, along with a box of 9mm ammo in his closet with six rounds missing out on.
Among the rounds was found in the weapon case, which consisted of the record of sale, another 4 in other places, and one unaccounted for.
Ballistic tests to validate whether this was the gun that killed him are yet to be performed. His moms and dads claimed there was no gunshot residue on his hands.
Splattered blood extended up the door and the doorframe about 18 inches, leaking down to the floor, and a splash extended simply past the threshold on the restroom tiles
Blood drops inside the restroom looking inside from the door
A splash of lighter blood beside a red shopping bag that was stuck to the greatest blood swimming pool
Rao criticized the police investigation as 'incomplete and insufficient' that missed essential hints like the phony hair and earbuds, which he called 'an extremely serious error'.
'Will have a severe impact on the understanding of the manner of death, besides assisting the alleged suspect (if any) to leave from the crime and including more speculations surrounding the death,' he composed.
Rao composed that the disturbed scenes were 'most likely seen in bloodthirsty death scene and rarely observed in supposed self-destructive cases'.
He likewise noted the lack of a suicide note and the 'extensively dispersed and pattern of blood splatters' were 'most not likely in victims whose fatality/unconsciousness is instantaneous' as in a suicide by gunshot.
Ramamurthy said his kid's home was never ever completely tidy, however it was never ever anywhere near as untidy as they discovered it.
'Everything is scattered, like somebody is searching something,' he said.
'And the blood spots all over the location, hairs ... if they have taken a deep analysis, they could have seen this, but they didn't wish to, they just took the weapon and took him, that's all.
'They currently chose it was a suicide when they strolled in, in 40 minutes, then they handed us back the secrets.'
Blood on the other side of the doorframe to the vast bulk of the blood splatter, as seen from inside the bathroom
Balaji's gun, a Glock pistol that records show he bought on January 4, 2024, was found near his body, in addition to a box of 9mm ammunition in his closet with 6 rounds missing out on
One of the rounds was discovered in the weapon case, that included the record of sale, another 4 somewhere else, and one unaccounted for
Balaji's last hours alive
Ramamurthy was the last recognized individual to speak to Balaji, in a call at 7.12 pm on November 22 that may just have actually been hours before he passed away.
Balaji had simply returned from a vacation to Catalina Island, off the coast of Los Angeles, with some friends, who were previous coworkers or worked in tech, for his birthday a day previously.
They spoke for 15 minutes about his journey, the walkings he performed in LA, the weather, and the birthday cash Balaji would soon be sent out.
Ramamurthy asked him if he desired to go to an exhibit in January together, and he said, 'Sure, let's see, I'll think of it'.
'I asked do you plan to visit us and he said, "Not right away",' he recalled.
'He was delighted, he didn't reveal any anxiety. He had just returned, and in the end he said, 'I'm going for supper, I'll speak with you later.' Usually, he goes out for supper.'
Whether the half-eaten ready-meal suggested he never ever headed out, simply got takeaway, or consumed it the next day is uncertain as the exact time of death is not known - though cops think it to be that night or the next morning.
Balaji's moms and dads didn't hear from him for the next two days - the weekend - but weren't worried as he was often hectic and had actually simply returned home.
But by Monday, they started to worry
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