About six months after the death of 14 -year -old son, Miller Gardner New York Yankis Outfielder Brat gardnerOfficials in Costa Rica raided the hotel on Thursday in which the boy was found dead, and an prosecutor suggested that a murder could be a case as a result of the investigation.
In his first media interview about the case, prosecutor Kenneth Alwarz told ESPN on a video call that a three -hour raid at Arenas del March Beachfront and Rainforest Resort at Manual Antonio was to collect additional proofs related to a carcass tested for Miller Gardner’s carbon monoxide death. This was the first formal discovery of the hotel as the authorities went to the resort a week after the death.
Alvarez told ESPN, “We remember that what was done at that time was the measure of toxins on the site.” “Based on those tests, a second action was determined, which was done today to collect evidence.”
Waiting for television cameras at the hotel entrance, Costa arrived to conduct three pickup trucks carrying agents from Rica’s Judicial Investigation Department (OIJ).
Alvarez, who said, on the possible allegations of the mangelotter, the investigation centers told ESPN that the authorities discovered the offices of management, maintenance and accounting, obtained physical and digital evidence. The prosecutor also said that several members of the hotel staff have been interviewed and “always shown themselves ally.” No arrest or fee has been charged in the case.
Brett Gardner could not be reached for comment on Thursday, and a representative of Yankis did not immediately respond.
Alwarz said that public ministry officials had “a continuous contact with lawyers that were hired in Costa Rica.”
“They knew about the operation, and we remain in communication,” he said.
He said that the authorities have coordinated with an FBI Attach in Costa Rica to “guide the initial investigation and learn a little about the profiles of individuals.”
Miller Gardner died on 21 March at the Costa Rickon Resort, where he was living with his family. Brett Gardner and his wife, Jessica, announced the death of their youngest son in a statement two days later by Yankise. According to the statement, Miller Gardner fell ill with several other family members during the holiday.
Two days after that statement, a representative of oz told ESPN that Miller Gardner and family members “went to a restaurant to eat and food made him sick.” In that interview, the spokesperson said that OIJ considered it asphyxiation before taking it out. OIJ later confirmed ESPN by text message that investigators admitted that the death was considered accidental rather than dishonesty.
On April 2, officials said the death was caused by carbon monoxide, which could have come out of the adjacent “machine room”. In June, a representative of the prosecutor’s office told ESPN that the case remained under investigation and the prosecutors “demanded whether the cause of the death was the cause of a murder or not, and, if yes, to establish responsibility.”
Miller Gardner played high school football in South Carolina and wore number 11, which his father donated during the 14 MLB season, all with Yanki. Brett Gardner, a popular team leader, was a member of the 2009 Championship team of New York and retired in 2021.
Freelance journalist Victor Fernandez Gutirez contributed to this report.
