Distressing reason behind demise revealed for 19-year-old Texas A&M pupil whose 17-story balcony plunge after combat with boyfriend sparked homicide rumors

A Texas A&M student who died after plunging to her death from a 17th story balcony after a tailgate party took her own life, officials ruled. 

Brianna Aguilera, 19, was found dead outside an apartment building in Austin late last November, in a case that sparked rumors she may been murdered. 

The Travis County Medical Examiner officially ruled her death as a suicide, according to a report seen by the Daily Mail, the cause of death was listed as blunt trauma.

The report detailed a large number of catastrophic injuries Aguilera suffered from her fall while making repeated mention of prior threats of suicide. A toxicology report found alcohol and cannabis in her system, the report added.

Aguilera, a sophomore, had attended the annual rivalry football game between Texas A&M and the University of Texas at Austin.

Investigators later said that Aguilera took her own life, revealing in December that they had found what they described as a suicide note on her phone. 

Its contents were not revealed.  

They concluded that the impulsive act was triggered by an argument with her boyfriend after a day of heavy drinking.  

Yet the teen’s family, represented by attorney Tony Buzbee disputed that initial finding and accused Austin police of ignoring critical evidence. 

Aguilera’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, also believed her daughter’s death was caused by foul play.  

Brianna Aguilera, 19, was found dead outside an apartment building in Austin late last November

They concluded that the impulsive act was triggered by an argument with her boyfriend after a day of heavy drinking

Those who had been with Aguilera in her final hours told police they did not see or hear her fall, and said they did not realize she was missing from the apartment until the following day. Aguilera did not live there – she was only visiting. 

During a press conference last month, Buzbee unveiled what he claims is a crucial witness who was overlooked by the police – a neighbor who says she heard disturbing sounds from the apartment where Aguilera was in the moments before the fatal fall. 

Dannah Rodriguez, who lives in the apartment complex, said she heard yelling and what appeared to be a heated argument involving multiple people late that night.

‘I began hearing a girl arguing with other people,’ she said. ‘It sounded like it was multiple people in the apartment pacing back and forth, so it was hard to recall what was said in the argument.’

Rodriguez said the confrontation escalated to the point that her mother, who was visiting at the time, considered crossing the hallway to intervene. 

They both heard loud screaming but claimed the noise eventually died down, and they thought nothing more of it.

The neighbor said she had lived opposite the apartment for a year and could hear everything that went on next door, through the ‘paper-thin walls.’ She identified the girl living in the opposite unit as ‘Natalie.’

Natalie, whose last name was not revealed, is a friend of Aguilera’s who hosted her that weekend and often threw parties after Texas football games.

Those who had been with Aguilera in her final hours told police they did not see or hear her fall, and said they did not realize she was missing from the apartment until the following day

Aguilera’s mother, Stephanie Rodriguez, believes her daughter’s death was caused by foul play, the two are seen here together

Police said that everyone who was in the apartment on the night Aguilera died has cooperated and they have yielded no evidence suggesting foul play. 

As well as the alleged suicide note, they also said that investigators found suicidal texts sent the evening of her death to friends, police claimed, along with what they described as indications of self-harm. 

Buzbee shot those down as ‘absolute and total baloney’, saying the alleged suicide note was a deleted essay and not relevant. 

Surveillance footage captured Aguilera arriving at the 21 Rio apartment complex at 11pm and going into a unit on the 17th floor, according to police. 

Around 12.30am, a large group of people left the apartment, leaving Aguilera and three other young women inside.

Phone records show Aguilera had a one-minute phone call with her out-of-town boyfriend, Aldo Sanchez, 20, from 12.43 to 12.44am.

Witnesses said she argued during the conversation, which was later confirmed by the boyfriend. The nature of the dispute has not been disclosed.

Just two minutes later, at 12.46am, police responded to a 911 call alerting them to a body on the sidewalk below.

Aguilera was pronounced dead at the scene at 12.56am. Police said she had trauma ‘consistent with having fallen from a higher floor.’

She was reported missing later that day and eventually identified by her fingerprints.

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