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Who Killed Hugues de la Plaza?

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Published on July 17, 2007 at 5:26pm

"Suicide is stupid," François said, looking at graphic photographs as he waited for a meeting at the district attorney's office.

"Completely," Mireille added.

Police officials said they have met with the family at least four times, and shared as much information as possible.

At that meeting with Chief Assistant District Attorney Russ Giuntini, the de la Plazas pushed to ensure search warrants were being obtained for Hugues' Gmail and Yahoo accounts. And they expressed concern about what they say is a lack of progress in the investigation.

It's a sentiment repeatedly echoed by his friends. "What this has kind of shown me is how easy it is to kill someone and get away with it in San Francisco," his friend Ryan Beckwith said. "Maybe it's like this in other places, but it's real fucking easy."

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