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A copy of People Magazine containing a story about missing Los Angeles girl Mitrice Richardson after her family filed a claim as a prelude to a possible lawsuit against the Los Angeles County in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Mitrice Richardson was arrested on September 16 after being unable to pay her $89 bill at a Malibu restaurant. Restaurant staff told investigators she was behaving bizarrely and speaking gibberish. Since her disappearance, Los Angeles Police Department homicide investigators have said they found evidence in her diaries and text messages that she was suffering from severe bipolar disorder. Deputies said Richardson passed a sobriety test, and she was allowed to walk away from the station and that was the last time she has been seen alive. Sheriff's officials have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying they told Mitrice she could remain at the station as long as she wanted.

Michael Richardson who is the father of missing girl Mitrice Richardson, talks to reporters after filing a claim as a prelude to a possible lawsuit against the Los Angeles County in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Mitrice Richardson was arrested on September 16 after being unable to pay her $89 bill at a Malibu restaurant. Restaurant staff told investigators she was behaving bizarrely and speaking gibberish. Since her disappearance, Los Angeles Police Department homicide investigators have said they found evidence in her diaries and text messages that she was suffering from severe bipolar disorder. Deputies said Richardson passed a sobriety test, and she was allowed to walk away from the station and that was the last time she has been seen alive. Sheriff's officials have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying they told Mitrice she could remain at the station as long as she wanted.

Michael Richardson (L) who is the father of missing girl Mitrice Richardson, talks to reporters after filing a claim as a prelude to a possible lawsuit against the Los Angeles County in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Mitrice Richardson was arrested on September 16 after being unable to pay her $89 bill at a Malibu restaurant. Restaurant staff told investigators she was behaving bizarrely and speaking gibberish. Since her disappearance, Los Angeles Police Department homicide investigators have said they found evidence in her diaries and text messages that she was suffering from severe bipolar disorder. Deputies said Richardson passed a sobriety test, and she was allowed to walk away from the station and that was the last time she has been seen alive. Sheriff's officials have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying they told Mitrice she could remain at the station as long as she wanted.

Michael Richardson (L) who is the father of missing girl Mitrice Richardson, argues with her mother Latice Sutton's (R) attorney Leo Terrell (C), after they filed a claim as a prelude to a possible lawsuit against the Los Angeles County in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Mitrice Richardson was arrested on September 16 after being unable to pay her $89 bill at a Malibu restaurant. Restaurant staff told investigators she was behaving bizarrely and speaking gibberish. Since her disappearance, Los Angeles Police Department homicide investigators have said they found evidence in her diaries and text messages that she was suffering from severe bipolar disorder. Deputies said Richardson passed a sobriety test, and she was allowed to walk away from the station and that was the last time she has been seen alive. Sheriff's officials have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying they told Mitrice she could remain at the station as long as she wanted.

Michael Richardson (L) who is the father of missing girl Mitrice Richardson, argues with her mother Latice Sutton's (R) attorney Leo Terrell (C), after they filed a claim as a prelude to a possible lawsuit against the Los Angeles County in Los Angeles on March 16, 2010. Mitrice Richardson was arrested on September 16 after being unable to pay her $89 bill at a Malibu restaurant. Restaurant staff told investigators she was behaving bizarrely and speaking gibberish. Since her disappearance, Los Angeles Police Department homicide investigators have said they found evidence in her diaries and text messages that she was suffering from severe bipolar disorder. Deputies said Richardson passed a sobriety test, and she was allowed to walk away from the station and that was the last time she has been seen alive. Sheriff's officials have repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying they told Mitrice she could remain at the station as long as she wanted.