'August: Osage County' Actress Misty Upham Died Of Blunt-Force Injuries [DETAILS]

By Star Connor s.connor@mstarsnews.com | Dec 09, 2014 04:56 PM EST

MStars News has learned that August: Osage County actress Misty Upham died from blunt-force injuries to her head and torso.

According to FoxNews, the the Native American star passed away back in October from the traumatic injuries, but the nature of her death is still "undetermined." Upham's body was examined by the Kings County Medical Examiner, where they made the new findings on last week.

MStars News previously reported that the 32-year-old went missing from her sister's apartment on October 5, where she died as her family searched for her finding her body a week later.

Upham's remains were discovered in a wooded area on October 16.

Upham's family, along with police, revealed that the actress suffered from mental illness.

"There have been no mistreatment complaints received by the Auburn Police Department from Ms. Upham, her family, MultiCare Auburn Medical Center, King County Sheriff's Office, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe or elected officials at the City of Auburn," the Auburn department statement said. "It has been inferred that she may have suffered a black eye at the hands of police, but that is not correct. Rather, included in a related written report, Ms. Upham stated that she had sustained a sprained ankle and black eye when she jumped out a two-story window."

There was some back and forth issues with the actress' family and the Auburn Police Department.

While Misty's father claimed that her family along with the Native-American community searched for Upham during her disappearance, the police claimed that they did not ignore the search efforts.

"But the real tragedy is this could have been prevented on a lot of levels. We pleaded with the Auburn Police to help us find Misty, but Commander Stocker made the decision that Misty did not fit the criteria of the Washington State Endangered Missing Persons Plan. This became a point of contention between us and the Auburn PD," he said. "In a statement he gave to the press he said Auburn PD doesn't have any evidence that Misty is actually missing. He went to say that Misty packed her belonging and left her apartment. This was an inaccurate statement. We believe that Commander Stocker had animosity against Misty due to a previous encounter."

Charles, Misty's father, continued, "Now press reports are saying that Auburn Police Department found Misty. The truth is the Native-American community formed a search party and found her after several days of searching without the help of the Auburn PD."

The Auburn Police Department claims it didn't ignore Upham's family when it reported her missing.

"The police did not ignore Ms. Upham's disappearance in this most recent episode," the Auburn Police Department replied. "An active search and investigation commenced. On Oct. 6, area checks were done in and around the home where she was last seen. Officers immediately followed up on all reports of her possible whereabouts. In the course of the investigation, the detective assigned to the case spoke with friends and family to assist us in locating Ms. Upham. The Seattle Police Department also checked an address provided by family, that Ms. Upham and members of her family were known to frequent, all with no success."

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