'August: Osage County' Misty Upham's Death Still Under Investigation, Actress's Father Charles Upham Believes Police Didn't Do Enough To Find His Daughter

MStars News previously learned that the Auburn Police Department denied abuse rumors of August: Osage County deceased actress Misty Upham. We previously reported that after Upham's family made claims that the police abused Misty during her run-ins with the law, the police made a statement clearing their name. Now MStars News has learned that the alleged accidental death of Upham is still under investigation, and her fatehr Charles thinks the cops didn't do enough to find his daughter.

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According to People, the Auburn Police Department and the King County Medical Examiner are looking at the cause of the August: Osage County actress's death.

Misty's father Charles Upham previously claimed it was his family and the Native-American community who helped find his missing daughter.

"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 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."

We previously reported that police said they tried to find Upham by tracing her cellphone signal but learned that her service was disconnected before she went missing.

"It's a matter of opinion on their part. They don't realize that Misty's mother, her sister and I witnessed their behavior and the taunting when it was going on, as well as other witnesses who saw it, too," Charles claimed.

"In terms of the bruises and scratches she received, I don't have any proof that they did anything, but I'm assuming that based on the fact that she was okay when she left and that they are responsible for it," the father of the deceased star said. "It would be much better if they would have at least contacted us about this. We haven't heard anything from them. I've been contacting them and they won't return my calls. It's unprofessional."