The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office has concluced there is not sufficient evidence to charge anyone with a crime in the death of 10-year-old Patric McCarthy, who was found dead in the New Hampshire mountains in 2003.
In a statement released today, the office concudes: "Attorney General (Michael) Delaney has concluded that based on the facts, there is insufficient evidence to suggest that a prosecution against any person is warranted."
Investigators concluded the boy died of hypothermia after disappearing during a family trip to New Hampshire over Columbus Day weekend in 2003. McCarthy's family believes there is evidence that Patric was killed and his body was dumped in a wooded area in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
The family has hired private investigators to look into the case. In their statement, the Attorney General's Office noted that while conclusions have been made for now, the office would consider reopening the case if new evidence emerges.
"While the Attorney General has made this determination based on theevidence known at this time, Attorney General Delaney has stated that,'If additional, credible evidence is found which establishes areasonable likelihood that a crime was committed, the AttorneyGenerals office will certainly conduct a further review of thismatter,' " the statement reads. "Until such time that additional, credible evidence is found,the Attorney Generals office will be taking no further action inregard to this matter."
