KOMO 4 News looked into the Frances Haddon Morgan Center, revealing a trail of death and assault at the home. Now neither a police investigation nor the state's investigation seems any closer to finding out what happened.

We'd like to say that at a meeting of advocates for the Developmentally Disabled community Thursday, we heard from people concerned about the deaths of two young women at this state-run home. We'd like to say that, but the fact is, we don't know.

Regional Administrator Anita Delight wouldn't let the KOMO 4 reporter and photographer into the meeting.

"I'm not prepared to have the media here," she said.

Last summer, Krissy Shannon and Jenny Jessup died. Both lived at the Frances Haddon Morgan Center, which specializes in autism. Krissy died of a drug overdose, Jenny of a perforated bowel.

Our investigation into the deaths and other problems at the Morgan Center topped the meeting's agenda. That's why patient and parent lobbyist Dave Wood wanted KOMO there. That, and to tell us the state's review is going nowhere.

"I don't think they're seriously concerned enough," says Wood. "I mean nobody has been fired, nobody's even been reprimanded."

It's four months since Krissy died; more than two months since Jenny's death.

The state hired an outside investigator in September but to date no results; no word of what happened. Police investigations are also unfinished.

Carol Kirk manages the Morgan Center. She says their investigator is still waiting for tissue samples from the Kitsap County Coroner. P> "The best I can tell you is that when the independent review is done," says Kirk, "they say that it will be approximately four weeks once they get all the materials that they need, which they don't have yet."

So two families, torn by these untimely deaths, must continue to wait for answers.

The Federal Government is also investigating the Morgan Center for allegations of patient abuse.

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Nov. 4, 2005 -- Earlier Story From KOMOtv.com