My Brother Edgar

My brother Edgar was found dead in a small, narrow, shallow creek below his house on 23 November 2009 in Transylvania County, North Carolina. His pants pockets were turned inside out, his pants were down around his knees and his wallet was missing. His house keys were stuffed in his shirt pocket instead of his pants pocket. He had injuries on his head and body. His wrists showed stress marks as if he had been bound with something.
A sheriff investigator visited the scene and assumed that since Edgar had been drinking that his death was an "accidental drowning. No basic investigative techniques were employed. My brother, Gerald, who found Edgar's body was not questioned nor were any family members or neighbors. The sheriff's representative called the on duty Medical Examiner to visit the scene. He chose not to visit the scene since the "detective" had already concluded the death as "accidental drowning".The Medical Examiner (ME) authorized removal of my brother's body from the stream and had him transported to the Transylvania Regional Hospital for an examination. The examination consisted of drawing a vial of blood from Edgar's carotid artery and sending it to Chapel Hill to the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) along with a sketchy report stating that based on talking with the on the scene "investigator", the death was "accidental drowning". No medical tests were conducted. No autopsy was ordered as is the norm in an unexplained death. Despite repeated attempts by family members to talk with the ME, he refused to even speak with family members. Two of my sisters, Vonda and Jeannette went to the ME's office and offered to pay for an appointment and were refused a paid appointment. I sent a public records information request to the ME for information and he refused to comply with the State Public Records Law.
Every day since Edgar's death, his family has tried to get an explanation for the finding of "accidental drowning". We were recently informed that absent gunshot wounds or knife wounds and absent any signs of foul play; that they determined accidental drowning was the cause of death. Since then, I have managed to get the Chief Medical Examiner, (OCME) to agree to pay for an autopsy and transport of the body. OCME said the state would pay for the exhumation if the District Attorney found the death suspicious and got a Judge authorization. The family has pleaded with the District Attorney to do two things: Get a professional investigator assigned from the State Bureau of Investigation and to obtain authorization for exhumation. So far, he has not agreed to either of our requests.