“The Young and the Restless” star Kristoff St. John and his ex-wife, boxer Mia, believe their mentally troubled son was murdered – and they’ve hired a high-powered trial attorney to prove it!
Julian St. John, 24, who had battled schizophrenia, drugs and alcohol, was a patient at La Casa Psychiatric Health Facility in Long Beach, Calif., when he was found dead in a bathroom with a bag over his head on Nov. 23.
“Julian had no illegal drugs or alcohol in his system when he died,” said Michael Jackson’s former attorney Mark Geragos, who is filing a wrongful death suit for the family. “If he had been properly monitored by La Casa staffers, he would still be alive.”
The facility ruled the death a suicide, but “we believe this was not suicide,” a family source told the RadarOnline.com. “He was murdered.”
Mark told The National ENQUIRER exclusively: “Julian called his mother shortly before his death and said another patient might kill him. Then he was found dead.”
After video footage was uncovered of Julian returning to his room after making the call, followed by other people “going in and out of his room,” L.A. detectives reopened the case.
“Once the case is filed with the Superior Court, ‘discovery’ will kick in and the hospital will have to turn over the video and crime-scene evidence,” Hollywood private eye Paul Huebl, who is not working the case, explained to The ENQUIRER.
Paul said Mark will then have access to police files, patient and staff interviews, social media and phone records.
“Geragos will also get autopsy records to determine whether Julian’s body showed he was in a fight, and whether someone else’s DNA was under his fingernails.”
Mark added: “Julian entered the facility to get better, not to end his life.”
