The inquiry will examine a report from the FBI regarding the hard drive, lawyers involved in the case say, after assertions about its contents by a private-sector expert stoked the Todd family's suspicions that Mr. Todd's death might have been the result of foul play.
The case drew attention from top U.S. and Singapore government officials after Mr. Todd's parents, Rick and Mary Todd of Marion, Mont.
Singapore's inquiry into Mr. Todd's death comes after the man's parents waged a high-profile campaign challenging the police's initial findings of suicide.
At the request of Mr. Todd's parents, Rick and Mary Todd of Marion, Mont.
Baucus that the city-state's police would share "relevant evidence" with the FBI and that the Singapore coroner would consider findings from U.S. investigators during an inquiry into Mr. Todd's death.
Singapore's state coroner has yet to start an inquiry into Mr. Todd's death, but it is set to hold a preliminary hearing March 26.
The first week of the inquiry is expected to focus on the Singapore government's official findings, including accounts from police at the scene where Mr. Todd's body was found and the autopsy report.
Mr. Todd's friends and a neighbor were asked about his mental well-being before his death.
The Singaporean pathologists found that Mr. Todd's body showed signs of death by hanging.
They refer to a pulley system around a toilet and over a door in Todd's flat.
Blackburn had dominated proceedings before Todd's dismissal, taking the lead through a sharp finish from Damien Duff.
Max Baucus and Jon Tester, both Democrats of Montana, have also pressed Singapore government officials about Mr. Todd's death.
Max Baucus and Jon Tester to press Singapore authorities about Mr. Todd's death.
Shane Todd's death, in June 2012, was registered as a suicide by hanging.
Entering the high-quality bar market was Todd's idea, but Garvey executed the strategy.
Shane Todd's suicide note spoke of family events that never happened, they say.
Kidder and Todd's "Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction, " to be published Tuesday.
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Singapore police said they had asked Mr Todd's family to share any evidence in their possession related to his death.
Singapore police denied that its investigators have reached any conclusion on Mr. Todd's death, and urged the Todds to cooperate.
But the decision to sell came as a surprise, because Garvey had been moving forward on all of Todd's plans.
Suicide is always a complicated tragedy that leaves behind many questions and few answers, and Todd's case is no different.
Mr. Todd's girlfriend Shirley Sarmiento said he was depressed over work issues.
Shane Todd's apartment appeared as if he were about to return to the United States: clean clothes were folded and boxes packed.
Singapore police have been investigating Todd's death as a suicide by hanging.
Singapore police also found a two-page letter on Mr. Todd's laptop thanking his parents and friends and asking for their forgiveness, Mr. Tai said.
Mr. Massoud reportedly told the Financial Times that someone had accessed and viewed files on the hard drive after Mr. Todd's body was found.
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It is to Todd's, and his master's, everlasting credit that they ordered and employed not the cheapest but the temporarily affordable best and brightest.
Singapore "has made every effort to be open and transparent in both the investigation of Mr. Todd's death and the IME's projects, " the ministry said.
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