Prosecutors vowed 2 years ago to examine singer James Brown's death. Newly released documents show they did very little

A woman told prosecutors in Atlanta in 2020 she thought James Brown had been murdered. The DA vowed to investigate. Two years later, the inquiry is dead -- and potential evidence is missing.

District Attorney Paul Howard listened, took notes, and accepted a green plastic bin full of items that Hollander said were corroborating evidence. The DA said his investigators would look into her claims about Brown's death.

But it seems not much was done, according to a CNN review of internal documents released in recent weeks. Potential evidence went untested. A key witness died without being interviewed. There is no indication that anyone tried to obtain Brown's medical records. And when the DA's office returned Hollander's property in a cardboard box in March 2022, she said all the most important items she'd handed over were missing, without explanation.