India, July 12 -- A decade since Tiffany Valiante was found dead on a railway track, her family continues to search for answers. The case, which was once ruled a suicide within hours of her death, is now at the centre of a new lawsuit claiming Tiffany was the victim of hate crime. It further alleges that authorities failed to properly investigate her death.

According to a Fox 40 report, the 18-year-old student-athlete from Mays Landing, New Jersey, disappeared on the evening of July 12, 2015. Hours later, her body was discovered on a train track nearly four miles from her home, partially unclothed and showing signs which raised suspicion among her loved ones.

Tiffany, a graduate from Oakcrest High School, received a volleyball scholarsh...