While national media reports suggest talk show host Phil McGraw is paying for the exhumation of Coronado murder victim Rebecca Zahau, the woman's family says those reports are not true.
Homicide investigators concluded Rebecca Zahau, 32, killed herself July 13 - two days after boyfriend Jonah Shacknai's 6-year-old son, Max Shacknai, accidentally fell while under her watch.
A multi-millionaire, Jonah Shacknai is the founder and CEO of Medicis, a pharmaceutical company based in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Max Shacknai died July 17, almost a week after suffering serious injuries in a fall down the stairs at the historic mansion.
Rebecca Zahau’s family believes they have not been given all the information and want an independent investigation from the State Attorney General’s office.
Late Monday, reports surfaced claiming McGraw, would be paying to have Zahau's body exhumed from her Missouri grave and re-tested for evidence of foul play. RadarOnline.com reported McGraw would release the results on his television show in November.
However, Rebecca's sister Mary Zahau-Loehner told NBCSanDiego early Tuesday that the reports are inaccurate. The family is paying for the exhumation out of a donation fund.
Zahau-Loehner, has appeared on NBC Today with Anne Curry to discuss the San Diego County Sheriff's Department investigation into her sister's death.
When asked if she or other family had been approached by McGraw, Zahau-Loehner did not respond.
NBCSanDiego.com is also reaching out to the family's attorney Anne Bremner.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
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