Frustrated by lack of progress in the investigation, Kedys took the case public. He published a video with his daughter's testimony, sent out DVDs to politicians, and appeared in the media. Still no case was brought before trial. In April his body was found near Kaunas Reservoir. His death was ruled an accident β choking on vomit after heavy drinking. Some Lithuanians disagreed with the ruling and began a vigil at the house of Kedys' relatives in Garliava , where the girl lived at the time.
Officials were able to take custody of the girl with the help of riot police in May The couple split in and the parents got embroiled in a bitter custody battle.
Kedys had visitation rights every other weekend. All of those people except for Aidas professed their innocence, and accused Kedys of slander, criminal libel, and death threats. Frustrated with the apparent lack of progress in official investigations and convinced that the case was being deliberately stonewalled, Kedys sent out DVDs to Lithuanian politicians, media outlets, and law-enforcement agencies, featuring homemade video footage of his daughter's explicit testimony against three "uncles".
He promised to send the subtitled version to Members of the European Parliament. Kedys became the prime suspect. As of December , that court case is ongoing.
The story caused an uproar in Lithuania, with much of the public siding with Kedys: in the public mind, the case was seen as largely a father's futile attempts in pursuing justice and trying to protect his daughter, and being driven to desperate measures by anger at the injustice.
