As the investigation into what happened to Sunshine 'Sunny' Stewart continues, very few details have been offered to members of the community from state police. Stewart was found dead around 1 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, on Crawford Pond in Union. Maine State Police ruled her death a homicide, but have not released how she died. Dr. Peter Valentin, a forensic science professor at the University of New Haven and a former major crimes detective with the Connecticut State Police, says investigators may be withholding information for strategic reasons.“Generally, there's some investigative advantage that you want to maintain when you're withholding information,” Valentin told Maine's Total Coverage. “It could be something completely inconsistent with a water-related death, or it could be something completely consistent with a water-related death, but there was a specific piece of physical evidence that links her to a particular person. I mean, there's just too many things, and so as a forensic scientist, I’ve got to be somewhat restrained in saying, ‘I don’t know,’ but there’s a reason,” he said.He added that once the official cause of death is released, “things will likely start to make sense.” On Monday, July 14, Maine State Police spokesperson Shannon Moss explained why the agency has not shared more information."At this time, we are not releasing the cause of death, as doing so could compromise the integrity of the investigation. Detectives continue to follow up on all leads, and tips are still coming in. Detectives are actively pursuing every avenue, and we will provide updates when it’s appropriate and responsible to do so," Moss wrote.