Observations of a Misfit: The Narcissist as Beast

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March 18, 2007

The Narcissist as Beast - Part II

Adhering to the proud tradition of uninspired spousal murderers, Beast contemplates how best to hide Beauty’s body, rehearsing an anemic variation on the well-worn fiction that she went “missing” after he last saw her. To distinguish himself from clichéd ideas such as sinking the body in water or strapping it in the family vehicle and pushing it off a cliff, Beast contrives a brilliant but grisly solution: dismember Beauty using the tool and die equipment at Dear Ol' Dad’s place of business.

The audience finally sits up and raises its collective eyebrows.

To add callous insult to injury, thus ensuring himself at least a paragraph in future true-crime anthologies, Beast transports Beauty’s parts to a nearby sentimental location using their children’s sled.

Mixed reactions from the audience include groans, titters, gasps and incredulous head-shaking. They whisper to each other, “Who wrote this stuff?”

When the news-starved media descends upon Beast, the limelight blinds him to what remaining sense he once possessed, and he, like his predecessors, talks too much, emits an in appropriate affect, fails to blink more than twice a minute, seizes upon a sympathetic reporter with whom he confides (remember Ted Rowlands?), and obsesses over his publicity. And, like most of his nitwit fraternity, Beast monitors the search and finds himself returning to the scene of the crime over and over. (Berkeley Marina, anyone?)

The audience is disappointed again. “Oh, come on,” they protest. “He can’t be that stupid.”

Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your point of view, Beast is indeed that stupid and unwittingly leads the police directly to a large body part that he retrieved from the park and hid in his garage when the search was getting too hot for his taste. Taking advantage of his narrow window of opportunity, Beast flees with his dog (like Andrew Luster) to a northern Michigan wilderness area where he manages to evade arrest for a day. Unable to stifle his compulsions, Beast contacts family members and the au pair with whom he was playing house and reveals his location via cell phone towers.

The audience groans. “UGGH! Not again! Not the cell phone, you idiot!”

A posse of sheriffs and rescue workers converge upon a frostbitten Beast who surrenders without incident. Later, in custody, Beast confesses to the gruesome details of his adventures with more glee than regret.

The audience does not applaud. They were hoping for an escape scene complete with motorcycles, barbed wire, machine guns, Germans, and a ball and mitt handed to Beast as he enters solitary confinement. Or, at least a coconut disguised as a head in a sleeping bag as a hastily-pitched tent is ripped from its stakes. Alas, the audience is left with yet another craven narcissistic creep removed from harm’s way but not soon enough to prevent a senseless tragedy.

Good riddance, Beast.

Posted by lorelei on March 18, 2007 07:52 PM | Permalink

Comments

Excellent analysis, as always, Loretta.

This one has been particularly difficult for me.

I knew in my heart he had killed her. I never imagined he cut her up

Posted by: Lisa | March 18, 2007 08:04 PM

Whew!

Go, Sistah!

It's lousy work, but somebody has to do it!

Good riddance, indeed!

Posted by: vero | March 18, 2007 08:38 PM

We have witnessed Act I and Act II. I dread the unfoldment of the rest of the drama. Ghastly and chilling drama of the Narcissist to the nth degree. How can they not even consider how transparent their behaviours are to the rest of the planet? Oh, I remember, it is only about THEM.

Posted by: moi | March 18, 2007 09:02 PM

Do these N's really think they will get away with it?

Nevermind, rhetorical question.

You've described it (the Beast and others) to a T!

Posted by: Deege | March 18, 2007 11:50 PM

OT but...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Authorities expect on Tuesday to identify a body that a Purdue University worker found inside a residence hall's utility room, a school spokesman said.

Purdue spokesman Phillip Fiorini said the body was removed Monday afternoon from the high-voltage utility room in Owen Hall a few hours after it was discovered.

The coed residence hall, which houses about 700 students, is near the last reported location of missing Purdue freshman Wade Steffey, 19, who vanished Jan. 13.

Fiorini said the Tippecanoe County coroner's office expects to identify the body on Tuesday. He said investigators have not described the body as either male or female, or released any other details.

Steffey, of Bloomington, was last seen leaving a fraternity party on the north side of campus. His parents, who were alerted to the body's discovery by Purdue officials, arrived on the West Lafayette campus Monday.

Steffey was reported missing after friends returned from the school's three-day break for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and could not find him.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 20, 2007 08:40 AM

It is Wade Steffey's body that has been found.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 20, 2007 11:41 AM

Since only maintenence staff should've had access to that area, it makes me wonder if it was some sort of hazing or practical joke gone horribly wrong.

That's a long time for him to be in there and not be found.

Posted by: Nadine | March 20, 2007 01:34 PM

A tribute to the family of Tara Lynn Grant from a sensitive editor of a local newspaper. This would be an editor who still writes his own editorials, rather than gleaning them from a syndicated source. This is truly rare. My dad was a newspaper editor and would have done the same.

Herewith in todo/full:

Editorial: Reporting the story vs. being part of the story

Delta County may be home to some intense media coverage next week, for all the wrong reasons.

Tara Lynn (Destrampe) Grant, an alleged murder victim who grew up in Delta County, will be laid to rest here. Her case has drawn intense coverage across the state and throughout much of the nation.

Tara grew up in Delta County, graduating from Mid Pen High School and Bay College.

Tara’s husband, Stephen, reported her missing Feb. 14 from their downstate home. Because of recent cases across the nation concerning domestic violence leading to death, this case drew intense national interest.

Stephen told police he had last seen Tara Feb. 9 when she returned home from a business trip to Puerto Rico. After the couple argued about her frequent trips abroad, Stephen told police he saw Tara get into a sedan in their driveway.

Three weeks later, on March 2, when police were issued a warrant to search the Grant family home, Tara’s torso was found in the garage. Stephen fled the scene prior to that and was later apprehended by police 225 miles away at Wilderness State Park on Lake Michigan near the northernmost part of the Lower Peninsula.

Stephen is charged with first degree murder for allegedly strangling his wife to death.

Providing sensitive coverage without being intrusive is always a difficult tightrope for many in the media to walk.

We’ve all seen the stereotypical coverage in which TV news reporters, camped out at someone’s stoop, waits for grieving relatives to return home so they can shout questions and be an added burden.

There’s a better way, and we hope we at the Daily Press have practiced it.

We have talked countless times to Tara’s sister, Alicia Standerfer. Alicia and her family know our goal is not to intrude, but to let our readers know the caring, loving person Tara was, and what she meant to her children and her family.

They respect our role, and have been courteous and appreciative of our efforts.

We will continue that relationship next week, but we can’t be held accountable by the actions of our brethren from downstate and out of state. We hope, they, too, follow the wishes of the family members and report from the sidelines, allowing them their dignity and time to grieve in private.

We’ve already received a call from a downstate reporter, wondering about access and availability. We will try to assist all of them, hoping to minimize the impact on the mourning family.

Speaking for ourselves, we will maintain our positive coverage, and do everything humanly possible to bring this story to our readers. In doing so, we hope in the end our coverage helps bring comfort to this family in this terribly difficult time.

We have been down this road in the past, and almost each and every time family members end up thanking us for our coverage and sharing their lost one’s story.

Even though we’d rather not be put in this position, if we can provide this valuable service to the family and our readers, than we will attempt to do the very best job possible.

From the Daily Press in Escanaba, Michigan.

May Tara Lynn Grant finally have her rest in peace and glory. I am all teared up as usual. moi

Posted by: moi | March 21, 2007 01:42 AM

Good morning!
Article regarding the Grant children. Thank goodness this is one where the families seem to be working in the best interest of the children.

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070321/METRO/703210386/1003

Posted by: Anne-SC | March 21, 2007 08:07 AM

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pwY-elf49mw

Ramsey Clark's speech at the Peace March in Washington.

A must-see.

Posted by: loretta | March 21, 2007 09:51 AM

I heard Ramsey Clark on NPR Democracy Now, which we also record on the tivo daily. More passion than I have heard in many a day. The worm has indeed turned. The refreshing news is that public citizens are making their own political statements/commercials on UTUBE the party politics will not be as usual this time around. It will be more like watching a badmiton game than the politics as usual. Just wait and see. The cream will rise to the top.

Posted by: moi | March 21, 2007 09:39 PM

Oh my garsh. I'm sorry, but this kind of thing makes me want to fall on my sword:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17762569/

The insipid, misspelled, grammatically challenged doodlings of a 2-digit-IQ trailer trash go-go dancer have been sold for a half mil.

This, my friends, is why Dubya is president.

Posted by: loretta | March 24, 2007 01:20 PM

That is beyond grotesque. I wonder who had them to sell. They were apparently stolen form the house in Nassau. You are absolutely right Loretta. Middle America strikes again.

Posted by: moi | March 24, 2007 05:02 PM

We are getting outnumbered by stupid people.

Posted by: vero | March 25, 2007 10:40 AM

I guess that proves you don't have to be a rocket scientist to make a splash.

Some people do the best they can with what they've got.

Posted by: Nadine | March 25, 2007 03:36 PM

Student murdered, burned on patio grill

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/25/student.slain.ap/index.html

A 19-year-old Texas A&M University student was killed by her ex-boyfriend, who then dismembered and burned her body on a patio grill, authorities said Saturday.

Authorities did not give any more details about how they believe the slaying occurred, but said nothing remains of Stewart. Although human remains generally require extremely high temperatures to destroy,
Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas would not discuss how he believed the body could be burned to nothing.

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Something sounds kind of funky about this one.

Posted by: Nadine | March 25, 2007 03:48 PM

I don't blame them for not wanting to disclose how it was done. Near as I can see, the fewer people know how to dispose of a body, the better.

If, indeed, it was done that way.

Posted by: vero | March 25, 2007 05:15 PM

I once left a brisket too long on a patio grill (four hours) and it all shrunk down to a small sliver of meat

Posted by: Captain Joe | March 25, 2007 10:02 PM

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/breaking_news/16965884.htm

This is just the tip of the iceburg. I expect all roads to lead to Guiliani, and his candidacy for president will go up in smoke.

Like WTC7.

Posted by: loretta | March 26, 2007 08:41 AM

Interesting article about The Secret.
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Why is The Secret, an Oprah Winfrey-endorsed documentary film and book package with a simplistic message that leads to more consumerism, topping Amazon's bestselling DVD list?

http://www.alternet.org/movies/49591/

Posted by: Nadine | March 26, 2007 02:13 PM

General Ivashov Calls For Emergency Session of UN Security Council To Ward Off Looming US Aggression

By Webster G. Tarpley
3-25-7
WASHINGTON DC -- The long awaited US military attack on Iran is now on track for the first week of April, specifically for 4 AM on April 6, the Good Friday opening of Easter weekend, writes the well- known Russian journalist Andrei Uglanov in the Moscow weekly "Argumenty Nedeli." Uglanov cites Russian military experts close to the Russian General Staff for his account.

The attack is slated to last for twelve hours, according to Uglanov, lasting from 4 AM until 4 PM local time. Friday is a holiday in Iran. In the course of the attack, code named Operation Bite, about 20 targets are marked for bombing; the list includes uranium enrichment facilities, research centers, and laboratories.

The first reactor at the Bushehr nuclear plant, where Russian engineers are working, is supposed to be spared from destruction.
The US attack plan reportedly calls for the Iranian air defense system to be degraded, for numerous Iranian warships to be sunk in the Persian Gulf, and the for the most important headquarters of the Iranian armed forces to be wiped out.

The attacks will be mounted from a number of bases, including the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. Diego Garcia is currently home to B-52 bombers equipped with standoff missiles.
Also participating in the air strikes will be US naval aviation from aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf, as well as from those of the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Additional cruise missiles will be fired from submarines in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of the Arabian peninsula. The goal is allegedly to set back Iran's nuclear program by several years, writes Uglanov, whose article was re-issued by RIA-Novosti in various languages, but apparently not English, several days ago. The story is the top item on numerous Italian and German blogs, but so far appears to have been ignored by US websites.

Observers comment that this dispatch represents a high-level orchestrated leak from the Kremlin, in effect a war warning, which draws on the formidable resources of the Russian intelligence services, and which deserves to be taken with the utmost seriousness by pro-peace forces around the world.

Asked by RIA-Novosti to comment on the Uglanov report, retired Colonel General Leonid Ivashov confirmed its essential features in a March 21 interview: "I have no doubt that there will be an operation, or more precisely a violent action against Iran."
Ivashov, who has reportedly served at various times as an informal advisor to Putin, is currently the Vice President of the Moscow Academy for Geopolitical Sciences.

Ivashov attributed decisive importance to the decision of the Democratic leadership of the US House of Representatives to remove language from the just-passed Iraq supplemental military appropriations bill which would have demanded that Bush come to Congress before launching an attack on Iran. Ivashov pointed out that the language was eliminated under pressure from AIPAC, the lobbing group representing the Israeli extreme right, and of Israeli Foreign Minister Tsipi Livni.

"We have drawn the unmistakable conclusion that this operation will take place," said Ivashov. In his opinion, the US planning does not include a land operation: " Most probably there will be no ground attack, but rather massive air attacks with the goal of annihilating Iran's capacity for military resistance, the centers of administration, the key economic assets, and quite possibly the Iranian political leadership, or at least part of it," he continued.

Ivashov noted that it was not to be excluded that the Pentagon would use smaller tactical nuclear weapons against targets of the Iranian nuclear industry. These attacks could paralyze everyday life, create panic in the population, and generally produce an atmosphere of chaos and uncertainty all over Iran, Ivashov told RIA- Novosti. "This will unleash a struggle for power inside Iran, and then there will be a peace delegation sent in to install a pro- American government in Teheran," Ivashov continued. One of the US goals was, in his estimation, to burnish the image of the current Republican administration, who would now be able to boast that they had wiped out the Iranian nuclear program.

Among the other outcomes, General Ivashov pointed to a partition of Iran along the same lines as Iraq, and a subsequent carving up of the Near and Middle East into smaller regions. "This concept worked well for them in the Balkans and will now be applied to the greater Middle East," he commented.

"Moscow must expert Russia's influence by demanding an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council to deal with the current preparations for an illegal use of force against Iran and the destruction of the basis of the United Nations Charter," said General Ivashov. "In this context Russia could cooperate with China, France and the non-permanent members of the Security Council. We need this kind of preventive action to ward off the use of force," he concluded.

Posted by: loretta | March 28, 2007 11:22 AM

Should we just refer to Prez. Bush from now on as "Little Hitler"?

Posted by: Nadine | March 28, 2007 02:52 PM

I have never hoped for something to be a load of horse hockey as much as I hope this is!

Posted by: vero | March 29, 2007 09:51 AM

This latest from Iraq just smacks of "same old, same old". Likely a response to this year's latest UN Sanctions against them. Hostage taking seems to be their cuppa, so to speak. You'd think, after 40 odd years, they'd try a new tack.

Posted by: TheVillageWench | March 29, 2007 02:59 PM

Well, well....WTC7 implosion brought to the hausfraus of America by none other than Rosie O'Donnell.

I do have to laugh, but hey, it's a start.

LINK

I find myself rather excited about this.

Posted by: Anonymous | March 30, 2007 09:09 AM

And that above would be me, of course, but I'm too lazy to go into the back blob and change it.

Beautiful morning here on the lakeshore of Pleasantville. It's a bit chilly, but gorgeous.

I'm inpspired to write something new. I know, I know. I have been major slacking. I'd be surprised if anyone even reads this blob anymore.

It won't break my heart if ya don't. I've had lots of other things to keep me occupied. heh

Posted by: loretta | March 30, 2007 09:11 AM

Loretta
Check this site daily!

I'm not a Rosie fan but I salute her after her latest. yee haw!

Posted by: Anonymous | March 30, 2007 10:34 AM

Go, Rosie!

I think poor little Elizabeth has had her head buried in the sand too long.

Posted by: Nadine | March 30, 2007 01:54 PM

I particularly enjoyed it when Rosie commented that the media is controlled by 4 corporations, "one of which is this one".

It'll be interesting to see what kind of repercussions that comment might cause.

Posted by: Nadine | March 30, 2007 02:05 PM

BillO (Falafal) is having a fit over Rosie's comments. Cracks me up. I wonder when some really non-radical person with street creds (and better yet, a Republican friend of BillO's) comes out with the opinion that 9/11 was an inside job.

I do beLIV BillO will drop dead of a stroke right on his show. All those veins popping up on his head, dying with a scream on his lips.

Oh, Jesus, let me live long enough to see BillO blow his final gasket and Dubya behind bars.

Posted by: loretta | March 30, 2007 03:56 PM

I'm a fan of ANYONE who has the courage to stand up and say what they truly believe is right, regardless of the fallout. Go Rosie! In addition, the way NBC is publicly demeaning Barbara Walters is childish and pathetic beyond all reason. Did I miss an acquisition of NBC by Murdoch?
I have not always agreed w/ Ms. Walters' opinions, but I cannot negate the accumulated experience her life in journalism encompasses. For that, alone, she deserves enough respect not to be treated in this fashion.

Posted by: TheVillageWench | March 30, 2007 04:01 PM

Two good examples of america's total loss of dignity and propriety: http://www.break.com/index/when_republicans_party.html
and
http://www.thenewspaper.com/news/16/1664.asp
I am more ashamed to be an american than I ever thought possible.

Posted by: TheVillageWench | March 30, 2007 07:08 PM

That last article reminds me of a stunt the Franchise Tax Board pulls here in California for delinquent vehicle registration. When it goes to Vehicle Registration Collection, they can garnish your wages, seize the vehicle in question, your bank account or personal property, including your home.

Posted by: Nadine | March 30, 2007 09:07 PM

I like Rosie b/c she shares my politics. She has eroded Elisabeth's rigid Republican stance and may even bring her around to the progressive agenda. Looking forward to that day!

Posted by: Astrolger | March 30, 2007 11:31 PM

Elizabeth is an idiot.

Posted by: loretta | March 30, 2007 11:51 PM

I apologize for the length, but I can't seem to find the link to this article at the moment. I feel this is a very important lesson, no matter what your politics or opinions. Please keep in mind that to ignore the facts, does not change the facts. This article is copyright by Thom Hartmann, but permission is
granted for reprint in print, email, blog, or web media so long as this credit
is attached.

When Democracy Failed:
The Warnings of History
by Thom Hartmann
CommonDreams.org, March 16, 2003

[snipped for space - google the article or see below.]

Posted by: Donna Weaver | March 31, 2007 08:20 AM

If anyone would like to read an updated version of Thom Hartmann's article, I found the link here:

http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0222-22.htm
Nothing is black and white; no two situations are exactly the same. The best we can do is to seek information and decide what is truth for ourselves. All things, especially history need to be considered, in my humble opinion.

Santayana said, "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Posted by: Donna Weaver | March 31, 2007 08:48 AM

From the article ^^^

Those questioning him were labeled "anti-German" or "not good Germans," and it was suggested they were aiding the enemies of the state by failing in the patriotic necessity of supporting the nation's valiant men in uniform. It was one of his most effective ways to stifle dissent and pit wage-earning people (from whom most of the army came) against the "intellectuals and liberals" who were critical of his policies.

Posted by: CountryGal | March 31, 2007 12:12 PM

My sister's golf shop made the Trib:

LINK

You may recall I had an ad/link for her shop on the blob for a long time.

Happy Palm Sunday to all. Since becoming a heathen I no longer have to endure that story about Jesus riding in on a donkey.

Hope y'all have a great day!

Posted by: loretta | April 1, 2007 11:03 AM

So why hasn't the Chinese supplier of the poisoned wheat gluten to Menu Foods, the cat killer pet food seller, been identified? Could it be a Chinese supplier owned by ADM? Bush is closely associated with ADM. Bush arranged for our gasoline to be blended with corn ethanol to the benefit of ADM (and to the deficit of our wallets). Bush killed my pet cat, Star, three weeks ago through his ADM affiliates.

Posted by: Captain Joe | April 1, 2007 03:27 PM

I am duly impressed and glad to meetchah sistah!
I also enjoyed the Kohler ad!alfalfa

Posted by: moi | April 1, 2007 03:39 PM

Oh, Capt. Joe, I am so sorry to hear about Star. I think we have only met the tip of the iceberg here. What a travesty.

Posted by: moi | April 1, 2007 03:44 PM

Bush is "solving" the oil crisis by creating a famine. The idea of growing corn to blend with gasoline is madness. All it does is raise the price for all foods because it creates a shortage of corn because so much is used in the gas blends. Less acreages are used to grow soy and other crops, thereby creating a famine. All foods are affected because corn is a base food. It is causing a shortage for tortillas, cow feed, etc. ADM must have its gain. I tell you Bush and his cronies are behind this... this.. conspiracy. And building number seven was pulled down for the insurance.

Posted by: Anonymous | April 1, 2007 03:55 PM

anony=CJ

Posted by: Anonymous | April 1, 2007 03:57 PM

Thank you, Harriet.

Posted by: Anonymous | April 1, 2007 03:58 PM

As far as I can tell CJ, Dubyah hasn't solved anything for anybody thus far, which is way too far. I am hoping to see him pilloried with the bodyparts of all of his corhortz shoved upwards.

Posted by: moi | April 1, 2007 04:08 PM

Capt., how tragic. You and your wife must be so devastaed.

Posted by: Astrologer | April 1, 2007 04:16 PM

...in his nether regions.

Posted by: moi | April 1, 2007 04:21 PM

All of his regions are nether.

Posted by: loretta | April 1, 2007 04:23 PM

Not too great a loss, he was the runt of the litter, but he was lovable. We still have 5 cats left, and one cat who lives outdoors. Looks like Al Gonzales's goose is the next to be cooked. Another of Bush's token cronies with no balls who did whatever Rove said.

Posted by: Captain Joe | April 1, 2007 04:37 PM

Cap'n, I am so sorry to hear about your cat.

So far, our cat food hasn't made the list, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Good article, Donna. I'm amazed that all this is going on.

I have a couple of bones to pick, though. I don't like the way the article implies that Texans are all tarred with the same ignorant brush that our Prez is.

Um...he may have "rushed to the scene" on 9-11, but it took him a while to have anything to say. We were all watching for hours before we heard from anyone of higher authority than the mayor of NYC.

I'm still ticked about that.

I'm seeing these parallels, too, and, curiously, I can't find the report on Haliburton's site that detailed the building of the prisons on unsused military bases. If any one still has that, I'd love to have it, too.

Posted by: vero | April 1, 2007 05:35 PM

Vero
Google KBR, the division of Halliburton that is being spun off from Halliburton. There's a lot of info on KBR and their prison and base building construction.
Hint google
KBR, military bases, prisons

Posted by: Anonymous | April 1, 2007 05:50 PM

WooHoo! Thanks!

Posted by: vero | April 1, 2007 09:12 PM

Vero
You'll like this site
http://www.halliburtonwatch.org/

Posted by: Captain Joe | April 2, 2007 04:59 PM

Joe, the company has been identified as

Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Co. Ltd
http://www.alibaba.com/company/10926883.html

Posted by: Anonymous | April 2, 2007 05:11 PM

That was me ^^

Posted by: CountryGal | April 2, 2007 05:11 PM

FDA bars wheat gluten used in recalled pet food

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17915607/

Posted by: Anonymous | April 2, 2007 05:18 PM

Little chance of any fruitful lawsuit, I'm told.

Posted by: Captain Joe | April 2, 2007 06:17 PM

Yes Joe. Pets are considered property and if there is a class-action lawsuit it usually means the attorneys get rich while the plaintiffs get a coupon for a discount on pet food.

Posted by: CountryGal | April 2, 2007 09:03 PM

Loretta, cogratulations on more than a million hits on your site!

Posted by: Astrologer | April 2, 2007 10:19 PM

I thought we hit a million a long time ago, as to my memory. Heh, and there will be millions more to come.

Posted by: moi | April 2, 2007 11:06 PM

One million hits! Congratulations Loretta!

Posted by: CountryGal | April 3, 2007 12:16 PM

It's not hits, it's unique IP visitors. Hits-wise we have had zillions.

Posted by: loretta | April 3, 2007 12:19 PM

Been reading this blog for 4 years, but this is my first post - hope I'm not breaking any rules. From CNN - Another male college student drowns in the midwest after a night a partying:

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Authorities have identified a body found Tuesday afternoon in Lake LaVerne as that of a missing Iowa State University student. Abel Bolanos, 19, of Rolling Meadows, Ill., was last seen leaving a party at about 4 a.m. Saturday. He lived in Wallace Hall and that's where police believe he was heading when he disappeared. They said there weren't any specific clues that led them to the lake, but it was one of the areas on campus that had not been searched. At 3:39 p.m. Tuesday, divers found a body in the southeast side of the lake, several blocks east from where Bolanos was last seen. Investigators said the body matched the description of the missing ISU sophmore. Late Tuesday night, authorities confirmed what Bolanos' friends and family feared. At about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, ISU police commander Gene Deisinger read a statement from Abel's family. He said the family was grief-stricken by the results and that all the kind thoughts and prayers have touched them greatly. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday. Investigators said they do not suspect any foul play and that they are still trying to piece together what lead Bolanos to the lake.

Posted by: Mommy2Wil | April 4, 2007 01:09 PM

How sad, another college student killed!
I say killed b/c that's is how I feel about all these students.
What is wrong w/our LE?

Posted by: Anonymous | April 4, 2007 04:47 PM

Can these all be accidental deaths? I really hope they are looking into the possiblity of a serial killer. I heard they were awhile ago but haven't heard anything since.

Posted by: CountryGal | April 4, 2007 05:49 PM

It's so much easier to just treat each individual case separately.

What does a killer have to do to get recognized these days? Send a letter to the media?

Posted by: vero | April 4, 2007 08:17 PM

This case is a little bit different from the other student drownings. He wasn't an athlete. And, he wasn't drinking at a local watering hole, but rather a private apartment complex party. I have to conclude that he was highly intoxicated if he left the party without his keys to his dorm room. I'm guessing he decided he was too intoxicated to drive himself home.

http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070403/NEWS/704030398/-1/SPORTS01

"Bolanos, a sophomore from Rolling Meadows, Ill., a Chicago suburb, left his keys to his dorm room and car at the party. He also left his car near the party site, 208 S. Hyland Ave., police said."

Posted by: Monica | April 5, 2007 10:37 AM

Why do you say he wasn't an athlete? This is from CBS2Chicago website:

"Bolanos, a sophomore at Iowa State, was known as a good student at Rolling Meadows High School, where he was also member of the wrestling team."

Posted by: Mommy2Wil | April 5, 2007 12:09 PM

I think all drunken drownings are suspicious. If they were common, half the kids at any given college campus would be in danger every weekend.

Nope. Not a normal thing at all. I suspect foul play.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

I was wrong about Wayne, but he fit the profile. His electrocution was really really odd, nonetheless.

Freak accidents do happen.

Posted by: loretta | April 5, 2007 02:00 PM

OT but...
Larry is the Daddy of Anna Nicole's baby girl.

A late Happy Easter to all.