Found Deceased ME - Kristin Westra, 47, North Yarmouth, 30 Sept 2018

[inmyhumbleopinion]

From the presser:
Found 500-600 yards back into the woods in a clearing near the power lines.

If the decedent does turn out to be Kristin, I lean towards suicide personally.

The “near the power lines” part makes me wonder if s/he hung him/herself from one of them. If so, that may explain why the body wasn’t found sooner (again, assuming it is indeed Kristin) as searchers often seem to focus on the ground.

Rest In Peace, whoever you may be.

 

[abstr]

Rest in peace, Kristin. So sad that you didn't gave the people who loved you the chance to help you. But that is maybe the core of the problem, that you don't want to be a burden...

There has been no information on how she passed yet, that I am aware of. I don't think we should speculate on her cause of death.

 

[whatsnext]

There has been no information on how she passed yet, that I am aware of. I don't think we should speculate on her cause of death.

You're right, I am always too quick.

 

[Gardenista]

There has been no information on how she passed yet, that I am aware of. I don't think we should speculate on her cause of death.

We do that here all the time. What makes this time different?

 

[osu]

If the decedent does turn out to be Kristin, I lean towards suicide personally.

The “near the power lines” part makes me wonder if s/he hung him/herself from one of them. If so, that may explain why the body wasn’t found sooner (again, assuming it is indeed Kristin) as searchers often seem to focus on the ground.

Rest In Peace, whoever you may be.

I agree with you. When the police chief said a clearing with power lines that’s where my mind went too. :’(

 

[4SAM]

 

[inmyhumbleopinion]

I have no idea in which direction my thoughts go with this case, I only know from personal experience that if you suffer some kind of depression, the most ridiculous things(for others) can send you over the edge and make you want to commit suicide...

RBBM

Couldn’t agree more.

For me personally, there are certain things, people, places, situations, smells, etc. I’ve identified over the years that I know will trigger a certain response and so I try to avoid as much as possible.

On Thanksgiving Day last year something happened: It was the first time I experienced something like it, and I had no idea I would response the way I did. And I had been doing better than usual leading up to it.

So if Kristin indeed committed suicide, it is possible she had made a plan, but it’s also entirely possible, IMO, that it was somewhat impulsive.

 

[Alethea]

I think it's hard to imagine unless you've been up here but the woods can be really, really dense. These are often woods that have never been cleared - plots with houses on them are cleared but the woods are left alone. On my own property I can't see more than 2-3 feet past the woodline. The trees grow very densely. We can't just go for a casual walk through the woods. You have to break branches and step over fallen trees from storms, etc. There are also a LOT of deer. I don't know if wildlife would interfere with search dogs.

So unless they did a mapped out grid search I don't know how they'd be certain they searched all of it. It all looks the same and it's very easy to get lost unless you have distinct natural markers like giant rocks or a very old oak tree or other points of interest.

 

[Boodles]

He said she saw a therapist once and it was recommended she continue related to an incident. What incident? And when asked if their marriage had problems, he answered in a strange way without saying yes or no. I don’t feel he was forthright about significant things, yet elaborated about irrelevant things. I see a red flag. I hope I’m wrong.

 

[abstr]

We do that here all the time. What makes this time different?

I feel that we need to do that when a person is missing and we have limited information to go on and the goal is to find the missing person. When we know there is a deceased person, I think we should wait until the facts come out from the authorities. It is JMO and I was expressing it.

 

[CTPDMom]

He said she saw a therapist once and it was recommended she continue related to an incident. What incident? And when asked if their marriage had problems, he answered in a strange way without saying yes or no. I don’t feel he was forthright about significant things, yet elaborated about irrelevant things. I see a red flag. I hope I’m wrong.

There are sooooo many things that could be about, and soooooo many ways a marriage can have problems. Frankly, I wouldn't want my husband on national TV blabbering on about any/all of my history, our history, if I went missing. I'd want him to respect my privacy, even if he was afraid I was dead. Cooperate with LEO, absolutely. Be frank with THEM? Yes, for sure. Open up on TV? No, no way. I think MOST mature adults would respond similarly.

 

[abstr]

You're right, I am always too quick.

No worries, I understand you were being compassionate.

 

[GraceG]

I am not sure if anyone has posted the news article regarding the body found. Crushed to hear this, I got a sense that the husband deeply loved her and she leaves behind a daughter with him as well as her stepson. Body found near North Yarmouth home of missing teacher

 

[NY ME resident]

The area around our homes is very dense woods and even the clearings have pretty high grass. It doesn’t look so dense and thick from Google Earth but it’s easy to see how it would be difficult to find her. She was found just down the road from my home.

 

[Boodles]

There are sooooo many things that could be about, and soooooo many ways a marriage can have problems. Frankly, I wouldn't want my husband on national TV blabbering on about any/all of my history, our history, if I went missing. I'd want him to respect my privacy, even if he was afraid I was dead. Cooperate with LEO, absolutely. Be frank with THEM? Yes, for sure. Open up on TV? No, no way. I think MOST mature adults would respond similarly.

Oh, I agree, I wouldn’t want my husband describing all my details (although he did talk about her anxiety and needing a therapist). But the point is he mentioned there was an incident (I think that’s the word he used, or the event). So something unknown occurred which seemed significant to him.

 

[Inthedetails]

The area around our homes is very dense woods and even the clearings have pretty high grass. It doesn’t look so dense and thick from Google Earth but it’s easy to see how it would be difficult to find her. She was found just down the road from my home.

It's hard when a tragedy happens hear home, but I wanted to say welcome to WS. Having a local on a case is always helpful.

 

[Steelslady]

The area around our homes is very dense woods and even the clearings have pretty high grass. It doesn’t look so dense and thick from Google Earth but it’s easy to see how it would be difficult to find her. She was found just down the road from my home.

I am so sorry to hear this. It is quite unnerving when a body is found near your home, especially if something sinister happened. Even suicide still hurts and haunts people that live around where a body is found. Saying a prayer for you and your neighbors.

 

[babblingbrooks]

I am sure it is her but wondering if there are any other missing persons in that area finally found.

 

[NY ME resident]

It’s really unnerving and horribly sad. I am out of town right now and it’s surreal to see it on the news.

 

[oviedo]

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There are several vehicles now at the Westra home in North Yarmouth.