This story has the makings of a lifetime movie. If you look at her Facebook page and that of her circle of friends these are very affluent people. It appears she may have been a trophy wife. There is also scuttlebutt online about "swinging" within this circle of friends. The night in question has the husband Vernon leaving the bar without her. Why?! Then she leaves on foot at 1am and according to friends did not tell them she had no ride. They also claim Vern also didn't have a car. Why not? I think we can all assume there was alcohol and probably a fight of some sort involved here. I know the area very well where she was hit. I grew up there. She had quite a walk from the bar to her home and in December Michigan temps....it doesn't add up. Also why wasnt the husband out looking for her? She wasn't found until 8:30 am!! What was he doing? He didn't keep in contact with her? I'm not buying it.
Im not sure where some of the people are getting information which seems to be based on rumors. I can assure you this is no Lifetime movie. It is a terrible tragedy. It is very hurtful to read some of these inappropriate, misinformed and disrespectful posts. Friends and family trying to cope with this loss can and are reading these ridiculous posts. I live in the subdivision and I am proud that, like my neighbors, my spouse and I have worked hard all our lives to be able to give our children the best possible house, neighborhood and life we can. Yes, our neighborhood is close-nit, but there is no nonsense going on, which I have read in other posts. If you call attending a holiday parties, outings to sports events/concerts and Friday night family fish fry nights during Lent wild and crazy, I think you have something wrong in your head.
I did not attend this years neighborhood Christmas party at the bar Saturday night, but many couples in our neighborhood did. We are friends with Sandra and her husband and they are great people.
Here are the facts:
It was a Christmas party, not some seedy gathering. They were using the Santino bus and a few DDs to make sure no one was drinking and driving. Thats why no one had a car. The husband did leave, knowing his wife wanted to stay with a large group of people (friends) and she had several safe ways to get home. She did not tell people she was leaving. They would have never in a million years let her walk home. There was nothing nefarious about the events that took place, until she was brutally run down and her lifeless body was left by the side of the road by some horrific person.
We dont know why she left by herself, not telling anyone. We dont know why she started walking home (3 miles). Frankly, if we did, it wouldnt change a thing.
Sandra was just a really nice person who happened to be really beautiful. She was not a trophy wife. She was feisty and funny, and would help anyone at any time. Her husband is a great guy too and had nothing what-so-ever to do with her death.
As for the facts, I live in the neighborhood. I know these people. And, for those that are speculating about the news reports, I can tell you, I have read errors in some the reports. Also, LE is not going to release all the details of an active investigation to the press. Did it ever occur to you that reports were vague for a reason? Theyre trying to figure out what happened and had no idea who could have been involved when they started their investigation. Theyre trying to find the person who hit her.
Please have some respect. We havent even had her funeral yet and are trying to process this terrible loss. Please base your comments and thoughts on facts not talk from God knows who. To me, a lot of the comments just seem to be lies made up by a possible disgruntled neighbor who didnt get invited to the last purse party. For gosh sakes, let us mourn her, remember her and celebrate her life.
lease: I certainly hope your right michmi and someone calls with a lead! Just seems so wrong for her children and family to have to be left wondering. I noticed one of her sons has posed on an article, about age 16ish. 
