i do not envy your family when one person is struggling all are struggling.
The event was probably still held mostly to provide support for friends and family. In small towns, in my experience, this often happens at taverns. The donations were probably still relevant for costs incurred. People in rural areas don't have a lot of expendable income
They might have also used the occasion to continue the benefit which takes a lot of work on lots of people’s time and effort. Actually bringing people together to grieve with one another might have been helpful and they felt like it was the thing to do to show the family that they are supported at this time. The roads were so horrible this weekend around the state, I am sure more folks would have attended. I believe cards and gifts can still be sent to the Aunt at least according to Bring Katelynn Home Facebook.
From Katelynn's mom via the BKBH site:
There will be a celebration of Katelynn on Friday, January 28th at 2PM. Please join us at Zion Lutheran Church in Fairview, MT. Heaven gained a very special angel.
Sorry---What tells you it was an accidental death?
Well when you get the remains of your loved one back and a celebration is planned for a week after those remains were found this is not a murder. Law enforcement and the Coroner have a tendency to hold onto remains if they are still investigating something. The cause of death is most likely Hypothermia resulting from a manic episode which would be a good guess or from drug overdose. There has been no statement issued from the Richland County Sheriff’s office, we have not been informed of the content of that final text or even if the phone was used on December 23 or 24. We have no leads on any video footage obtained from video in and around the Town Pump and the Sheriff stated that they had received no clues but since the snow had melted they would conduct a search close to her last known location. The public has not been asked to help in any way since the remains were found. The toxicology will take several more weeks. I think the family will release a statement when those results are known and I think it is more likely a tragedy than a homicide. However if she indeed did have drugs in her system then we might hear from Law Enforcement again. Her father had the pulse on his daughter i believe, he mentioned he had a hard time getting her to take her mental health meds like most families dealing with mental health issues experience. When he also told us in that interview that she had recently began using drugs, i think his radar was turned on full force which is why the delay with reporting her missing had occurred. This time was different, he has acknowledged. While she had left without her phone before for various periods of time this was longer than her previous events. He brought her food and tended to her needs and gave her money out of
. The non driving and the lack of a job are further indicators that there was an issue ongoing. The lack of any firm commitment to Christmas was also an indicator. Him asking her to hug him as he left from seeing her for the very last time, tells me that he was really hurting inside and he actually needed the hug and reassurance that things were looking up. His deep commitment to Katelynn, his constant checking up on her and even finishing the handrail on Christmas Eve day were acts of love and wanting to let her know that she mattered… that she was loved…. And that he would do anything in the world, to help her, protect her, and listen to her. This family has been through a lot over the years, i assume, and had maybe had close calls before and worried this might happen at some point and that is why they kept close tabs on her. Her dad appeared to use every tool at his disposal to find his daughter but time just ran out, sadly. I know nothing more than anyone else but people emote when they speak and if we listen very carefully we can see cracks were no words are spoken. This case really haunts me because these stories are becoming to frequent. We have to find solutions that actually work, we need to help parents who need help with their young adults. All the love in the world could not save Katelynn but we have to keep looking for the answers or this will happen to another family and another and another and another and another!So she left her home, turned left onto County Rd 349r and continued up 349r north until she had passed the home with the pool. Was her home on the opposite side of the road? Was Katelynn eventually found in the field on the same side of the County Rd she lived on or the side with the pool? If she was found on the pool side property was it at the back of the property or the side of the property? Sorry I am really bad with directions and i want to be factual or at least coherent on anything i write for the benefit of discussion. Thank you so much for attempting to paint a very knowledgable description of the scene. So many of us on this page are not local so the details do matter in this case.
Well when you get the remains of your loved one back and a celebration is planned for a week after those remains were found this is not a murder. Law enforcement and the Coroner have a tendency to hold onto remains if they are still investigating something. The cause of death is most likely Hypothermia resulting from a manic episode which would be a good guess or from drug overdose. There has been no statement issued from the Richland County Sheriff’s office, we have not been informed of the content of that final text or even if the phone was used on December 23 or 24. We have no leads on any video footage obtained from video in and around the Town Pump and the Sheriff stated that they had received no clues but since the snow had melted they would conduct a search close to her last known location. The public has not been asked to help in any way since the remains were found. The toxicology will take several more weeks. I think the family will release a statement when those results are known and I think it is more likely a tragedy than a homicide. However if she indeed did have drugs in her system then we might hear from Law Enforcement again. Her father had the pulse on his daughter i believe, he mentioned he had a hard time getting her to take her mental health meds like most families dealing with mental health issues experience. When he also told us in that interview that she had recently began using drugs, i think his radar was turned on full force which is why the delay with reporting her missing had occurred. This time was different, he has acknowledged. While she had left without her phone before for various periods of time this was longer than her previous events. He brought her food and tended to her needs and gave her money out of
That is indeed a very good question and if in fact texts were actually sent from that phone that will have to be cleared up. So if i am correct that last usage of the phone were all texts, correct? The text at midnight on December 21st would have actually been December 22nd, correct? Was a time given for those December 23rd and 24th texts? Were they actually acknowledged by LE? Does it bother you that the family has not made a statement other than providing us with details of her Memorial Service. I will assume you are a male since you are very succinct in your responses as opposed to us women who seem to blather on and add thoughts and experience to our comments. I love men so i am just making a point about how we approach matters. Again, thank you for your thoughtful and straightforward approach to comments which force up to rethink our responses on this page.
