ND ND - Thomas 'Tom' Bearson, 19, Fargo, 20 Sep 2014 #3

[CantNotCare]

I wonder where Tom had been drinking before he got the DUI at the location of 15 Ave in 1700 block?

 

[BankingOnIt]

I think it's an interesting angle.
Would LE be interested in learning where Tom got alcohol on the night of his DUI? Could he have told them? Could it be a fraternity? Would the fraternity be mad? Would that cause NDSU to protect themselves? Would it cause LE to protect themselves?

I am going to have to research this.
Thank you.

I sure am disappointed this case appears to be cold. I know that there is a backlog in St. Paul but some precedence should be given in cases like this where there is a killer (or killers) out wandering the streets.

 

[IBsleuthin]

Of those frat related deaths, how many of the bodies where hidden or transported in an effort to cover up the "crime"?

 

[CantNotCare]

Of those frat related deaths, how many of the bodies where hidden or transported in an effort to cover up the "crime"?

"crime"?

I believe I have read that some were found in bodies of water, and or lying elsewhere, and the interpretation was that due to extreme intoxication/disorientation, the minor had died from alcohol poisoning and/or drowning and/or hypothermia.

 

[CantNotCare]

I wonder where Tom had been drinking before he got the DUI at the location of 15 Ave in 1700 block?

Which by the way, I haven't been able to locate in the Fargo Police Dispatch logs:
http://www.cityoffargo.com/CityInfo/Departments/Police/DispatchLog/FargoPDDispatchLogs.aspx

 

[CantNotCare]

Which by the way, I haven't been able to locate in the Fargo Police Dispatch logs:
http://www.cityoffargo.com/CityInfo/Departments/Police/DispatchLog/FargoPDDispatchLogs.aspx

Was Tom arrested by campus police?

 

[IBsleuthin]

"crime"?

I believe I have read that some were found in bodies of water, and or lying elsewhere, and the interpretation was that due to extreme intoxication/disorientation, the minor had died from alcohol poisoning and/or drowning and/or hypothermia.

(BBM) Yes, I do believe causing someone's death is a crime.

 

[CantNotCare]

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/national/americas-deadliest-fraternity-drops-pledging/nd8gZ/

"SAE is still far from accepting blame for the recent string of pledge deaths. ... Rather than acknowledging the tragedy of its pledge deaths, SAE provides a pragmatic rationale for its decision: the 'damage to our national reputation is making it difficult for [chapters] to operate.'"

Caitlin Flanagan, who spent a year investigating fraternities in a piece for The Atlantic, said in an interview with CBS she found that hazing actually ranks as the lowest cause for harmful incidents within fraternities saying:

"Hazing is the least common problem. It's only 7 percent. Most common is assault and battery. These kids get liquored up and they get in horrible fights."

IMO, seems that eliminating the pledging/hazing process "is like placing a band-aid on a skin cancer lesion", so to speak.

 

[onamission]

Of those frat related deaths, how many of the bodies where hidden or transported in an effort to cover up the "crime"?

Might be motivated to cover up a crime considering the SAE Chapter had been on probation twice in the past 5 years.

http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/18218/

Snip from the article;

UND’s chapter was suspended in fall 2010 for hazing and in spring 2012 for a fight by non-members at the chapter house. NDSU’s chapter was on probation in 2008-2009 and 2012-2013 for violating university alcohol rules.

 

[CantNotCare]

http://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2006/12/092305-patrick-kycia-19-moorhead-mn.html

"How was he able to walk that far if he was so impaired? Why would Kycia head off campus? But perhaps the biggest question is how he ended up in the river."

 

[MagicMan08]

http://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2006/12/092305-patrick-kycia-19-moorhead-mn.html

"How was he able to walk that far if he was so impaired? Why would Kycia head off campus? But perhaps the biggest question is how he ended up in the river."

Anyone ever thought that it's a member of law enforcement? This is far fetched but think about situations where the people on that site above would have ended up where they are?

Or someone offering them a ride? "Hey I'll get ya home quick..."

I mean if a person is unconscious and you're gentle you can seemingly avoid struggle bruises and stuff right? The ones that fought for their lives are never seen again? --Makes me think if it comes down to fight for my life, not to believe someone if they say "if you cooperate it will all be okay." as you go unconscious.

 

[BankingOnIt]

MagicMan - Good theory. Good questions. I see the "Smiley Face Killer Blog" has included Tom in his posts.

Personally, I think the fraternity theory has legs. I notice there are some wealthy alumni from SAE fraternity as well. There must be a reason for NDSU's silence. I would think they'd rather have a solved murder than an unsolved one inless it implicates them in some way.

 

[MINNESOTA-MOM]

Might be motivated to cover up a crime considering the SAE Chapter had been on probation twice in the past 5 years.

http://www.prairiebizmag.com/event/article/id/18218/



Snip from the article;

UND’s chapter was suspended in fall 2010 for hazing and in spring 2012 for a fight by non-members at the chapter house. NDSU’s chapter was on probation in 2008-2009 and 2012-2013 for violating university alcohol rules.

Well now isn't that interesting, ONAMISSION? Good find!

I see that PERRY MILLER of SEMCA is an alumni of SAE and is offering to match donations to the frat of $250 or more. As well as Doug B2urgum...

"SAE was suspended temporarily as a result of the investigation, and as a result of that, a rich alumni of the frat and school withdrew a $2 million donation, illustrating the pitfalls colleges could fall into when cracking down on violent fraternities." Found in article.

 

[IBsleuthin]

http://footprintsattheriversedge.blogspot.com/2006/12/092305-patrick-kycia-19-moorhead-mn.html

"How was he able to walk that far if he was so impaired? Why would Kycia head off campus? But perhaps the biggest question is how he ended up in the river."

Patrick Kycia's case reads like a text book script for all the other strange river drownings. I've been researching these river drownings for many, many years, (far before they were ever called 'smiley face')

The individual(s) responsible for these river drownings appear to have first made themselves known back in 1998. At that time there were some Native American men who were being found drown in a river in Rapid City, South Dakota.

However, (in my opinion) because these men were homeless and Native, these murders were just simply overlooked by the media and the general population.

There are little things in every case that catch my eye, things I look for as a connection. In these river drownings the most obvious thing to most people would be the river.

What caught my eye then and what still catches my eye now is the ALCOHOL CONTENT in their blood streams. Just massive amounts of alcohol.

It is my opinion that Rapid City was ground zero for this and also these homeless men were a training cluster for whoever it was that went on to kill many other young men.

Patrick Kycia fits this group.

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

I follow the river drownings too, IB. But most of the mainly young-college-age-men are just so drunk that they fall in the water. No foul play occured.

But I do agree there is a killer targeting young men and the bodies of water provide something that may not be able to ever prove. I have documented a couple young men drownings in my Case Archives. At the time, I really did wonder if they were targets, but they were not as far as I can see.

Who knows, maybe the murderer planned to deposit Tom in the river but something spooked them.



Here is the Thomas Bearson Case Archive:
http://s296.photobucket.com/user/crankycrankerson/library/Thomas Bearson -ND-?sort=6&page=1

 

[IBsleuthin]

I follow the river drownings too, IB. But most of the mainly young-college-age-men are just so drunk that they fall in the water. No foul play occured.

But I do agree there is a killer targeting young men and the bodies of water provide something that may not be able to ever prove. I have documented a couple young men drownings in my Case Archives. At the time, I really did wonder if they were targets, but they were not as far as I can see.

Who knows, maybe the murderer planned to deposit Tom in the river but something spooked them.



Here is the Thomas Bearson Case Archive:
http://s296.photobucket.com/user/crankycrankerson/library/Thomas Bearson -ND-?sort=6&page=1

My thoughts as well Amanda! Well written. Some ideas and words I try to avoid are, "Always" and "Never".

Whoever is responsible for some of these river drownings, likely noticed early on from possibly a newspaper report that there had been a young college man found drowned in the river and who knows maybe that's all it took to get that mental mind thinking in that direction.

OR

Just like Alzheimer's patients and people with Autism, these highly intoxicated people are just drawn inexplicably to water.

 

[CantNotCare]

MagicMan - Good theory. Good questions. I see the "Smiley Face Killer Blog" has included Tom in his posts.

Personally, I think the fraternity theory has legs. I notice there are some wealthy alumni from SAE fraternity as well. There must be a reason for NDSU's silence. I would think they'd rather have a solved murder than an unsolved one inless it implicates them in some way.

Yes, BankingOnIt, I'd have to personally agree. Interesting that the national SAE has referred to hazing as “risky behavior” to its chapters. Let’s see, where have we heard something like that before?

http://www.valleynewslive.com/story/...ed-as-homicide
“Fargo Police tell Valley News Live they cannot comment on specifics of the case, but they feel there is no threat to the community at this time. Lt. Joel Vettel says there is no reason to believe people should be living in fear, and Fargo is still a safe place to live.
Vettel did say there is a concern after these events. He realizes the first reaction for people might be shock and alarm. Adding people should have a heightened awareness.
Both departments agree people should look out for their own safety.”

Another interesting article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/11/e...ty-eliminates-tradition-of-pledging.html?_r=0

 

[CantNotCare]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Hannah_Graham

On September 13, 2014: “Graham's friends last heard from her via text message at about 1:20 am that day, after she told them she had gotten lost on her way to a party. She had attended another party before disappearing”

http://mydeathspace.com/article/201...an_RV_almost_six_months_after_he_went_missing

May 2014: “found a body in an exterior compartment of the RV”



IMO, events surrounding this case were part of a plan to confuse, and that Tom was already deceased by 1:30 am on Sept 20. This case seems to have a mixture of situations to cases in close proximity prior to Tom’s which causes me to believe that ideas were derived from them. Hopefully, eventually someone with knowledge will feel the need to clear their conscience.

 

[CantNotCare]

Originally Posted by CantNotCare:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Hannah_Graham

On September 13, 2014: “Graham's friends last heard from her via text message at about 1:20 am that day, after she told them she had gotten lost on her way to a party. She had attended another party before disappearing”

http://mydeathspace.com/article/2014...e_went_missing

May 2014: “found a body in an exterior compartment of the RV”



IMO, events surrounding this case were part of a plan to confuse, and that Tom was already deceased by 1:30 am on Sept 20. This case seems to have a mixture of situations to cases in close proximity prior to Tom’s which causes me to believe that ideas were derived from them. Hopefully, eventually someone with knowledge will feel the need to clear their conscience.

(BBM) I would be very interested to read how you've come to this conclusion and this specific time frame.

Below is one of a few. This is FACT, and not heresay:

http://www.thenewsleaders.net/2014/09/25/search-for-bearson-ends-tragically/

“The last communication from his cell phone was to Mead at 1:32 a.m.”
“The area where he was last seen (the 800 block of 14th St. N. in Fargo, a half mile from his dormitory) has been thoroughly searched by police and search dogs, but not a single clue has been discovered.”

 

[BankingOnIt]

What's the "suspicious backpack?"
What did I miss?