I would just like to further qualify my theory on the possibility that it wasn't suicide. For anyone who hasn't yet seen it, it is on page 31 of this thread if you are interested. Too many questions are left unanswered, and it is suspicious that her death was ruled a suicide only 24 hours after her death. Isn't it or shouldn't it be protocol to treat every death as a homicide until it can absolutely be proven a suicide, especially when threats of physical violence occurred only 2 hours prior? Plus I saw an article where the coroner said (and I'm paraphrasing) that there were ligature marks that were the result of her being asphyxiated by her scarf...well no duh!! If she were choked with it there would be the same ligature marks. If she were still alive when they hung her (because she was merely unconscious) then her "autopsy" results would have been skewed The reason why is because the bruising around the neck would be congruent with a hanging suicide because the heart is still pumping blood. If she were already dead then there would be little or no bruising. The ligature marks are usually where a murderer makes their mistake. In most cases someone is choked by hand or with some other object, then another object is used to frame it as a suicidal hanging. In this case it is very possible that the murder weapon and the frame object are one in the same. I am still stuck on the scarf. It was a gift from her sister that by all accounts she was very close with. Why hang herself with a sentimental object and where her sister would definitely be the one to find her? She was known to wear scarves, which she was always harassed for. This quote was found in an article posted earlier -"The photograph shows a young girl sitting in a schoolroom, peering out from under her fringe. She's smiling shyly at the person holding the camera phone. Around her neck she wears a bright orange scarf, something that would sometimes be roughly pulled from her neck by bullies, but today remains just so. " With so many scarves to choose from, again why that one? Also to the point of her being picked on for wearing scarves, wouldn't it make sense to use that as the murder weapon (as if in some poetic sort of way?) I know that it wasn't too long ago that there was a 13 year old girl who hung herself in her closet and I know there is an argument that it is possible, however there is probably a size difference involved. I would have to dig up the articles on the other girl to see exactly what the circumstances were to compare it to Phoebe's case. Either way there are way too many holes in this case. Maybe the court docs will reveal something when released or leaked, but I still fee there is the strong possibility that it was murder. I cannot say for sure, but the circumstances surrounding and after her death are at the very least suspicious. Oh one more thing, a quote pulled from the same article -"Initially Phoebe's death was treated as another teen suicide -- a tragically regular occurrence in US public schools. David LaBrie, the police chief in South Hadley said: "A teenage girl appears to have taken her own life ... a myriad of issues could have been involved." Notice the use of the phrase"appears to have" and not the word "has". Maybe I read into things to much but it sounds like "a myriad of issues could have been involved" sounds like a cop-out to me - no pun intended.
To address the suicide note issue, yes there is no guarantee that anyone who commits suicide will leave a note, however we can examine the likelihood that someone will. In her case she was a "writer and poet", but then again what 15 year old girl isn't? But exactly to that point, there should have been a note. Teens (especially girls) are big on expressing their feelings. Why wouldn't she have done so a moment before she died? Why not tell her family that she was sorry but couldn't take it anymore, or tell her little sister that she's sorry for leaving her. And why not spit in the face (poetically) of her harassers? It just doesn't seem to add up for a girl of that age. I just really wish someone would do some real investigative reporting on all or most of these points, If it turns out I'm wrong I will concede, but until then, someone has to raise these questions, after all, obviously the lame stream media and SH isn't.
To address the suicide note issue, yes there is no guarantee that anyone who commits suicide will leave a note, however we can examine the likelihood that someone will. In her case she was a "writer and poet", but then again what 15 year old girl isn't? But exactly to that point, there should have been a note. Teens (especially girls) are big on expressing their feelings. Why wouldn't she have done so a moment before she died? Why not tell her family that she was sorry but couldn't take it anymore, or tell her little sister that she's sorry for leaving her. And why not spit in the face (poetically) of her harassers? It just doesn't seem to add up for a girl of that age. I just really wish someone would do some real investigative reporting on all or most of these points, If it turns out I'm wrong I will concede, but until then, someone has to raise these questions, after all, obviously the lame stream media and SH isn't.
raying: But if we don't...I'll be okay...lol...
oh, and nobody from new jersey is like those kids on the jersey shore. we hate that show - those kids are not even from new jersey...so no stereotyping, please 