Dominican Republic - American tourists found dead in resorts, same cause of death, 2018/2019

[lucylulu]

Argh, I need a subscription to read that article. Would you mind quoting some of the most relevant parts?

Here you go @scriabina
Another American has died at a Dominican resort, the fourth in the last year, raising alarm among U.S. tourists and the island-tourism industry that relies heavily on them.

The increasing number of mysterious deaths and reported sudden illness at resorts in the Dominican Republic have drawn unsettling attention to the nation of 10 million, prompting government officials there and the U.S. ambassador to reassure travelers that the country is safe. More Americans have visited the tropical island nation — with its pearl-white coastline and value travel packages to all-inclusive resorts — in recent years than France, U.S. Embassy officials said.

In the most recent reported incident, the State Department confirmed that an American tourist died but did not identify the person. Fox News Channel, citing a relative, identified the tourist as Robert Bell Wallace. The California man died in April after becoming ill at a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana. An obituary for the 67-year-old said he “passed unexpectedly while vacationing in the Dominican Republic” on April 14. He was in the country to attend a wedding, according to the news network when he nearly immediately fell sick after going to his resort and died.
Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, of Allentown, Pa., was celebrating her 10th wedding anniversary when she died May 25 within 24 hours of arriving at her hotel room. Nathaniel Edward Holmes, 63, and Cynthia Ann Day, 49, both of Prince George’s County in Maryland, had just become engaged before their Dominican trip. They were found dead in their room on May 30.
Amid the turmoil stirred by the tourist deaths, Red Sox legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz was shot in the back late Sunday during an ambush at an outdoor restaurant and bar patio in the Dominican capital city. The former major league slugger was flown Monday in stable condition to Boston for further treatment and local police say they have arrested one of two alleged attackers.

more at link

 

[Momof4RN]

Here you go @scriabina
Another American has died at a Dominican resort, the fourth in the last year, raising alarm among U.S. tourists and the island-tourism industry that relies heavily on them.

The increasing number of mysterious deaths and reported sudden illness at resorts in the Dominican Republic have drawn unsettling attention to the nation of 10 million, prompting government officials there and the U.S. ambassador to reassure travelers that the country is safe. More Americans have visited the tropical island nation — with its pearl-white coastline and value travel packages to all-inclusive resorts — in recent years than France, U.S. Embassy officials said.

In the most recent reported incident, the State Department confirmed that an American tourist died but did not identify the person. Fox News Channel, citing a relative, identified the tourist as Robert Bell Wallace. The California man died in April after becoming ill at a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana. An obituary for the 67-year-old said he “passed unexpectedly while vacationing in the Dominican Republic” on April 14. He was in the country to attend a wedding, according to the news network when he nearly immediately fell sick after going to his resort and died.
Miranda Schaup-Werner, 41, of Allentown, Pa., was celebrating her 10th wedding anniversary when she died May 25 within 24 hours of arriving at her hotel room. Nathaniel Edward Holmes, 63, and Cynthia Ann Day, 49, both of Prince George’s County in Maryland, had just become engaged before their Dominican trip. They were found dead in their room on May 30.
Amid the turmoil stirred by the tourist deaths, Red Sox legend David “Big Papi” Ortiz was shot in the back late Sunday during an ambush at an outdoor restaurant and bar patio in the Dominican capital city. The former major league slugger was flown Monday in stable condition to Boston for further treatment and local police say they have arrested one of two alleged attackers.

more at link

Thanks @lucylulu. I have never figured out how to quote from these articles. Would you mind quoting the piece from the MD couple’s family attorney that explains the night leading up to their discovery?

 

[Momof4RN]

Argh, I need a subscription to read that article. Would you mind quoting some of the most relevant parts?

Have you tried deleting your history and cookies? It’s a pretty lengthy article and discusses multiple cases as well as input from expert professionals so IMO worth the read if u can access it. Maybe from another device will work?

Edited for typos

 

[NervousNellie]

Thanks @lucylulu. I have never figured out how to quote from these articles. Would you mind quoting the piece from the MD couple’s family attorney that explains the night leading up to their discovery?

I’m not @lucylulu , but here is what you asked for.

Five days later, the bodies of Day and Holmes were found in their hotel room at the nearby Grand Bahia Principe La Romana on May 30. The couple became sick the night before, complaining of diarrhea, vomiting and sweating, said Steven Bullock, the families’ attorney. Bullock said they asked to see the hotel doctor, but upon realizing they would be charged hundreds of dollars for the service, a relative obtained medication locally. The next morning, they were dead.

Investigators found blood pressure medication and several prescription pill bottles, including one that contained 5 mg doses of oxycodone, a painkiller, Galanpertin and Loxofen. Bullock did not know which medications were bought locally. A medical examiner in La Romana confirmed that some of the prescription pills came from a local pharmacy.

The three visitors all had hemorrhaging, pulmonary edema and enlarged hearts, according to autopsy results released Thursday by the government.

“This is just describing a natural disease. Without a full report, it’s hard to know,” said Dr. Grace Dukes of the College of American Pathologist’s Forensic Pathology Committee. “It’s not a clear picture of the cause of death.

 

[JerseyGirl]

FBI Assisting Dominican Republic Police After String of American Tourist Deaths

The FBI is helping authorities in the Dominican Republic probe a string of tourist deaths in the country’s resorts in recent months. Six people have mysteriously died in recent months in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Bahia Principe resort, and a Bahia Principe sister resort.

The resorts are reportedly cooperating with officials, though the Hard Rock previously claimed that “all operational protocols were followed”.

 

[Jackielee09]

Get em FBI!! Put this sick individual or individuals out of commission.
I really believe they have a serial killer.

 

[SuziQ]

We got 3 different versions of what happened. Ultimately the COD was an aneurism, per the coroner in Mexico. But his passport was missing.

I am so sorry for your family.

 

[Momof4RN]

Hang tight we should be hearing soon results of testing that was conducted as results were due back yesterday.

FBI, CDC Join Probe Into Mysterious Dominican Republic Deaths

 

[JerseyGirl]

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have joined the probe into the deaths of Americans at resorts in the Dominican Republic

FBI, CDC Join Probe Into Mysterious Dominican Republic Deaths

 

[Momof4RN]

The CDC and international health authorities are conducting tests at Dominican Republic resorts where tourists are falling ill and dying

 

[mickey2942]

The CDC and international health authorities are conducting tests at Dominican Republic resorts where tourists are falling ill and dying

Right, every thing has probably been changed, scrubbed, reviewed, by this time. I doubt any evidence is left.

And any sick employees have disappeared.

 

[lucylulu]

http://nypost.com/2019/06/11/woman-suspects-sisters-dominican-republic-death-is-linked-to-latest-fatalities/

 

[Ray_of_hope]

I was thinking about the theory of liquor theft behind this crime as some of us have speculated. Why not just use water unless there was deliberate mal-intent?

 

[Tbone144]

I was thinking about the theory of liquor theft behind this crime as some of us have speculated. Why not just use water unless there was deliberate mal-intent?

I’m thinking the same now, and the difference in the level of illnesses to death is in the dosing of the liquor. 1080 at a low enough dose will just make you sick and you’ll pass it in a few days. Someone getting back at rich Americans?

 

[PrairieWind]

https://nypost.com/2019/06/10/nearly-70-tourists-to-dominican-republic-reported-illness-since-march/

And the list grows. I suspected that once these stories hit the national news, that there would be lots of people coming forward to say "hey, that happened to us too." Some are probably fake or not related, but I bet a lot of them are legit and related. The D.R. needs to get this resolved quickly before they are wrecked.

 

[scriabina]

I agree that there has been plenty of time to destroy evidence, but hopefully investigators are thorough and can find trace evidence somewhere.

Helpful timeline of all deaths listed here:
Timeline of American Deaths in the Dominican Republic as Death Count Reaches Seven

 

[lucylulu]

I was thinking about the theory of liquor theft behind this crime as some of us have speculated. Why not just use water unless there was deliberate mal-intent?

I know this is far fetched, What if during the marrying process of the liquor bottles they were spraying insecticides at the same time which resulted in the spray getting into the bottles. Moo

 

[margarita25]

I’m sure this has been brought up. Now I can’t help but wonder again about the couple that supposedly had the car accident, whose car was found in the water:

Found Deceased - Dominican Republic - Orlando Moore & Portia Ravenelle, from NY on vacation, April 2019

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Eta:
Wow guys, start reading the above thread here, various other incidents listed:
Found Deceased - Dominican Republic - Orlando Moore & Portia Ravenelle, from NY on vacation, April 2019

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Sudden deaths of Maryland couple, Cynthia Day & Nathaniel Holmes, D.Republic resort,30 May 2019

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I think we should put together a list from all these various threads. I’m seeing a lot of stuff in Portia’s and Orlando’s thread.

 

[Jackielee09]

I’m thinking title of thread should be changed to 5 right?

 

[Isabelle]

Hoping we will get answers.