OH OH - Shasta Himelrick, 20, pregnant, Richmond Dale, 26 Dec 2014

[Topcat]

Still like to know who texted her that made her leave her grandmother with the promise she be right back. What did she purchase at the gas station mini mart? I'm not buying the suicide results.

 

[Beesknees]

So sad this case. So many teens or very young women dying. So many women with the wrong guys and some times vice versa.
All this is apalling and a big, big waste of young lives that seemed to have it all ahead of them except real interest in living a real full and worth life.
People seems to be so unmotivated, so running down. The lack of jobs, the crisis - mostly crisis in human values - is making the youngsters each time more lost and hopeless.
And the kids, the poor babies brought to this world by jobless parents, many times rised by grandparents who are too fighting their own problems and disruptions. I feel so worried about all these so strange ways of living and about all these children who will become adults and rule the world in the future.
Scary to say the less...

Here is a report about the deaths of MO partner and mother of his 3 children and her own brother. Both died last year, both from overdoses. Within two months. This poor, poor father

http://www.chillicothegazette.com/s...e-deaths-spike-new-high-ross-county/22282667/

 

[sheshecanada]

So sad this case. So many teens or very young women dying. So many women with the wrong guys and some times vice versa.
All this is apalling and a big, big waste of young lives that seemed to have it all ahead of them except real interest in living a real full and worth life.
People seems to be so unmotivated, so running down. The lack of jobs, the crisis - mostly crisis in human values - is making the youngsters each time more lost and hopeless.
And the kids, the poor babies brought to this world by jobless parents, many times rised by grandparents who are too fighting their own problems and disruptions. I feel so worried about all these so strange ways of living and about all these children who will become adults and rule the world in the future.
Scary to say the less...

Here is a report about the deaths of MO partner and mother of his 3 children and her own brother. Both died last year, both from overdoses. Within two months. This poor, poor father

http://www.chillicothegazette.com/s...e-deaths-spike-new-high-ross-county/22282667/

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[MamaJoJo]

Thank you, bees, for that article.

 

[Tillicum]

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Still like to know who texted her that made her leave her grandmother with the promise she be right back. What did she purchase at the gas station mini mart? I'm not buying the suicide results.

According to a family member on the FB page, Shasta left an unsent text to her boyfriend saying she was sorry and she loved him. Supposedly this is part of the reason LE and coroner determined suicide. It would make sense. She couldn't send the text without risking having her plans halted, but she would know the text would eventually be found on her phone IMO. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rest-In-Peace-Shasta/1548315792088811?fref=nf

 

[Tssiemer]

I just don't see how it could be a suicide


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[Topcat]

When she was videod at the gas station ,is it true she didn't buy gas yet her car was found to be empty? Did she withdraw money from an ATM? But no money was found? What was the last text she received that caused her to leave her grandmother ?Is it true her boyfriend's last girlfriend before Shasta also died?......

 

[Tillicum]

When she was videod at the gas station ,is it true she didn't buy gas yet her car was found to be empty? Did she withdraw money from an ATM? But no money was found? What was the last text she received that caused her to leave her grandmother ?Is it true her boyfriend's last girlfriend before Shasta also died?......

His last girlfriend and her brother both died from OD's.

 

[AngelaH]

Do we know if toxicology reports are in or were done? I am just not sure I can buy suicide. Why leave the car in the middle of the road with the door/doors open and car running? What did she buy at the gas station? Who was she with all day after she left grandma's house? That has never been reported. And I have never read that anywhere? I doubt we will ever have these answers. RIP - gone too soon.

 

[psyquestor]

As a Mother of a son who died by suicide I can tell you that it is rare that they would proclaim suicide unless there was evidence of some type that was fairly conclusive. Even in this day and age, the stigma of a suicidal death is still present. There is more to this story than has been revealed IMHO and there is no need to release it. The family has a right to privacy and to grieve the death of their loved one without revealing all of the details. The text message she sent her bf may have been only part of the rationale.

Just MOO. My heart goes out to her family.

 

[Tillicum]

As a Mother of a son who died by suicide I can tell you that it is rare that they would proclaim suicide unless there was evidence of some type that was fairly conclusive. Even in this day and age, the stigma of a suicidal death is still present. There is more to this story than has been revealed IMHO and there is no need to release it. The family has a right to privacy and to grieve the death of their loved one without revealing all of the details. The text message she sent her bf may have been only part of the rationale.

Just MOO. My heart goes out to her family.

I agree psyquestor. I suspect she left the car running with the doors open to draw attention in hopes she would be found soon. Maybe she opened the passenger door from outside the vehicle and threw her phone in after typing the text to her boyfriend. We'll never know. RIP Shasta and Baby Himelrich.

:grouphugsyquestor

 

[MzOpinion8d]

As a Mother of a son who died by suicide I can tell you that it is rare that they would proclaim suicide unless there was evidence of some type that was fairly conclusive. Even in this day and age, the stigma of a suicidal death is still present. There is more to this story than has been revealed IMHO and there is no need to release it. The family has a right to privacy and to grieve the death of their loved one without revealing all of the details. The text message she sent her bf may have been only part of the rationale.

Just MOO. My heart goes out to her family.

I hear what you're saying, but if it's a drug related homicide that police want to keep quiet, they'd say suicide instead.

The text to her boyfriend could have been typed by anyone!

ETA I'm very sorry for your loss.

I just think there's more going on here.

 

[psyquestor]

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this. The coroner would not state the manner of death as suicide unless they had cause. They could have easily stated death by misadventure (accident) suspected overdose or pending tox screen... etc etc. They do not state suicide on a death certificate unless they are certain due to the extreme pain this causes the family. If they suspected homicide it would say so.

You said that the police would want to keep it quiet if it was a drug related homicide. The problem with this is the police do not make the death certificate, the ME or coroner does. They have no reason to state anything other than their educated opinion.

You allude to the theory of suicide not making sense. It rarely makes sense; it is the very essence of a senseless act; even when the person feels justified in completing it. Part of the pain of surviving a loss to suicide is that it rarely if ever makes any sort of sense. It is very easy for a family to slip into denial and fear that their loved one was murdered. The sad thing is, they were murdered, but by an act of their own hand. It's devastating. I would not want to encourage a family member to look for something that isn't there - and neither would the ME which is why they are careful when making that call.

I've put in more than my two cents here, so I'll just leave it be.

 

[Tillicum]

I hear what you're saying, but if it's a drug related homicide that police want to keep quiet, they'd say suicide instead.

The text to her boyfriend could have been typed by anyone!

ETA I'm very sorry for your loss.

I just think there's more going on here.

I don't believe that LE would hide behind a determination of suicide to conceal a drug related homicide. Why would they? The LE in this case worked hard from day one IMO.

 

[MzOpinion8d]

I don't believe that LE would hide behind a determination of suicide to conceal a drug related homicide. Why would they? The LE in this case worked hard from day one IMO.

In order to not compromise another investigation is my thought. If that's the case I'm sure eventually the truth would be revealed, but for now they may be attempting to give someone several someones a false sense of security that they aren't under suspicion.

Basically due to the clear drug problem in the area and the questionable situation here I feel like there must be more to it. Suicide really seems the least likely scenario to me, but I'm sure there's a lot I don't know, too.

Maybe it's just wishful thinking that someone would be held accountable.

 

[Tillicum]

In order to not compromise another investigation is my thought. If that's the case I'm sure eventually the truth would be revealed, but for now they may be attempting to give someone several someones a false sense of security that they aren't under suspicion.

Basically due to the clear drug problem in the area and the questionable situation here I feel like there must be more to it. Suicide really seems the least likely scenario to me, but I'm sure there's a lot I don't know, too.

Maybe it's just wishful thinking that someone would be held accountable.

I understand what you're saying but if that were the case the ME could've left the MOD- undetermined, rather than leave LE with a huge hurdle to overcome if they later choose to charge someone.

I just find it hard to believe that the ME would go along with LE and lie to Shasta's family. She was pregnant, if the MOD was suicide, she not only took her life, she took her baby's life as well. It would be beyond criminal IMO for the ME and LE to hurt her family in that way.

I don't mean to be argumentative but I know things aren't as they may seem.

 

[MzOpinion8d]

I understand what you're saying but if that were the case the ME could've left the MOD- undetermined, rather than leave LE with a huge hurdle to overcome if they later choose to charge someone.

I just find it hard to believe that the ME would go along with LE and lie to Shasta's family. She was pregnant, if the MOD was suicide, she not only took her life, she took her baby's life as well. It would be beyond criminal IMO for the ME and LE to hurt her family in that way.

I don't mean to be argumentative but I know things aren't as they may seem.

I hear ya...like I said, wishful thinking on my part, I guess. I just think the situation is so bizarre...wish it hadn't ended this way.

 

[shandram19]

Chillicothes missing women... http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7449672?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000021

 

[David_Lohr]

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- Five months ago, a young expectant mother here was found dead in a local river. A coroner's ruling that she took her own life sent shockwaves throughout the small community, particularly among friends and family who remain convinced she was murdered.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/03/shasta-himelrick_n_7504672.html

 

[psyquestor]

Police found blood inside the vehicle and a razor blade near the center console, according to Shirley Himelrick.

A copy of the autopsy report obtained by HuffPost states "six superficial incised wounds" in a "parallel orientation," were observed on Himelrick's left forearm. The injuries could suggest a possible suicide attempt.

Still, sadly, looks like a suicide to me. ME not likely to call it suicide if not certain.