Posted on 11/28/2013 6:43:35 AM PST by BBell
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Woman, 21, on Louisiana adventure to 'figure out life' is found murdered and dumped in a bayou after asking strangers for ride
The body of Lindsay Louise Ellixson, 21, was found in a canal in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Saturday by fishermen
She had been killed by blunt trauma to the head, neck and chest and had been in the water between two and five days
Ellixson had been on an extended trip 'exploring the world', with her adoptive mother, Catherine Ellixson, saying she 'had a lot of struggles she needed to overcome'
Social media posts show Ellixson pleading for 'a ride and somewhere to stay' in the months before her death, also listing herself as 'engaged'
Her boyfriend, Clinton Allen Head, 31, said they were never 'officially' engaged but were 'in love'
Her heartbroken father, Chris Ellixson, said: 'She's looking down on us, smiling, wishing us a happy Thanksgiving.'
The FBI are hunting the killer responsible for the murder of 21-year-old Lindsay Louise Ellixson, whose badly beaten body was pulled from a bayou in Louisiana following a 'brutal and violent' death.
Originally from Orlando, the girl known for her 'big blue eyes' was traveling the country after high school trying to 'figure things out', according to family, when she was found by fishermen about 3pm Saturday in East Baton Rouge.
Investigators say she had been in the water for two to five days, with an autopsy revealing she was killed by blunt force trauma to the head, neck and chest.
The case has been classed as a homicide.
'She was beaten to death and left there,' Chief of Investigations Shane Evans told WFTV.
'Someone did this to her and put her there.'
'It was unusually brutal and violent.'
The victim's adoptive mother, Catherine Ellixson, said that she kept
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I think you misunderstand. College, work and becoming something is a small part of learning about life,,,it helps if you learn from your parents and whatever chirch and friends you have growing up before you embark on life.
Out there is not a safe place to learn if you ask me. College campuses are notorious bad places for a girl to learn amything. Amd the work place is marginally better. Life is learned at home.
Thanks for the further explanation. I get what you’re saying now. I don’t necessarily agree with it as a way of life for all young women. But for some, heck yes. It’s ideal to have a longer-term tether to the parents and home. For some males, too.
“Traveling abroad is great. Go with friends and watch each others’ backs. Be careful. 95% of the people are good people. That 5% know how to spot an easy target and prey on it.”
The important part, “TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS” needs to be underscored.
According to my college, hey, as a young woman, travel alone. . .what can possibly go wrong?
Oh, heavens no, that would be committing an evil act.
;-)
No kidding, I would never have known that on my own.
hitch hiking is not an adventure ladies
Joe Dirt got off easy with the lotion
That did not sound right
A nude woman with a fanny pack eaten by wolves on her spiritual quest.
Got it.
Sounds like she had lost her marbles long before the wolves got to her.
Reading the article, I could see she was in weekly contact with her folks, but did not ask that they come get her even though she posted messages about being unhappy.
I guess she had returned home at other times and perhaps her family had been through enough similar situations that they expected she would return on her own.
It sounds like she had a strong independent streak of sorts. Enough to leave home and fend for herself. Clearly she was looking for something that life on the road (at least away from home) was not offering.
But even the safest among us can fall afoul of the most dangerous sorts of people.
I’m reminded of the Sherlock Holmes story “The Disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax.”
The Disappearance of Lady Francis Carfax
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They found out about her three accidents and her lousy transmission?
I guess she had returned home at other times and perhaps her family had been through enough similar situations that they expected she would return on her own.
It sounds like she had a strong independent streak of sorts. Enough to leave home and fend for herself. Clearly she was looking for something that life on the road (at least away from home) was not offering
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She sounded like a dramatic, disordered person who probably had a difficult time getting along with others.
Describes half the hookers and lot lizards in America.
She sounded like a dramatic, disordered person who probably had a difficult time getting along with others.
What on earth is a lot lizard?
um... truck stop hookers...
um... truck stop hookers...
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Goodness Gracious! They are a sub-specialty with their own designation. Who would have guessed?
I have to admit, it all sounds like that to me, too. But the article didn’t go there, so I gave the deceased the benefit of the doubt. Again, you’re probably right.
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