Posted on 09/03/2020 5:45:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The Arizona State University community is mourning the loss of a beloved adjunct professor and New York Times best-selling author.
Friends say Shanna Hogan died on Tuesday from brain damage she suffered after stumbling, hitting her head and falling into the family's backyard pool on Thursday. She leaves behind her 14-month-old son, Zander, and her husband, Matt LaRussa. He decided to donate her organs because he said, "I wanted as much of her in this world as possible, and I can someday meet the recipients."
Hogan wrote the New York Times best-selling book, "Picture Perfect: The Jodi Arias Story." Arias was convicted in 2013 of killing her boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in Mesa. The murder and trial turned into a media circus and received international attention. She appeared multiple times on "Nancy Grace" during the trial. The Arizona Press Club named her Journalist of the Year in 2010, and the Arizona Newspaper Association did the same in 2011. She taught journalism at ASU. More of her work and awards can be found on her website. Friends have set up a GoFundMe to help pay for medical bills and funeral expenses.
My brother unexpectedly passed away last year, I was with my parents while they said goodbye to him shortly after he died. After about an hour the hospital brought papers to sign for organ donation. I was surprised that it was still possible as I thought they had to be harvested immediately upon death. My parents got a list of all that was donated, it was surprisingly comforting for them to know.
Sounds very suspicious. Has the husband got a GF? Just curious.
Was she drunk?
Ping
Not really sure why some of you people are accusing the husband of killing her or why people made a gofundme. Some of y’all are just sad and pathetic.
God sees you, Shanna.
Sorry about your brother
Thanks. Sudden heart attack-he was 43. It’s still unreal.
Thanks for the ping, TLS!
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