Dead Russian woman reportedly found naked in apartment with severed thumb

NY Post ^ | October 27, 2020 | Yaron Steinbuch

[McGruff]

A Russian scientist and part-time model has been found dead in her apartment — without her thumb, which was reportedly found at the home of a man suspected of using it to access her phone, according to a report.

The naked body of Ekaterina Antontseva, 34, a biochemist at the St. Petersburg Technological Institute, was found by her boyfriend, a construction entrepreneur, when he returned from a business trip, the Sun reported.

Authorities said she was apparently strangled last week.

[McGruff]

The suspect — an avid computer gamer identified only as Artyom, 36 — has been detained on suspicion of murder, according to the news outlet.

He is suspected of using Antontseva’s thumb to access her cellphone to send since-deleted messages saying she was sick and unable to go to work.

Investigators believe he may have owed Antontseva money — leading to an argument about repaying it, the Sun reported.

[LukeL]

So was she found with a severed thumb or was she missing a thumb?

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

That’s some pretty serious gaming.

[VTenigma]

HUNTER!

[MinorityRepublican]

[Rastus]

She was gorgeous. Her ex is an ugly freak.

[LouieFisk]

The murderer gives this article three thumbs up.

[Robert DeLong]

So I assume this happened in St. Petersburg?

[a fool in paradise]

>>without her thumb, which was reportedly found at the home of a man suspected of using it to access her phone, according to a report.

Did it work?

[a fool in paradise]

Drugs?

[a fool in paradise]

THIS SPACE RENTED BY TEAM BIDEN

[grey_whiskers]

What was she photographed doing in bed with Hunter?

[Dr. Sivana]

The victim:

[Yaelle]

So was she found with a severed thumb or was she missing a thumb?

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You’re right: very unclear grammatically to say someone was found WITH a severed thumb. Though it’s awkward to say “found without a severed thumb,” that would be more accurate.

[Songcraft]

That's no thumb!

[combat_boots]

To verify....

[a fool in paradise]

She blinded me with SCIENCE

[a fool in paradise]

They found the suspect WITH a severed thumb (that he used to unlock her “smart phone” even though it had been chopped off).

[Songcraft]

Yes.

(The rule of thumb is that, without reading the details, that title could be taken a number of different ways, including those two you mentioned.   She might have also belonged to a bizarre, thumb-swapping cult, and both be missing a thumb, and be in possession of someone else's thumb at the same time.   There are many other possible scenarios, but I think I'll just end my post on a musical note.)

       "Where Is Thumbkin?"