[Mat_Helm]

I doubt this girl was drunk and would suspect the two men. We don't know the time of death. When did her chaperone consider her missing? Why would she go alone into a room with two stangers? If they druged her and raped her using condems she could have awoke later and was chased or fell off the balcony in a histerical state of mind. This just does not make sense unless they find a massive amount of alcohol in her blood. If they find other drugs in her blood I would go after the two men.

[yarddog]

From the fact that their stories were inconsistent, my guess is they got her drunk on either drugs or alchohol, had sex with her then got drunk themselves.

She probably did fall accidentally.

[ladylib]

I heard on the news tonight the guys were let go.

The principal of her school said she was outgoing and friendly and just popped into his office one day to introduce herself. Perhaps she just popped into the guys' room to introduce herself? Could she have been that outgoing and naive(sp)?

Anyway, everyone at her school is very upset over this. It's a mystery.

[txrangerette]

My thoughts:

Any way this cuts, I see it as a tragic waste of human life. And of her life. Whatever she was like, and whatever the circumstances, to end life, at age 18, in this manner and with all this publicity, is a waste of what God has given us as a beautiful gift - the gift of life. I find it beyond sad.

Someone wisely asked why she would go over a balcony that was fairly high, it seems, without her clothes on. Suggesting that it took some doing to get over the balcony in order for the 9-story fall to occur. That is a good question, no matter whether or not she was undressed. But I, too, wonder - if she were searching for a bathroom or for a door leading back to her room, why not have presence of mind as well to put on a stitch of clothing? Either she got hold of some very wild stuff that would induce her to force the balcony issue and plunge to her death, or there is something else here...something we are missing.

. Is it possible she was taking prescription medicine for depression or an even worse mental condition, and that it is one of those possibly implicated in suicide? Or, could she have been seriously depressed, bipolar or whatever(medicated or not), and when she came to herself, was disgusted by her own behavior. She sees two males there whom she had just met, maybe doesn't even realize exactly who they are in her confused state, realizes that she is nude and something went down there, but possibly she cannot even remember what went on. Not only that, but the two males are asleep and completely oblivious to her. She gets extremely down on herself for acting this way, and maybe she had acted like it before with similar depressing results, so in a fit of remorse and despair she throws herself off the balcony.

I don't assume everything was lighthearted and carefree with this girl. That can be faked, when deep inside, people are calling out for help.

Even supposing she had been drinking or was drunk, I don't assume that is the total answer to a life wasted and ended this way.