[donna]

Wouldn’t they first need to verify that he really was her husband?

[jammer]

Had to get the stories straight and rehearsed.

[randog]

“...hey, let’s get Mikey to do it!”

[Kimmers]

I am still trying to figure out if people were so concerned about her mental state and she clearly had problems then why was she traveling alone?

[sinanju]

If I had a nickel for every story I heard in the rooms of people getting loaded before showing up for rehab...

If Mr. Gotbaum was so terribly concerned for his wife, and it certainly sounds like she was a mess, why couldn’t he have had someone escort her to the airport and see her onto her flight sober? I am assuming “prominent” here means having money to burn.

That said, airport security should have people in their holding cells under continual observation, it’s not like they’re going to be kept there long.

[Cobra64]

Had to get the stories straight and rehearsed.

"She's dead Jim."

[Palladin]

For the life of me, I do not understand why this “prominent” and wealthy New York family could not provide a nurse/caregiver to accompany the troubled young woman on her long trip to the rehab hospital. This was terribly irresponsible of the husband and the mother-in-law, and anyone else who cared about the poor thing.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Only two hours through a New York bureaucracy???

That’s actually pretty good.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Ooops!

I mean Pheonix.

[r9etb]

So?

[Mr Rogers]

That’s nothing! When my Dad died in Vietnam, it took 1 1/2 days for word to reach us...the person who initially took the call in the Command Post didn’t understand it & didn’t pass it on.

If this guy was so worried, why didn’t he pay someone to accompany her (assuming he is too much of a big shot to go with her himself)?

[Revolting cat!]

Damn, if they had notified him earlier, mebbe something could of been done!

[vetsvette]

And, if the husband had been told sooner, she would have survived?

[BARLF]

Noah Gotbaum, a member of a prominent New York City family, had called the airport three times that afternoon, telling officials he was concerned about his wife's whereabouts because she was depressed and suicidal.

Seems to me this was the first mistake. A family member should have traveling with her.

[GOPmember]

Gee, I wonder if he’ll sue?

[radar101]

In Law Enforcement, there is the "Turn your kid into cash" phenomena.
Say you have an unruly teen who has fits of temper and abuses you--the parents--because you never quite took control.
On one of his rages, you call your local police agency. They come, and quickly realize that there is no talking to this person, and a method of control is used. Due to the kid's hyper state and probable drug use-- the kid dies.
You can now kill two birds with one stone:
A. Your unruly kid is gone
B. You sue the police for big cash.

[dennisw]

btttt

[umgud]

Noah Gotbaum, a member of a prominent New York City family, had called the airport three times that afternoon, telling officials he was concerned about his wife's whereabouts because she was depressed and suicidal.

If he was that concerned that she was suicidal, why did he let her fly alone?

[NativeNewYorker]

she was already dead more than an hour before his first call was made at 4:39 p.m.

[LucyJo]

I can’t answer the question some are asking about why her husband didn’t travel with her, or have someone else to do so. But, I did read in one of the first articles, about this poor woman’s death, that she had been escorted to the plane from home, and that someone who was supposed to meet her at the airport failed to show up at the next stop. She was alone, got drunk....