Posted on 03/05/2008 12:04:43 PM PST by TornadoAlley3
AUBURN, Ala. — An Auburn University student was murdered Tuesday night near campus.
The victim, identified by Auburn police as 18-year-old Lauren A. Burk of Marietta, Ga., was shot to death. She was a freshman pledge with the school's Delta Gamma sorority, sources told FOX News.
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Wow, so sad. She was a beautiful girl. Prayers to her family and DG sisters.
I’m sorry to hear this. I suspect that she is another victim of a “gun free” zone!
Condolences and prayers to the family, who probably do not live very far from me.
RIP Lauren, and prayers for your family.
Of course, this will give Greta and Nancy Grace 6 months of ratings.
Unfortunately, you are right. I mentioned in another thread that I wish Melanie Morgan would replace Geraldo. I’ve changed my mind - she should replace Greta.
How can they make such assurances? They have not arrested the murderer. Therefore he is still "on the loose." So now everyone else is safe? What is that? Are murderers only allowed one killing by law? So now this guy has got his one killing he can't do any more because it would be against the law, right?
Not only can they not make such assurances, the Auburn PD is notorious for never solving crimes. We have had several murders of students in Auburn that have never been solved. I’ve been here for 15 years and we had two Chinease students brutally murdered—that was never solved. A few years earlier, a young woman was found dead in her off campus apartment in suspicious circumstances—never solved. We have had a student missing for almost a year—no idea what happened to her, but her car has been found (I think it might have been burned out too, hmmmmm, I’ll have to check on that). A man who ran a service station for many years was murdered in a robbery—never solved. There have been others. I’m not feeling very safe at all.
A real pity. May the victim RIP. I’ll send this out to the Auburn ping list later today - after getting home.
~ indcons
Well, I can cross Auburn off the list of schools that I would consider visiting.
If she was found out in the county then the Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones should be in on it too. There have been lots of weird stuff going on from Wiccan rituals to dog killings in the county too.
I hope that more intelligent people advise students that they may be in danger. Thanks for the assurance though. I’ll keep my CW handy.
I've heard (so I'll call them rumors) of lots of wierd stuff going on in Montgomery too...
Most people were probably not aware of it because the people involved were not your ordinary citizens but groups from minorities.
Not sure how much was rumor and how much genuine but at least some of it was real.
My bet: ex-boyfriend.
I don’t know where on N. College she was found, but it sounds like it was within the city limits. I’d feel much better if Jay Jones was in on the investigation.
During my time at Auburn (88-93) students and faculty could get a CCW from the AUPD if you already had one through Lee County. Lord knows I certainly carried everyday as soon as my CCW permits were approved.
You can still get one, you just can’t carry one on campus.
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