Posted on 12/20/2002 4:40:59 PM PST by Minutemen
Posted on Fri, Dec. 20, 2002 Dr Laura's Mother Apparently Murdered in L.A. BY DAN WHITCOMB Reuters
LOS ANGELES - The badly decomposed body of a murdered woman, identified as the mother of popular radio talk-show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger, has been found at a Beverly Hills home, police said on Friday.
Though police said they had not yet confirmed that the elderly woman found on Monday was Yolanda Schlessinger, the talk-show host issued a statement addressing the death of her mother and alluding to their bitter estrangement.
"I am horrified by the tragic circumstances of my mother's death and so sad to learn that she died as she chose to live -- alone and isolated," Laura Schlessinger said in the statement.
"My mother shut all her family out of her life over the years, though we made several futile attempts to stay connected," she said. "May God rest her soul."
The body believed to be that of Yolanda Schlessinger was found by police after concerned neighbors said they had not seen her in several weeks. An autopsy revealed that she had been murdered, said Beverly Hills Police Lt. Gary Gilmond.
"I cannot confirm that it is in fact (Schlessinger's) mother but we are operating on that assumption," Gilmond said.
Although the body was found in Yolanda Schlessinger's home, it was so badly decomposed that identification was not yet possible, he said. Gilmond said the state of the body and home suggested that the woman had been dead for a "substantial period of time," possibly several months.
Gilmond said coroner's officials were working to positively identify the murder victim.
A spokesman for the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said further tests were required to determine the cause of death and that medical examiners had not yet issued a report.
Schlessinger hosts one of the country's most popular syndicated radio programs, which according to her Web site is heard by 12 million listeners on 315 stations across the U.S.
Schlessinger, who has a doctorate in physiology from Columbia University, dispenses advice to her listeners and is known for her brusque persona and emphasis on personal responsibility.
According to a Vanity Fair profile in 1998 and other press reports, Schlessinger was estranged from her mother, and had not seen her in 14 years. Schlessinger had told People magazine four years earlier that her mother was "filled with negativity."
The former Yolanda Ceccovini was an Italian war bride who was divorced from her husband, Monty, who died in 1990. Their other daughter, Cyndi, was also estranged from Laura, according to Vanity Fair.
I will if she will.
My personal theory is that if we allow that people can change it means that we have no excuse for our own bad behavior.
Now granted barring a head injury or a profound religious experience I have never seen someone drastically change but it is possible. So the flaws in my own character are there because I lack the discipline and will to change them. I am not sure I care for that but what is, is.
True.....but....you were quoting the HOLY BIBLE....so i was replying in that context....you either believe his words to the exclusion of ALL others or you don't...........
The first thing I thought of when I heard this story yesterday was that Laura is the prime suspect.
Call it what you want, you seem to want to control the tone of what this thread is all about...go for it.
Nice screen name, it suits you to a T. Betcha you've got tons of friends, LOL!
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obviously you have never spent time in the "recovery community" (AA etc.). People don't stay in recovery from their addictions unless they give up the dysfuntional behaviors that helped lead them their in the first place........
That was my point. You can’t just want to stop drinking or whatever you have to change your entire way of being. Usually that involves a religious experience of some kind. There are very few other things that can change some one that much.
If that is a true story, that is a shame. Be carefull how you accuse, just because you saw some "pitchures" on the internet, doesn't necessarily make it true. Got anything to back that up with?
Example: My husband has been out of town for a month. Our car, ordinarily parked in the driveway, had to go in for repairs, and I was using the car we keep in the garage. I received a call from my neighbor a few days ago, asking if I was OK, because they hadn't seen me or my car for the past few days. How nice is that!
Meaningless comparison not based on fact - criticism of a public figure does not equal consumption of that figure's product.
You likely drank water some time today. Hitler drank water too, SO THAT MEANS YOU SUPPORT KILLING JEWS!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!!
How does it feel when someone else does it to you?
So any criticism of Dr. Laura is an attack on the Holy Bible? Get some rest, seriously. And, you've used your quota of periods for the day.
I was treating somebody else who apparently felt personally threatened by words on an Internet forum less than seriously. Guess I'll have to provide the same consideration to you.
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