Posted on 11/28/2013 6:43:35 AM PST by BBell
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Woman, 21, on Louisiana adventure to 'figure out life' is found murdered and dumped in a bayou after asking strangers for ride
The body of Lindsay Louise Ellixson, 21, was found in a canal in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Saturday by fishermen
She had been killed by blunt trauma to the head, neck and chest and had been in the water between two and five days
Ellixson had been on an extended trip 'exploring the world', with her adoptive mother, Catherine Ellixson, saying she 'had a lot of struggles she needed to overcome'
Social media posts show Ellixson pleading for 'a ride and somewhere to stay' in the months before her death, also listing herself as 'engaged'
Her boyfriend, Clinton Allen Head, 31, said they were never 'officially' engaged but were 'in love'
Her heartbroken father, Chris Ellixson, said: 'She's looking down on us, smiling, wishing us a happy Thanksgiving.'
The FBI are hunting the killer responsible for the murder of 21-year-old Lindsay Louise Ellixson, whose badly beaten body was pulled from a bayou in Louisiana following a 'brutal and violent' death.
Originally from Orlando, the girl known for her 'big blue eyes' was traveling the country after high school trying to 'figure things out', according to family, when she was found by fishermen about 3pm Saturday in East Baton Rouge.
Investigators say she had been in the water for two to five days, with an autopsy revealing she was killed by blunt force trauma to the head, neck and chest.
The case has been classed as a homicide.
'She was beaten to death and left there,' Chief of Investigations Shane Evans told WFTV.
'Someone did this to her and put her there.'
'It was unusually brutal and violent.'
The victim's adoptive mother, Catherine Ellixson, said that she kept
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Just stated a fact, sorry it broke your heart.
Dreadful. RIP.
Rest in peace. I hope your killer is brought to justice.
sorry for this girl and her family but we have snakes and varmints and wild dogs in our society and we better start being more aware....
the days of lala land are over....
” ‘I just can’t imagine anything she could have possibly done or said (to provoke an attack)’ he said.”
Other than being a fairly-attractive young white girl, probably not.
“It took her a while, but I’d say she figured out life better than most.”
Except that part about crossing the street.
It’s all in the punctuation:
Happy Turkey-Day, vice Happy-Turkey Day. :)
It might have been intentional. She was in physical pain, something of a burden to her husband, had accomplished all she wanted. She may not have looked forward to sequel she had promised. She may have decided to take Scarlet’s future with her.
That is a rather uncommon and unfortunate circumstance. Normally, prospective families and students are interviewed, and only families with children around the students' ages are considered (at least, when I went back in the 1970s). The organizations who arrange these exchanges are very aware that people are entrusting them to keep their children safe.
I went with Youth For Understanding. It was a wonderful experience. I would hate to think that some teenager who has his or her heart set on experiencing another culture be told they couldn't, because their parents are too afraid something will happen. "Something" can happen anywhere, you can't live life in a state of terror because of the possibility.
I'm guessing that firearms are deemed "impractical."
Or a serial killer.
I would not wear a fannypack while naked. The rash would be unbearable.
Traveling abroad is great. Go with friends and watch each others' backs. Be careful. 95% of the people are good people. That 5% know how to spot an easy target and prey on it.
Hey ma’am, there’s a devil in it!
I've heard people say this BS before and it's probably a bumper sticker somewhere. Just plain crazy!
do you break your own heart?
There are enough people out there who have embraced evil to be dangerous.
That said, there is one “philosophy” that spits in the face of the danger. It’s called Christianity and no it isn’t maybe 90% of what we see in America’s churches. This is gut courage Christianity. It makes the friends... through evangelism. At great risks sometimes.
True. And we are called to be as wise serpents and as harmless as doves. Christians are to be discerning when it comes to judging the character of others and we are to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. It’s all of that, available to all who have accepted Christ, that protects us from the foolish mistakes that often have tragic consequences.
Oh nobody says you can’t do it wrong. But to pack yourself with a bunch of worldly cynicism is not Christian either.
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