N.J. student's body found in Pa. Landfill. But, not Foul Play?

Haole Girl

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Wed Apr-26-06 11:43 PM
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N.J. student's body found in Pa. Landfill. But, not Foul Play?

Wednesday, April 26, 2006 � Last updated 6:11 p.m. PT

N.J. student's body found in Pa. landfill

By CHRIS NEWMARKER
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

EWING, N.J. -- Searchers at a Pennsylvania landfill found the body of a college student who disappeared more than a month ago, but authorities said Wednesday they don't suspect foul play.

John Fiocco Jr., a freshman at The College of New Jersey, was last seen early March 25 when he returned to his campus dormitory after a party.

Investigators later found his blood on the dormitory's trash bin...

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Student_Death_Landfill.html

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hlthe2b

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Wed Apr-26-06 11:58 PM
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1. HUH?

Another up is down, down is up story?

I'd sure like the explanation on this one....

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Bucky

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Thu Apr-27-06 12:09 AM
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2. Here's what they mean by "not foul play"

"Fuentes said there is no evidence that Fiocco was stabbed or shot....

"Authorities have said Fiocco may have slid down a trash chute into the bin, although a camera used to scan the chute found no traces of blood....

"The injuries that Fiocco's body had sustained were consistent with being processed by a trash disposal system, authorities said. They would not say whether the injuries had been sustained before or after Fiocco died."

They're not sure what happened, but they lack any evidence that he was killed and there's at least circumstantial evidence that he'd done some stupid college stunt. As a veteran of numerous stupid college stunts myself, I can see how this might have happened. It's still a very weird story. He seems like a nice kid from his picture, which of course tells you nothing.

But as the parent of a 16 year old, I can't tell you now nervous this makes me.

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HuffleClaw

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Thu Apr-27-06 12:28 AM
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3. 'death by misadventure' ?

reminds me of some guy who climbed into a chute that, unbeknownst to him, led to a weight-activated trash compacter.

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mconvente

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Thu Apr-27-06 01:47 AM
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4. actually, that's what some policemen think happened

The student was drunk at a party (confirmed by witnesses) and there was a laundry chute in the area (I think it was a house party) and they think he fell in. Supposedly blood was found in the chute. The garbage was collected from that pile before authorities thought of the possible link, so it makes sense his body was found in a landfill. Though, if he was in the truck it most likely would have been mutilated, so who knows?

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