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bobbieinok

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2. Thank you for post. A truly tragic, senseless death. I guess he killed her 'because she was there'

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2019, 02:22 PM

Aug 2019

Made me think of a documentary of the rapes and murders in the Congo, a horrific place for girls and women.

The interviewer asked one soldier why he raped. His answer 'because I can.'

A frightening world for females.

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The Obituary of Susan Eaton, from the Members of Her Lab. [View all] NNadir Aug 2019 OP

What a tragic end to her life, she had so much to give... DAMN secondwind Aug 2019 #1

Thank you for post. A truly tragic, senseless death. I guess he killed her 'because she was there' bobbieinok Aug 2019 #2

Today, in the New York Times, a front page article... NNadir Aug 2019 #3

... littlemissmartypants Aug 2019 #4

Hadn't heard the circumstances of her death, until seeing your post. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2019 #5