Body of missing Fulbright scholar found

[wicket]

What a terrible end to a beautiful life. :cry: Rest in peace Jane.



Am I being too cynical for wondering why this hasn't garnered more media attention? :shrug:

Officials identify body found in Hingham park; Woman, 24, was Wellesley graduate

Authorities yesterday identified a body that was found in a Hingham park as Jane M. Park , a Wellesley College graduate and Fulbright scholar who had been missing for about seven months.

Park, 24, lived in Somerville and was reported missing by her family on May 15. She had been seen visiting World's End park in Hingham at the time of her disappearance, authorities have said. That is where a passerby noticed her remains and contacted police Saturday.

Authorities used dental records to confirm her identity. Park's family, who live in Potomac, Md., would not comment last night when reached by telephone. The family spent a lot of time in the Boston area during the search, and a state trooper contacted them yesterday. Somerville police have said they do not suspect foul play. Authorities would not disclose the cause of her death, and were awaiting word from state medical examiners.

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Park graduated with honors from Wellesley in 2004 with a degree in philosophy. She was president of the Wellesley Philosophical Society and a member of the Chamber Music Society, according to Wellesley's website. She had been a summer intern at the Korean American Coalition in Washington, D.C., and a teaching assistant at Johns Hopkins University and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Asian Art in Washington , D.C.

In 2004, she won a highly competitive Fulbright Scholarship to study the teaching of English as a foreign language in South Korea. In 2005, she began coursework at the Harvard Extension School.

[StClone]

1. Beautiful

She was just beautiful.

Did she do coke? I'd say not. Did she have a hotel chain trust? Nope. Was she a Disney-made entertainer idiot. No thank goodness. Was she blond. No. End of media interest.

She was just intelligent, loved learning and life, I'd say.

[poverlay]

2. The lack of attention to this vs. all of the things (and more) mentioned

by StClone is, I believe, what is truly wrong with the world.
When people overcome their fascination with depravity, horror, and crudeness, we may start to head toward a world worth living in.

Thanks,
k&r for importance.

That young lady will bring a great brightness wherever she goes after this life.

[wicket]

3. "That young lady will bring a great brightness wherever she goes after this life."

Amen.

:hug:

[bananas]

4. I wonder what happened?

"Somerville police have said they do not suspect foul play. Authorities would not disclose the cause of her death, and were awaiting word from state medical examiners."

[whoneedstickets]

5. So, by implications natural causes or suicide?

Either way, it is very sad. Deepest sympathies for the parents and family.

[bananas]

9. Or an accident, or animal attack

she could have slipped and fell and hit her head.

[MUAD_DIB]

7. I used to live in Quincy. Things started to get too shady even in

Quincy center by the MBTA. World's End is a little out of the way, and since it is a park you never know who might be around to help if you have an accident or if you get into trouble.

[bicentennial_baby]

10. I live directly across from Quincy Center T

on the Burgin Pwky side....Shady indeed. I dont' go over there at night w/out Sniffa, it's creepy over there, as well as next to our house where it's kinda dark at night...

But, we do see lots of polics and criminal action from our porch at night, especially in the summer. it's like "Cops" live. :D

[wicket]

11. OT - nice picture

LOL! I recently saw her put a knife she had just used to open a package of raw chicken back into the drawer, EWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

[bicentennial_baby]

13. Oh Ewwwwww!

She's such a hack...and that's just gross... :puke:

But thank you :D

[wicket]

22. She certainly is a hack

Her show is such a trainwreck that it's hard to look away lol :) I was watching her show on TiVo when I saw her do that with the knife, and promptly backed it up and watched it again to make sure I saw correctly. So gross!!! I felt like barfing up some EVOO ;)

[bicentennial_baby]

24. Hehe, did you see this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5965911&mesg_id=5965911

;)

[wicket]

25. Oooooooohhhhh GOD!!!

I didn't see that, someone shoot me now!!!

[lies and propaganda]

28. barfing up EVOO made me LOL! n/t

[wicket]

29. Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

:rofl: :rofl: ;)

[Marnieworld]

6. I hadn't heard of this case at all.

Shameful what they choose to focus on and what they don't. Tragic loss for all of us. She wasn't some drunk teen but someone actually trying to do something with her life. 8 Months and never a national story. It shows what our culture values.

[malaise]

8. How sad

At least they found her body.

[goclark]

12. And not one word have we heard about this beautiful young lady

NeoCon News :puke:

[xultar]

14. So sad there wasn't more MSM attention. Shows that people don't value intelligence.

[DixieBlue]

15. So sad.

Not a word about this and yet Natalee Holloway gets trotted out every few months or so.

I hope her family can at least get a little closure having found her ... if you can ever get closer from something like this.

[sniffa]

16. yeah, her picture is up at the T station

and why no media attention? she ain't white.

[wicket]

17. Exactly

It's really sad :( I'm from the 'ville, and she lived a few blocks from where I live. Her picture has been plastered everywhere and not a peep from the media until now. *sigh*

[Eurobabe]

18. Never heard a word about this...that's the MSM for you

Poor girl, what a waste. She had a bright future ahead of her. RIP Jane.

[devilgrrl]

19. I never heard anything either.

Guess she wasn't hot or blonde enough :sarcasm:

RIP young lady.

[Zenlitened]

20. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem possible to be TOO cynical these days.

Sad when a young life seemingly full of promise is lost.

Sad, too, to contemplate what makes one life "newsworthy" and another worthy of being all but ignored. :(

[wicket]

21. Amen Z...

It's sad all around :cry:

[jgraz]

23. Every time I read one of these tragic stories

I can't help but wonder: how many other tragic stories did we generate today in Iraq? Not to take anything away from the pain her friends and family must feel, but why in hell don't we get the same kind of individual coverage for each American life we're wasting in Iraq?

[Dastard Stepchild]

26. How terrible!

The death of anyone is very sad, but in cases like these, I often wonder what the world is missing out on by losing someone so motivated at such a young age.

[wicket]

27. kick

:kick: