Woman Killed By Train In Ames

[mwitt]

the moonlight express ends at 2 am...

Are you sure? I always thought it was 3.

 

[vmbplayer]

Another possibility...her friend goes to get the car...something/someone scares her and she tries to hide, climbing the embankment to get away from the threat (real or perceived)

Possible. A drunk minor alone might have been trying to avoid sitting on the side of the road in case a cop rolled by.

She was in a bar, I saw an article saying police were investigating which one she was in.

 

[cyclonedave25]

Are you sure? I always thought it was 3.

It's at least 3 am. The bars close at 2 am, so I doubt they would stop running at that exact time.

 

[SCNCY]

The thing I don't get is why did this person, who lived in Freddy court, go all the way to Hyland and then to 13th street to (I am assuming) to get back to her apartment, with a person and friend escorting her. Given, as someone said earlier, very drunk people are irrational in thought and actions. But still something to think about.

 

[beatiowa]

maybe she saw a van approaching up 13th St. with a smiley face painted on the hood.

Hmm... maybe not the best situation to crack jokes at.

 

[Tornado man]

I'm also very curious as to whether or not the guy she was with was drinking. If he was drunk, then he shouldn't have been driving to come get her. If he was sober, then I think he'd realize it was a bad idea to walk the length of campus in the cold rain and then leave a drunk girl (who, since she insisted she couldn't walk any further, could not have been in good condition) alone under a bridge next to a road in the middle of the night.

I'm sure the police have the same questions - I know I do. His story certainly demands closer investigation.

 

[mapnerd]

I guess she was drinking at Project 20/20. This is where Bali Satay used to be.

Raven Gileau was drinking at Project 20/20, police say

Another article:

Raven Gileau investigation may involve charges against Campustown bar

 

[CY9008]

heard from secondary source it was a murder...the police said the body didnt look like it was hit by a train but rather hacked up by somebody...just throwing that out there.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Raven Gileau investigation may involve charges against Campustown bar

This article says her friends talked to an officer who had been on duty in the bar...?

 

[CY9008]

Are you sure? I always thought it was 3.

yep sorry it is 3 am...ive only used it a couple of times..
CyRide

 

[A-town Cy]

Is Project 20/20 18+ like Bali Satay was (I think?) ?

 

[CY9008]

in the daily today it said it was 20 to get in and 21 to drink...

 

[SCNCY]

In the Ames article, they said that project 20 20 did not serve her, but they also said in the article that she was drinking that night. I wonder if one of her 21 friends was buying her drinks though. Something to think about and if it is the case someone needs to speak up.

 

[shadow]

heard from secondary source it was a murder...the police said the body didnt look like it was hit by a train but rather hacked up by somebody...just throwing that out there.

At this point, murder makes a lot more sense to me than an alcohol-related accident. There's a lot of questions in my mind about the guy she was walking with on the way home (i.e. drunk or sober, what's his relationship w/her at this point, etc.). The whole thing does not feel right to me...

 

[ISUAgronomist]

UP is reviewing the video from the train to help with the investigation.

 

[alarson]

At this point, murder makes a lot more sense to me than an alcohol-related accident. There's a lot of questions in my mind about the guy she was walking with on the way home (i.e. drunk or sober, what's his relationship w/her at this point, etc.). The whole thing does not feel right to me...

Agreed. The idea that she'd go up on those tracks when she was supposed to be staying under that bridge to stay out of the rain, just seems odd, even if drunk.

 

[Cyclone62]

Agreed. The idea that she'd go up on those tracks when she was supposed to be staying under that bridge to stay out of the rain, just seems odd, even if drunk.

Unless she had other issues that aren't released. It isn't hard to think of many weird things that don't include a murderer that caused this.

 

[alarson]

Unless she had other issues that aren't released. It isn't hard to think of many weird things that don't include a murderer that caused this.

Don't get me wrong, im not saying we should start looking for smiley faces. Its just odd that she'd end up on the tracks to begin with, no matter what the reason.

 

[Cyclone62]

Don't get me wrong, im not saying we should start looking for smiley faces. Its just odd that she'd end up on the tracks to begin with, no matter what the reason.

Depression is a helluva disease.

 

[CY9008]

ya i dont know...it just sounds like somethings missing or the police aren't saying everything...kind of like with jon lacina. just crazy to think about.