09-03-2013, 04:51 PM
This case always interested me.
Here's someone's take that knows a lot about the details:
The Heartbreaking Disappearance of Lauren Spierer
In case you were wondering, the June 3, 2011 disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer is something I continue to ponder, and ponder, and ponder. What happened that night? Who knows where she is? Why did they cover up whatever tragic event that happened? How is it humanely possible their souls can be so cold that they let Lauren's family continue on in such pain? This case really is fascinating, but not so much as it is sad. This happened to a real college girl- she's basically "America's girl", in that she's you, me, my friends, your friends, the girl that sat next to you in math class who always had the cutest shoes. She's everyone. But where is she? While this post may be long, don't dismiss it. It's worthwhile.
If you aren't familiar with her disappearance, allow me to fill you in. I've probably read every article ever published on the Internet time and time again, watched every press conference, read every excruciatingly painful letter her mother has written, etc, so I consider myself to be quite aware of the details which have been supplied, as well as ones speculated. Lauren Spierer was a beautiful 20 year old Sophomore at Indiana University when she disappeared on June 3rd, 2011 after a night out with friends. She apparently hung out with one of her neighbors, and then they went to a mutual friend, Jay Rosenbaum's, apartment to pre-game before going out. From there, Lauren went to a bar named Kilroy's with this guy Corey Rossman, who she met a week prior through mutual friends at the Indianapolis 500. An hour or so after arriving, Lauren left the bar. It's a beach themed bar with sand, in which Lauren left her shoes and cell phone at the bar. It's obviously assumed she was drunk at this point. It bothers me when people use that fact against her. So what? She's 20 years old and in college. What do you think college students do? Give her a break. She wasn't doing anything that you won't find on majority of college campuses.
So then she and Corey Rossman went back to her apartment building. She dropped her keys along the way, so what they intended to do there was unclear. It has been said that security videos prove she was NOT in good condition at this point, could not walk straight, and was running into things. Concerned people in the hallway told Corey Rossman to take her home, asked if she needed help, etc. Someone even punched Corey in the face, which he would later use as a defense for not remembering the events of the night. So then Corey and Lauren headed for his apartment. The private investigator her family hired released a video, where he is talking about how Lauren could barely walk, how she fell on the sidewalk without putting her hands out to stop the fall, and how she hit her head so hard on concrete that circles were forming around her eyes. So what were Corey Rossman's intentions? He later claimed that LAUREN (who is 4'11 and 90lbs) helped him to his apartment after he was hit. No. Even if she was sober that would be a struggle, much less in the condition she was in. Why not call security at her apartment to let her in? Why not knock on the door until one of her roommates answered? Why did you have to take her out of her apartment when she was in no condition to be wandering? Mike Beth, who was Corey Rossman's roommate, claims he put Corey to bed when he got home (Do guys really do that....? I know girls play mom when someones drunk, but I honestly wasn't aware guys do. Especially when Corey was captured carrying Lauren to his apartment- he obviously didn't need his roommate tucking him in. Fishy, fishy LIE).
So since Lauren was drunk, APPARENTLY Mike Beth called their mutual friend Jay Rosenbaum to take care of her. Why not say "hey girl hey, take my bed and sleep it off. Or here's the couch, since you're so drunk you'll fall asleep right away, just lay down." So apparently she went to Jay Rosenbaum's, but she didn't want to stay there, so he let her walk home "once she proved she was okay." Look buddy, if a 4'11 girl is so drunk she's falling backwards on concrete and cannot walk, there's no chance it will all pass within an hour. So you're lying. According to Jay Rosenbaum, the last time he saw her she was walking home at 4:30AM. Not even an ounce of me believes this. I think there's a good chance she never even went to Jay Rosenbaum's.
So what do I think? I think Jay Rosenbaum, Corey Rossman, and Mike Beth all know what's going on. They are all the key links. They had to formulate a story for cell phone records and whatnot, so Mike tucking Corey into bed and passing her off to Jay is just their cover. Lauren's friend, David Rohn, who she was with earlier in the night was named by police as a person of interest, in addition to those three men heartless little boys listed above. He's the only one who took an FBI administrated polygraph, and passed. Security footage also proves he was at his apartment all night, as he claimed. It's so incredibly unfortunate the apartment complex that the three cold hearted snakes lived in (Corey, Jay, Mike) didn't have security footage. I feel if it did there would be A LOT less questions that still remain. What's "suspicious" (meaning I don't think it's suspicious at all) is that Jay Rosenbaum called David Rohn at 4:15AM, but David didn't answer, since he was sleeping, as most people are at that time. Jay's defense is that Lauren borrowed his phone to call David to see if he knew where her cell phone was. A- If anyone, wouldn't she call COREY, since he was the one she was with majority of the night, and when she lost her cellphone? And B-If it really was Lauren who called, which I suspect it wasn't, she would have left a voicemail. Why? College 101: People who are drunk LOVE leaving voice mails, and ALWAYS FEEL THE NEED TO. My theory is that something horrible happened, and Jay Rosenbaum called David Rohn for help of some sort.
In addition to Jay Rosebaum, Corey Rossman, Mike Beth, and David Rohn as POI's, there's Lauren's boyfriend of two years, Jesse Wolff. It's heartbreaking that these boys aren't helping police and Lauren's parents (although from where I'm sitting I don't think David Rohn had anything to do with this), but the fact her BOYFRIEND is being silent is like.....WTF. I'm sorry, but most people would help a stranger if they saw them in trouble, and/or would want justice to be served. So when it's your girlfriend? How can you keep quiet? How can you fly home to New York a couple days after she goes missing? At first I didn't understand him being a POI.....he wasn't there that night. From what I've read on the Internet, he hated the guys Lauren was hanging out with that night (and after 6/3/11 that club has grown massively), and did not associate with them. But actions speak louder than words, and dropping your summer class to fly home to New York a couple days after she vanishes, lawyering up, not taking an FBI/Police Administered polygraph does NOT seem like something one would do when their significant other of two years vanishes. One would think he would be searching day and night, etc. None of this makes sense.
So back to my theory...Jay Rosenbaum, Corey Rossman, Mike Beth know what happened. Something bad happened and they panicked. It's no secret that Lauren was in bad condition. It is rumored that those boys used cocaine, and that she did too that night. Clearly she was drinking. She could have been drugged. The combination of those things, slamming her head on concrete multiple times, and her heart condition sound like the combination of a potentially horrific outcome. In my mind, those things are irrelevant. What's relevant is that the people she was with are horrible people and did not look out for her. People she passed in a hallway were more concerned for her than her so-called friends. If your friend is in trouble, you call 911. If someone you are with tragically passes on, you call 911. You do not hide the body. How could you? If something happened to a friend, that thought wouldn't even cross my mind. How could someone be so cruel and heartless? How can you allow yourself to do that? That thought disgusts me. Lauren disappeared nearly two years ago, and little to no information into what happened that night has been answered, and Lauren has not been found.
How could somebody keep a secret so large for nearly two years??? My conscious drives me crazy when I yell at my mom, or when I forget to call somebody back- so how could it not absolutely kill you to live with the fact you hid your friend and continue to inflict the worst kind of pain on her family day in and day out? The letters her mother writes on are H-E-A-R-T-B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G. I cry like I just cut the most potent onion in the world every time I read one of them. The pain she, her husband, and Lauren's sister face on a daily basis seems inhumane. I highly suspect Jay Rosenbaum is involved, otherwise why would Corey Rossman get him involved? I obviously don't believe anything about his or Mike Beth's story. Lauren and Jay Rosenbaum have known each other since they were LITTLE KIDS. They went to the same Jewish summer camp, as did much of Lauren's core group of friends at Indiana University. No matter the nature of the relationship, being involved in something like this is incomprehensible, but being involved when it's your friend since childhood is just.....ugh, there are no words to accurately describe my thoughts on that.
So Jay, Corey, Mike, and Jesse Wolff have not provided the police, Lauren's parents, or their private investigator with anything helpful. They all hired big time, expensive attorneys right after this happened. Yeah, one of their attorneys used to represent Mike Tyson. I'm an educated gal (I'm another Big 10 college product, yayuh), and do understand that lawyering up is by no means an admission of guilt. But in this case, the circumstances speak for themselves, and most people would do anything to help find their friend. They would actually TALK. Heck, I think most people would do all they can to help find a stranger. I don't understand how the parents of these kids can let this continue? How can they not look at it from the angle of "it easily could have been my kid...what would I want the people who know information to do?" It's one thing to protect your child, it's another thing as a parent (which I definitely am NOT, but can only imagine) to sit back and let other parents live in absolute hell because of the secret your child is keeping. And that saying "A mother always knows"...it really is in the best interest of EVERYONE INVOLVED to do the right thing, and reveal where Lauren is. That's long overdue. Once it is over and the secret isn't being kept, those who know will feel reborn. Despite the obvious backlash and everything that will come along with it, clearing your conscious (assuming they have one) will be well worth it. Not to mention it's the right thing to do.
Seeing pictures of Lauren breaks my heart. This should not be her story. Her family should not have to live with not knowing. I've read time and time again how that's always the worst thing, and what can drive you the most crazy- not knowing. You can tell by looking at her smile how much she truly loved life. The stories I've read about things she would do for her friends, strangers, how she loved old people, how fearless she was, etc just are heartbreaking. They're heartbreaking because they prove what an asset Lauren was to the world, and the potential she had. It's heartbreaking because despite the results of June 3, 2011, we shouldn't be wondering on January 17, 2013 what happened, and where she is? We should know. I don't believe the boys did anything to intentionally hurt her. I believe it was a tragic accident, that really could have happened to anybody. The fault lies in how it was handled from there, and that fault is on the boys with her.
Today (Jan. 17th) is Lauren's birthday. She should be talking with friends on how they're going to celebrate tonight. She should be eating the birthday cookies her mom would always mail her, as she was away at college. Her parents should be smiling and reminiscing on how their baby is all grown up. Instead, Lauren is missing. She won't be opening presents. Her parents won't get to call her to wish her the best birthday ever. I remember reading an article last year where her father said her 21st birthday was the hardest day of his life. That poor man. I just want to give him a hug so bad. I can only hope that on this incredibly difficult day, the Spierers' are able to think about the beautiful memories, and that perhaps today could be the day their prayers are answered.
FindLauren.com
Here's someone's take that knows a lot about the details:
The Heartbreaking Disappearance of Lauren Spierer
In case you were wondering, the June 3, 2011 disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer is something I continue to ponder, and ponder, and ponder. What happened that night? Who knows where she is? Why did they cover up whatever tragic event that happened? How is it humanely possible their souls can be so cold that they let Lauren's family continue on in such pain? This case really is fascinating, but not so much as it is sad. This happened to a real college girl- she's basically "America's girl", in that she's you, me, my friends, your friends, the girl that sat next to you in math class who always had the cutest shoes. She's everyone. But where is she? While this post may be long, don't dismiss it. It's worthwhile.
If you aren't familiar with her disappearance, allow me to fill you in. I've probably read every article ever published on the Internet time and time again, watched every press conference, read every excruciatingly painful letter her mother has written, etc, so I consider myself to be quite aware of the details which have been supplied, as well as ones speculated. Lauren Spierer was a beautiful 20 year old Sophomore at Indiana University when she disappeared on June 3rd, 2011 after a night out with friends. She apparently hung out with one of her neighbors, and then they went to a mutual friend, Jay Rosenbaum's, apartment to pre-game before going out. From there, Lauren went to a bar named Kilroy's with this guy Corey Rossman, who she met a week prior through mutual friends at the Indianapolis 500. An hour or so after arriving, Lauren left the bar. It's a beach themed bar with sand, in which Lauren left her shoes and cell phone at the bar. It's obviously assumed she was drunk at this point. It bothers me when people use that fact against her. So what? She's 20 years old and in college. What do you think college students do? Give her a break. She wasn't doing anything that you won't find on majority of college campuses.
So then she and Corey Rossman went back to her apartment building. She dropped her keys along the way, so what they intended to do there was unclear. It has been said that security videos prove she was NOT in good condition at this point, could not walk straight, and was running into things. Concerned people in the hallway told Corey Rossman to take her home, asked if she needed help, etc. Someone even punched Corey in the face, which he would later use as a defense for not remembering the events of the night. So then Corey and Lauren headed for his apartment. The private investigator her family hired released a video, where he is talking about how Lauren could barely walk, how she fell on the sidewalk without putting her hands out to stop the fall, and how she hit her head so hard on concrete that circles were forming around her eyes. So what were Corey Rossman's intentions? He later claimed that LAUREN (who is 4'11 and 90lbs) helped him to his apartment after he was hit. No. Even if she was sober that would be a struggle, much less in the condition she was in. Why not call security at her apartment to let her in? Why not knock on the door until one of her roommates answered? Why did you have to take her out of her apartment when she was in no condition to be wandering? Mike Beth, who was Corey Rossman's roommate, claims he put Corey to bed when he got home (Do guys really do that....? I know girls play mom when someones drunk, but I honestly wasn't aware guys do. Especially when Corey was captured carrying Lauren to his apartment- he obviously didn't need his roommate tucking him in. Fishy, fishy LIE).
So since Lauren was drunk, APPARENTLY Mike Beth called their mutual friend Jay Rosenbaum to take care of her. Why not say "hey girl hey, take my bed and sleep it off. Or here's the couch, since you're so drunk you'll fall asleep right away, just lay down." So apparently she went to Jay Rosenbaum's, but she didn't want to stay there, so he let her walk home "once she proved she was okay." Look buddy, if a 4'11 girl is so drunk she's falling backwards on concrete and cannot walk, there's no chance it will all pass within an hour. So you're lying. According to Jay Rosenbaum, the last time he saw her she was walking home at 4:30AM. Not even an ounce of me believes this. I think there's a good chance she never even went to Jay Rosenbaum's.
So what do I think? I think Jay Rosenbaum, Corey Rossman, and Mike Beth all know what's going on. They are all the key links. They had to formulate a story for cell phone records and whatnot, so Mike tucking Corey into bed and passing her off to Jay is just their cover. Lauren's friend, David Rohn, who she was with earlier in the night was named by police as a person of interest, in addition to those three men heartless little boys listed above. He's the only one who took an FBI administrated polygraph, and passed. Security footage also proves he was at his apartment all night, as he claimed. It's so incredibly unfortunate the apartment complex that the three cold hearted snakes lived in (Corey, Jay, Mike) didn't have security footage. I feel if it did there would be A LOT less questions that still remain. What's "suspicious" (meaning I don't think it's suspicious at all) is that Jay Rosenbaum called David Rohn at 4:15AM, but David didn't answer, since he was sleeping, as most people are at that time. Jay's defense is that Lauren borrowed his phone to call David to see if he knew where her cell phone was. A- If anyone, wouldn't she call COREY, since he was the one she was with majority of the night, and when she lost her cellphone? And B-If it really was Lauren who called, which I suspect it wasn't, she would have left a voicemail. Why? College 101: People who are drunk LOVE leaving voice mails, and ALWAYS FEEL THE NEED TO. My theory is that something horrible happened, and Jay Rosenbaum called David Rohn for help of some sort.
In addition to Jay Rosebaum, Corey Rossman, Mike Beth, and David Rohn as POI's, there's Lauren's boyfriend of two years, Jesse Wolff. It's heartbreaking that these boys aren't helping police and Lauren's parents (although from where I'm sitting I don't think David Rohn had anything to do with this), but the fact her BOYFRIEND is being silent is like.....WTF. I'm sorry, but most people would help a stranger if they saw them in trouble, and/or would want justice to be served. So when it's your girlfriend? How can you keep quiet? How can you fly home to New York a couple days after she goes missing? At first I didn't understand him being a POI.....he wasn't there that night. From what I've read on the Internet, he hated the guys Lauren was hanging out with that night (and after 6/3/11 that club has grown massively), and did not associate with them. But actions speak louder than words, and dropping your summer class to fly home to New York a couple days after she vanishes, lawyering up, not taking an FBI/Police Administered polygraph does NOT seem like something one would do when their significant other of two years vanishes. One would think he would be searching day and night, etc. None of this makes sense.
So back to my theory...Jay Rosenbaum, Corey Rossman, Mike Beth know what happened. Something bad happened and they panicked. It's no secret that Lauren was in bad condition. It is rumored that those boys used cocaine, and that she did too that night. Clearly she was drinking. She could have been drugged. The combination of those things, slamming her head on concrete multiple times, and her heart condition sound like the combination of a potentially horrific outcome. In my mind, those things are irrelevant. What's relevant is that the people she was with are horrible people and did not look out for her. People she passed in a hallway were more concerned for her than her so-called friends. If your friend is in trouble, you call 911. If someone you are with tragically passes on, you call 911. You do not hide the body. How could you? If something happened to a friend, that thought wouldn't even cross my mind. How could someone be so cruel and heartless? How can you allow yourself to do that? That thought disgusts me. Lauren disappeared nearly two years ago, and little to no information into what happened that night has been answered, and Lauren has not been found.
How could somebody keep a secret so large for nearly two years??? My conscious drives me crazy when I yell at my mom, or when I forget to call somebody back- so how could it not absolutely kill you to live with the fact you hid your friend and continue to inflict the worst kind of pain on her family day in and day out? The letters her mother writes on are H-E-A-R-T-B-R-E-A-K-I-N-G. I cry like I just cut the most potent onion in the world every time I read one of them. The pain she, her husband, and Lauren's sister face on a daily basis seems inhumane. I highly suspect Jay Rosenbaum is involved, otherwise why would Corey Rossman get him involved? I obviously don't believe anything about his or Mike Beth's story. Lauren and Jay Rosenbaum have known each other since they were LITTLE KIDS. They went to the same Jewish summer camp, as did much of Lauren's core group of friends at Indiana University. No matter the nature of the relationship, being involved in something like this is incomprehensible, but being involved when it's your friend since childhood is just.....ugh, there are no words to accurately describe my thoughts on that.
So Jay, Corey, Mike, and Jesse Wolff have not provided the police, Lauren's parents, or their private investigator with anything helpful. They all hired big time, expensive attorneys right after this happened. Yeah, one of their attorneys used to represent Mike Tyson. I'm an educated gal (I'm another Big 10 college product, yayuh), and do understand that lawyering up is by no means an admission of guilt. But in this case, the circumstances speak for themselves, and most people would do anything to help find their friend. They would actually TALK. Heck, I think most people would do all they can to help find a stranger. I don't understand how the parents of these kids can let this continue? How can they not look at it from the angle of "it easily could have been my kid...what would I want the people who know information to do?" It's one thing to protect your child, it's another thing as a parent (which I definitely am NOT, but can only imagine) to sit back and let other parents live in absolute hell because of the secret your child is keeping. And that saying "A mother always knows"...it really is in the best interest of EVERYONE INVOLVED to do the right thing, and reveal where Lauren is. That's long overdue. Once it is over and the secret isn't being kept, those who know will feel reborn. Despite the obvious backlash and everything that will come along with it, clearing your conscious (assuming they have one) will be well worth it. Not to mention it's the right thing to do.
Seeing pictures of Lauren breaks my heart. This should not be her story. Her family should not have to live with not knowing. I've read time and time again how that's always the worst thing, and what can drive you the most crazy- not knowing. You can tell by looking at her smile how much she truly loved life. The stories I've read about things she would do for her friends, strangers, how she loved old people, how fearless she was, etc just are heartbreaking. They're heartbreaking because they prove what an asset Lauren was to the world, and the potential she had. It's heartbreaking because despite the results of June 3, 2011, we shouldn't be wondering on January 17, 2013 what happened, and where she is? We should know. I don't believe the boys did anything to intentionally hurt her. I believe it was a tragic accident, that really could have happened to anybody. The fault lies in how it was handled from there, and that fault is on the boys with her.
Today (Jan. 17th) is Lauren's birthday. She should be talking with friends on how they're going to celebrate tonight. She should be eating the birthday cookies her mom would always mail her, as she was away at college. Her parents should be smiling and reminiscing on how their baby is all grown up. Instead, Lauren is missing. She won't be opening presents. Her parents won't get to call her to wish her the best birthday ever. I remember reading an article last year where her father said her 21st birthday was the hardest day of his life. That poor man. I just want to give him a hug so bad. I can only hope that on this incredibly difficult day, the Spierers' are able to think about the beautiful memories, and that perhaps today could be the day their prayers are answered.
FindLauren.com