Sunil Tripathi Body Found: Missing Brown University Student Identified, Confirmed Dead

[Tx4obama]

Sunil Tripathi Body Found: Missing Brown University Student Identified, Confirmed Dead

The body of the Brown University student missing since March 16 has been found. After the announcement, Sunil Tripathi's family released a statement saying, "This last month has changed our lives forever."

Tripathi's body was positively identified by the Rhode Island Department of Health, according to NBC Philadelphia.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/sunil-tripathi-body-found_n_3155595.html

On April 23, our beloved Sunil was discovered in the waters off India Point Park in Providence, Rhode Island.

As we carry indescribable grief, we also feel incredible gratitude. To each one of you–from our hometown to many distant lands–we extend our thanks for the words of encouragement, for your thoughts, for your hands, for your prayers, and for the love you have so generously shared.

Your compassionate spirit is felt by Sunil and by all of us.

This last month has changed our lives forever, and we hope it will change yours too. Take care of one another. Be gentle, be compassionate. Be open to letting someone in when it is you who is faltering. Lend your hand. We need it. The world needs it.

With love,
The Tripathi Family

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Us-Find-Sunil-Tripathi/403275636436466?ref=ts&fref=ts

[elleng]

1. 'Take care of one another.

Be gentle, be compassionate. Be open to letting someone in when it is you who is faltering. Lend your hand. We need it. The world needs it.'

[narnian60]

15. Yes. +one billion

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. So sad. May he rest in peace...

[Tommy_Carcetti]

3. A sad story made even sadder....

...by the baseless speculation that swirled around him last week.

Peace to his family.

[MannyGoldstein]

5. I hope the speculation was not a factor in Sunil's death

So sad!

[FarCenter]

7. He was in the water some time

Odds are that he was dead long before the speculation started. In < 50 degree water bodies take quite a while to float due to slower microbial growth and gas generation.

[Yo_Mama]

14. It doesn't seem to have been

He left his apartment without his wallet or cell phone, and he left some sort of note.

It seems to have been suicide, and it probably happened on March 16th or March 17th. There doesn't seem to be much doubt that he left under his own power. Very sad indeed.

[CK_John]

4. Add 1 more to male drowning serial killer. nt

[LeftofObama]

6. Huh?

I'm not sure I understand your post.

[TDale313]

9. Yeah, same here. n/t

[appleannie1]

10. Probably meant this

NEW YORK - Two detectives say they believe serial killers are targeting college aged men around the country. The retired New York City police officers have looked into 40 cases, including some of the suspicious Wisconsin cases. Eight young men have been found drowned in Wisconsin in the last decade, many in La Crosse. Thus far, police have ruled all the deaths accidental. Others have been found dead in the Mississippi River or other bodies of water in Iowa and Minnesota. One of the cases is Matt Kruziki. The Waukesha County native was found dead in East Dubuque, Iowa. His father, former Waukesha County Sheriff and U.S. Marshall Bill Kruziki, always felt there were unanswered questions. "Until we have all the answers, close all the doors, like I've always said, I don't think we'll ever be satisfied," Kruziki said. The detectives believe these cases may be related to deaths in 11 states. They say markings left at the scenes prove that link. In at least five states, Kevin Gannon says a smiley face with devil horns was painted or drawn near the spot where the men went in the water. An even more eerie coincidence may tie Kruziki's death to another case. Gannon says among other markings found at the scene of a drowning in Michigan was the word "sinsiniwa." It didn't make sense to detectives until Kruziki's body was found. He was last seen on Sinsiniwa Avenue in East Dubuque. "Oh my God! How can that word be written somewhere at a crime scene 450 miles away and not be related?" said Bill Kruziki. He's convinced a murderer is on the loose. Kruziki wants the FBI to reopen many of the drowning investigations. The Chief of Police in La Crosse issued a statement saying they are always looking at new, relevant information. At this point, however he does not believe the La Crosse drownings are linked to any other deaths.


I would be more inclined to think it was linked to being identified falsely as the bomber.

[LeftofObama]

11. Thanks for the reply.

I hadn't heard of these deaths. I guess that's why I didn't understand it.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. He had been depressed when he disappeared, and hinted at suicide

Tripathi was on leave from Brown at the time of his disappearance and left a vaguely worded note that hinted at suicide.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Report_Body_identified_as_missing_Brown_student_Sunil_Tripathi.html

Mr Tripathi, who last year suspended his studies at Brown after enduring bouts of depression, had gone missing on 16 March. He left his phone and wallet behind in his student digs.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/body-found-in-river-confirmed-as-sunil-tripathi--missing-student-wrongly-linked-to-boston-marathon-bombing-8586850.html

It's far more likely he killed himself shortly after disappearing.

[TDale313]

8. My heart goes out to his family.

Such a sad story.

[Brickbat]

12. What a generous statement from the family.

I hope that knowing is the beginning of healing for them.

[JI7]

16. i wonder what could have been done to prevent this

it's clear he had a supportive family but he was also an adult . anyone know more details about this, whether he ever took medication or anything ?

[Cha]

17. Sounds like a beautiful loving family.. I'm so

sorry for the loss of their son, Sunil.

thanks Tx