20 year old bgsu woman found in McDonalds story disappears overnight

Tried to edit "bgsu" to "bowling green" and got a duplicate post. Sorry about that.

I saw the story yesterday...apparently she was found with syringes.

Perhaps they pulled back to edit the details? Clearly there are conclusions people might jump to because of the syringe detail...maybe that wasn't supposed to be released?

You can still see the Google cached version of the story...Rachel Roberts, found in McD's stall at 6:40 am.

What a strange & sad story.

justread: Thanks for catching that.

We see the same problem with the missing story. I'm talking with The Blade editors. I'll report back once I have some more information. I no longer work in the newsroom, so give me a little time.

Thanks, again.

Paul Hem, jr.
The Blade
Digital Products Manager

Kinda looks like it was removed intentionally. No other media outlets are running this story. No hurry. I was actually looking for an alternate source for the information, as opposed to an explanation of The Blade's actions.

Now I'm really curious. All mention of this has disappeared from all sources. Wonder what the deal is...

There is no student with that name in the BGSU directory. Interesting that the story is virtually non-existent.

You know, I never really trusted that Hamburglar dude: I bet that shifty SOB has something to do with this case.

Wait a minute - something just does not look right here:

I'm not sure she was a BGSU student. It said she was from Bowling Green, but that doesn't mean she went to the university.

From what I could glean via Google, she may have graduated from Columbus Grove high school.

Hamburgler...LOL

Any of the snippets I can find refer to a "Bowling Green woman", not specifically a BGSU student.

As seen in post number two, (above) I attempted to correct this three minutes after I posted it to say "bowling green woman" (you see, I was recalling a story from yesterday) and I ended up with a second thread.(below) The second thread refers to her as a "bowling green woman." But that's not the one that people posted on.

No one told me anything about this. Frankly, I may not want to know.

Heartfelt sorrow and condolences to the family and friends of the deceased are extended.

Paul

I wouldn't have had a clue if not for one of those "now you see it, now you don't" Blade articles. I'll have to assume that somebody with some juice didn't want it to exist, so now it doesn't.

It's always particularly tragic when a young person dies. Human nature is to try to make sense of the seemingly unnatural. I think that is what drove my curiousity. Well, that and the "deep throat" characteristic of "poofed" stories. Thoughts turn to those she leaves behind, and those who were in the unfortunate position of discovering her.

Especially since no other media outlet is reporting it!

Eventually her cause of death will be public via the coroner's report. Even if someone with influence actually was trying to hide a media story, they can't hide the coroner's determination. (Easily viewable in the Blade's Daily Log or the death notices section of toledolegalnews.com )

I have a feeling that we shouldn't look.
Can we delete this?

The more that I think about it, I don't really recall seeing an article related to this. I must have been mistaken.

You made the whole thing up?

Maybe Vincent Vega got her to Lance's house just in the nick of time:

Is it really a story that needs told? In this case I would respect the family and just drop it. My oldest son told me an ex classmate committed suicide. It never was reported on and shouldn't be. Maybe the mistake was in reporting it and they took it down.

This brings up a good (IMO) question: When is something news, and when isn't it? How is it decided what should be reported on and what shouldn't be?

"Is it really a story that needs told?"
What would you have, the local daily censoring and deciding what we can and can't see? No, this story should be told and shame on The Blade if they retracted it without very good reason. I'd rather live in a world where newspapers report the good and the bad equally rather than one that only reported the good. I want to know what is actually happening not what someone else wants me to believe.

No because here's the old URL:

http://www.toledoblade.com/Police-Fire/2012/04/13/Bowling-Green-woman-found-dead-in-Toledo-restaurant-restroom-stall.html

And I also saw it in Google cache yesterday.

Google cache has been updated, and it now points to the Blade's "story not found" page. But the Google search results still displays the following text:

One has to submit a request to Google to get a Web page and URL completely removed from their index.

So justread, what's your point here? You started the thread, and now you claim you didn't see the article.

At first I was curious. That was the only point. I thought somebody might know of an alternate source. But that was before I realized that it wasn't appearing anywhere at all.

Now I don't want to know. I realize that people die and stories go away and it's better if I don't get involved. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Pete - They decide every day what is news and what isn't. Lots of people die...is this news? It's what source you use to get your news that determines what news you get...if that makes sense.

A woman dies in a restaurant booth with a hypodermic needle found at the scene.

Sad as it is, it is news.

If she was diabetic would it be news? Also - wasn't she found in a bathroom stall?

"I'll report back once I have some more information." - Paul Hem

What happened to Hem's promise to get back about this? Looks like they deep-sixed the story.

" I no longer work in the newsroom, so give me a little time."

'Nuff said. My boss takes 2 weeks sometimes to respond for an information request within the larger organization. Paul Hem posted the above at 10:30 on a Saturday morning, and you want complete satisfaction of your curiosity by 7:52 a.m. on Monday?

The most likely story would be this. The Blade and most news organizations do not cover suicide or overdose stories unless it is a famous person or location. A junior web person posted the story and because of the location posted it. The boss saw it later and had it removed as not newsworthy. If you read the coroner's reports it seems like daily there is a death from accidental overdose or suicide. Last Thursday a student from Penta hung themselves and nothing made the news. Sorry no conspiracy, hidden agendas, ect. just normal procedures

I thought that I had answered this as far as I could when I wrote:

"No one told me anything about this. Frankly, I may not want to know."

"Heartfelt sorrow and condolences to the family and friends of the deceased are extended."

So, I can speculate like everyone else. I don't think toledotalkers or The Blade would be happy with that, either.

If I do receive information, then I will comment on this thread.

I dropped my hamburger on the ground yesterday and couldn't eat it. Why wasn't this reported on?

So, I can speculate like everyone else. I don't think toledotalkers or The Blade would be happy with that, either.

No, that's not true. I, for one, would be very happy and satisfied if you'd speculate. I think AnonymousCoward would be happy as well, as you've undoubtedly noticed how much AC enjoys speculation.

Right AC?

OldTimer is right on the money.

From the small world department: A co-worker of mine was just asking if anyone had heard of this story. I said that I had so he proceeded to ask if I knew any details (which I obviously do not) because he couldn't find anything about it online. He was curious b/c the deceased happens to be his 2nd cousin but he is apparently not close with that part of the family.

He did mention that the deceased's father is a Wood County sheriff's deputy. Whether or not that gives someone enough clout to have a story pulled, I have no clue. The reason it disappeared is probably as OT stated.

Her obit is in today's BG sentinel-tribune online version. No details which is great.

http://www.sent-trib.com/obituaries/rachel-e-roberts

Happened to be looking at today's Daily Log, and the name caught my eye. Was a heroin overdose. (Wonder why there was such a lag in the coroner's ruling?)

http://www.toledoblade.com/Daily-Log/2012/08/20/Untitled-B3-BV4TGICD-45D.html

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The story you are looking for can't be found.

The reason is that the story doesn't exist.

Now THAT disappeared. Looks like we weren't supposed to see that either.

wtf

The lag in the coroner's report is becasue the tox screen results for drugs can take as long as two months to come back from the lab. My brother died of suicide in 2011 and we waited for a long time before we got the results. The coroner will not issue a ruling in possible drug cases until he/she has the toxicology screen. My brother died of a self inflicted gun shot wound to the head. However, a tox screen was still necessary (and quite revealing). His body was awash in a virtual sea of mood altering drugs legally prescribed by several different doctors.

FYI - Anybody can obtain a coroner's report by requesting one in writing naming the deceased and the date of death. I requested my brother's report. They asked me to state in writing my relationship to the deceased. There was NO verification process of the stated relationship.

Courtesy of the Toledo Blade:

Toledo Blade Daily Log 8-20-2012

Rachel Roberts, 20, of Bowling Green, April 13, in the 2100 block of Reynolds. Accidental, acute heroin toxicity.

The Blade is notorious for broken links and poor quality web site maintenance.

His body was awash in a virtual sea of mood altering drugs legally prescribed by several different doctors.

I'm sorry for your loss, holland.

An extended family member committed suicide a few years ago, soon after beginning a prescription for Ambien. Those closest to him feel quite certain that the Ambien influenced his decision.

It is scary how some of the legally prescribed drugs taken the appropriately prescribed way can have such devastating consequences.

Thanks mom2. In my brother's case I don't hold any doctor or drug company responsible for what my brother did. He was very intelligent and very capable of understanding the possible consequences of drug interactions. I was surprized that his health care prescription drug coverage company didn't question the sheer number of drugs (5) he was taking and the number of different doctors that were prescribing.

In the case of a single drug like Ambien, that's another story altogether.

Around the same time it happened, there started to be quite a bit more publicity about Ambien causing suicidal thoughts in many people.

Now it is somewhat commonly known. I don't believe it was when it was prescribed to him. Perhaps if he and his wife had known, they would have refused to have him take it.

It was prescribed because he was having difficulty sleeping due to cancer treatment. The cancer treatment was going well, and he had a very good prognosis. His attitude had been positive and upbeat until he started taking the Ambien.

I am not sure if anything was ever pursued regarding the Ambien. I would hope at the very least that his suicide was reported in correlation with the prescription to help document the dangerous side effects of the drug.