2 more college murders?

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Campuses are only as safe as the police and law abiding citizens on and around that campus try to make it. There will always be students and nonstudents who want to victimize others.

But did these incidents occur on campus or around campus? Campuses are not immune to what's going on around it.

It sounds that both occurred off campus (about 5 miles from AU, a little less for UNC). I think much of the shock value, however, is that both of the immediate areas, Chapel Hill and Auburn, are to my knowledge, pretty safe places. I'm sure things get a little sketchier farther out, but even in Opelika I don't think most AU students have much fear.

Of course, both areas have some poorer, more rural surroundings, and although not especially violent to my knowledge, random violent crime does occasionally occur. unfortunately, these two seemingly random incidents occurred in succession, which certainly doesn't mend the already-present fears of many college students.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

It sounds that both occurred off campus (about 5 miles from AU, a little less for UNC). I think much of the shock value, however, is that both of the immediate areas, Chapel Hill and Auburn, are to my knowledge, pretty safe places. I'm sure things get a little sketchier farther out, but even in Opelika I don't think most AU students have much fear.

Of course, both areas have some poorer, more rural surroundings, and although not especially violent to my knowledge, random violent crime does occasionally occur. unfortunately, these two seemingly random incidents occurred in succession, which certainly doesn't mend the already-present fears of many college students.

True. Thanks.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

It sounds that both occurred off campus (about 5 miles from AU, a little less for UNC).

In Chapel Hill, it's not quite as clear whether things happened on or off campus. The place where she lived is within 1/4 mile from campus, and her car was found less than a mile from campus. There is at least some indication that she had left her house to go to her on-campus office when she was abducted. I think it's safe to say things either happened on or close to campus.

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

In Chapel Hill, it's not quite as clear whether things happened on or off campus. The place where she lived is within 1/4 mile from campus, and her car was found less than a mile from campus. There is at least some indication that she had left her house to go to her on-campus office when she was abducted. I think it's safe to say things either happened on or close to campus.

My knowledge of UNC is limited to a couple of visits, so I'll certainly defer. I originally heard "half mile from campus," but I'm not sure if thats just where Eve was found or something else.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

My knowledge of UNC is limited to a couple of visits, so I'll certainly defer. I originally heard "half mile from campus," but I'm not sure if thats just where Eve was found or something else.

A half-mile or so would be about right for where she was found (I mispoke in my earlier post when I mentioned where her car was found -- I meant to say where she was found and where the shots were heard.) Her house was only a few blocks from campus, and her car was found pretty much around the corner and down the street from her house.

[dukedg]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

It sounds that both occurred off campus (about 5 miles from AU, a little less for UNC). I think much of the shock value, however, is that both of the immediate areas, Chapel Hill and Auburn, are to my knowledge, pretty safe places. I'm sure things get a little sketchier farther out, but even in Opelika I don't think most AU students have much fear.

Of course, both areas have some poorer, more rural surroundings, and although not especially violent to my knowledge, random violent crime does occasionally occur. unfortunately, these two seemingly random incidents occurred in succession, which certainly doesn't mend the already-present fears of many college students.

Durham is not the safest place and is only 15 minutes or so from Chapel Hill, but Chapel Hill itself always seemed very safe to me while I was at Duke.