Aarone Thompson: Lowe dies of heart attack
Threnody
as an easy way out.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1955205
Woman Facing Probe Over Missing Girl Dies
Woman Dies of Apparent Heart Attack As Grand Jury Set to Probe Vanishing of
Girl She Lived With
By ROBERT WELLER
The Associated Press
CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A woman who lived with a 6-year-old girl missing since
November died of an apparent heart attack, police said Friday, days before a
grand jury is to start investigating the disappearance.
Shely Lowe, 32, had a history of heart trouble and was on several
medications, police chief Daniel Oates said. She died at a hospital early
Friday morning after her live-in boyfriend, Aaron Thompson, called 911 and
said Lowe was having trouble breathing.
"Obviously, her death is under investigation, but all indications are that
this was a natural death," the police chief said. The coroner's office said
an autopsy was scheduled.
On Nov. 14, Thompson reported that his daughter, Aarone, was missing,
telling police that she became upset and left the house when he refused to
let her have a cookie.
Three days later, police halted their search and said they believed Aarone
may have been dead as long as 18 months. They said they received a tip but
have not released any specifics.
Lowe, Thompson and their defenders have criticized police as focusing on the
couple instead of searching for Aarone, whose 7th birthday was on Nov. 30.
Police in turn have been openly critical of Lowe and Thompson, calling Aaron
Thompson's account a fabrication and the couple's behavior "morally
reprehensible."
Arapahoe County District Attorney Carol Chambers said Lowe's death would
slow the investigation of Aarone's disappearance, but she said the grand
jury's focus would not change. The panel starts work next week, but the
exact day isn't known.
Sam Riddle, a family friend, blamed the investigation for Lowe's death,
saying she cried from severe stress at times. "I am firmly convinced the
Aurora police and the state of Colorado hounded Shely Lowe to death," Riddle
said.
Chambers said authorities didn't want to put stress on Lowe but she
acknowledged the investigation was likely stressful anyway.
Grand jurors could decide to delay any questioning of Lowe's children who
lived with her and Thompson, Chambers said. After Aarone was reported
missing, seven other children were removed from the home.
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JonesieCat
"Threnody" <dov...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3n59g.16211$Lm5....@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
So now Thompson can blame it all on Lowe. It helps his situation. Too bad,
that.
JC
i rest my case
No sick commentary, please.
I'm not afraid of you pathetic fascists.
Keep feeding the evidence to the federal government, asshole.
Indigo Ace
Shelley Lowe dead
By Kirk Mitchell and Jeremy P. Meyer
Denver Post Staff Writers
The woman at the center of the Aaroné Thompson homicide investigation
died early this morning, apparently from a heart condition.
Shelley Lowe, 32, was transported to the Medical Center of Aurora
South early this morning and was pronounced dead at 5:30 a.m.
"This appears to be the result of a medical emergency," Aurora Police
Chief Dan Oates said. "It appears to be a natural death."
Aaroné was reported missing by her father, Aaron Thompson, on Nov. 14.
Three days later, police announced that they believed the girl was
killed in the family home more than a year earlier.
Police have never announced suspects, but Aaron Thompson and Lowe have
been "persons of interest" and the focus of the investigation.
District Attorney Carol Chambers said a grand jury is scheduled to
begin considering the case next week, but proceedings may go slower
than planned out of deference to witnesses, including Lowe's children.
"My first thought is how awful this must be for the children,"
Chambers said during a news conference this morning. "The loss of
their mother must be profound."
She said the grand jury investigation could take several months.
Though Thompson and Lowe have repeatedly refused to be interviewed by
police about Aaroné's disappearance, Thompson was cooperating with
police about the investigation into Lowe's death, Oates said.
At 4:30 a.m., Aaron Thompson called 911, saying that his wife was
having trouble breathing. Paramedics took her to the Medical Center of
Aurora South by 5:25 a.m. She was pronounced dead five minutes later,
said Beverly Husted-Petry, hospital spokeswoman.
The Arapahoe County Medical Examiner's Office performed an autopsy
today, office investigator Michael Berumen said. The results are
pending until further tests are completed.
Lowe has a history of heart problems and took several medications,
Oates said.
Attorney Walter Gerash, who has been advising Lowe, said he believes
the pressure of being under suspicion in the case of Aaroné and having
to fight for custody of eight children removed from her home
contributed to Lowe's death.
"She had a pre-existing heart condition," Gerash said. "The
heart-rending condition of taking her children away would only
exacerbate her heart condition. I think it is very sad."
For the past six months, Lowe has endured repeated comments by Oates
that impugn her character, even though she was never charged with a
crime, Gerash said.
"The police department had a continuous, unrelenting publicity
campaign," he said. "She was under a lot of pressure."
Oates has said he believed his department had built a strong enough
case to make arrests, but he was convinced to allow the case to go to
a grand jury.
"It might not have been a lengthy investigation had she cooperated
with police," Oates said.
Chambers said she understands why Lowe's associates would be angry
about her death, but officials needed to continue the investigation
into her death.
Oates said records that the grand jury will likely request in this
case include social services documents previously withheld from
police.
Lowe and Thompson had been working through the courts to regain
custody of eight other children removed from their care when police
announced the homicide investigation.
Denver Post staff writer Annette Espinoza contributed to this report.
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_3813092
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Threnody
"i rest my case" <he...@stabby.greedy.vicious> wrote in message
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> No sick commentary, please.
>
> I'm not afraid of you pathetic fascists.
>
> Keep feeding the evidence to the federal government, asshole.
Oopsie-daisy. Someone missed a pill.
--Threnody
JonesieCat
Lol! I was thinking someone broke into the nurse's station. Soon escorted
back to the locked ward I hope.
JC (oopsie-daisy - I haven't heard that in years! <g>!)
Carmen
It's that poor lady up in Chicago again.
Carmen