This is such a sad story.

Rest in peace.

Yes this is a sad story....but I just want everyone to know, especially you Ryan, that Christopher Theil is from DUBLIN, Ohio, not Athens, Ohio. He was one of my best friends and I would appreciate it if you guys got the right information before you print a story. Thanks

Yes this is a sad story....but I just want everyone to know, especially you Ryan, that Christopher Theil is from DUBLIN, Ohio, not Athens, Ohio. He was one of my best friends and I would appreciate it if you guys got the right information before you print a story. Thanks

Yes this is a sad story....but I just want everyone to know, especially you Ryan, that Christopher Theil is from DUBLIN, Ohio, not Athens, Ohio. He was one of my best friends and I would appreciate it if you guys got the right information before you print a story. Thanks

This is very tragic. RIP and prayers to the family.

I find it VERY hard to believe to adults BOTH drown in a bathtub together. Although I've heard stranger things, this smells very fishy. If that is what they finally conclude - with no foul play. I will dismiss it as negligence by Athens PD.

They didn't drown....No one knows the real story except their true friends.

I'm not sure where pancake is getting that information, but I'd stress that we should all wait to hear the autopsy results and the final word from Athens PD before we start jumping to conclusions.

Inutero345, that comment is (what's the word for a statement that sounds as though the person saying it knows more than they are letting on?)... I'm just saying, if you know something or not, I wouldn't speculate on this message board. We saw what happens in the Kidby case when people start talking about scenarios surrounding a death, people close to the individual read it and some of them get offended.

Here's where pancake found the info:
http://www.athensnews.com/news/breakingnews/2008/may/05/911-transcrips-mans-mother-found-deceased-couple-b/

I'm surprised that if the guy wasn't from Athens, that both the ANews and Post would report he was. That would definitely lead me to believe that the report was inaccurate since they were both probably looking at the same one. I would be hesitant to criticize The Post for the supposed error. It appears they're taking their time with the story and aren't jumping on it like we've seen in the past.

Hi all, This is "Inutero345"...I am sorry I said what I did, it is just so hard to see and hear all the things people are saying when they really know absolutely nothing. I am dear friends with Chris and his family, and I know more than most. I hope you can all imagine how frustrating it is to be in my position. Hope you guys understand.

If there are inaccuracies, you have every right to point them out, Katie ... especially being close to your friend and his family. I'm very sorry for your loss, which is tremendous. I hope the coverage of that loss has not been too stressful or painful for you.

But, please, don't dangle information over a journalist's head (or the audience's) when so many people are in the pitch dark who wish they were not. I empathize with your frustration, but try to imagine ours, as well. If you want to see more accurate information in your media, then volunteer it ... Perhaps then the public will know enough to prevent a similar tragedy from taking place again in the future. And by the public, I mean, someone who might find themselves on the precipice of a similar situation. We can't always count on the police and the university to clear up the wild spread of misinformation on this campus.

Grammatical error; I should self-edit more ... I should have typed "someone who might find himself or herself," not "themselves."

so this may be kinda different. was it a romeo/juliet type deal?

No, it was not a Romeo/Juliet type deal. Chris and Kelly both loved life and they would never have done anything of that sort.

Now in response to kabrownrigg. Those of us who are actually personally affected by this loss are not "dangling information" over anyone's heads. You are in the dark right now because you have no right to know what happened. Your frustration is absolutely insignificant. These news articles that have been written have all been the most tasteless pieces of garbage I have ever read. Now I have personally ripped two reporters from The Post a new asshole for contacting my mom for comment.

From now on every time I read one of these articles I am going to find the personal contact information for the reporter, even if that means coming down there and locating you personally. I will keep track of your family name in the papers. Every single time you lose a family member, I am going to call. I'm not going to stop calling. I'm going to show up. I'm going to try and take pictures of your and your family. Hell I might even attempt to show up to their funeral for shits and giggles. But I can promise you that I will make your life a living hell, just as you all have been for my family.

Every single one of you reporters that have contacted my family have expressed to me that you're "so sorry for our loss". You're not sorry. Not a single one of you. You're all probably jumping for fucking joy that this happened so you have something juicy and mysterious to report on.

Gain some class. This isn't entertainment. This isn't here for gossip. Chris was my brother, Kelly was like a sister to me. They're gone now. That's all there is to it. You don't need to know anymore than that you insensitive, selfish pieces of shit.

This is in response to Utero whatever, you saying what you said, sounds so selfish. People are trying to respect both deaths as much as possible and its people like you who hide information and make people wonder and talk and thats what pisses you off, you cause your own anger. I am sorry for your loss, I would be torn if I lost a friend and people are trying to feel for you, stop being such a prick.

As for Lauren T, people dont care for entertainment value, we actually care because another student at our school was killed. People were fearful, because they were first not realeasing any information, so we couldnt tell if it was a murder, suicide, etc. I know what happened because I know your brothers and Kellys friends, and I really think that your opinion is naive and selfish as well. If you call all those reporters when a member of their family dies, you are returning a wrong for a wrong. That is the most immature post on any article I have ever read. You arent going to do any of that, from my guess you are really young and just are angry. The deaths of these two students are in papers because it was a rare type of death. People think that they drowned in a bathtub, and many other stories are speculating around campus, and we deserve to know what happened and if we are in danger. I know we are not in danger but still we have a right to know.

If you can honestly tell me you have never read an article or watched a segment of another person dying and been interested. Marc Kidby was wrote about and everyone know about that and was interested. I can go on and on, but dont act like your special. You lost a family memeber, as have I and many others. This was a more tragic situation, but the reason it is being published and your family is being harassed is because 1) you guys wont release information to the public, so rumors have been started and will keep going around and 2) This type of story is not your average deaths, two people died, if it was from drowning, thats weird, if it were drugs, its weird, people want to know because this is not something that happens everyday. So Lauren T, you are wrong, we do need to know what happened, for our safety and for our curiosity. You have not done anything to hurt any reporters, thats their job their use to it. You should be careful because when you take it to far, your going to be put behind bars. Your post is more like a threat, which is just really tasteless and what caused me to create an account to comment on this site. I think you need to gain class. I think it is you who is selfish.

I am not trying to be mean, but explain better. I hope you guys will be more respectful of Ohio University and realize that Kelly was apart of our school, our team and we do care what happened. I hope they both rest in peace and I hope all the families the best.

To Lauren, no one could ever understand your loss.

At the same time, as exaggerated as the coverage has been, this is a public safety issue. If there is a killer on the loose, others must know to protect themselves. This is why people want to know if it was a duel suicide or murder.

I hope you and your family find peace.

There was a reason I said we shouldn't speculate on this message board...

As for Lauren, "stopactingannoying" is right. As reporters we have a job to do and that is telling people what happened. I'm not working on this story, and I'm glad I'm not because I hate this kind of coverage. No one understands our side of the deal. We don't want to have to call you when you're grieving, we don't want to have to ask you questions, but it's out job. It's the number one thing I hate about it. When we had the VT vigil and there were so many people visibly upset there that I had to talk to, that I had to interrupt from their moment of sorrow to ask questions of, to get information from, because it was my job to do it, I didn't sleep right for a week.

We hate having to do it, but it's a part of life. I know you're grieving and I'm so sorry for your loss, but don't blame people for doing their job here. As "stopactingannoying" said, this is a strange death and people are worried. As far as we know it could have been carbon monoxide poisoning. I doubt it was, but if so then people need to know that for their own safety.

I'm sorry for your loss, but don't take it out on the reporters who are trying to calm and explain something tragic to a large population. It's their job and it sucks for everyone involved. It would also help if you, and Katie418 and Utero whoever stop posting cryptic messages on these boards that further raise the curiosity of those around you:

"it is just so hard to see and hear all the things people are saying when they really know absolutely nothing. I am dear friends with Chris and his family, and I know more than most."

"You are in the dark right now because you have no right to know what happened."

Stuff like that only makes people feel more and more like their reading a murder mystery and desire more and more to find out what happened.



And again I would cation any more conjecture on how these people died on this message board. I can't believe you posted that Jabs, that was stupid.

If any of you would use any sort of common sense you had you would realize that if any of the students, or anyone occupying that building were in danger the police would have released that information. If there was foul play, if it was carbon monoxide poisoning, anything like that the police are required to let the public know. That is not the case. The fact remains that no one on the campus or at either of the schools is or was in danger therefore you all really do not have the right to know. You can all have a blast when the causes of death are finally released but until then why can't you just leave it be? It's not like you're not going to find out eventually. Now is not the time. This is making the grieving process so much harder for the people who actually KNEW and CARED and LOVED both of them.

*Cared For

As I said before, I was using poisoning as an example of a reason people are curious.

People know NOTHING and this is a very mysterious situation. Neighbors, classmates, professors, no one knows anything except those immediately close to the two. When you go out and say things like I quoted above, it only makes people yearn to know more. Take my advice and stop saying anything PERIOD and respect the fact that reporters from The Post, The Athens News, The Athens Messenger and any other news source reporting on the situation are simply doing their job.

I know where you're coming from and why you're upset because I've been there. I don't know the specifics of your case, but I had a loved one die in the TWA Flight 800 tragedy, I had to talk to the media after it happened because they wanted to see how the friends and family were doing after the tragedy and I understand it hurts. I've seen tv shows on A&E and places like that tat discuss all the theories behind the crash and it hurts having to think about it and hear it again. You're only making it harder though by saying the things about the deaths I mentioned before. You're giving people things to talk about because it's strange and as humans we're intrigued by the mysterious.

Lauren_T, I apologize if my comment about outsider's frustrations upset you even more than you already are.

I would echo the sentiments of many of the previous posts: reporters don't get perverse delight from calling up the grieved. We do not "jump for joy" at tragedy. These are stereotypes propagated by movies and, yes, preserved by a few bad apples who may overstep the line. We're not any less human than people in other professions.

At the same time, it's true, most of us could never understand the pain and grief of losing someone so significant, so I am very, very sorry if in our inability to sympathize any of our peers have callously overstepped their bounds.

I thought my Romeo/Juliett idea was kinda romantic.

Lauren I am so sorry for your loss.... i know what it's like to lose someone close to me.

Just don't mistake the speculation and theorizing of the "reporters" on here as being unsympathetic or not truly caring. A lot of people become reporters to tell the truth....

but again... God bless your family.

Could someone post the link to the most recent article that was in The Post where a few of his friends and teachers were interviewed? My mom showed me that article yesterday and I thought it was very well done. I don't have time to look for it on here right now.
I would appreciate it.

I'm sorry for blowing up on everyone that I did. I've been incredibly stressed and at that point I was running on just a few hours of sleep over a period of three days or so. Thank you for your sympathy and the kind things you all have said. Chris was the most wonderful brother I could have possibly asked for. He had a huge heart and was always putting others before himself. Kelly was probably the most outgoing and fun person I have ever met. I will never forget the great times I was able to spend with the both of them.

here is the link to the story...
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2008/05/07/24366/

Friends left heartbroken over loss of 2 'beautiful' lives
-you have to scroll down the page a little before you see the story