Difference between revisions of "Ruggles murder-suicide"
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The '''Ruggles murder-suicide''' incident refers to the February 5, [[2000]] murder of [[Columbia College]] student Kathleen Roskot in [[Ruggles Hall]] by Thomas Nelford. Nelford subsequently killed himself by throwing himself in front of a train at the 181st St. [[subway]] station. | The '''Ruggles murder-suicide''' incident refers to the February 5, [[2000]] murder of [[Columbia College]] student Kathleen Roskot in [[Ruggles Hall]] by Thomas Nelford. Nelford subsequently killed himself by throwing himself in front of a train at the 181st St. [[subway]] station. | ||
| − | Suffice to say, Ruggles | + | Suffice to say, Ruggles room 509 (a double) and the accompanying 508-512 suite, where the murder took place, are unpopular in [[Room Selection]]. |
| − | ==External | + | ==External links== |
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9500EEDF163EF935A35751C0A9669C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fC%2fColumbia%20University%20 "Columbia Student Slain, and Suspect Kills Himself" (NY Times)] | *[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9500EEDF163EF935A35751C0A9669C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fC%2fColumbia%20University%20 "Columbia Student Slain, and Suspect Kills Himself" (NY Times)] | ||
*[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C07E7DE173EF934A35751C0A9669C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fC%2fColumbia%20University%20 "In the Slaying of a Columbia Student, Mourning and Mystery" (NY Times)] | *[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C07E7DE173EF934A35751C0A9669C8B63&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fC%2fColumbia%20University%20 "In the Slaying of a Columbia Student, Mourning and Mystery" (NY Times)] | ||
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/thefed/v2/archives/15/15.6-media.html "Media Circus: Reporting From the Midst of the Frenzy on 114th" (The Fed)] | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/thefed/v2/archives/15/15.6-media.html "Media Circus: Reporting From the Midst of the Frenzy on 114th" (The Fed)] | ||
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[[Category:Scandals]] | [[Category:Scandals]] | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 11 April 2007
The Ruggles murder-suicide incident refers to the February 5, 2000 murder of Columbia College student Kathleen Roskot in Ruggles Hall by Thomas Nelford. Nelford subsequently killed himself by throwing himself in front of a train at the 181st St. subway station.
Suffice to say, Ruggles room 509 (a double) and the accompanying 508-512 suite, where the murder took place, are unpopular in Room Selection.
