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The NYPD will have 250 police cadets comb Inwood Park for more clues in the Sarah Fox murder case. Much has been made of the tulip tree flowers and petals found near Fox's body, with the possibility of them being placed in a ritualistic fashion, but a second botanist consulting on the investigation says they could have fallen there (the last two grafs of the Times article explain the confusion). While there is some possibility that Fox knew her killer, investigators seem think that the murder may been caused by a vagrant.
The Daily News speaks with a woman who had been attacked in Inwood Park last year. Both the Daily News and Times paint a picture of the park area near the Henry Hudson bridge, where Fox's body was found (one young woman tells the DN, "My roommate's buying some Mace for me today. This is making me think a lot harder about coming in here alone."; a 57 year-old woman tells the Times, "I put it this way: I don't let my husband up there by himself.").
Additionally, the Times reports that the grid search by the 250 cadets was "ordered" by Commissioner Kelly, because of the crime scene's "unusually dense vegetation and lack of evidence [the clothes and Discman have not been retrieved]."
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It's the weather, plus the rain, from what I can tell from the articles...also, you can't tell what animals/bugs might have gotten to the body.
I'd just like to point out, as a resident of Inwood, that attacks and unfortunately murders happen in ALL NYC parks and certainly in much more afluent/gentrified neighborhoods than Inwood.
Though the news about Sarah Fox is both unjust and tremendously sad (I sincerely hope they find the murderer) what's really dangerous is the power the media has of instilling fear in its readers. The 'Summer of the Shark' led to a dismal turnout at beaches all over America....do we really want people to be afraid to enter and enjoy our city parks? Are our parks 'lush' or are they 'overgrown'? How do you prefer to see it?
Incidents like this are RARE. Alan Bauer's Poe-like description (Times link) of the area was completely over the top and if he'd ever experienced the park before this awful event. I guarantee you a much different description of one of the last remaining untouched forests in Manhattan.
It's an extreme city. We've all got to be careful, but we all survive here by balancing the wonderful with the horrible.
I haven't fully read your previous posts on the Fox case to see if you referenced this link, but here's the New York Road Runners Club's safety tips: http://www.nyrrc.org/divisions/training/running_safety.html
Thought you might want to post them separately for the benefit of your readership.
i'd rather read news here about sarah's case then see it on the news. it keeps getting more revolting and private everyday. thanks for kinda keeping it clean, at the very least showing her and her family and friends some respect.