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"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
  -- Daniel Webster



Thursday, June 12, 2003 :::
 

One of the big stories around here over the last few weeks has been the apparent murder of a teenager a few years ago. Molly Bish disappeared in the summer of 2000, from a pond in western Massachusetts, where she was a lifeguard. A few weeks ago, a bathing suit was found. Bish's name came up, and I think most people who aren't new to the area recognized it. A few days later, some human bones were found nearby. And early this week, more bones were found, and the bones were identified as hers.

The news reports always refer to her as "16-year-old lifeguard Molly Bish." Occasionally they mention that she was a good student, or an athlete, or an aunt, but the main descriptor is always "lifeguard". If you'd met her the day before she was abducted, and talked to her about herself, I'm sure the lifeguard gig would have been mentioned. Maybe it would have been how she identified herself -- I don't actually know -- but I would suspect not. But since lifeguarding was what she was doing when she was last seen, that's the snapshot we have of her.


::: posted by Steven at 10:07 PM


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