Justice For Julia concert to raise money for slain EMU student's scholarship fund, charities
The family of Julia Niswender will hold a benefit concert next week to raise money for charities and a scholarship fund in her name, according to a report from 13abc in Toledo.
Julia Niswender
Niswender was found dead in a bathtub inside her Ypsilanti apartment on Dec. 11. Police immediately called the case a homicide and her cause of death was asphyxiation from drowning. The investigation into the case continues.
According to the report on 13abc, the Justice for Julia Benefit Night is scheduled to from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Aug. 22 at The Clamdigger Lounge and Pizzeria, 1540 E. Elm St. in Monroe. Tickets for the event are $15.
Proceeds from the event will go toward local charities, a women’s shelter and the Eastern Michigan University scholarship fund in Niswender’s name.
Local music artists are slated to perform and the ticket will include a buffet dinner, the report stated.
This week, police said they’ve exhausted many leads in the investigation into the 23-year-old journalism student’s death. Police and Crime Stoppers are offering $10,000 in reward money for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the case.
Anyone with information on the case is encouraged to call the Ypsilanti police at 734-483-9510 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587).
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Anna
Thu, Aug 15, 2013 : 2:57 a.m.
I think it would be reassuring to many to find out what the toxicology results are.
Anna
Thu, Aug 15, 2013 : 12:50 p.m.
Thank you for your reply and information, a2citizen. I remember reading the information regarding the inconclusiveness of the toxicology when it came out as well. What I don't understand is what "inconclusive" means exactly. I'm not a forensic buff, but IMO, there either is or is not drugs and/or alcohol in somebody's system. Does "inconclusive" refer to trace amounts? Or that the toxicology test did not work? In that case, why not just retest a sample from the victim's body? I don't know, this case has troubled me from the start.
a2citizen
Thu, Aug 15, 2013 : 9:46 a.m.
According to a January article the toxicology results were inconclusive, whatever that means. Here is the link: http://www.annarbor.com/news/ypsilanti/police-julia-niswenders-death-ruled-a-homicide-but-details-not-being-released-to-protect-investigati/