Princeton students fear a murderer is among them and don’t believe the student’s death was a suicide

Princeton University students fear a murderer is on campus after the mysterious disappearance and death of Misrach Ewunetie, and an unexplained incident with another student shortly before his death.

The promising 20-year-old student was found dead behind the college tennis courts six days after being reported missing on October 14. Months have passed, but an autopsy has yet to be released, and no toxicology report is expected until February due to pandemic-related backlogs.

Princeton officials have said the campus is safe, but students left without an explanation are anxious and scared – especially in light of the fact that a note reading ‘be nicer’ was left on another’s door studying on the very day of Ewunetie’s disappearance.

Sophomore Mikayla Merin said her door was ripped off its hinges by a stranger with a sign that read, “Be nicer.”

Merin was so shaken by the odd note that she quit school for a month.

Her body was found in the wooded area behind the university’s tennis courts. Police said there were no signs of foul play, but an autopsy or toxicology report has yet to be released.

Speaking on behalf of the Association of Ethiopian and Eritrean Students, Faeven Mussie told the New York Times that it was premature for the school to make such claims when so little information has been released about the death. .

The fact that Ewunetie’s body was found in a secluded location, her phone rang for the last time off campus, and another student found her door blown off its hinges with a warning note attached on same day of the disappearance, chilled the students.

“We don’t know what to think or what to believe or if we’re safe here,” Mussie said.

On the day of Ewunetie’s disappearance, sophomore Mikayla Merin said her door was ripped off its hinges by a stranger with a sign that read, “Be nicer.” The incident has fueled speculation that the campus is unsafe

Ewunetie’s family expressed frustration at the lack of details and condemned the police for keeping them “in the dark”.

Police found no evidence of foul play in her death, but to allay immediate fears, officials noted that there were “no obvious signs of injury” and that she “did not appear to be of any suspicious or criminal nature”.

The university also sent notices to students stating that there was no evidence that Ewunetie’s death was a murder.

In that notice, however, the school said it was strengthening campus security, as well as improving nighttime lighting and security camera programs.

“While we know our campus is safe, it is important that you also feel safe,” officials wrote to students.

The message sent mixed signals to confused students as to why security should be increased if the campus is apparently safe.

Sophomore Isadora Knutsen told The Times: “There’s no reason for anyone to think it wasn’t suspicious.”

And since they received little information from the police, many clung to the theories and strange happenings surrounding the death.

One of the most widespread facts that have students worried stems from an incident that happened on the very day of Ewunetie’s disappearance.

According to an alert from Princeton: “On Friday, October 14, 2022, the Department of Public Safety responded to Kwanza Jones Hall to investigate a report that an unknown person had removed a student’s door from its hinges.

“Subject was described as a male wearing a neon yellow shirt and blue jeans.”

The room belonged to sophomore Mikayla Merin, who found the door off its hinges with a note that read, “Be nicer.”

Merin told The Times that the incident left her unsettled, and she took a month off school and returned after installing her own security camera in the room.

His family reported him missing after they were unable to get in touch with the sociology student and said cops kept them in the dark throughout the search. “There is no constant updating or interaction with us,” said the Universe brother, pictured here with Ewunetie. “We are truly kept in the dark”

Ewunetie, from Euclid, Ohio, was last seen around 3 a.m. on October 14 near Scully Hall at Princeton University, the apartment building where she lived.

Universe said Misrach volunteered at Princeton’s Terrace Club, one of 11 private dining clubs at the school, on Oct. 13.

The Terrace Club is one of Princeton’s non-private clubs, requiring members to register only to become a member, and is not associated with the university. Clubs allow students in the upper class of the school to eat lunch and participate in various activities.

Other clubs require prospective members to apply for membership.

She was a member on ‘duty’ – doing household chores during a live music performance at the club.

That evening, the club hosted Raavi with Jackie Marchal, according to his Instagram page.

With the club closed and all responsibilities fulfilled, Misrach, along with other service members, left for the night.

After the event, “she went back to her dorm at 3 a.m.,” her brother said. “Her roommates said they saw her at 3am. Then another one of her roommates said she didn’t see her after 4am, and then after that no one saw her.

Her body was found in the wooded area behind the university’s tennis courts. Police said there were no signs of foul play, but an autopsy or toxicology report has yet to be released.

Ewunetie’s disappearance sparked a six-day search during which investigators also checked nearby rivers, ponds and streams

Pictured: Scully Hall on the Princeton campus where Misrach was last seen

Ewunetie’s disappearance sparked a days-long hunt for her whereabouts, which resulted in the deployment of drones, helicopters and watercraft around the Ivy League University.

Campus police had visited the Ewunetie housing estate three times and conducted a search with dogs, but were unable to enter any property due to a lack of search warrants.

It was previously revealed that his cell phone last rang early Sunday morning from a location seven miles from campus.

The ping was located in a residential complex in New Jersey near Penns Neck.

No further details about this ping have been shared since the discovery of Ewunetie’s body.