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New tips sought in December death of EMU student

New tips sought in death of EMU student whose December bathtub drowning was ruled a homicide

Author:
Lisa Ray, Managing Editor, ClickOnDetroit.com, lray@wdiv.com

Published On: Nov 14 2013 10:26:18 AM EST

YPSILANTI, Mich. -
New tips are being sought in the case of a 23-year-old Eastern Michigan University student whose December bathtub drowning was ruled a homicide...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...ent/-/1719418/22969620/-/7ewxvdz/-/index.html


November 14, 2013 at 12:27 pm

New tips sought in December death of EMU student

Tom Greenwood /The Detroit News

Frustrating but not forgotten, the one-year anniversary of the homicide of Eastern Michigan University student Julia Niswender is approaching.

It was on Dec. 11, 2012, that the body of the 23-year-old student was found drowned in the bathtub of her off-campus apartment, located just across the street from the campus police station.

At 11 a.m. Thursday, police and family members will gather at Crime Stoppers’ Detroit office in an effort to keep the death in the public eye...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131114/METRO06/311140068#ixzz2ke5C52lR
 
Officials confirmed Friday that Eastern Michigan University student Julia Niswender was asphyxiated and then placed into the bathtub where she drowned last December in her off-campus apartment in Ypsilanti.

"We do know she was asphyxiated prior to being placed in the tub," said Ypsilanti Detective Joe Yuhas.

Yuhas said police believe Niswender was still alive at that point, but are uncertain if she was unconscious.

"She was not deceased (beforehand,") Yuhas said. "It's never been determined (if she was unconscious.) But, she was definitely asphyxiated and then drowned."
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http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2013/11/julia_niswender.html


she was strangled first and then drowned
 
Yuhas said the medical examiner's report shows Niswender died as a result of asphyxiation associated with drowning, but he confirmed the asphyxiation occurred prior to her being placed in the bathtub.

At this point, investigators are still trying to determine how she was asphyxiated.

"We don't know how she was asphyxiated," Yuhas said, after indicating it could have been done in a number of ways.

Police have said Niswender was in an "unnatural position" when found, but Yuhas declined to elaborate on that.

"In order to protect the integrity of the investigation, we really want to keep some of those details to ourselves," Yuhas said.
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http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2013/11/julia_niswender.html
 
much more at link!

Investigators have said Niswender's room was found in a "disarray," but have yet to release further details, aside from the fact that items of a significant value were still left in the room. Turnquist said there were still-wrapped Christmas presents in her daughter's room.

Yuhas said police do not believe robbery was the motive.

Turnquist said Wednesday that she is in possession of Julia's purse, which was untouched, and still has all of her credit cards and identification inside.

Investigators declined to say whether Niswender's keys were in the room. Yuhas said at a Thursday press conference that the bedroom door was locked from the inside, but her bathroom door was unlocked.

To date, Yuhas said more than 100 people have been interviewed and "numerous" search warrants have been executed.
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http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2013/11/julia_niswender.html
 
December 9, 2013 at 7:00 am

2 vigils to mark anniversary of EMU student death

Associated Press

Ypsilanti — Candlelight vigils are planned for a 23-year-old Eastern Michigan University student whose bathtub drowning last December was ruled a homicide.

Family of Julia Niswender plans the first Monday evening. Participants plan to meet at the lakehouse on the school’s Ypsilanti campus...

From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131209/METRO06/312090043#ixzz2mzGwzR8j


2 vigils planned for Eastern Michigan University student

Julia Niswender's 2012 bathtub drowning ruled homicide

Published On: Dec 05 2013 10:37:36 AM EST Updated On: Dec 09 2013 04:16:44 AM EST

YPSILANTI, Mich. -
Candlelight vigils are planned for a 23-year-old Eastern Michigan University student whose bathtub drowning last December was ruled a homicide.

In a statement, the family of Julia Niswender said the first is planned for Monday on the school's Ypsilanti campus...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...dent/-/1719418/23301024/-/ulp09s/-/index.html
 
Eastern Michigan University boosting security with new police officers, cameras, lighting

YPSILANTI, Mich. -
Eastern Michigan University says it will be spending more $1.7 million on safety improvement, which will include more police officers, cameras and more lights on campus.

"Our goal is to maintain the very successful safety and security operations in place on Eastern's campus while also expanding our off-campus presence," said Bob Heighes, EMU's executive director of public safety and chief of police. "These measures, in terms of new staffing and capital improvements, continue our efforts in both of these areas."

The university is budgeting $820,000 in its general fund operating budget to pay for a significant expansion of the EMU police force this year. Four officers were added this spring, another four will be added this summer, and two more will join the police force in the fall, bringing the EMU police force to 43 officers, the most the university has ever had...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...new-police-officers-cameras-lighting/26434744
 
Stepfather of EMU murder victim arrested for child *advertiser censored*

Stepfather of Julia Niswender arrested, jailed on $100K bond

Author: Mara MacDonald, Local 4 Reporter, @MaraMacDonald

Published On: Mar 03 2015 11:00:00 PM EST Updated On: Mar 03 2015 11:29:54 PM EST

MONROE, Mich. -
James Turnquist, the stepfather of murdered Eastern Michigan University coed Julia Niswender, has been arrested by Monroe County Sheriff's detectives on child *advertiser censored* charges.

Police armed with a warrant seized Turnquist's computer and cellphone. He's currently in the Monroe County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

His arrest is raising the eyebrows of law enforcement who have been working on his stepdaughter's case for the last two years...

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/...sted-for-child-*advertiser censored*/31598374
 
Stepfather Of Murdered EMU Student Arrested On Child *advertiser censored* Charges; Are The Cases Connected?

March 4, 2015 6:29 AM

MONROE (WWJ) - It’s a new twist on a murder mystery that rocked the campus of Eastern Michigan University in December 2012.

Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested the stepfather of murdered co-ed Julia Niswender on charges of child *advertiser censored*.

According to reports, deputies have seized James Turnquist’s computer and cellphone, although it wasn’t immediately clear what led to their investigation...

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/03...er censored*-charges-are-the-cases-connected/
 
Police: Stepfather of slain EMU student in custody

Holly Fournier, The Detroit News 1:20 p.m. EST March 4, 2015

The stepfather of an Eastern Michigan University student killed in 2012 has been arrested on possession of child *advertiser censored* and is considered a person of interest in her death, according to Ypsilanti police.

James Turnquist was arrested Feb. 26 and remains incarcerated at the Monroe County Jail on a $100,000 bond, according to jail officials.

He was charged with one felony count of possessing sexually-abusive materal involving a child, according to Monroe County District Court. His probable cause hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. March 12...

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...tepfather-slain-emu-student-custody/24377593/
 
UPDATE COLD CASE SPOTLIGHT: Julia Niswender

UPDATE (March 4th, 2015):

The stepfather of Julia Niswender has been named a person of interest in her murder, according to a statement released Wednesday by the Ypsilanti Police Department.

James Turnquist is currently in custody in the Monroe County jail on an unrelated child *advertiser censored* charge. The details of that case have not been released. Ypsilanti Police said in the statement they are aware of the charges and believe he has knowledge pertaining to his step-daughter's death...

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/cold...e-cold-case-spotlight-julia-niswender-n309916
 
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