Possible Victim: Natasha Jugo, 31, Queens, Body Washed Ashore and belongings found on Gilgo Beach Mar 2013 *car fnd Ocean Pkwy*

[LINative13]

I don't know. When I surf in the winter I wear a 5/3
Wetsuit and put Vaseline on my face to minimize exposure. I have
Jumped in the ocean in February on a bet (if I did it, the other two paid for dinner and bar tab). Well I did if with just my swim trunks on; it literally pulls the breath out of your lungs. I ran at the water
Did a dive (parallel) to the water of course and turned right back around. Ran to my car, started car dried off sat in my car with my new dry clothes on and my hands on the heat vents and the heated seats Nd heated steering wheel on for 20 minutes before I could drive due to loss of feeling in my extremities.

 

[JillyNJ]

What bothers me is how tight-lipped they are being regarding details on Natasha's personal life. Was she married? Employed? Children?...makes me think they are hiding something that may cause panic. Such as, her being involved in the sex industry (stripper, prostitute, etc.) I for one will automatically assume this is the work of the same guy who killed the other female victims if that sort of information comes out. I hate to say it but she is Yugoslavian-American and for some reason in the tri-state area there is a large population of Russians, Slovaks, etc. working in the sex industry. My own father upon talking to him about this case guessed that Natasha is probably a stripper or escort...whether or not he is right, I dont know but he works in north Jersey and NY regularly and encounters all types of people in his travels.

 

[JillyNJ]

And Mods can we change this thread to Found Deceased? Hopefully more people will start to pay attention to this case. I am on pins and needles waiting to hear something on her cause of death...

 

[WI1987]

What bothers me is how tight-lipped they are being regarding details on Natasha's personal life. Was she married? Employed? Children?...makes me think they are hiding something that may cause panic. Such as, her being involved in the sex industry (stripper, prostitute, etc.) I for one will automatically assume this is the work of the same guy who killed the other female victims if that sort of information comes out. I hate to say it but she is Yugoslavian-American and for some reason in the tri-state area there is a large population of Russians, Slovaks, etc. working in the sex industry. My own father upon talking to him about this case guessed that Natasha is probably a stripper or escort...whether or not he is right, I dont know but he works in north Jersey and NY regularly and encounters all types of people in his travels.

It looks like I am not the only one who had this thought ... personally I think it's a possibility that should be looked into.

There is very little information about her out there ... and of course the cops are being very tight lipped. It's almost like they want to write this one off as quickly as possible.

 

[giagreen]

I guess IMO someone's personal life is really none of our business. LE has told us where her things were found, where she was last seen, what she was last seen wearing, where her car was found, what they think may have happen. And that she was missing. There is really nothing els we need to know because her missing was the actual problem.
I think it's up to the family to do the rest if they really want her case to remain in the spot light. And the fact that her family didn't makes me think that they kinda new all along what happen.

 

[JillyNJ]

I guess IMO someone's personal life is really none of our business. LE has told us where her things were found, where she was last seen, what she was last seen wearing, where her car was found, what they think may have happen. And that she was missing. There is really nothing els we need to know because her missing was the actual problem.
I think it's up to the family to do the rest if they really want her case to remain in the spot light. And the fact that her family didn't makes me think that they kinda new all along what happen.

Personally, I feel as well as many others, that being the 11th or 12th dead body to pop up on the same beach in the past 2yrs this case is definitely the publics interest. I can name 100 missing persons cases where there has been tons of info provided with respect to their personal lives (some of which is not necessary even). This case is different, they dont want to cause hysterics, this is NY we are talking about...not some random homicide in a small town in the Midwest. There are millions of people that live within 20-35min of Gilgo Beach and they deserve to know whats happening in their backyards. Her being dead is an even bigger problem than her being missing if her death is ruled a homicide. Unfortunately, Her case will remain in the spotlight forever if she was murdered on Gilgo Beach. For all we know her family doesnt even speak English, they may even be illegals who are nervous to speak about anything. There could be many possibilities as to why her family isnt saying much but we cant assume its because they know she killed herself.

 

[giagreen]

Personally, I feel as well as many others, that being the 11th or 12th dead body to pop up on the same beach in the past 2yrs this case is definitely the publics interest. I can name 100 missing persons cases where there has been tons of info provided with respect to their personal lives (some of which is not necessary even). This case is different, they dont want to cause hysterics, this is NY we are talking about...not some random homicide in a small town in the Midwest. There are millions of people that live within 20-35min of Gilgo Beach and they deserve to know whats happening in their backyards. Her being dead is an even bigger problem than her being missing if her death is ruled a homicide. Unfortunately, Her case will remain in the spotlight forever if she was murdered on Gilgo Beach. For all we know her family doesnt even speak English, they may even be illegals who are nervous to speak about anything. There could be many possibilities as to why her family isnt saying much but we cant assume its because they know she killed herself.

And we also can't assume that LE isn't saying much because she was an escort or into prostitution. Anymore then I can't assume it's because they knew she had a history with mental illness and was suicidal.
Does it really make any sense that someone would lure her out to Gilgo beach, kidnap her, hold her for three months, then go and dump her body around the same area?
And lets be honest all the bodies that were found were those of prostitutes and we know for a fact that some of them did not go missing at Gilgo beach. Gilgo beach is the dump site. I don't understand how that would send the people around Gilgo beach into panic if they are not out prostituting them self. Sure, they would want to get the guy....who doesn't? But, I wouldn't fear for my life if I wasn't an escort.

 

[carbuff]

Yes, I think the fact that she went missing at Gilgo Beach points away from the killer. As you said, it's the dumping ground, not the hunting ground.

If she did kill herself, her family is entitled to privacy and it's their decision how much to release. We might like to know, but we don't need to know.

 

[Aleph]

What bothers me is how tight-lipped they are being regarding details on Natasha's personal life. Was she married? Employed? Children?...makes me think they are hiding something that may cause panic. Such as, her being involved in the sex industry (stripper, prostitute, etc.) I for one will automatically assume this is the work of the same guy who killed the other female victims if that sort of information comes out. I hate to say it but she is Yugoslavian-American and for some reason in the tri-state area there is a large population of Russians, Slovaks, etc. working in the sex industry. My own father upon talking to him about this case guessed that Natasha is probably a stripper or escort...whether or not he is right, I dont know but he works in north Jersey and NY regularly and encounters all types of people in his travels.

Someone posted a link to her MySpace page a while back. It was old, as most MySpace pages are, but to my eyes it looked borderline escort-ish. Like she had posted photos of herself in black lingerie, with her face cropped out.

Just my opinion and I do not intend disrespect to NJ or her family.

Funny that it always says she is "Yugoslavian" or "from Yugoslavia." Yugoslavia hasn't existed for twenty years and most people from that part of the world never identified as "Yugoslavian." Shoddy journalism?

 

[LINative13]

I have cases of Ak47 ammo that still say "Yugoslavia" on them. Great stuff too. Not dirty like typical Russian made ammo.

 

[deedee21]

I have cases of Ak47 ammo that still say "Yugoslavia" on them. Great stuff too. Not dirty like typical Russian made ammo.

Getting ready for some home invaders?:truce:

 

[bearschick]

Yes, I think the fact that she went missing at Gilgo Beach points away from the killer. As you said, it's the dumping ground, not the hunting ground.

If she did kill herself, her family is entitled to privacy and it's their decision how much to release. We might like to know, but we don't need to know.

You are so right. I have known of many suicides here on Long Island that were never publicized. It's about respecting the family's privacy. I can't stress enough how little is really said in these cases. I've seen internet postings with peoples names and the location deleted, no cause of death mentioned in an obit or at the funeral home etc...

 

[fred&edna]

Everything about this case is sad. And, now... especially now (height of summer/Independence Day celebrations)... any/all negative beach news is surely silenced.
Where's that "Jaws" photo someone posted?

Sad.

 

[PickleChris]

From a source- Body was fully intact when washed up, only clothing was a bra.

 

[LINative13]

Getting ready for some home invaders?:truce:

Not getting ready for home invaders. I just save a lot of money when I buy 1,300 rounds at a time instead of boxes of 20.

My AK47, AR10, AR15, etc would not be used if someone were to break into my house and pose a life threatening situation. Most houses these days are made of Sheetrock. Those bullets would go right through my house and possibly into a neighbors and god forbid hit someone else.

I have a 12 gauge shotgun for a "invasion situation". One that stays loaded at all times and is within arms length of my pillow.

 

[WI1987]

From a source- Body was fully intact when washed up, only clothing was a bra.

Fully intact wearing only a bra ... yeah this is looking less and less like a suicide. There is no way she could have been in the water for 3 months and remain anywhere close to fully intact.

 

[WI1987]

Getting ready for some home invaders?:truce:

It's cheaper to buy ammo in bulk - especially with the chronic shortages the past few years as the military brought up all the ammo for use in Iraq and Afghanistan. Soldiers fire 250,000 bullets for every enemy casualty in Afghanistan vs 10,000 in World War II.

I have a couple of friends who recently went in together on a house in Deer Park and their house is like the Alamo. They have reinforced doors and a home arsenal.

 

[PreciousDust]

There is no way she could have been in the water for 3 months and remain anywhere close to fully intact.

There will, of course, be variations based on the water temperature and what kind of critters are around, but here's a Scientific American article ("How Long Do Dead Bodies Remain Intact in the Ocean") that makes note of a body being completely skeletonized after 3 months in the ocean:

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=how-long-do-dead-bodies-remain-inta-2009-06-10

 

[PickleChris]

I read that article too after I was told. There are many ways this can go, I'm not sold at all on the suicide thing. There is a lot not being told in this story.

 

[carbuff]

From a source- Body was fully intact when washed up, only clothing was a bra.

And we all know how accurate unnamed sources have been in this case

*IF* she was killed -- it doesn't follow that the LISK was the killer. It sounds more like somebody who knew she was having emotional difficulties and knew he could make it look like she killed herself.