Bakersfield, California - A doctor involved in an "on-again, off again" relationship apparently tried to force her way into her boyfriend's home by sliding down the chimney , police said. Her decomposing body was found there three days later.
Dr.Jacquelyn Kotarac, 49, first tried to get into the house with a shovel, then climed a ladder to the roof last Wednesday night , removed the chimney cap and slid feet first down the flue, Bakersfield police Sgt. Mary DeGeare said.
While she was trying to break in , the man she was pursuing escaped unnoticed from another exit "to avoid a confrontation," authorities said.
Dr. Jacquelyn Kotarac from Bakersfield, California , is seen in an undated photo from Facebook. She died after getting stuck in a chimney while apparently trying to break in her boyfriends home. The man's idenity was not revealed by police , but the man who resides in the home is William Moodie, 58.
" Dr. Kotarac made an unbelievable error in judgement and nobody understands why , and unfortunately she passed away," Moodie told the Associated Press. "She had her issues - she had her demons - but I never lost my respect for her."
Reached by telephone , Moodie did not dispute the police characterization of his relationship with Kotarac. He would not comment on the circumstances that led to her death, saying it was more important to focus on the good she did in life.
Moodie, who runs an ebgineering consulting firm, said Kotarac was a superb interist who often provided service and medication free of charge to her patients.
Kotarac appartently died in the chimney , but her body was not discovered until a home-sitter noticed a stench and fluids coming from the fireplace Saturday , According to a police statement. The house-sitter and her son investigated with a flash-light and found Kotarac dead , wedged about two feet above the top of the interior fireplac opening.
Firefighters spent five (5) hours late Saturday dismantling the chimney and flue from outside the house to extract Kotarac's body, DeGeare said.
Officials said Kotarac's office staff reported her missing two days prior when she failed to show up for work. Her car and belongings remained near the man's house.
A cause of death has not been determined , and an autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday. Foul play is not suspected , though investigators have been looking into the incident as suspicious.
My spin : Love can be a killer.
Hi cutie...hope your day went well and tomorrow will be even better when you and the ROCK is along and snuggling [giggles] boy would I like to be a fly on the wall...HA !
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Getting ready for tomorrow and they are hauling the food/boze to the barn...Chris/Gil and Jon is cooking the meats...this is Jonny's first big Holiday and the girls is telling him what fun he's going to have and he is so excited. There are 15 kids here under 12 and they get along well or Sis will get their musty butts and aunt Mae is having a ball, I think she/Sally [dan's wife] is full of vodka.
I sent you an E-MAIL about 7:PM my time...
See you later down by the pond ...Have a good time tomorrow.....HUGS & KISSES...PIC
Poor woman. What a bad judgement call. There is more to this story.
ReplyDeleteGot your email,sent you one. Having a great weekend. Hope you have one hell of a party...LUV PIC