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HEIRESS found DEAD

EmmanuElle — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 02:30:32 GMT

The great-granddaughter of General Mills heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post was found stabbed to death in her luxury Honduras spa, law enforcement officials told the Associated Press.

Nedenia Post Dye, 46, was found stabbed in her spa on the resort island of Roatan, Honduras on Dec. 22.

Lenin Roberto Arana, 25, was arrested and charged with Dye's murder, police officials told The Associated Press.

Arana allegedly said he and Dye were romantically involved, but police said Dye was trying to help Arana quit drugs, according to the AP.

"She was a good woman who worked with young people at risk, drug addicts and alcoholics," Roatan police chief Alex Madrid told the AP.

Roatan police did not respond to ABC News' attempts to contact them.

Madrid said Arana, a local singer who goes by the stage name "Canary," was soaked in blood when police stopped him in Dye's car. Arana told local reporters that he is innocent.

Dye's great-grandmother, Marjorie Merriweather Post, was a businesswoman and socialite, who inherited the cereal company that would go on to become General Mills.

For the past 15 years, Dye had lived Honduras, where she had opened a luxury spa. In a recent talk at her Alma mater, George Washington University, Dye reportedly explained why she picked the Caribbean island to start a business.

"My friend and I had an idea to start a business," Dye recalled. "I wanted to go to Asia but she said 'No, Central America is closer. If [the business] fails, we can swim home.'"

During the talk Dye also recounted helping at-risk youth in the area with a program for talented soccer players.

"These are kids with no resources. Their family unit is broken. The kids have to leave school to work," Dye said.

According to the report from George Washington University, Dye is financing a project in which teens are taken in by one of Honduras' soccer teams and are educated and trained.

"We now have four kids 'in the pros' and another six getting ready," Dye said.

On Dec. 24, the U.S. Department of State reiterated its travel warning to U.S. residents visiting or living in Honduras.

According to the State Department's warning, violence and crime remain "critically" high in Honduras and the vast majority of serious crimes on the island are never solved.

"Of the 50 murders committed against U.S. citizens since 2008 [in the Honduras], police have only solved two," the warning said.

However, the warning also states that resort areas, such as the island of Roatan where Dye lived, had much less crime than the country as a whole.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

voyager1980 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 04:21:40 GMT

On 1/2/2014 Heiress-inFL said:
On 12/28/2013 Lynneuk said:
That is a sad story, seems like she was trying to do some good in this world.

When I saw the thread title I thought for a minute that Kentucky had lost at some sport or other.

Wow. Well, that's because you're stupid.

Wow. Harsh calling someone "stupid".

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

voyager1980 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 04:28:05 GMT

On 1/2/2014 EMTHeart13 said:
On 1/2/2014 voyager1980 said:
On 1/2/2014 Heiress-inFL said:
On 12/28/2013 Lynneuk said:
That is a sad story, seems like she was trying to do some good in this world.

When I saw the thread title I thought for a minute that Kentucky had lost at some sport or other.

Wow. Well, that's because you're stupid.

Wow. Harsh calling someone "stupid".

Just as ignorant as the other comment you highlighted...

I didn't highlight any comment. What are you talking about? Why the harsh talk? Sheesh

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

voyager1980 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 04:33:38 GMT

On 1/2/2014 EMTHeart13 said:
I meant her response was appropriate for what Lynne said first..That comment WAS stupid and beyond rude..

(Which happens to be highlighted by you in post 6 )

I though highlight meant bold text? And how is the comment by Lynn stupid and rude? Because she doesn't like some Kentucky sports team? You really lost me here.

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

JaneMarple — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 04:43:24 GMT

On 1/2/2014 voyager1980 said:
On 1/2/2014 EMTHeart13 said:
I meant her response was appropriate for what Lynne said first..That comment WAS stupid and beyond rude..

(Which happens to be highlighted by you in post 6 )

I though highlight meant bold text? And how is the comment by Lynn stupid and rude? Because she doesn't like some Kentucky sports team? You really lost me here.

ITA

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

Kachina624 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 05:36:19 GMT

On 12/28/2013 upsidedown said:
we were warned by a travel agent last year about Roatan; she said it was very dangerous to visit there so the cruise we were looking at no longer stopped there.

Seems like House Hunters on HGTV is always pushing this place. I read there have been 50 murders of Americans there in the past 2 years and only 2 cases solved.

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

voyager1980 — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 05:40:24 GMT

On 1/2/2014 kachina624 said:
On 12/28/2013 upsidedown said:
we were warned by a travel agent last year about Roatan; she said it was very dangerous to visit there so the cruise we were looking at no longer stopped there.

Seems like House Hunters on HGTV is always pushing this place. I read there have been 50 murders of Americans there in the past 2 years and only 2 cases solved.

I recently read that a lot of the ""international living"" sites (e-magazines ) falsely glamorize countries like this to sell properties.

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

PIT-HAG Melissa — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 06:24:28 GMT

I did.. It's a SPANISH word..

Nice try though...

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

Lynneuk — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:09:31 GMT

On 1/2/2014 voyager1980 said:
On 1/2/2014 Heiress-inFL said:
On 12/28/2013 Lynneuk said:
That is a sad story, seems like she was trying to do some good in this world.

When I saw the thread title I thought for a minute that Kentucky had lost at some sport or other.

Wow. Well, that's because you're stupid.

Wow. Harsh calling someone "stupid".

Heiress, glad to see you alive and well. We were all so worried xoxox

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

Angel_Girl — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 20:23:36 GMT

General Mills does not own Post.

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

PIT-HAG Melissa — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 07:44:32 GMT

Re: HEIRESS found DEAD

chumlee_ — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 12:55:50 GMT

This amazing bait thread is also the amazing shrinking thread. I think we all know the title was purposely deceiving. Anyway, Post became General Foods (but that subsequently changed too) so given the quality of accuracy in the media, this is about par. About 20 years ago, there was an excellent book about Marjorie Merriweather Post out titled "American Empress" (if I recall correctly). Good read. cheers! chum