Doctor dies for love. Sad and awful story.

[Janice]

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/dr-jacquelyn-kotaracs-body-found-in-chimney-after-she-tried-to-enter-boyfriends-house/19615907?icid=main|main|dl1|sec3_lnk2|167874

Calif. Doctor Gets Stuck in Boyfriend's Chimney, Dies

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Aug. 31) -- 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 Tuesday. Her decomposing body was found there three days later.

Dr. Jacquelyn Kotarac, 49, first tried to get into the house with a shovel, then climbed 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.


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Dr. Jacquelyn Kotarac from Bakersfield, Calif., is seen in an undated photo from Facebook. She died after getting stuck in a chimney while apparently trying to break in to her boyfriend's home.


DeGeare said the two were in an "on-again, off-again" relationship.

The man's identity was not revealed by police, but the man who resides in the home is William Moodie, 58.

"She made an unbelievable error in judgment and nobody understands why, and unfortunately she's 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's 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 engineering consulting firm, said Kotarac was a superb internist who often provided service and medication free of charge to her patients.

Kotarac apparently died in the chimney, but her body was not discovered until a house-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 flashlight and found Kotarac dead, wedged about two feet above the top of the interior fireplace opening.

Firefighters spent five hours late Saturday dismantling the chimney and flue from outside the home to extract Kotarac's body, DeGeare said.

Officials said Kotarac's office staff reported her missing two days prior when she failed to show 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.

[Janice]

Originally Posted by Janice

While she was trying to break in, the man she was pursuing escaped unnoticed from another exit "to avoid a confrontation," authorities sai

This part of the story makes me very suspicious. Where did he go? Strange.

[catlover79]

How horrible.

[80sTrivia]

What a bizarre and sad story...

[Family Ties Forever!]

That's sad. What's strange is if the boyfriend ran from the home wouldn't he have known she was entering the home through the chimney? He would have seen her. Why did it take three days and a house sitter to find her? Where was he and why the need for a house sitter? I do wonder if there's more to this story that police haven't revealed.

[MickeyMac]

Sounds like there is more to this story.

[ZeldaGilroy]

This story is very odd. If the man was trying to avoid a confrontation, would he really leave and hire a house-sitter? I suppose he could have planned a trip beforehand and just left to try to avoid her, but it still sounds suspicious. If someone I had an "on-again, off-again" relationship with wanted to talk and I didn't, and then the person tried to climb down my chimney, I would probably call 911. Not leave on an extended trip and hire a house-sitter to "avoid confrontation." Weird!