Isabella Willingham, a Kentucky student, was discovered unconscious on her dorm room floor. She had cuts and bruises, and her acrylic nails were ripped off. The scene left authorities puzzled.
The worrying phone call reporting Isabella’s condition raised concerns among her friends and family. They couldn’t make sense of what had transpired in her dorm room.
Authorities struggled to piece together what happened to Isabella. Despite the evidence of injuries and the state of her dorm room, they found no clear explanation for the incident.
As days turned into weeks, Isabella remained in critical condition. Her loved ones desperately sought any information that could shed light on the events leading to her hospitalization.
Despite multiple interviews and thorough investigations, authorities were unable to identify anyone with relevant information about what transpired in Isabella’s dorm room that fat
Her father Andy Willingham did not believe the explanation provided by authorities and told Lex18: ‘There’s no way these could’ve been caused by anything other than someone doing something to her.’
Isabella‘s family did not hear from her for hours after she returned to campus after Thanksgiving and they received a worrying phone call.
‘At 11 that night, we get a call from the resident director of her dorm, and she tells us that Bella is in an ambulance on her way to the emergency room, that she had been found unresponsive on the floor of her room by her roommate,’ Andy said.
The student spent two weeks recovering at the University of Kentucky hospital while her father waited for Asbury to notify the student body of the potential threat.
However, he claims an email was not sent out until more than a week after the incident.
‘As a parent, I want to know if there’s a possibility of someone coming into the school or campus being potentially dangerous,’ he added.
Asbury University issued a statement in December which said they were aware about the incident involving Isabella but they did not think there was a threat to campus.
But Andy is disappointed that students weren’t asked to come forward with information.
He claimed an email probing for tips was sent to girls in his daughter’s dorm but not the entire student body.
‘I contacted them and said this is not okay, you have to give a detail so if someone knows something, they’ll come forward, and the school’s response to me was that we felt like they had done everything they could do,’ Andy said.
A spokesman for Asbury University said: ‘This matter is part of an ongoing investigation by the appropriate authorities and with the University’s full cooperation.
‘We are unable to provide any updates or specific information at this time. Asbury’s priority remains the safety and wellbeing of its students, faculty, and staff.’
From Isabella Willingham baffling injuries to the enigmatic dorm room clues, the pieces of this puzzling incident slowly came together. Despite authorities’ struggles and campus safety concerns, one thing is clear – there’s more to this story than meets the eye.
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