Murder or a Tragic Accident: The Death of Michelle Von Emster

Murder on My Street

At 3:18pm on Friday, April 15, 1994, a call came in to lifeguard communications. Two surfers found a body floating a few hundred yards off the coastline in direct view of Point Loma Nazarane. She would be identified hours later as 25 year old Michelle Von Emster. The medical examiner ruled it death by a Great White Shark, but shark experts disagreed. Her injuries were inconsistent with the massive ocean predator. There were inconsistencies in the autopsy report. There was a stalker. And that guy who wrote the weird poem about chewing her lips off? What exactly happened to Michelle? Did she go for a night swim? Was this a hit and run, knocking her off the cliff and into the waters below? Join us as we examine this mysterious case and decide for yourself if someone got away with murder.
Sources:
https://medium.com/the-mystery-box/the-mystery-of-michelle-von-emster-and-her-strange-death-3eeee57fc240
https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/apr/09/cover-naked-and-alone-ocean-night/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Von_Emster_case
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