Misrach Ewunetie Obituary, Death – As a result of the unexplained circumstances surrounding Misrach Ewunetie’s disappearance and death, as well as an incident involving another student that took place shortly before her passing, students at Princeton University are terrified that a murderer is on campus. After being reported missing on October 14, the promising student who was 20 years old was discovered dead behind the tennis courts at the college six days later. Even though several months have passed, the results of the autopsy have not been made public, and the toxicology report is not expected to be ready before February because of the backlog caused by the pandemic. Officials from Princeton have stated that the campus is secure, but students who have been left without an explanation are anxious and afraid. This is especially the case in light of the fact that a note that read ‘be nicer’ was left on the door of another student on the same day that Ewunetie went missing. Mikayla Merin, a sophomore, reported that an unknown man holding a sign that read “Be Nicer” had removed the door from its hinges and tacked it to the floor.
Merin was so unnerved by the creepy note that she skipped school for a whole month because of it. Faeven Mussie, speaking on behalf of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Student Association, told the New York Times that it was premature for the school to make such claims when so little information has been released about the death. Faeven Mussie was speaking to the New York Times on behalf of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Student Association. Students are feeling uneasy as a result of the discovery of Ewunetie’s body in a remote area, the fact that her phone was last used off campus, and the fact that another student discovered her door removed from its hinges with a warning note attached on the same day that she went missing. Mussie stated that none of them knew what to believe, how to think, or if they were safe in this location. It has not been determined by the police whether or not her death was the result of criminal activity; however, in order to allay immediate concerns, authorities have stated that there were ‘no obvious signs of injury’ and that it did ‘not appear suspicious or criminal in nature.’
Students were informed via notices distributed by the university that there was no evidence to suggest that Ewunetie’s death was the result of a homicide. However, in that notice, the school stated that it would be increasing the level of security on campus, in addition to improving the lighting at night and installing new security camera programs. Officials wrote a letter to students in which they told them, “While we know that our campus is safe, it’s important that you also feel safe.” Students received conflicting information from the message, leaving them perplexed as to why there is a need to increase security on campus if it is reportedly safe. Isadora Knutsen, a sophomore at the university, was quoted in the Times as saying, “There’s no reason for anyone to believe it wasn’t suspicious.”
And because the police have only provided them with a limited amount of information, many of them have clung to strange theories and occurrences related to the death. An event that took place on the same day that Ewunetie went missing is the source of one of the most widespread rumors that are causing students to be concerned. An alert that was sent out by Princeton stated the following: “On Friday, October 14, 2022, the Department of Public Safety responded to Kwanza Jones Hall to Investigate a report that an unknown individual had removed a student’s door from its hinges.” “The subject was described as a male dressed in blue jeans and a neon yellow shirt,” Mikayla Merin, a sophomore at the school, was the one who discovered the door off its hinges along with a note that read: “Be Nicer.” Merin’s room belonged to her. Merin explained to the Times that the event had an unsettling effect on her, and as a result, she decided to take a month off of school before going back after installing her own security camera in the room.