Update. A tragic end to a promising life. It looks like random unwarranted violence by an idiotic young opportunist robber. A 16-year-old has been arrested. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fnz%2Fst-johns-rd-murder-community-holding-vigil-to-reclaim-the-neighbourhood-after-students-death%2F2PMJ62QV6BAAXKNWDGUME47TOI%2F&data%7C02%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7C4729c533d8ce40e04e7408dd82bcf320%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638810470261967782%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xbqWiWbJp80%2FWbQx4VCih3J7rEn7Abquw2%2BemgC2pPU%3D&reserved=0 -- Geoffrey B. Read, Ph.D. Wellington, NEW ZEALAND gread at actrix.gen.nz >---- Original Message ---- >From: John Grehan via Taxacom <taxacom at lists.ku.edu> >To: "taxacom" <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> >Sent: Tue, Apr 22, 2025, 2:54 PM >Subject: Taxacom: US doctoral student Kyle Whorrall murdered NZ > >This very sad news brought to my attention. Second instance (first being >Stephen Thorpe) in the same city. > >https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nzherald.co.nz%2Fnz%2Fst-johns-rd-bus-stop-death-victim-was-entomology-student-may-have-been-searching-for-insects%2FOFLWUDJFU5FKJD5FGS3AYNDFKE%2F&data%7C02%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7C4729c533d8ce40e04e7408dd82bcf320%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638810470261989682%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=iu2SgLK2S9PVt25xRdohYnXlV%2BszL2R2cTeqgxdXxf8%3D&reserved=0 >-- >https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhepialidsoftheworld.com.au%2F&data%7C02%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7C4729c533d8ce40e04e7408dd82bcf320%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C638810470262004486%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JJLnXmTd0PDY6kHR3%2B7sC0b6uzMItzSFvmoMmbHAelU%3D&reserved=0 (use the 'visit archived web site' >link, then the 'Ghost Moth Research page' link.