Foul play not suspected in death of Kane woman
November 19, 2011
This is a photo of Natasha Mattis whose body was found Thursday afternoon behind a garage on Commons Alley in Kane.
Foul play is not suspected in the death of a 25-year-old Kane woman whose body was found Thursday afternoon behind a garage on Commons Alley in the borough.
"We don't suspect foul play," Kane Borough Police Chief Brian Hillard said Friday in commenting on the death of Natasha Mattis of Pine Avenue.
According to the police chief, the cause of death will be determined at an autopsy in Erie. He said Dr. Eric Vey, the Erie County forensic pathologist, is expected to conduct the autopsy Monday.
Tim Robinson, 29, of Kane discovered the woman's body and called the 911 emergency center. Kane Police Officer Heath Boyer responded to the scene at 3:34 p.m. Thursday.
Robinson said he found the body when he went looking for his dog.
Robinson, who is associated with Tim's Plumbing, Heating and Cooling along Fraley Street, Kane, said he let his dog out a rear door that faces Commons Alley.
When his dog failed to promptly return, Robinson said he went looking for his pet and discovered the body lying on the ground in "a fetal position" next to a railroad tie.
"I tried to wake her up," Robinson said. He said he then called 911.
Mattis was enrolled as a student at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford. She was "on track" to graduate in April with a degree in communications, according to a spokesman for the college.
See full article by purchasing the Nov. 19 edition of The Kane Republican.
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Very Disrespectful
November 27, 2011 by kane pa, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment: 94
When I saw this in the paper I got sick. This is one of the most disrespectful things. I hope you guys are very proud to make a family relive this tragedy! This was uncalled for and I want to say that if I was a family member I would have had some kind of lawsuit on this. I wish more people would have stepped up and said something about it. I am proud of the lady who wrote to the editor it was very correct and very well wrote. Again this was uncalled for and very disrespectful!
Poor taste in journalism
November 23, 2011 by VAfromPA, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment: 92
I am quite appalled by the story that appeared on the front page of the paper concerning this young lady's demise. Since when did The Kane Republican start resorting to tabloid sensationalism? My heart goes out to the family of Tasha Mattis. The Kane Republican and Ted Lutz, owes her family a written apology which should be front page news along with a proper photo of Tasha that her family approves of. Shame on you Ted Lutz.
Disgust
November 21, 2011 by dawson, 1 year 30 weeks ago
Comment: 87
This article that was published in the actual paper was completely and utterly disrespectful. There is no reason for the picture of where this poor going girl lost her life to be displayed for public view. There is no reason that her loved ones needed this inconsiderate added grief. Its disgusting to think that the journalist thought this would be an appropriate way to headline the newspaper. If selling newspapers is more important than respecting the dignity of another then this small town newspaper is not what I thought it was.
Shame Shame
November 23, 2011 by shelly0716, 1 year 29 weeks ago
Comment: 91
I agree! Very disrespectful. No one needed to see that. I am ashamed of our paper for printing such a picture, especially since she worked for them at one point. You would think they would care enough not to do something like that. Shame on the writer and the editor for allowing this to happen!