Man Decapitates Girlfriend, Commits Suicide

[bloodrayne]

Pasadena woman found stabbed, decapitated

Ex-boyfriend jumps in front of semi truck

PASADENA -- A woman was found stabbed and beheaded Monday morning, apparently the victim of an ex-boyfriend who later killed himself by jumping in front of a big-rig truck, authorities said.

Evidence suggests that Glenda Vittimberga, 37, an associate professor at Cal State Los Angeles, was killed in the kitchen of her home in the 1100 block of Medford Road, said Sgt. Tom Delgado of the Pasadena Police Department.

Vittimberga's body was found in the kitchen, her head in the living room fireplace, Delgado said.

Vittimberga had been an associate professor in the division of administration and counseling at Cal State L.A. since 1998. She lived alone, police said.

Yvonne Pizzo, a neighbor who lives across the street, described Vittimberga as a "beautiful person' and "brilliant girl' who had lived in the neighborhood for about three years.

"This is going to be a tremendous loss to everyone,' Pizzo said.

Police suspect Vittimberga was killed during a domestic dispute. Delgado would not release the suspect's name because the investigation will involve serving search warrants, he said. He was not sure how long the couple had been together and said they had broken up in the past few months.

Delgado said there was no indication that the man had been stalking Vittimberga or had exhibited violence toward her in the past.

Police found blood in the man's car, which was left at the scene of his suicide, Delgado said. Tests will be conducted to determine if the blood was Vittimberga's, Delgado said.

"Obviously, there's pretty strong speculation that it was him' who killed her, Delgado said.

The ex-boyfriend committed suicide at about 3:30 a.m. on Interstate 15 at Cajon Pass. Officer Patrick Kelhi of the California Highway Patrol said the man parked his car on the shoulder, stripped naked, and neatly placed his socks, shirt, jacket, wallet, keys and cell phone in the car.

Then he hurled himself in front of a passing tractor-trailer, killing himself instantly and causing the truck driver to hit another semi in an attempt to avoid the collision, Kelhi said.

Kelhi said no one else was hurt in the accident.

The Pasadena police went to Vittimberga's house after someone called them at about 4 a.m., and they became concerned about her welfare, Delgado said. When there was no answer at the door, police forced their way into the house where they discovered the body, he said.

Delgado said the knives that were likely used in the crime were left at the scene. It did not appear that Vittimberga had been sexually assaulted, he said.

The incident was the second homicide in Pasadena this year. There were four homicides in Pasadena in 2003.

[kpropain]

That's terrible, some people are just that damn stupid though.

kpropain---
The next time you feel like taking the "blame the victim" approach, consider her obituary from the Pasadena Star-News:

"A native of Rhode Island, Dr. Vittimberga graduated from the University of Rhode Island Summa cum Laude in 1988, with a B.A. in Clinical Psychology. She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi,and Psi Chi Honor Societies. She received both a Masters degree in 1991 and a Ph.D in 1994 in Clinical Psychology from West Virginia University. She completed a pre-school Clinical Internship ar Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Ins titute, and then worked there until 1996 as a faculty supervisor in the Child and Family Therapy Clinic, and as a co-director of the Communication and Behavior Development Clinic until 1998. In 1998 she became an Associate Professor at the Charter College of Education at California State University at Los Angeles in the School Psychology Program of the Division of Administration and Counseling. Her responsibilities included teaching courses in behavior theory, individual assessment, and intervention for severe behavioral problems, supervising graduate students, as well as private consulting. She was highly regarded by the students and the academic community and was promoted to Full Professor in 2003. She was a licensed clinical psychologist in Maryland and in California, and passed the California State licensing exam with the highest possible score. She was published in multiple peer-reviewed professional journals and lectured widely in her field. She was an active participant in service to the university and the community, serving on the board of the California Association of Behavior Analysts, the College Committee of Retention, Promotion, and Tenure, and the Assessment Task Force for National Accreditation."
Published in the Pasadena Star-News on 2/22/2004.

Does this sound like a stupid person to you??? It doesn't to me. Sounds like a very gifted, talented, and intelligent individual who unfortunately gave her attacker the benefit of the doubt. Bottom line is that it could happen to anyone. Please refrain from judging the victim, especially since you apparently didn't do any research on this incident before posting. She deserves to be honored and given a decent tribute, not belittled and criticized regarding the circumstances surrounding her tragic death.

[Sam The Egg]

Originally posted by forestgreen
kpropain---
The next time you feel like taking the "blame the victim" approach, consider her obituary from the Pasadena Star-News:

"A native of Rhode Island, Dr. Vittimberga graduated from the University of Rhode Island Summa cum Laude in 1988, with a B.A. in Clinical Psychology. She was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi,and Psi Chi Honor Societies. She received both a Masters degree in 1991 and a Ph.D in 1994 in Clinical Psychology from West Virginia University. She completed a pre-school Clinical Internship ar Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Kennedy Krieger Ins titute, and then worked there until 1996 as a faculty supervisor in the Child and Family Therapy Clinic, and as a co-director of the Communication and Behavior Development Clinic until 1998. In 1998 she became an Associate Professor at the Charter College of Education at California State University at Los Angeles in the School Psychology Program of the Division of Administration and Counseling. Her responsibilities included teaching courses in behavior theory, individual assessment, and intervention for severe behavioral problems, supervising graduate students, as well as private consulting. She was highly regarded by the students and the academic community and was promoted to Full Professor in 2003. She was a licensed clinical psychologist in Maryland and in California, and passed the California State licensing exam with the highest possible score. She was published in multiple peer-reviewed professional journals and lectured widely in her field. She was an active participant in service to the university and the community, serving on the board of the California Association of Behavior Analysts, the College Committee of Retention, Promotion, and Tenure, and the Assessment Task Force for National Accreditation."
Published in the Pasadena Star-News on 2/22/2004.

Does this sound like a stupid person to you??? It doesn't to me. Sounds like a very gifted, talented, and intelligent individual who unfortunately gave her attacker the benefit of the doubt. Bottom line is that it could happen to anyone. Please refrain from judging the victim, especially since you apparently didn't do any research on this incident before posting. She deserves to be honored and given a decent tribute, not belittled and criticized regarding the circumstances surrounding her tragic death.

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[SFF]

DAMN! That is one hell of a story. I wonder why men are so violent and sexualy depraved? Everytime I watch the news I see another awful story about a child molestor, murderer, rapist or something really gross like this. And about 90% of these crimes are commited by men. WTF is wrong with them? Maybe its that whole supression of emotions thing that they all get taught when growing up. It would suck to be a guy. They are afraid to cry, afraid to hug each other for fear that someone might think they are gay and the riddiculas idea that kicking somebodie's ass makes you "macho." :rolleyes: I think that since they bottle up their emotions, eventualy they explode and go on a rampage. Well, those who are prone to that behavior anyway. Which seems to apply to a large percentage of men.

[Killer Clown#1]

Fuck you bitch:mad:
Glad the sob took himself out, he does not deserve to live after doing that to somone.

[SFF]

Originally posted by Killer Clown#1
Fuck you bitch:mad:
Glad the sob took himself out, he does not deserve to live after doing that to somone.

Ummm who was that directed at? I wasn't deffending him. I AGREE with your statement.

[Cerberus]

Originally posted by Killer Clown#1
Glad the sob took himself out, he does not deserve to live after doing that to somone.

Same here