'Friends' Kill Disabled Woman

Disturbing and inexplicable news: Acquaintances of a 30-year-old disabled Pennsylvania woman forced her to eat a combination of “vegetable oil, spices, detergent, urine, and medications” before making her write a suicide note and stabbing her to death, according to police. The six people involved then shaved Jennifer Daugherty’s head, bound her with Christmas decorations, wrapped her in plastic, and left her in a school parking lot’s garbage can. Daugherty was reportedly acquainted with her killers from a local community center, and a relative said, “One thing I can tell you is there is no reason for them to do what they did to Jennifer. There wasn’t a mean bone in her body.” Evidence also indicated that Daugherty, who had the mental capabilities of a 12- to 14-year-old, was beaten with a towel rack, vacuum cleaner hose, and a crutch prior to her death.