Posted on 01/10/2012 10:07:50 AM PST by milwguy
The body recovered Monday from the icy waters of a Wisconsin river is the son of Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin, Oshkosh police told FoxNews.com.
The autopsy of Michael T. Philbin, 21, who was reported missing Sunday night, is being conducted today but will likely take weeks before a cause of death is determined.
The body found in the Fox River in Oshkosh, about 50 miles south of Green Bay. Police delayed releasing the identification according to the wishes of the Philbin family.
Michael was last heard from Sunday at about 2:00am local time. He had gone to the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh to visit friends.
At around 2:30am Sunday a man called police to report that he believed he heard someone fall through the ice of the Fox River.
The elder Philbin, 50, has been the offensive coordinator of the Packers since 2007 and interviewed last week for the Dolphins' head coaching vacancy.
The Packers had a bye this past weekend, and will host the Giants in the Divisional Round next Sunday.
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My first thought when I read this was that the Smiley Face killers are still at it.
Too many coincidences for this to have been an accident.
Now that it has happened to the son of a prominent person, perhaps a REAL investigation will take place?
Could this death be attributable to Global Warming?
One thing that has occurred to me is that this happened very close to campus. I hope they have security cameras with recording capability around the area to see if possibly they picked up on something.
I hope so. But these Smiley Face killers (if there is such a gang) probably know where the cameras are and how to avoid them.
I read a lot about the killings on Websleuths. This young man’s death seems to follow the pattern...young, handsome, vigorous men stay at a bar with friends until closing. Then the “friends” disappear. Guy on his own wanders into a river, creek, or stream and drowns. It’s usually around a holiday, too. One here in Scranton was on St.Patrick’s Day; one in the midwest, the kid was still wearing his Halloween costume.
Very strange, indeed. A case for our sharpest profilers and detectives.
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