By: Brittney Schering
The 1999 murder-suicide of Maggie Wardle and Neenef Odah on Kalamazoo College's campus will be thoroughly explored by author Gail Griffin. "The Events of October: Murder-Suicide on a Small Campus" will be held in the Ryerson Auditorium of the Grand Rapids Public Library on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m.
In her new book, The Events of October, author and Kalamazoo College professor, Gail Griffin, attempts to answer the lingering question, "How could this happen to two seemingly normal students on such a close-knit campus?"
Griffin will discuss the relationship between Maggie and Neenef-- a bright, athletic, local girl and the quiet Iraqi-American computer student. She will examine the tension that built between them, leading to the breakup. She will also use the story to explore larger issues of intimate partner violence, gun accessibility, depression, and suicide.
On a Sunday night during Homecoming weekend, Neenef Odah lured his ex-girlfriend Maggie Wardle to his dorm room at Kalamazoo College and killed her at close range with a shot gun before he killed himself. In the wake of this tragedy, the small, idyllic liberal arts college's community struggled to characterize the incident. It was titled, "the events of October," in a campus memo.
Griffin's sources include college documents, official police reports, Neenef's suicide note, and an instant message record. For more information, call (616) 988-5400 or visit www.grpl.org.
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