‘Drug-Dealing’ Sorority Girl Murdered, UCLA Faculty Blames Epidemic of Violence and Sexual Assault Against Women

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'The blonde, attractive, and seemingly-affable young senior was the model victim, according to American cultural consciousness; she was an older JonBenét Ramsey and received ample media attention as a result.

As reports surfaced about Del Vesco’s criminal allegations, the narrative of a feeble woman killed by a deranged male high off the drug of patriarchy became slightly complicated. “At the time of her death, Del Vesco was facing drug-related charges. On July 8, she pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing Ecstasy, LSD, methamphetamine and Psilocybin, officers said,” reports CBS Los Angeles News. "According to the Superior Court’s website, she was scheduled to appear in court [the following week].

A few days later, police arrested Alberto Hinojosa Medina, a student at Fresno State University, and Eric Marquez, a fifth-year biology student at UCLA for the young woman’s death. While prosecutors have yet to explicitly announce potential theories surrounding motive, “there has been media speculation that an alleged drug connection could have killed Del Vesco over fear over fear she would turn in a suspected source in a hypothetical attempt to make a deal with prosecutors,” according to LA Weekly.

The “rat” theory is, of course, plausible, and perhaps even likely, given Del Vesco’s alleged drug dealing with hard substances, such as meth and Ecstasy.

Rather than confronting and decrying drug-related violence and addressing students’ abuse and exploitation of hard drugs, putting the entire campus community at risk, UCLA faculty decided to double-down on gendered rhetoric and oppression politics.'