Misrach Ewunetie: Fear of Princeton killer grows as another student finds chilling 'Be Nicer' note on door

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Faeven Mussie, who spoke on behalf of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Student Association, told the New York Times that it was inappropriate for the school to assert such things given the little information that has been made public concerning the tragedy. Students are anxious since Ewunetie's body was discovered in a remote area, her phone was last used away from campus, and another student saw her door taken from its hinges with a threatening note that is attached with the chilling letters 'be nicer' on the same day she vanished. "We don't know what to think or what to believe or if we're safe here," Mussie stated. 

The lack of information has angered Ewunetie's relatives, who also criticized the police for keeping them "in the dark." However, to allay initial concerns, authorities highlighted that there were "no obvious signs of injury" and that it did "not appear suspicious or criminal in nature." Police have not identified any evidence of foul play in relation to her death. Additionally, the institution informed students that there was no proof that Ewunetie's death was a homicide. However, the school stated in that notification that it was stepping up campus police, as well as improving nighttime lighting and security camera programs.

Authorities wrote to students, "While we know that our campus is safe, it's important that you also feel safe." Students were bewildered as to why security would need to be increased if the school is apparently safe as a result of the message's conflicting messages. "There is no reason to believe it wasn't suspicious," sophomore Isadora Knutsen told the Times. Additionally, many people have stuck to hypotheses and strange occurrences surrounding the killing because they only received scant information from the police. One of the most common pieces of information that students find concerning comes from an incident that took place the same day Ewunetie went missing. The Department of Public Safety was called to Kwanza Jones Hall on Friday, October 14, 2022, to investigate an allegation that an unidentified person had taken a student's door off its hinges, according to a Princeton warning. The individual was characterized as a male wearing blue jeans and a neon yellow shirt. According to Merin, who spoke to the Times about how the incident upset her, she took a month off of school before going back after putting in her own security camera.