I agree with you mimitabby - when i was updating my bf on this tragic story - (and he was again saying why I shouldn't have gone out on a new 20 mile route last night so close to dark)
I saw the positive being that she fought like hell. Good for her - I find everything I have read about her to be extremely inspirational - and sadly, had this tragedy not occurred, I would've probably never even heard of her.
Even inspiring through tragedy is still....inspiring.

And - the fact that she fought - will most definitely mean that there will be exclamatory evidence against this freak show that killed her. Granted I get a lot of my crime evidence info from my favorite shows (Law & Order, CSI, and Cold Case) but a lot of that stuff is still partially factual - right?