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@ElliottHolt's #TwitterFiction Story

Was it a suicide? A homicide? Or an accident? Read and decide....

  1. Part of the Twitter Fiction Festival
  2. IMGP1411 Manhattan Rooftops
    AnneMJ1 (Anne Johnston)
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    Thu, Oct 25 2012 17:00:00
  3. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    On November 28 at 10:13 pm EST a woman identified as Miranda Brown, 44, of Brooklyn, fell to her death from the roof of a Manhattan hotel.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:04:24
  4. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    Investigators are trying to determine whether Ms. Brown's death was an accident or if, as some speculate, she was pushed off that roof.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:06:51
  5. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    At the time of her death, Ms. Brown was at a party. No one witnessed her fall, but three guests were tweeting from the party all evening.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:09:09
  6. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    None of the tweeting guests appear to have known Ms. Brown, but all observed her at various times in the 2 hours leading up to her death.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:11:05
  7. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    In an effort to reconstruct the night's events, investigators are analyzing the twitter feeds of those three party guests.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:13:58
  8. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    The 3 tweeting guests were: 1) @margotburnham, 31, a public relations executive whose firm was hosting the party at which Ms. Brown died.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:16:35
  9. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    2) @simonsmithmilla, 44, of London, who was on the guest list because as he put it, "he knows people."
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:19:08
  10. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    And 3) @elsajohanssen, 26, a self-described "Swedish fashion designer" though she is an American citizen who was born in San Francisco.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:21:47
  11. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    What follows, in chronological order, are all the tweets sent from that party, which began at 7:30 pm EST...
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:25:13
  12. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    ...and concluded when police arrived on the scene at 10:17 pm EST. Was Ms. Brown's death a #homicide, a #suicide, or an #accident?
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:25:46
  13. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    You decide. Read the evidence.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:28:00
  14. elliottholt
    elliott holt@elliottholt
    Then tweet your verdict (tonight or tomorrow) using the appropriate hashtag: (#homicide #suicide or #accident) & #twitterfiction
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:29:41
  15. ElsaJohanssen
    Elsa Johanssen@ElsaJohanssen
    tonight's party for my bf's cookbook is going to be off the hook!
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:30:31
  16. MargotBurnham
    Margot Burnham@MargotBurnham
    Our guest of honor isn't here yet! #stress
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:33:25
  17. MargotBurnham
    Margot Burnham@MargotBurnham
    but the flowers look perfect!
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:34:24
  18. SimonSmithMilla
    Simon Smith-Millar@SimonSmithMilla
    Had a drink at the Soho House, now en route to a party for a chef I've never heard of. Sasha says we have to make an appearance.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:36:16
  19. ElsaJohanssen
    Elsa Johanssen@ElsaJohanssen
    I'm wearing @alexanderwangny, fyi
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:37:33
  20. MargotBurnham
    Margot Burnham@MargotBurnham
    Taste test: the chef's special cocktail is divine.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:39:22
  21. MargotBurnham
    Margot Burnham@MargotBurnham
    But where is the chef? #fashionablylate
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:40:06
  22. SimonSmithMilla
    Simon Smith-Millar@SimonSmithMilla
    Sasha is late, of course. Whenever I'm in New York, I'm waiting for her.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:41:36
  23. SimonSmithMilla
    Simon Smith-Millar@SimonSmithMilla
    New York rooftop in November: not the most practical place to throw a party. I'm told they'll be heat lamps.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:43:41
  24. ElsaJohanssen
    Elsa Johanssen@ElsaJohanssen
    Why is it so hard to get a cab?
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:44:34
  25. SimonSmithMilla
    Simon Smith-Millar@SimonSmithMilla
    There will be heat lamps, that is. Can't bloody type on this thing.
    Wed, Nov 28 2012 16:47:36

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