Like being one of Clinton's Secret Service detail, SEEMS THAT BEING A CONGRESSIONAL INTERN IS A VERY DANGEROUS JOB. Wonder how many of been murdered and WHY? Are they part of some CIA programmed call-girl ring for Capitol Hill? 5 years ago I would have thought such an idea absolutely absurd...with the advent of Chemtrails, Digital Angel, Thought Police, FORCED SS#'s at birth and Drivers Licenses with thumbprints, cameras in every mall, exploding dolphin brains, and the sytematic determination to remove our weapons, we must consider that those in power are capable of just about ANYTHING in an effort to turn us into the 4th Reich. Time we let the dogs out! Seems the Puppetmasters' 'new clothes' are beginning to fray around the edges.
Realize that this is not a 'new' story, just one not widely reported. Wouldn't it be interesting to have a list of all of them murdered to date?
http://www.ascb.org/news/vol21no10/memory.htm

Christine Mirzayan, a vibrant intellect with a warm and generous spirit, was killed on August 1 — the victim of a vicious random attack. Christine was a 28-year-old member of the ASCB who was passionate about applying science for the betterment of society.

Born in Teheran, Christine moved with her parents to Southern California as a young girl. She attended Yale University for her undergraduate studies and the University of California, San Francisco, for her graduate work. At UCSF, she studied with Bruce Alberts before joining the laboratory of Marc Tessier-Lavigne for her thesis work in the field of developmental neurobiology. Her thesis focused on molecular mechanisms of axonal guidance, and it provided novel insights into the mechanism of action of chemoattractant factors for axons, derived from a molecular dissection of one such attractant. In addition to her passion for science, Christine was also passionate about politics and the improvement of society, and the convergence of these passions led her to decide on a career at the interface of science and society. After completing her Ph.D. in June 1998, she moved to Washington to work as a summer intern at the National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council’s Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education. She was about to transition into a new position on Capitol Hill, having been awarded a prestigious AAAS Congressional Science Fellowship for the year that was to begin in September.

A memorial celebration of Christine's life was held in August in San Francisco's Palace of the Legion of Honor. Christine's energy and enthusiasm were contagious, reinvigorating the spirits of all those who knew her, and she was remembered by her many friends as a person who confronted life as a great adventure. As vividly stated by her UCSF benchmate, Michael Galko, “Christine could become passionate about whatever you were passionate about. She wanted to know what made you tick — she loved to watch your eyes light up and your hands wave about and your words start to get faster and faster. She had a way of making you feel good about yourself — making you feel for a moment that all the trivialities of life are what they really are, nothing, and that your passions are truly everything.”

Christine's death was terribly shocking to all those who knew her. She was a delightful, energetic scientist. Brilliant, articulate, and with tremendous spark, Christine had all the attributes of a future leader. She also had a remarkable dedication to improving our world, and both the desire and the ability to apply science to societal affairs.

Christine is survived by her husband, David Hackos, a fellow Ph.D. student at UCSF who is now a postdoctoral fellow at the NIH, as well as by a sister, Caroline, and her parents, Rita and Yurik Mirzayan of Vancouver, British Columbia.

Christine Mirzayan was truly loved by everyone who knew her. Her inexplicable loss is tragic to us all.

—Bruce Alberts and Marc Tessier-Lavigne