User:HearthHOTS/death of Rosanne Boyland


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Rosanne Marie Boyland (sometimes mispelled Roseanne Boyland ) was a 34-year-old woman from Kennesaw, Georgia who died in the aftermath of January 6th, 2021.

Background
Rosanne's elder sister Lonna Cave described Boyland as someone who went fishing and metal-detecting and rock-hounding with their father Bret Boyland.

She had the words "beautiful disaster" tattooed on her chest. She has survived cervical cancer unable to bear children and found purpose in helping her two nieces.

Boyland was a radicalized follower of QAnon whose family had begged her not to attend. She had promised Lonna that she was no intention of being violent and that she was only going to stand on the sidelines to show support.

Rosanne had been accompanied to the protest by her friend Justin Winchell. According to Bret, he had never met Justin Winchell and was contacted by him the prior day.

Cause of death
As late as January 12th, the manner of Rosanne's death was unclear.

By January 15th, Rosanne was thought to have been trampled to death by the crowd.

Rosanne was later confirmed to have died of an amphetamine overdose during the riot.

A YouTuber named Villain Report who NYT confirmed was near her body said she collapsed from asphyxiation, describing her as having blue lips with a bleeding nose by the time her body was given to police after resuscitation attempts failed.

Her death was classified as accidental by the D.C. medical examiner's office.

Rescue attempts
NYT summarize: "In the chaos, two men spotted Ms. Boyland on the ground and dragged her away from the door. The men laid Ms. Boyland out on the steps and attempted to resuscitate her. At least two individuals can be seen on video providing CPR. At the top of the steps, another man, wearing a purple jacket, can be seen apparently negotiating with the police so that the rioters can get Ms. Boyland assistance."

Aftermath
Rosanne's mother Cheryl Boyland made calls to emergency rooms and fire departments in DC. When a policeman replied to Cheryl saying he thought they had Roseanne, he asked Cheryl if Rosanne had a tattoo.

Rosanne's younger sister Blaire accused Rosanne of stealing money from her.

Lonna's husband Justin Cave is a highschool classmate of Vanity Fair reporter Ayman Mohyeldin. Mohyeldin disclosed in his January 2022 article that three days after Rosanne's death (on January 9th) that Justin Cave contacted him, saying that Rosanne was radicalized in under six months. Mohyeldin and Cave played soccer together at North Cobb High, the same high school that Rosanne attended.

Justin Cave (a sales rep with past TV experience) went off-script from a prepared statement he was reading on the family's behalf from the lawn of the Boyland house, saying “It’s my own personal belief that the president’s words incited a riot that killed four of his biggest fans last night and I believe that we should invoke the 25th Amendment at this time.” regarding Donald Trump.