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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/07/15/2011-07-15_rebecca_nalepa_girlfriend_of_medicis_ceo_jonah_shacknai_found_hanging_dead_in_ca.html
The gorgeous girlfriend of a millionaire pharmaceutical executive has been found dead in his San Diego mansion, hanging naked from a balcony with a rope around her neck and her hands and feet bound.
San Diego County sheriff's Capt. Tim Curran said Thursday that investigators have not determined if 32-year-old Rebecca Nalepa's mysterious death was a homicide or suicide.
Medicis CEO Jonah Shacknai owns the $12.7 million, 27-room beachfront mansion in Coronado, a swanky, exclusive island off the sun-drenched city.
Shacknai, 54, and Nalepa, a divorcee, had been dating for about two years.
The horror unfolded Wednesday when Shacknai's brother Adam discovered the woman's body hanging from the second-story outdoor balcony. He cut her down and called police.
The brother was staying in a guesthouse at the mansion. Jonah Shacknai was not at home at the time.
"This is a very bizarre death, there's no doubt about it," said Curran, who added autopsy results are pending.
In another odd twist, Jonah Shacknai's 6-year-old son with his ex-wife was taken to the hospital for a serious injury just two days before Nalepa was found dead.
On Monday, the child was found not breathing and did not have a pulse after falling down some stairs in the same mansion.
Police have said there is no evidence suggesting the two incidents are linked.
Authorities also said there had been a loud party at the mansion Tuesday night, the day before Nalepa died and the day after the boy's accident.
Curran said the family was free to return to the mansion, which was built in 1908 by former newspaper magnate and famed Hotel del Coronado owner John Spreckels.
According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, no arrests have been made, and no suspects have been identified.
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