Cause of death revealed for Southwest flight attendant found dead outside Hawaii hotel
A Southwest flight attendant died by suicide after her body was found beside a dumpster outside a four-star Hawaii hotel — while her family suspected foul play.Jenny Lupton, 50, died of multiple injuries after falling from the 24th floor of the Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach, about 10 miles from Daniel K.
Inouye International Airport, the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.Lupton, an Oklahoma native and the mother of a 15-year-old son, was staying at the hotel during a layover while working for the Texas-based airline.
She was found dead outside the building in the early morning hours of Aug.20, while investigators initially told Lupton’s family that she had fallen from her room’s balcony.Lupton had planned to stay in the resort paradise for several days before returning home, her family told People.Her relatives questioned how she died and pressed for an investigation, insisting she had not intended to take her own life.The Honolulu Police Department said it launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Lupton’s death on Aug.
24 — the day her family requested the probe.“This is a thorough investigation that will take time,” the department said at the time.
“Detectives are conducting numerous interviews, reviewing and recovering surveillance video, and examining evidence as part of the investigative process.”Police said their investigation into Lupton’s death remains open despite the medical examiner’s ruling.“We strongly believe that she didn’t do this intentionally, and so that leads us to think it was either some kind of freak accident or someone harmed her,” her grieving sister, Tresa Lupton, told KFOR in August.“We just want to know what happened.It doesn’t feel real.”Tresa Lupton said her sister seemed to be enjoying the layover and kept her updated on her stay through text messages.“She just went out with one of her flight attendant fr...