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I was in Boston on business for a conference. We had one morning session before we were to head to the airport to fly home. I was in my room getting ready to head downstairs when I saw the first report. It was orignally being reported as just an accident. I went down to the session and about 20 minutes into it the whispering started. I went out in the hallway and found out what really happened.
The hotel was very gracious and extended everyones reservations as best they could. We were there for another 2-3 days before we could find a limo company to drive us back to NJ. There were no available rental cars within 200 miles, so we had no choice to stay where we were.
The night I finally got home I learned they had arrested one of the suspects in the very hotel we were staying at - about 20 minutes after we had left.
The toughest part of the day for me personally was not being able to get in touch with Mike or my parents. I was standing in the lobby of the hotel when I FINALLY got though to my parents. I broke down in tears the moment my Dad answered the phone. I did not get ahold of Mike until that evening. He and my parents were communicating so he knew I was OK eventually.
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