Stillwater family sues to untangle mystery of son's spring brea...

As Josh Gunderson lay dead in a pool of blood in a hotel bathroom in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, his friend Ashley Jones tried to arrange a flight home to Minnesota, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington County District Court.

[anonomys]

gunderson family my prayers are with you. and our questions will be answered very soon.

[rube2]

don't send your underage kids abroad on benders.

[RIOT]

AGe does not matter, this could have happened to anyone. I'd like to know why this girl was packing her suitcase and running away rather then calling for help? She tried to help but then runs from the scene? I don't believe her story at all, way to fishy. She's not talking now either so something happened, she knows it and she's hiding it.

[Sad]

An alcohol content of .12 on a college aged male does not make him loaded. Something very fishy went on here. Good luck to the family getting to the root of what happened.

[ZenBirdist]

I, too, have some questions. Why did Jones' father send an Ultimate Fighter to chaperone the couple?

Was there any history of violence between Gunderson and Jones?

Why was Jones fleeing the scene?

[Been there]

This is the most ABSURD lawsuit. I have sympathy for the family but this lawsuit has no merit and is an absolute waste of time and money. It won't bring back their son nor will it help clarify what really happened.

[UFC Fan]

I know that dude, he is murderific!!!

[Parent]

This is one of the saddest stories I've ever heard. I can't think of anything worse than losing a child and not having any answers. My guess is the family is not really looking for $$, just answers - sounds like they haven't been able to get any from either the girl or the body guard. And what's up with arranging to fly out of the country before the police even get there - sounds suspicous to me.

[Callie]

Vikings Fan wrote:

We have not heard the story from the other parties yet. Only the sensational version presented on the news.

That is exactly to point! The other parties aren't talking. The Gunderson family just wants to know what happened to their son. And Ms. Jones and her UFC bodyguard refuse to cooperate.$50K is too small of an amount for them to just be after money.

[Unreal]

rube2 wrote:

don't send your underage kids abroad on benders.

lEGAL AGE IS 18.....AND ABLE TO DRINK IN MEXICO....HE COULD GO IF HE WANTED...
geeezzzz

[princegurl]

Why does this family keep involving the media in this? If they thought they had any case at all, why not let the courts take care of it? I don't understand the need for a news conference to announce a lawsuit.

[Shiro Hima]

why are you gringos going to mexico?mexico is a bad news.

[MN Observer]

princegurl wrote:

Why does this family keep involving the media in this? If they thought they had any case at all, why not let the courts take care of it? I don't understand the need for a news conference to announce a lawsuit.

They want the story publicized to help put pressure on the people that know what actually happened to fess up and tell them how and why their son died. It's not a difficult concept to understand.

[you are dreaming]

MN Observer wrote:

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They want the story publicized to help put pressure on the people that know what actually happened to fess up and tell them how and why their son died. It's not a difficult concept to understand.

So being bugged by reporters who only care about ratings/readership is suppose to make them "fess us"? Right.

[MN Observer]

you are dreaming wrote:

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So being bugged by reporters who only care about ratings/readership is suppose to make them "fess us"? Right.

Not necessarily. Do you know anything about the media and how news operations work?

[rube2]

Unreal wrote:

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lEGAL AGE IS 18.....AND ABLE TO DRINK IN MEXICO....HE COULD GO IF HE WANTED...
geeezzzz

Lotta stuff is "legal" or not prosecuted in Mexico. And Amsterdam, Rio, and the Ivory Coast, too. Doesn't mean it is safe or good for children who have not reached the age of reason. And No - he shouldn't be in an alley North Mpls at 3:30 am and expect to be all safe and snug as he would be in his mommy's basement out in stillsville.

[oxboro]

everyone complains about all the mexicans in America, and what do they do? they head to mexico for vacation

[rube2]

oxboro wrote:

everyone complains about all the mexicans in America, and what do they do? they head to mexico for vacation

and hire them to roof and landscape their homes, too. Vote with your pocketbook! Hire the descendants of the irish, germans and scandahoovians. Ya know, you betcha!

[A Proud American]

Dave S wrote:

F**K the Mexicans and Mexico.
I am so sick of them ruining our country. Build a freaking wall already and start shipping them home.
It wouldn't be so bad if they would at least learn English. On second thought, yes it would. Now at least I can ignore their stupid Latino whining as I don't speak Spanish. I'd hate to have to sit and hear them **** in English.

This isn't about Mexico, you sick and racist scum.

It's about a family looking for answers about their son's death.

So, get with the program, or get out! Out of my country would be even better.

[eliteMN]

My prayers are with the family. This is awful. The girl clearly is hiding something to just leave and not talk about anything. My bet is the body guard and the girl had something.

Very tragic. I hope justice is served.