REBECCA NALEPA'S SISTER: 'IT WASN'T SUICIDE'

MURDER OR SUICIDE?

THE SISTER of a woman found hanging at a millionaire's mansion with her arms and legs bound refuses to believe that she committed suicide.
Mary Zahau-Loehner said she spoke to her sister Rebecca Zahau, also known as Rebecca Nalepa, the day before her death and she had given no impression that she intended to take her own life.
Instead they had talked about Jonah Shacknai's son, Max, who had been seriously injured, when he fell down the grand staircase of the 27-room mansion and sadly passed away Monday.
Zahau-Loehner told ABC News: "Rebecca was a beautiful, vibrant, loving and kind person and she would never do this to herself.
"She was going to call mom and dad the next morning and text me throughout the day with updates on Max. She was very hopeful. She had to be strong and there for Jonah."
She added that her sister had always seemed very happy with Shacknai, who founded pharmaceutical giant Medicis which makes dermatological and aesthetic pharmaceutical products and took $700million in revenue last year.
Autopsies are being conducted on both bodies and the San Diego sheriff's office said today it's unclear if the boy's injuries are related to Zahau's death - although it was rumored she was supposed to be looking after the boy when he fell.
San Diego sheriff spokesman Roy Frank said: "Our investigation would include Max's incident. As far as if they are related, that's something we are just going to have to wait and see."
They are also trying to  determine whether Zahau, was murdered or it was in fact suicide, although initially called her death, "very suspicious." 
Franks added: "We have had other cases in the past where people have used creative ways to commit suicide including people whose hands were tied behind their back."