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Unfortunately, this particular cheerleader in Gainesville, Florida, wasn’t saved. But at least the world won’t go anywhere–just suffer another sad loss of a human life. Sorry, Heroes. Your indestructible cheerleader Claire Bennett will have to do (even though the lucky truth is that she’s, well, INDESTRUCTIBLE).
On December 30th, 2010, a badly burned body was found in a stationary car tipped off by a caller stating that the vehicle had been sitting for days without moving to any other position or leaving the area, and that there was a purse sitting on the seat, suggesting someone either had abandoned it or had forgotten about it.
Unfortunately not a case of reckless abandonment. But death by brush fire, authorities reported. Or possibly murder. Authorities would only hope for the former, and not the latter.
The body belonged to 21-year-old Saleha Huula of the prestigious University of Florida, a dedicated senior who had majored in family, youth and community sciences. She had also been a cheerleader not only for the university itself but the P.K. Development Research School and Santa Fe College, two prior schools she had attended before attending U of F. Saleha Huula was also a competitive cheerleader with the university club and also had performed with the Urban Essence and African Student Union dance troupes.
Save the Cheerleader, Save the World, indeed. Because it may come to saving the world by ridding it of a wrongdoer who could’ve started the fire in the first place. Our lovely Claire Bennett would only be proud of law enforcement’s drive and desire to seek the truth. Police are not ruling out the possibility of homicide as they wait for a medical examiner’s report on the cause of Huula’s death. The clock ticks away.
Just another human being burned up? No. Possibly, this was a case of murder in Gainesville, Florida, and hopefully soon justice will prevail.
