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Natalie Ciappa

  • Died Jun 21, 2008
  • Seaford, New York, United States
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As the father of Natalie Ciappa tried to breathe life into his 18-year-old daughter who lay unconscious on a couch, police said the teenage host of the house party in Seaford refused to help.

Instead, Seewoo Sung cleared away the empty bottles and beer cans strewn about the recreation room floor as he tried to hide the signs of the previous night's gathering, police said.

Police Monday arrested Sung, 19, of South Street, and charged him with tampering with physical evidence, a Class E felony. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 1 to 4 years in jail, police said.

Ciappa was taken to New Island Hospital in Bethpage and pronounced dead. The cause of death is unknown.

At Plainedge High School, where Ciappa was a senior, students grappled with her death.

Ciappa planned to study criminal psychology at SUNY Old Westbury in the fall.

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I Miss You..

Jessica Marie DeSalvo Aug 21, 2009

Nat,
whenever someone brings your name up or i get reminded of you and your inspiring personality, i think of your amazing smile. To this day i can close my eyes and see you walking down the hall being ur friendly bubbly-self to everyone. I really miss you and although when we were neighbors we werent the closest i regret every moment cause i missed out on having an amzing friend. But now i know when we meet agian in heaven i have that oppertunity and i will deffinatly take advantage, you are missed dearly & you have WONDERFUL, LOVING parents that have gone to every extreme to not only help themselves recover from their devastating lost, but also help prevent what has happened to them, for others.

Wish you were here </3 love always
Jessica DeSalvo

Cheryl's heroin overdose

Connie Jan 10, 2009

I am so sorry for Natalie,
If only our children could of gotten a second chance.
Please look up www.ourwall.net click on computers, click Cheryl Dean, 2nd column. Everyone else on this web site died except Cheryl who really isn't living. Cheryl is 29 years old now and I still visit her everday in the nursing home.

jerry (Jul 07, 2009)

KEN you are a brainless wonder - hillary clinton is responsible? really?!? no one forced this unfortunate girl to take drugs - she did that of her own free will. Or maybe her "boyfriend" assisted her? Phillip Ordaya, 22, of Beechwood Place in Seaford, was arrested on a misdemeanor possession charge Jan. 15 after officers stopping him for a traffic violation found he had eight packets of heroin, police said. He had dated Natalie Ciappa, the woman whose death catalyzed an countywide effort on heroin, police said. A defense attorney who handled his unrelated felony drug arrest last year did not return comment. Records show Ordaya pleaded guilty to a fourth-degree charge of conspiracy. He was released on his own recognizance, records show, and is due in court next week on the latest charge. (NCPD Photo / February 17, 2009)

Ken (Apr 13, 2009)

I am so sorry for Natalie, If only our children could of gotten a second chance you can thank hillary clinton for that!!! she likes the borders open for all the drugs to come in!!

Cheryl's heroin overdose

Connie Jan 10, 2009

Please look up www.ourwall.net click on computers, click on Cheryl Dean, 2nd column. Everyone else on this web site died except my daughter who really isn't living. Cheryl is 29 now and still lives in the nursing home. I visit her everday. If only she didn't go to Centereach High School, I really believe this might not have happened. Cheryl still can't walk, talk, move legs arms or hands is blind and on a feeding tube. Stony Brook Hospital sent her to a nursing home in upstate New York.
Connie
Schenectady, N.Y.
Cheryl's mom
ccannizz@nycap.rr.com

Ken (Apr 13, 2009)

I am so sorry for Natalie, If only our children could of gotten a second chance you can thank hillary clinton for that!!! she likes the borders open for all the drugs to come in!!

Ken (Apr 13, 2009)

its very sad that hillary clinton thinks ther her appitight for drugs is her fault but in realaity it is her and the governments fault for not protecting our children!! She likes having the borders open! for all the drugs to come in!! so you can thank hillary clinton for that!! god bless!!

Family

meg Jan 02, 2009

It is absolutely amazing what her parents have done. Their crusade will hopefully lessen the staggering numbers of LI teens addicted and dying from this debilitating drug/disease. I sincerely applaud them for making noise and demanding awareness in these towns that would otherwise pride themselves on the so-called perfect suburban existence. Whenever we turn the cheek and say not my child is when we all lose as a society. Please understand it doesn’t matter how much money you have, it all comes down to paying attention and being aware. Do not be naive!

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