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https://www.nationalreview.com/1999/11/horror-hillsdale-john-j-miller/

Horror at Hillsdale

In recent days, Hillsdale College — a citadel of American conservatism — has been rocked by a hideous scandal. The college’s longtime president, George Roche III, has been forced to resign. This is a scandal with many highly personal aspects, but one with certain public implications as well. National Review’s reporter John J. Miller has been on the scene. He is the only journalist who has spoken with President Roche’s son, George IV, a key figure in the drama. He is the only journalist who has seen George IV’s police statement. He has talked extensively with Hillsdale administrators, professors, and students. President Roche himself declined to talk to Mr. Miller. It is largely on George IV’s account that the below, exclusive report is based. A fuller version of this story will appear in the forthcoming issue of the magazine.

Hillsdale, Mich.

Shortly after noon on October 17, Lissa Roche unlocked her husband’s gun cabinet and removed a .38 special. She stepped out of their kitchen door into the backyard, crossed the grass, and went through a wooden gate leading to the Hillsdale College arboretum. She proceeded down a narrow trail to an open hollow with a stone gazebo. She sat down, placed the barrel of the gun behind her ear, and pulled the trigger. When her husband, George Roche IV, arrived, her flesh was still warm to the touch; but she was dead. The suicide of Lissa Roche has reverberated throughout the entire conservative movement.