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**Train accident claims life of Miami sophomore</p>
<p>04/14/2007</p>
<p>Miami University is mourning the loss of one of its students, who police say was struck and killed by a train early Saturday morning (April 14).</p>
<p>The Oxford police department and the Butler County coroner's office identified the student as Beth A. Speidel, a 19-year-old sophomore from Strongsville, Ohio, who lived in Hahne Hall on campus. She was a speech pathology major who had transferred to Miami this year from Ashland University, university officials said.</p>
<p>Oxford police say the incident occurred about 3 a.m. Saturday, near the railroad crossing on South Locust Street in Oxford. Their investigation is continuing.
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**During the autopsy completed over the weekend, the coroner's office found ink markings on both of Speidel's hands similar to those issued at Oxford bars. The coroner's office said one hand contained a black "X" while the other had a stamp of a little blue hand.
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