Dawn Pasela’s Unsolved Death | Columbus News

Columbus News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 19, 2026 · 1m

A young whistleblower’s death may have been a cover-up: Dawn Pasela, 26, died of alcohol poisoning—but her parents and allies believe the official story hides a darker truth. Working for a mortgage fraud task force, she was set to testify in a high-stakes trial and had reportedly uncovered missing evidence. Days before her death, she received threats and feared for her life. The scene? Two coffee cups, multiple phones, and inexplicable signs that someone else might’ve been there. A forensic pathologist now says “natural causes” is wrong. A recent county review found the original investigation…