Which former “American Idol” hopeful was found dead Saturday in New Jersey?”
A former “American Idol” hopeful, whose expletive-filled rant when rejected for the show became a viral video sensation, was killed Saturday in New Jersey after being struck by a car. Alexis Cohen, 25, was found dead on a street in Seaside Heights, N.J., Saturday morning in what police are calling an “apparent homicide.” Cohen of Allentown, Pa., auditioned for the seventh season of Fox’s “American Idol.” After being mocked by judge Simon Cowell, Cohen unleashed a tirade replete with expletives and middle fingers. Cohen failed in the audition round when she returned to this past season.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS — Police arrested a 23-year-old Toms River man in connection with the death of “American Idol” contestant Alexis Cohen. Daniel Bark was arrested at 6 p.m. Sunday in Atlantic Highlands on charges of causing Cohen’s death by reckless driving and then leaving the scene of the collision. http://www.app.com/article/20090726/NEWS/90726042/-1/FRONTTABS01/Man+arrested+in++Idol++hopeful+s+death If convicted, Bark could serve 10 to 15 years. Bark is being held in the Ocean County Jail in Toms River in lieu of $35,000 bail. The “American Idol” hopeful was killed after a motor vehicle struck her early Saturday morning and was found 350 yards from the Bay Boulevard lot where police found her car. The nature of Alexis Cohen’s abdomen, chest and head injuries led police to rule the cause of her death was vehicular homicide, police said. It is unclear whe
A former “American Idol” hopeful, whose expletive-filled rant when rejected for the show became a viral video sensation, was killed Saturday in New Jersey after being struck by a car. Alexis Cohen, 25, was found dead on a street in Seaside Heights, N.J., Saturday morning in what police are calling an “apparent homicide.” Cohen of Allentown, Pa., auditioned for the seventh season of Fox’s “American Idol.” After being mocked by judge Simon Cowell, Cohen unleashed a tirade replete with expletives and middle fingers. Cohen failed in the audition round when she returned this past season.
