Cereal Heiress Killed on Island of Roatan in Honduras

The great granddaughter of Marjorie Merriweather Post, the socialite and heiress, was found slain on the island of Roatan in Honduras, at her spa resort, said local police.

Alex Madrid, the police chief of Roatan said that Nedenia Post Dye was found by police on December 22 in her room. Dye had been stabbed several times. Roatan is known for its white sand beaches, diving and fishing. The island is considered a top tourist destination in the region.

Police said they arrested a local man who they said Dye had been helping to quit taking drugs. The man, Lenin Roberto Arana, was a singer in a local bar.

Arana told police he and Dye, who is 46 and 21 years older than Arana, had a romantic relationship. He uses The Canary as his stage name and told police and reporters he did not commit the crime.

People who gathered outside the police station called Dye a good woman who was working with people on the island who were at risk including alcoholics and drug addicts.

The police chief said Dye had been a resident on Roatan for the past 15 years, where she operated a luxury spa named Baan Suerte.

Dye was originally from Santa Monica, California and told her alma mater’s alumni publication in 2012 that she shared a love of adventure and risk taking with her great grandmother, who inherited the company that would become General Foods, Inc. Dye was a graduate of George Washington University.

Dye told the magazine that she and a friend had an idea of starting a new business. Dye said her intention was to go to Asia. However, her friend convinced her to move to Central America since it was closer and if the business did not work out they could both swim home.

Police said the suspect was captured in blood soaked clothes as he was attempting to flee in Dye’s vehicle. While being led away by police, Arana told reporters that he was innocent and that Nedenia treated him as if she was his mother and protected him.

Police added that it appeared Dye had been stabbed several times.

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