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A woman who jumped to her death from a seven-story parking garage at Disneyland has become the fifth person to die by suicide in the structure.
Marney Schoenfeld, 46, a hairdresser from Scottsdale, Arizona, was found dead Saturday night at the base of the Mickey & Friends garage at the Los Angeles theme park. It is not clear what she was doing herself in California.
Although her death has not yet been ruled a suicide, authorities said it does not appear to have been an accident. She left behind a daughter and a husband who called the death “unbearable.”
As recently as December, a 51-year-old elementary school principal jumped to his death from the same garage, which became the largest of its kind in the United States when it opened in 2000. Previous deaths included a 40-year-old man years old who died there in 2016, a 23-year-old man in 2012 and a 61-year-old man in 2010.
Disneyland has not responded to DailyMail.com’s requests for comment.
Marney Schoenfeld, 46, a hairstylist from Scottsdale, Arizona, committed suicide on Saturday.
Marney Schoenfeld (left) and her husband Randy (right). The couple had a young daughter.
Police said Marney’s body was found at the base of the parking lot around 6:50 p.m. Saturday night.
Officers administered lifesaving measures at the scene until paramedics arrived.
Marney was rushed to a nearby hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival.
“She was a loving mother to her daughter, Sydney,” her husband Randy said. Sun.
‘She was a loving wife to me. She was a talented 23 year old stylist and her clients loved her.’
The couple was from Scottsdale.
Anaheim Police Sgt. Jonathan McClintock said the death is still under investigation.
The Mickey & Friends seven-story garage at the Los Angeles theme park
Marney Schoenfeld (right) pictured with her husband Randy and their young daughter
In December, Huntington Beach elementary school principal Chris Christensen jumped to his death from the garage while facing charges of child abuse and endangerment and assault that his daughter said were unfounded.
In a letter he posted on Facebook before he died, he blamed his wife and mother of his stepsons, Marlena, claiming that during an altercation last month her “anger got the best of her” and she called the police. with allegedly false claims of abuse.
However, the police believed him enough to jail him for two nights, charge him with two counts of domestic violence, and set his bail at $10,000.
In an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com, her 26-year-old daughter Brittany Christensen claimed that it was actually Marlena who abused her, accusing the divorced mother of tearing her family apart.
‘The charges were inaccurate. [Marlena] It has been very difficult in our family for the last year and we have not had any contact with her,’ the daughter said.
“I just started to get back in touch with him over the last two weeks, and he’s been really great. He had been trying to figure out how to leave her.
“In my opinion, it seems that this, in his mind, was his way of getting out of their relationship.
He has abused our entire family for five years. That’s why we no longer have any contact with her,” Brittany added, claiming that Marlena’s story to the police was “riddled with lies.”
A vigil was held for Christensen, reportedly attended by Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Christensen, 51, is pictured with his wife Marlena. He was the father of three adult children from his first marriage and stepfather of Marlena’s two daughters.