Jonah Shacknai Was Telling People Girlfriend Killed Herself On Day Her Body Was Found

Posted on Sep 06, 2011 @ 03:30PM

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Jonah Shacknai told Rebecca Zahau's family on the day she was found naked and hanging from a balcony at his Coronado mansion, that she had killed herself, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

The San Diego Sheriff's Department just declared Rebecca Zahau's death a suicide last Friday.

Mary Zahau, Rebecca's sister tells RadarOnline.com: "Jonah told my husband, on the day that Becky died, that she had killed herself. Jonah tried to reach me, but got my husband on the phone first to give us the horrible news that Becky had died.

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"When my husband had told me what happened, that Becky had supposedly killed herself, well, I knew there was no way that was true. Becky never had a history of depression, or suicidal tendencies."

On July 13, Zahau was found naked and bound, hanging from outside the Coronado, Calif. mansion she shared with her multimillionaire boyfriend, Jonah Shacknai and his six-year-old son, Max.

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Max was critically injured in a fall inside the house on July 11. As RadarOnline.com previously reported, officials theorized that Zachau was distraught over the accident and took her own life. Tragically, the boy died on July 16.

San Diego Sheriff's Department announced on Friday that around 12:50 a.m., Rebecca received a voicemail message from someone close to the situation, informing her that Max's condition had worsened. Mary reveals: "The police told us that Jonah was the one that left a message for Becky around 1 a.m., and that he informed her that Max had taken a turn for the worse, and likely wouldn't survive."

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According to Mary, Rebecca wanted to visit Max in the hospital, but Jonah told her not to visit. "Becky told me that she wanted to go to the hospital to be with Max, but Jonah told her not to come," Mary says. "Jonah told her not to visit, because he wanted to avoid a confrontation between Becky and Dina (Jonah's ex-wife)."

The Zahau family disagrees with the determination that Rebecca killed herself, and has hired attorney, Anne Bremner, who has called on police to re-open their investigation.

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Calls seeking comment to Jonah Shacknai weren't immediately returned.

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pale rider, you have too be high to say that. It doesn't fricken matter that she was Asian...it's the fact that HE is a billionaire/super rich and the kid died around same time, AND women doen't typically use hanging & def. not naked.

by lawgirl502
Posted Wed, 09/07/2011 - 2:33am

This was a big house to NOT have a NANNY, a cook, a gardner etc. The police need to check out all these people related to this boy. IF THIS HAD BEEN A white WOMAN WHO WAS FOUND DEAD, instead of an ASIAN woman, the cops would be doing their job..

by the pale rider
Posted Wed, 09/07/2011 - 12:25am

She was murdered, plain and simple.

by abby
Posted Tue, 09/06/2011 - 11:40pm

Where were her clothes? Did she fold them?

What woke the brother up to find Rebecca hanging at the early AM?

Who paid for the video demonstration by police?

by Kwanitaka
Posted Tue, 09/06/2011 - 8:42pm

She sleeps in the nude. That's why there were no clothes.

by Aesop
Posted Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:15am

It has been said mom and dad were at the hospital when Rebecca died, she had recently quit her job to stay home with Max, isn"t there a nanny that lost a cushy job??

by fubear
Posted Tue, 09/06/2011 - 6:51pm

Where's the paint and paint brush?? I bet that knot on her hands was so tight she couldn't get her hand out to move to her back as they say she did. Also the knot would be turned if moved from her front to back...bad police work!!

by fubear
Posted Tue, 09/06/2011 - 8:12pm

Jonah Shacknai was MIA when his son died. Where was the good father? He was responsible for his child's
death not a girlfriend. To cheap to hire a nanny!

by Greg the Mongoose
Posted Tue, 09/06/2011 - 5:52pm