After receiving a call from 911 at around 9:20 am of July 23, the Fairfield Police were dispatched to a residence in 20 Cole Road, Fairfield. The male caller reported that Marie Zoppi, 74 years old, was found unconscious in her bedroom. Upon arrival, the police discovered that the victim was lying unresponsive on her bedroom floor. According to the Regional Medical Examiner?s Office who conducted the autopsy, the cause of death was strangulation. Zoppi lived with her daughter, son-in-law and her two grandchildren. And a day after the incident (July 24th), Zoppi?s daughter Tina Lunney, 41, was reported missing by the members of the family. A search squad was immediately sent to rescue Lunney. And on Monday morning at around 4:30 am, Lunney was found to be walking on Long Acres Road also in Fairfield. She was then arrested for allegedly strangulating her mother. Charges pressed against her include murder, unlawful possession of weapon (necktie) and possession of weapon for unlawful purpose. At the moment, she is detained at the Essex County Jail in Newark. Bail is set for $1M by Judge Michael A. Petrolle. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide Squad and the Fairfield Police Department are still actively investigating this occurrence. Necktie opponents have long been in debate with regards to health and safety hazards that can be brought about by neckties. They enumerated risks such as infection, entanglement and vasoconstriction. Necktie is the least cleaned piece of clothing and cross-infection of patients can happen. For this reason, British hospitals banned the use of this piece of clothing in hospitals since September of 2007. Entanglement can happen to individuals who wear neckties and at the same time have jobs involving machineries and violent jobs like prison guards and policemen. Neckties? usage can be traced back in the 1600s or the Thirty Year?s War. It became very popular in the 20th century because it is said that neckties can improve sales, morale and work attitude. In 1960s up to 1970s, they became out of fashion and in the 80s, it became a hit again. Today, they still remain to be a part of a formal clothing and business wear, but the current trend of more casual wear in big corporations such as Apple Inc., Microsoft and Google does not favor the necktie industry. Contrary to the popular belief that necktie means sophistication and elegance, it is said that it also means slavery and submission as viewed by other cultures. However the society may view it, it is best to have quality necktie and brand name necktie provided that using it does not mean inflicting harm to anyone.