In 2019, a Unadilla man was killed It remained concealed for about two years before a Chenango County man was accused in his death and later sentenced to eight years in prison for the crime Years have passed since 44-year-old Jesse Donlin was first reported missing While some of the details surrounding his death emerged during his killer's sentencing including what prompted the deadly dispute and who else may have been involved Here is what we know about Donlin's murder of Preston entered a plea of guilty on two charges in October 2024 in connection with Donlin's death — first-degree manslaughter and concealment of a human corpse Sabines was sentenced in Chenango County Court on Dec 2024 to a determinate sentence of eight years in prison and five years post-release supervision for the first charge an indeterminate three years in prison for the second charge and an additional indeterminate sentence of one to three years on a separate In the initial indictment, the Chenango County grand jury charged Sabines with felony counts of second-degree murder concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence Chenango County District Attorney Michael D Ferrarese said he does not think "eight years is enough," according to sentencing documents obtained by the Press & Sun-Bulletin but he believes a "just sentence is being awarded" based on the evidence that was collected Donlin's disappearance in September 2019 began as a missing person investigation. New York State Police announced in October 2019 Donlin had last been seen in the Oxford area in Chenango County but hadn't been heard from since troopers had been working to check on his welfare After Donlin had been missing for two years his body was discovered in a well on state forest land in McDonough accused of burning Donlin's body in a fire pit on his property sometime during the first two weeks of September 2019 and dumping the remains in the state park well According to the indictment, Sabines helped to relocate Donlin's Honda Accord by placing it on a seasonal road in the Town of McDonough to prevent its discovery He also acted in concert with others in burning and concealing Donlin's body Ferrarese did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the existence or status of any other charges related to the case More: Latest court update in 2024 shooting death of Qualyn 'Rocky' Terry Ferrarese said at Sabines' sentencing it took years to put together evidence in the case and the evidence itself proved to be "challenging." He said the case was not "easily provable" or "easily solved." Sabines lived in a house with multiple other people where drug use and guns were involved Few details about the circumstances of Donlin's death have been publicly released Ferrarese referenced an "initial altercation" between Donlin and Sabines Instead of "doing the right thing" by calling the authorities Sabines burned Donlin's body for five days then dumped it in the McDonough State Forest in a well "Obviously there's a different version of events that may have come out through the defense but that's what we believe we could have proven and would have proven had the defendant decided to take this case to trial," he said at sentencing Sabines' defense attorney Aaron Dean said during sentencing that up until Donlin's death Sabines had a "very minimal" criminal history He was self-employed doing logging work and was "very good" at his trade Dean said Sabines will "resume being a productive member of society." "and by entry of his plea of guilty acknowledged accountability for his actions and his role in what occurred on that fateful night." Sabines declined to make a statement at the sentencing Revoir said he does not have any doubt Sabines "did what he's accused of doing," but was aware of "the evidentiary issues" that both sides had and "the risk" of proceeding with a trial we're stuck with what we can prove or what we can't prove," Revoir said "That has to be factored in ultimately in the plea bargain that's reached." Revoir said he was "disgusted" by the case Washington and Lee University student Charlie Salome Sabines ’28 has been accepted into the Expanding Discovery in Economics+ (EDE+) program hosted by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Salome Sabines will receive a $2,000 stipend to cover travel and housing for the on-campus programming in Washington “I am most excited about being able to receive mentorship throughout a summer-long research project that ends with a presentation at the PREDOC conference in Washington “I am also excited about speaking with economists from every level students to Nobel Prize winners and policymakers.” Salome Sabines plans to pursue a degree in economics His interests lie in researching and answering questions that lead to real-world policy being developed and implemented “Having never taken economics in high school W&L has not only provided me with engaging classes that have developed my love for economics but it’s also given me mentors (professors) that have helped me explore careers with an economics degree,” added Salome Sabines the EDE+ program brings together a range of students from a variety of backgrounds EDE+ provides participants with ongoing support after program completion academic year workshops and networking opportunities “I am excited to have Charlie represent us as the first student from W&L to be accepted into this competitive program,” said Linda Hooks professor of economics and head of the Economics Department at W&L “Not only will he gain additional exposure to economics tools and policy but he will also build a new network of peers interested in similar topics as part of the program will allow for meaningful interaction with policy researchers.” If you know a W&L student who has done great, accolade-worthy things, tell us about them! Nominate them for an accolade. This attractive gull had almost certainly never seen a human before Wed 11 Sep 2024 07.00 CESTLast modified on Wed 2 Apr 2025 19.20 CESTShareA few weeks ago a young bird fledged somewhere in the high Arctic – perhaps Canada Greenland or Svalbard – and began its long to spend the winter in the South Atlantic Ocean On the way, it was caught up in Storm Lilian, and drifted towards the west coast of England. 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long-form journalism and storytelling Radiolab is hosted by Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser A Sabine’s gull in flight was part of the record spotting by birders Saturday on the “Pel’lake’gic Tour” part of the inaugural Urban Birding Festival out of Chicago When a flock of seven Sabine’s gulls flew by the Massive Confusion Saturday everyone was screaming at the same time,” Amar Ayyash said They put down close to the boat and we were all looking at them.” Sabine’s nest in the Arctic and are a rare sighting in Illinois so rare that the eight Sabine’s they spotted will be an Illinois record They also spotted one an hour and a half earlier before the flock of seven Though sightings of Sabine’s are rare in Illinois Ayyash said September is the month to see one “But it more inland on reservoirs and big lakes,” he said They had 12 birders (mostly intermediate birders with a couple experts and a couple newbies) on the Massive Confusion, a 38-foot Delta, a commercially-built charter designed to take 14 people beside the captain and mate. Usually Capt. Bob Poteshman runs fishing trips on the Massive Confusion (Chicagofishingcharters.com) out of Montrose Harbor this time it was birders he took out from 5:30-11:30 a.m “They were nice people and they had incredible cameras,” Poteshman said He said they started seeing the better birds eight or nine miles out and the majority of the Sabine’s 11-14 miles out A flock of Sabine’s gulls with other gulls against the skyline of Chicago Saturday part of the record spotting by birders on the “Pel’lake’gic Tour” part of the inaugural Urban Birding Festival out of Chicago Ayyash said they saw probably more than 500 gulls Most were the common ones for our area (herring and ring-billed) they also saw lesser and greater black-backed gulls They did not see any Bonaparte’s gulls or jaegers a math teacher at Richards High School in Oak Lawn Ayyash has administered North American Gulls a Facebook group with nearly 15,000 members He said the sightings had birders from Wisconsin and Indiana excited “This is definitely putting this event on the map The first Urban Birding Festival (theurbanbirdingfestival.org) was centered around Chicago with the hub at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum there were dozens of guided tours and other events Sabine’s gulls in flight Saturday were photographed as part of the record spotting by birders on the “Pel’lake’gic Tour” part of the inaugural Urban Birding Festival out of Chicago Finally seeing some monarchs and so are readers The extended dry spell makes for tough fall mushroom hunting Pumpkin spice is the catfish spines of the culinary arts Terms of Use • Privacy Notice • Cookie Policy • Terms of Sale always beautifully made-up with long painted fingernails and a penchant for calling everyone “Darling” former Welsh mining village of Beddau near Pontypridd Her colourful stories about her life and relationships varied from person to person To some, she said she had never married and had no family, while to others she would mention a husband – who she claimed was abusive and had left her – and children Leigh was a ‘character’ with marvelous stories and was always entertaining But behind the flamboyant personality lurked a dark secret which only came to light after her death in October 2015 Leigh often talked about a medical skeleton she kept at her immaculate home Leigh Sabine was a murderer who had secretly killed and hidden her husband’s body at home for 18 years and had abandoned her five children. Her extraordinary story is told in The Body Next Door, a three-part documentary series that explores one of the most bizarre and shocking true crime stories of the past decade. Speaking exclusively to The Sun, one of her best friends, Rhian Lee, recalls finding the body on November, 24, 2015, 25 days after Leigh had died from cancer. “That morning I went over to my friend Michelle’s [James] for a cuppa and we thought "We knew about the medical skeleton wrapped up like a big package under the potting table in the garden and so we thought we’d bring it in put it on the settee and give a knock to the neighbour to come down to see But as the pair started to cut through layer after layer of tightly wrapped plastic sheeting Michelle froze in horror as she realised it was a dead body She told us it has been out here for years The smell and wetness is probably stagnant water.’” But Michelle was adamant and called the police Police Community Officer Gareth Bishop arrived encountering some carpet as well as plastic DCI Gareth Morgan led the investigation that was to throw up more and more questions which reached as far afield as New Zealand and Australia “The garden was shared by four flats,” he says “The entrance to it was through the communal hall There was a gate on the side but it was padlocked "We spoke to the occupants of the flats but no one had any recollection of seeing that body in the garden Potentially there was a killer on the loose.” The locals in the close community where everyone knows everybody – at least thought they did – were frightened and now began to wonder about their neighbours The body was in really good condition...The victim had fractures to the skull and eye socket It was quite clear this was a homicide investigation The fact that it had been wrapped some 41 times had a mummifying effect meant there was little decomposition and no maggots Police knew that it was a white male with receding hair middle aged with a gold signet ring on one finger But a computer search found no missing persons reports The victim’s DNA was not on the police database they had nothing to compare dental work to no CCTV evidence and no weapon recovered to match the injury “The body was in really good condition,” says DCI Morgan “The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head The victim had fractures to the skull and eye socket It was quite clear this was a homicide investigation.” was startled to find herself a prime suspect after being interviewed about the grisly find at the police station “Michelle was a priority witness because she had gone to the package and expected there to be a skeleton in there,” says DCI Morgan why did she know there was a skeleton in there who had told her and how long had she known it was there?” Michelle also mentioned her missing boyfriend Michelle told police that her neighbour Leigh Sabine had placed the body in the package and had said she wanted it moved to her attic This was the first police had heard about Leigh Sabine and they found the community had so many different stories and vague ideas about who she was After Michelle’s boyfriend was found and she was released from custody Pastor Mary West was startled by her initial sighting of Leigh Sabine she was wearing denim shorts and fishnet tights "I asked her about this once and she said There were various accounts of her being a famous cabaret singer She kept her flat immaculate and tended the communal garden On the wall of her living room is a blown-up black and white newspaper framed photo of her as a younger woman in her “cabaret” years looking glamorous with curly blonde hair and ornate The exact movements and location of where the body was kept over the years have never been fully established others actually in the house – the attic or under her bed “I think it could have been in the house at some stage because she would hire industrial carpet cleaners and always kept her windows open,” says Rhian “I definitely don’t think there was space for it under the bed who became close to Leigh as she battled brain cancer and acted as her carer added: “She was always talking about moving the skeleton She adds: “We were sitting around the table having a cup of tea one day and she mentioned the skeleton again and I said "And she pointed her lovely red nail and said She would often ask us over for a glass of wine but if we brought up family chat she would close it down and Leigh talked about moving the skeleton to the attic again “Elaine asked why she was always going on about it and Leigh picked up her glass of wine As the investigation continued, the trail led to New Zealand and Australia where it emerged Leigh had been married to accountant John Sabine They had emigrated to New Zealand in the 60s and abandoned their five children – two boys and three girls then aged between two and 11 – in a nursery in Auckland They spent a decade in care while Leigh and John moved to Sydney and she focused on building a new life and career as a singer there In 1984 they returned to New Zealand and made contact with their children but their daughters Jane and Lee-Ann reported them to the authorities and tipped off the local media later returning to the UK and eventually to Wales and the coal mining area Leigh had come from John Sabine was 67 when he was last seen alive in 1997 but no one in Beddau remembers him Leigh continued to claim his pension and put it into their joint account police got a breakthrough when a relative came forward to provide them with a DNA sample Then a friend of Leigh’s named Valerie Chalkley who had known the couple when they lived in Reading in the 90s contacted the police about a call she received from Leigh in 1997 joking that she thought they might have killed each other by now I hit him over the head with a stone frog.” “The problem with Ann was you never knew if she was telling the truth or not,” she says But DCI Morgan remembered Michelle James saying Leigh had told her to take what she wanted from her flat after she died He asked her if she had taken a stone frog Pathologists matched it against the cluster of injuries and skull fractures on John Sabine’s head and found the distinctive shape of its leg and eye fitted the marks exactly The Glamorgan valleys coroner Andrew Barkley recorded a verdict of unlawful killing “These were terrible circumstances,” he said “Precisely what happened will never truly be known but it is without doubt that foul play was the cause of death and consistent with being caused by the stone frog.” He added that there was no recorded history of domestic violence or signs that Leigh Sabine acted in self-defence who took pictures of Leigh in the flat and later wrote the book Frog Murderer She called everyone “darling” and hid her secrets behind a crazy "I always found that puzzling; if people have something they want to hide usually they stay quiet and tuck themselves away in a corner places the blame for their appalling childhoods firmly with his mother “I could never forgive him for what he did but I still believe he was manipulated and he fell in love with an evil woman Rhian has never forgiven her former friend They couldn't have locked her up anyway "She would probably have been in hospital with the police by the side of her bed but they couldn’t have locked her up by that stage and Michelle and I wouldn’t have gone through what we did The Body Next Door is on Sky Documentaries and NOW TV from Sunday August 11 Juliet Eden's book Frog Murderer: Lee Ann Sabine Shocked The World Twice can be purchased from Juliet's website www.julieteden.co.uk or Amazon UK Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ Kathy Sabine's skin cancer diagnosis led the 9News meteorologist to confront the physical and emotional effects of the disease so I’ve been skiing—both in water and on snow—since I was two I was a golden girl; I never thought about the dangers of the sun I felt like I was doing everything I needed to do to protect myself so I could enjoy Colorado’s beautiful outdoors but on the way out the door—my hand was literally on the knob—I said to my doctor “I’ve seen these age spots rise up on my skin What can we do about this one on my nose?” Spoiler alert: It wasn’t just an age spot in between my son’s eighth-grade graduation festivities and a week later a doctor called and told me it was basal cell carcinoma The good news is that I didn’t have melanoma has about a 20 percent five-year survival rate Basal cell carcinoma is the most common kind of skin cancer (nearly four million Americans are diagnosed every year) and isn’t fatal but the doctor still wanted to remove it through surgery “If it’s slow-growing and not going to kill me,” I asked the doctor “why do you want to cut up my face?” (I’m on TV the cancer would become an open wound on my face The doctors told me I’d need two procedures on one day involves cutting a tiny horizontal section of the skin and then cutting incrementally deeper until the margins around the spot are clear of cancer because they needed to make three cuts and the surgeon found a second cancer between my eyes The second procedure was reconstructive surgery part of my little nose—which I really liked!—was missing so he had to cut a piece of my ear cartilage out to put in my nose so it wouldn’t collapse I didn’t know if this was going to be a profession ender for me. I mean, I looked like the Bride of Frankenstein. It would be months before I really looked like myself again. When I posted a photo to social media But besides that jerk, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. Everywhere I go, somebody comes up to me and tells me they had this same surgery. I had no clue skin cancer was such a thing here: In Colorado, 21.9 people out of 100,000 get skin cancer every year, according to the Colorado Health Institute which is slightly more than the national average (19.7) That number skyrockets in higher-elevation communities So many people have this and don’t talk about it They hide out in their homes while they recover—like I did But at least 200 people have gotten their skin checked because my photo scared them seemed to push them to action—and it’s such an easy appointment You can be isolated and depressed and think you’re never going to get back to your life Devan Coggan (rhymes with seven slogan) is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly Most of her personality is just John Mulaney quotes and Lord of the Rings references A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website Share sensitive information only on official Sabine's unexplained ankle pain continued to worsen and spread to joints throughout her body while she searched for a diagnosis While most people with Valley fever have symptoms of pneumonia 1 in 5 develop joint pain sometimes called "desert rheumatism." Sabine's illness started with an unusual pain in her right ankle "I ignored the pain because I thought it wasn't a big deal the pain still hadn't gone away and had spread to my left ankle so I went to the emergency room," said Sabine Doctors tested Sabine for different types of arthritis "My condition was getting worse and worse every day My joints started to feel like stones," she said After much frustration and more inconclusive tests The doctor repeated tests for arthritis and ordered x-rays of her joints To her surprise, the specialist suspected that Sabine's joint pains might be caused by a fungal disease, Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) She referred Sabine to an infectious disease doctor for diagnosis The infectious disease doctor confirmed she had Valley fever An infection caused by a fungus that lives in soil in Arizona and other parts of the western United States Most people who get Valley fever develop symptoms like fatigue but about 1 in 5 people develop joint pain like Sabine did This form is sometimes called "desert rheumatism" because of where the fungus that causes Valley fever lives the joint pain is not caused by infection of the joints themselves the joint pain results from the body's immune system going into overdrive to fight the infection elsewhere the symptoms of Valley fever go away without treatment but some people need antifungal medication Sabine is taking pain medication for her symptoms and starting to recover and my knees and muscles are working a little bit." Sabine didn't know about Valley fever before she got sick She thinks that travelers should be aware of the risks so they can get diagnosed and treated as soon as possible if they do get sick: "Tourists come here for vacation and have no idea about this [disease] and maybe spend a few weeks here and go back home and start to show symptoms." where she is studying plants and wildlife for a documentary that showcases the desert's natural beauty Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) is a lung infection from a fungus in soil in parts of the US is anyone watching Sabine’s Loth-cat we didn’t exactly get answers about the creature we learned the Loth-cat’s name and who is watching it We just hope the Star Wars universe remembers to bring the Loth-cat’s fate onto our screens sooner rather than later Loth-cats came onto the scene in Star Wars Rebels They’re a feline creature that’s native to the planet of Lothal Star Wars’ official description shares that “while at times they can be friendly—and indeed make affectionate pets when domesticated—Loth-cats are able hunters with sharp teeth and claws.” On Ahsoka the first live-action appearance of a Loth-cat we saw both aspects of the Star Wars species at play Sabine’s Loth-cat was happy to snuggle and purr against her but was the first to squawk at signs of trouble the Loth-cat crucially gave both Sabine Wren and Ahsoka an important heads-up when the enemy was near Star Wars‘ official accounts have arrived to fill in that blank for us Sabine Wren’s Loth-cat is named Murley There doesn’t seem to be any particular Star Wars Easter egg or reference embedded in the name Although a Loth-cat can probably fend for itself to some degree Over the course of Ahsoka‘s episodes fans conveyed a great deal of worry about the fate of Sabine’s pet We see Sabine feed the Loth-cat in Ahsoka‘s first episode so Murely is probably used to food coming several times a day Ahsoka never revisited the Loth-cat’s fate throughout the season but we assume that Sabine asked someone to look after Murley at some juncture Between Hera Syndulla and the people of Lothal surely someone was around to check on the Loth-cat Dave Filoni shed some light on this important issue He shared with Entertainment Weekly about what Sabine’s Loth-cat is getting up to there’s a couple things at play… First I think Sabine would leave the door cracked open I think Murley’s smart enough to be able to move through the ventilation ducts and up and down that tower I don’t think he needs to operate the elevator I wouldn’t question if he could, but I think he can move up and down the ductwork to get out there to the ground level Filoni does point out what we already mentioned “I don’t think Murley is what I would call a domestic cat… I think it’s a wild cat that lives with Sabine Murley’s an opportunist and probably a bit of a pain in the butt.” That said “There could be a whole documentary on what happens to the Loth-cat.” We totally agree You have always been a part of the Rebellion and now you’re a part of the Loth-cat sitter’s club the official Star Wars team created a LoFi video of the snoozing creature You can watch Murley dream happy dreams for 11 hours straight and content yourself with the thought that you are watching the Loth-cat And that the creature is both safe and happy As for the future of Ahsoka‘s Loth-cat? Well, now that Ezra Bridger has returned to his home galaxy, he’ll probably also return to his home where Sabine Wren had been staying We’d put a little money on the fact that he’ll discover a Loth-cat waiting for him when he enters into LothalNet comm tower E-272 For those who want to know more about how this cute creature came to life Murley the Loth-cat is actually an animatronic from the Legacy Effects team Loth-cats featured in The Mandalorian were purely CGI Star Wars‘ complex animatronic puppets continue to wow us and melt our hearts. So much so that for seven weeks fans have been asking after the health of this animatronic. We honestly hope Grogu doesn’t end up moving over, but that these paid of adorable puppets one day get to meet in the galaxy, far, far away. We’re delighted you're perusing our site for all your nerdy news We'd wholeheartedly appreciate you enabling ads to keep this content free As the first season of Ahsoka comes to a close tonight, watch what happened to Sabine’s Loth-cat (spoiler alert as we countdown to the #Ahsoka season finale at 6p PT/9p ET our mission is to deliver an unforgettable immersive experience for Star Wars fans right here in At Festival of the Force immersive experience for Star Wars fans right here in the UK our central location makes it easily accessible to enthusiasts from across the nation We are passionate about celebrating the vast and iconic Star Wars universe while building a strong sense of community among collectors we strive to connect all force wielders to ignite the excitement of the fandom CalendarGoogleCal Follow us on Instagram @fanthatracks it may store or retrieve information on your browser Control your personal Cookie Services here Lee Sabine was known by her neighbours as the mysterious oddball living next door either way she left an impression on everyone she encountered But Lee Sabine had a secret; a secret she had been guarding for decades Kept inside the confines of her home was a decaying corpse concealed in 40 layers of plastic wrapping Sabine quickly became a suspect and the case became one of the most peculiar murder mysteries in Welsh history The police had a prime suspect but they were presented with two problems: the suspect was dead and the victim's identity was unknown This investigation is revisited in the three-part documentary The Body Next Door As someone who watches a lot of true crime documentaries I can confidently say that this is one of the most enthralling ones I've ever seen It might start out as a run-of-the-mill murder investigation but the three-part series quickly evolves into so much more a month after Leigh Ann Sabine died of brain cancer one of her friends Rhian Lee found a body in the village's communal garden — but at first she thought it was a 'medical skeleton' that Leigh spoke about often "That morning I went over to my friend Michelle's [James] for a cuppa and we thought, for a laugh, we'd play a prank," Lee told The Sun "We knew about the medical skeleton wrapped up like a big package under the potting table in the garden and so we thought we'd bring it in The friends started to cut through the wrapped plastic layers before a thick liquid started seeping out Inside the packing was a body that had been wrapped 41 times in plastic supermarket bags Police would arrive at the scene to discover that the wrapping had created a mummifying effect while slowing down the decomposition The skeleton would later be identified as John Sabine who died as a result of blunt-force trauma Police believed he was murdered by his wife Leigh Ann before her death in October 2015 police had trouble pinpointing a time of death for John but they estimated it was as far back as 1997 Neighbours had said they hadn't seen John outside of the house in decades with Leigh claiming her husband left her for another woman years before Leigh had deceived those around her into thinking that John's body was a skeleton she kept for years "Leigh was always talking about a medical skeleton," Leigh's carer Lynne Williams said in the documentary "On numerous occasions she wanted it moved… we were sitting around the table having a cup of tea and she mentioned the skeleton again and I said 'well I hope it's not a bleeding real one' and she went 'you never know Lynne'."There had not been a murder in Beddau for 20 years which meant the case quickly made national headlines The murder investigation was only part of the documentary The Body Next Door as what was uncovered about Leigh Sabine quickly dredged up decades of hidden family secrets John and Leigh Sabine may have ended their lives in Wales but they began their journey on the other side of the world in Wellington in New Zealand where they brought up five young children in a nursery in Auckland before selling their home and taking up new identities in Sydney Australia where Leigh had hoped to become a cabaret singer their five kids were brought up in foster care an experience they have since said was traumatic and abusive the Sabines returned to New Zealand in 1984 to reunite with their children despite the children being well into adulthood by then but eventually daughters Jane and Lee-Ann reported their parents to the authorities and the local media the Sabines made the headlines as the "child dumping" couple which led the New Zealand minister for social welfare to order an investigation Leigh told the newspapers that she wasn't the kids' mother this time relocating to Wales to the small town where Leigh grew up The NZ Herald spoke to one of her children following the discovery of her father's corpse in 2015 She spoke about how her upbringing with foster parents led to abuse and a loss of identity yet I am still that little girl with the need to know That [need for a] sense of belonging," the then 50-year-old said "I used to get mad at people that said they were adopted because I used to think I want you to have the best life you can' and they signed a piece of paper [so they could] be with a family that nurtured them and loved them regardless "Our parents didn't even care enough to do that." In 2015, Sabine's son Steven told Wales Online that he knew his mother was capable of killing his dad Steven Sabine speaks out in The Body Next Door She controlled him but he loved her to pieces," he said "I could never forgive him for what he did but I still believe he was manipulated and he fell in love with an evil woman An inquest into John Sabine's murder found that he was unlawfully killed with some suggesting that an ornamental frog inflicted his fatal head injuries The hearing found that during a 1997 phone conversation between Leigh and her friend Valerie Chalkley she had admitted to killing her husband but Valerie didn't believe her "The problem with [Leigh] was you never knew if she was telling the truth or not," Chalkley said John had not been seen in public in 18 years "Precisely what happened and the circumstances will sadly never totally be known," the coroner Andrew Barkley said This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Star Wars Rebels‘ Sabine Wren made the crossover to live-action on Ahsoka The legendary Mandalorian warrior and hero of the Rebellion is also the artist who inspired the galaxy’s greatest symbol of hope Why did she once serve the Empire she helped bring down And why does her past always seem to haunt her Here’s everything we knew about Sabine Wren before Ahsoka along with everything we’ve learned about her from the show (Which we’ve included at the end in case you’re not caught up and want to avoid spoilers Star Wars‘ Sabine Wren was born on Mandalore to Ursa and Alrich She is also the older sister to her brother Tristan Sabine considers Clan Wren’s ancestral planet Krownest to be her other homeworld Sabine Wren’s mother Ursa was a member of Death Watch the terrorist group who wanted to return Mandalore to its traditional warrior ways Both had a tremendous influence on their daughter Tiya Sircar voiced Sabine Wren on Star Wars Rebels Any remaining loyalty Sabine had to the Empire ended when it began testing her own invention against Mandalorians could incinerate sacred Mandalorian beskar steel and anyone wearing it Sabine Wren damaged the Duchess and unsuccessfully tried to destroy its blueprints After Sabine’s defection her family banished her and remained loyal to the Galactic Empire their commitment did not garner them any favors The Empire forced House Wren to answer for Sabine’s actions took Sabine’s father as hostage while her mother was called on to prove her family’s loyalty in service And Sabine’s brother was made to join Saxon’s Imperial Super Commandos Sabine started working as a Star Wars bounty hunter with a friend The two talked about joining an underworld criminal organization together That eventually led to 16-year-old Sabine joining the Ghost Sabine’s past meant she didn’t like to take orders blindly and Mandalorian training made her an invaluable member of the Ghost The group’s loner was also sassy and troubled by her past but Sabine was fiercely loyal and protective of her fellow Spectres The two friends frequently tried to one-up the other She had a fondness for spray painting drab Imperial machines with bright colors during missions as both a form of personal expression and as a defiant act celebrating freedom often changing her hair color and painting her beskar armor which she said felt like a second skin to her and spirit of Sabine Wren’s art even inspired the galaxy’s symbol of hope throughout the galaxy as both a signature of her art and a symbol of freedom which transformed from a collection of independent cells into a unified movement used Sabine Wren’s starbird as the basis for the Rebel Alliance logo The Rebel Alliance logo isn’t the only important symbol connected to Sabine Wren. She also found the Darksaber, Mandalore’s iconic lightsaber Sabine eventually relented and let Kanan Jarrus and Ezra Bridger train her in how to use the weapon that symbolized Mandalore’s power But Sabine never felt totally comfortable possessing the Darksaber or with the idea of leading her people and sadness about her own past actions into motivation Sabine’s Darksaber training led her to return to her family on Krownest her mother betrayed her to Gar Saxon in exchange for Sabine’s life When the Viceroy ordered Clan Wren’s destruction anyway but Ursa took matters into her own hands when Gar Saxon tried to murder Sabine Clan Wren welcomed their prodigal daughter back and abandoned the Empire (though they still refused to join the Rebellion at that point) Sabine then left her fellow Spectres to stay behind with Fenn Rau to try and help unify Mandalore the Ghost returned to ask for Clan Wren’s assistance in a mission against the Empire When Sabine defied her mother to help her friends Ursa relented and sent aid When Sabine returned to her people a new bond had formed between Clan Wren and the Rebellion but Mandalore remained House Wren’s focus That’s eventually how Sabine learned the Empire had rebuilt the Duchess They then began using it against rebelling Mandalorians who considered Sabine Wren a traitor when they learned she’d designed the monstrous machine Sabine got back into their good graces when she fought with them and was able to alter the weapon to target stormtrooper armor instead With the Arc Pulse Generator destroyed for good Sabine then helped reunite all Mandalorians She gave the Darksaber to Bo-Katan Kryze who became Mandalore’s ruler once more Star Wars Rebels‘ final battle saw the Ghost fighting against the Imperial blockade of Lothal. It ended when Jedi Ezra Bridger called on purrgil to whisk both him and Grand Admiral Thrawn deep into the Unknown Regions of the universe Ezra Bridger didn’t reveal his plans to his fellow Spectres before he carried it out but he did leave a message behind for all of them That included a short note from Ezra meant for Sabine. “Don’t forget, I’m counting on you,” he said. It took Sabine Wren awhile to figure out exactly what Ezra Bridger meant, but after Emperor Palpatine’s death she finally knew what Ezra was telling her. He was counting on her to find him And in the animated show’s final moments after Sabine looked over a mural she’d painted of her Ghost family she set out with Ahsoka Tano to locate Ezra Ezra was still missing at the start of Ahsoka Natasha Liu Bordizzo stars as the live-action Sabine Wren on Ahsoka Sabine Wren and Ahsoka Tano did not set out to find Ezra Bridger just as friends and colleagues Ahsoka revealed they also became Master and Padawan as the former Jedi took Sabine on as her Padawan Ahsoka walked away from Sabine’s training She said her apprentice wasn’t ready Ahsoka Tano’s discovery of a star map pointing to the potential location of Grand Admiral Thrawn and Ezra Bridger then led to her to reconnect with Sabine Wren It also led Ahsoka to resume training Sabine (now sporting a much shorter hairstyle) as a Jedi Padawan But Sabine’s renewed apprenticeship raised major questions about whether she has any Force-sensitivities and therefore if she she’s even capable of becoming a Jedi While Huyang the droid said Sabine is the least skilled least capable Jedi apprentice he’s ever met that doesn’t mean she can’t become a Jedi He also encouraged her to resume her training and stop wasting time He’s skeptical she will ever be able to use the Force but according to Ahsoka she can with enough training and dedication If Sabine does Ahsoka Tano says she might ultimately become something different than a Jedi Wherever Sabine’s training leads her if it results in her learning to use the Force despite her lack of natural talent it will fundamentally change who else can become a Jedi It will mean the Force is no longer limited to those lucky enough to be born with high midi-chlorian counts If anyone can break that glass Force ceiling it’s Sabine Wren She has always had a knack for making her mark on the galaxy far This post originally published on August 7 A searchable database of oil and gas debt and equity offerings Prices for top E&P stocks and commodities Rextag database of energy infrastructure assets The pureplay operator Sabine Oil and Gas is in the market to buy—preferably to add to its East Texas portfolio — but is also open to gassy assets in the Eagle Ford said Sabine president and CEO Doug Krenek at Hart Energy's DUG Haynesville conference in Shreveport East Texas Haynesville and Cotton Valley gas pureplay Sabine Oil & Gas Corp is expanding its hunt for more leasehold beyond East Texas 1 play we like the most is East Texas and that's where we prefer to grow,” Doug Krenek told Hart Energy’s DUG Haynesville 2023 attendees in Shreveport The company’s budget is between $100 million and $150 million We don't want to buy a bunch of PDP [proved developed producing] “So if you have any ideas that fit our bill East Texas pureplay Rockcliff Energy might be for sale after a rumored deal with TG Natural Resources didn’t manifest earlier this year amid collapsing natural gas prices Might Sabine try adding that to its portfolio? “You saw the number [we have], though: $100 [million]- to $150 million,” he laughed. TG Natural Resources was rumored to be negotiating a $4.6 billion deal with Rockcliff Rockcliff is producing 1.2 billion cubic feet per day so we really don't want to enter oil plays just because of the carbon intensity associated with them,” Krenek said “We're mainly looking for a gas window and maybe with some liquids has its rich-gas Austin Chalk play for sale in the Eagle Ford in the southern Dimmit and northern Webb counties “That would be something we'd probably look at remember the number I'm working with,” he laughed “Maybe I could be a buy a piece of it; I don't know Or we could do a JV [joint venture] for part of it; I don't know.” The gassy window of the Eagle Ford and the gas-weighted window of the Woodford are interesting to Sabine because Texas and Oklahoma have a friendly regulatory environment “we just think it has a lot of untapped potential [although] it may have tougher regulatory and takeaway issues.” Sabine is producing 450 million cubic feet equivalent per day (MMcfe/d) from 1,016 wells on 237,382 net acres (306,323 gross) of leasehold The well count is 31% horizontal; the balance is legacy vertical wells that the company has been divesting Plans are to put another package on the market later this year Year-end 2022 reserves were 1 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe)PDP; 2.8 trillion cubic feet equivalent (Tcfe) proved; and 6.6 Tcfe 3P the $950 million it’s invested in its property has been with only $30 million in outside capital infusion Sabine currently has two rigs drilling its 46,000 net Haynesville acres along the Texas-Louisiana border that includes in Harrison and Panola counties and one making hole in its 60,000 net Cotton Valley acres west of that in Rusk it has 10-plus years of inventory—157 Haynesville wells; 165 Cotton Valley but the Cotton Valley is “a tough one to crack when it comes to drilling the lateral,” Krenek said “We're going to be working on that one real hard now too.” We like to grow organically through the drillbit,” he said we really don't want those in our portfolio but we'll flip them out after we get them.” Nissa Darbonne is author of The American Shales and has been a journalist since 1984 beginning in the oil and gas fields of South Louisiana She writes for Oil and Gas Investor and is actively involved in Hart's conference agendas This conversation is moderated according to Hart Energy community rules. 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If you’re experiencing any technical problems, please contact our customer care team. and exclusive coverage you need to keep your industry edge Subscribe for free to our newsletters for the latest energy news in any form or medium without express written permission is prohibited We have always believed the best way to understand the positive impacts of home sharing in Berlin and around the world is by hosts sharing their stories We want everyone to get to know Berliners who share their homes to hear their stories and to understand how home sharing benefits Berlin The current law concerning home sharing is too broad Sabine is a self-proclaimed “global citizen,” having spent much of her childhood in Ethiopia Before moving to Berlin to be closer to her daughter Sabine decided to put down roots for the first time in her life It was not easy for her to find a place to settle down Sabine decided to move to the Berlin neighborhood Prenzlauer Berg where she spends more time with her daughter Sabine is at home in an international city like Berlin “Beneath my window I hear all kinds of languages which I love – isn’t that just wonderful?” Sabine still loves to travel — for pleasure and for her work as a freelancer That is why she became a home sharer and host on Airbnb Her apartment in Berlin is her “place of safety and security,” she says home sharing has given her huge financial support and stability Together with the home sharing community in Berlin and across Germany fair and proportionate rules for home sharing in Berlin set against the stunning backdrop of the city’s skyline Available from 12pm to 2pm every Friday to Sunday the afternoon tea features a meticulously curated selection of both sweet and savoury treats with the option of adding 90 minutes of bottomless drinks This garden party experience presents patrons with a picnic table served with bite sized delicacies such as Mini Lobster Rolls with poached lobster and sriracha spiked mayo and Poached Tarragon Chicken with mayonnaise on crisp bread the menu includes Chocolate and Hazelnut Delice with Dulce de leche and chocolate mousse Pina Colada Panna Cotta with Ceviche of Fruits The traditional element of freshly baked scones with clotted cream and strawberry preserve ensures an authentic afternoon tea experience Sabine proposes a bottomless drinks option Charmant of England sparkling wine for £45 topped with fever tree rhubarb and raspberry tonic for £39 A non-alcoholic version of the gin ice tea topped with Fever Tree rhubarb and ginger tonic the bar aims to create an oasis of tranquility amidst the urban hustle With an outside terrace and a glass domed roof the venue is easily accessible both in winter and summer the outdoors seating offers unbeatable views of St Paul’s Cathedral For further information and reservations, visit Sabine’s website here. the Ahsoka live-action series premiered on Disney Plus and fans of Star Wars: Rebels got to see the continuing adventures of some of their favorite characters Sabine Wren in particular had quite a bit of screen time but fans were also interested in another newly-introduced aspect of the Mandalorian warrior’s life: her pet Loth-cat Murley “I don’t do the social media or any of that stuff but it filtered through to me that people were worried that the cat got left alone But it was amazing that of all the things in the galaxy to be concerned about I think Murley’s smart enough to be able to move through the ventilation ducts and up and down that tower I don’t think he needs to operate the elevator but I think he can move up and down the ductwork to get out there to the ground level Murley made his debut in Ahsoka‘s first episode and it quickly became apparent that he and Sabine had developed a close friendship Sabine had to leave Murley on Lothal shortly thereafter so she could go in search of her lost friend Ezra and the Loth-cat wasn’t seen or mentioned again in the series after that point the pet-loving viewers in the audience began to wonder what happened to Murley after his owner’s departure Some feared the worst: that perhaps the faithful feline had perished in Sabine’s absence we can all rest easy now that Filoni has confirmed that Murley is alive Filoni also took a moment to elaborate upon Sabine and Murley’s relationship: “I don’t think Murley is what I would call a domestic cat I think it’s a wild cat that lives with Sabine Murley’s an opportunist and probably a bit of a pain in the butt There could be a whole documentary on what happens to the Loth-cat.” it’s doubtful that such a documentary will be produced Eric has been a fan of Star Wars ever since the age of five (or so) when his parents sat him down in front of a TV with pizza and a Sprite and showed him the original trilogy He keeps trying to convince more fans to read the amazing 1980s Star Wars newspaper comics by Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson he's often enjoying other great fantasy and science fiction sagas or playing roleplaying games with his friends The woman at the centre of a new crime documentary left behind her five children in New Zealand before returning to the UK where she killed and buried her husband Sky TV UK three-part documentary The Body Next Door tells the story of Leigh Ann Sabine who after abandoning their children in foster care in New Zealand travelled back to Wales and murdered her husband and kept his body concealed in her backyard that investigators found John Sabine’s mummified corpse Mrs Sabine was thought to have claimed thousands of pounds by pretending he was still alive and had left her The Herald spoke to one of her children in 2016 following the death of her mother and the discovery of her father’s corpse in 2015 The then 50-year-old Jane Sabine said she was robbed of her history when her parents abandoned her and her four siblings 47 years ago sentencing her to a childhood of foster parents abuse and a life without a sense of identity That [need for a] sense of belonging,” she said “I used to get mad at people that said they were adopted because I used to think I want you to have the best life you can’ and they signed a piece of paper [so they could] be with a family that nurtured them and loved them regardless “Our parents didn’t even care enough to do that.” Mrs Sabine’s son Steven told Wales Online in 2015 that his mother was a “conniving bitch” She controlled him but he loved her to pieces,” he said In a 1984 Auckland Star interview describing her reunion with the children she abandoned Mrs Sabine revealed she moved to Sydney in 1969 to pursue a career as a cabaret singer in Sydney “We were poor and had no money at the time,” said Mrs Sabine who then went under the name of Lee Martin “We went there on a four-week contract hoping the money would be enough for a deposit on a house in Auckland.” The couple were eventually reunited with their children in July 1984 were reported to have quickly accepted their parents’ return “There was a strangeness - almost cold feeling - when we first met,” Mrs Sabine told the Auckland Star One of Sabine’s best friends Rhian Lee recently told The Sun she was the one who found the body in the garden more than a month after Leigh Ann’s death “I had over six months of counselling to help get over the trauma of the discovery,” Lee said “We knew about the medical skeleton wrapped up like a big package under the potting table in the garden and so we thought we’d bring it in after cutting through the wrapped plastic layers The body had been wrapped 41 times in plastic supermarket bags and had created a mummifying affect meaning there was no decomposition or maggots February 1969: Sabine children abandoned by parents after moving to New Zealand from South Wales 1972: John and Leigh Ann Sabine moved to Wellington 1980s: Sabine children briefly reunited with family 1985: John and Leigh AnnSabine likely returned to England Nov 2015: John Sabine’s remains were found The Body Next Doors will stream in New Zealand on TVNZ+ from Monday September 2 The only high-reach ladder truck in Auckland broke down last night UPDATE: Indictment reveals new details in Chenango County murder Two years after the disappearance of a Unadilla man a Chenango County resident was arrested Thursday after being indicted on a murder charge and allegedly concealing his body for the homicide of 44-year-old Jesse L whose disappearance in September 2019 began as a missing-person investigation "The investigation ultimately led to the discovery that Sabines is responsible for the death of Donlin," state police said in a statement late Friday Sabines' arrest came after the Chenango County grand jury handed up an indictment charging him with felony counts of second-degree murder Murder arrest: Binghamton man charged in fatal Main Street stabbing that led to lockouts at schools Trial coverage: He shot at a New York state trooper in Deposit. Jury says he's guilty of attempted murder Drug trafficking: After fentanyl sale in Binghamton apartment, police showed up. Here's what officers found. Investigators did not release a motive in the homicide nor did they disclose late Friday how Donlin was believed to have been killed Investigators also didn't say what led them to charge Sabines in connection with Donlin's death When state police announced in October 2019 they were looking into Donlin's disappearance they said he had last been seen in the Oxford area in Chenango County but hadn't been heard from since Sabines was sent to the Chenango County jail with bail set at $250,000 cash or $500,000 bond he could face a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison Law enforcement personnel who collaborated during the investigation included the state police Forensic Identification Unit as well as the state police Canine and Counter Terrorism units The Chenango County Sheriff's Office and New York State Forest Rangers also provided assistance Follow Anthony Borrelli on Twitter @PSBABorrelli. Click here to catch up on Anthony's recent work. To get unlimited access to the latest news please subscribe or activate your digital account today.  Katie Huntley (Boise State) researches Roman material culture For the past four years she has worked as an archaeological illustrator at Pompeii a history of Rome from its founding through the 1st century BCE) emphasize that volatile but non-violent demonstrations instigated political change during the early and mid Republic it was not just the men of Rome that sought justice through protest; Roman women did as well Despite their limited legal and political rights That women protested and triggered political change might seem surprising to us We often assume that women in the ancient world lacked power and that men controlled the political arena exclusively the unofficial involvement of women in politics became an established Roman custom women who engaged in protest were freeborn and sometimes they succeeded in achieving their goals Some protests related to the safety of the state while others targeted more female-oriented goals and changes to judicial rights for priestesses known as Vestal Virgins to financial support for particular causes to the more questionable action of mass poisoning Women were even part of Rome’s most famous conspiracies such as the Bacchanalian affair in 186BCE and the Conspiracy of Catiline in 63BCE These women’s ability and choice to engage in protest can be understood from two public demonstrations recounted in Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita one from legend and the other a confirmed historical event Rome was the quintessential patriarchy in which a single male head of household held exclusive power over those within it The Romans called this figure the paterfamilias He alone controlled the family’s wealth and theoretically had the power of life and death over all members Roman history is littered with named women who The establishment of women’s public lives, particularly that of the matrona, actually originated in one of Rome’s foundation myths: the rape of the Sabine women While this may seem to us an unusual event to establish traditional authority for women it reveals the ideological importance and authority of women in Roman society this event occurred before the beginning of the Republic Romulus (the founder of Rome) allowed any undesirable person in central Italy to become a Roman in order to populate his city these women could never become respectable wives in the eyes of Romans conferred honor and legitimacy on her husband and family; a disreputable woman would not do Romulus and his men wanted legitimacy and respect so they sought out proper marriages with the daughters of the neighboring Sabine people none of whom wanted to marry their daughters to outcasts So Romulus and his men took the women by force and trickery and when Sabines came with their wives and daughters in tow the city of Rome experienced its first public demonstration As Livy explains Romulus promised the Sabine women that “…they would live in honorable wedlock and – dearest of all to human nature – would be the mothers of freemen.” Romulus then “begged them to lay aside their feelings of resentment and give their affections to those whom fortune had made masters of their persons An injury had often led to reconciliation and love; they would find their husbands all the more affectionate to make up for the loss of parents and homeland.” Romulus declared the women partners While this promise could be dismissed as an attempt to placate the traumatized women it is in fact a contractual agreement of sorts Livy’s account depicted the women as satisfied with Romulus’ plea the women likely did not have much of a choice The loss of their virginity would have made it difficult if not impossible to find a good marriage had they escaped their Roman captors While Roman law recognized that a woman was not responsible in the case of rape she would still have suffered a devastating social stigma Although the Sabine women accepted their situation their fathers still fumed and led an army to seek vengeance against Rome As the armies of the Sabines and Romans were poised to clash in battle They physically positioned themselves on the battlefield They used persuasive techniques customary for Roman women; they appeared disheveled Their display managed to sway both armies and the battle ended without any loss of life Sabines and Romans became allies and a Sabine is a legend for which no historical evidence exists were portrayed as being protectors of the state and the family and achieved a political goal through that action This tale and Romulus’ promise reflect that although women had no official political authority in Rome they did possess a traditional authority as protectors and partners particularly when they achieved the status of matrona Livy associated the establishment of that customary agreement with Rome’s founder Although women did not hold official political power, they still exercised a customary authority that allowed them (from their perspective at least) the right to weigh in on issues that affected them. They expressed this authority by opposing a sumptuary law, the lex Oppia which was passed in 215BCE during the 2nd Punic War The law specifically targeted women; they were forbidden from having more than half an ounce of gold and riding in a horse-drawn carriage in a city or within one mile of it unless participating in a religious function Following the war’s end and the city’s economic recovery Roman women decided the law was no longer justified the married ones (Livy used the word matronae) left their houses nor any sense of propriety could keep the women indoors Baum described the demonstration against the lex Oppia as “the most striking manifestation of women’s power in the whole of Roman history.” After the women approached the magistrates with their demands, a public debate ensued between two officials: Cato the Elder, who opposed repeal, and Lucius Valerius While Cato launched an attack against the women for not obeying their husbands Valerius argued the injustice of the law that denied women the benefits of Rome’s thriving economy He also highlighted times when women were responsible for saving Rome itself who rushed onto the battlefield to save their families and city His speech emphasized the role of women as protectors of Rome and his argument about injustice recalled the promise Romulus made: a promise of shared property and shared civic rights Ultimately Valerius’ argument convinced the Senate that the law was unjust Women may have had different duties and responsibilities in Roman society but they were still viewed as important members of society who contributed in their own gender appropriate ways and other protests by women throughout Roman history Life for a female citizen in Rome meant that she was out and about in the city; she dined with her husband and his friends; she attended public events Because women and men lived in intersecting circles women were exposed to politics and political action women—especially married ones—still felt emboldened to participate in unofficial ways that gained the acceptance Women’s motivation and ability to enter the male-controlled political arena of shared property and civic rights and in that very first women’s protest on the battlefield and the Warlord,” Sabine is finally able to wield the Force Throughout the series, we learn details about Sabine’s time as Ahsoka’s apprentice. Apparently, she took her under her wing after the end of Rebels, and the destruction of the second Death Star. But Sabine’s whole family, Clan Wren, was killed in the Night of a Thousand Tears when the Empire completely devastated Mandalore Ahsoka thought with so much anger and resentment in her that it would not be wise to train Sabine in the ways of the Force So she abandoned her training for many years as a result wielding a lightsaber is more than just being good at swordplay there must be some connection between the user and the blade that involves the Force And Sabine got pretty good at using the Darksaber in battle Early in Ahsoka, we saw Sabine try (and fail) to use the Force many times. At one moment, she tried to bring a cup towards her, and she couldn’t do it. The Jedi training droid Huyang told her that in all of his years helping build lightsabers for Jedi younglings he’d never seen anyone with as little Force talent as Sabine (We don’t need to verbalize all our opinions Huyang.) We don’t know what Sabine’s Midichlorian count was but it surely would not have been enough to get her into the Jedi Temple as a child Ahsoka Tano had a larger view of the Force This is possibly due to her dissatisfaction with the dogmatic ways of the Jedi Order when she herself was a Padawan learner that the Force resides in all living things not just beings who show extra abilities at a young age Ahsoka believes anyone can learn to wield it with proper training and patience And we saw that training finally paid off for Sabine in the Ahsoka finale With Ahsoka and Sabine now stranded on the planet Peridea, Ahsoka will have plenty of time to train her apprentice even further. So we imagine the next time, she’ll be doing more than just summoning her lightsaber in a life-or-death moment and more than giving a little extra Force push to a friend. Sabine Wren is living proof that with a little patience and perseverance, any living being can use the Force.