Yes, I would say that was a "bad day"

At first the death of actress Adrienne Shelley was thought to be a suicide. But a construction worker has admitted killing her and then trying to make it appear as though she took her life.

Reports attribute the following quote to a 19 year old, illegal immigrant, "I was having a bad day. I didn't mean to kill her. But I did kill her."

According to a New York paper, Ms. Shelley complained to the construction worker about the noise he was making as he worked in the empty apartment below hers. He speaks no English, so their exchange was marked by confusion, frustration and escalating anger on both sides. He says she slapped his face, and so he punched hers, leaving her unconscious.

Believing she was dead, he dragged her upstairs and hung her from the shower rod in her bathroom. He assumed her death would be ruled a suicide and the police would not look for a murderer. Her body was found by her exhusband hours later.

Ms. Shelley was just 40 years old and the mother of a 3 year old girl.

This young man, an Ecuadoran immigrant in this country illegally, is looking at a charge of second degree murder. Even if he is found "not guilty," his life will never be the same.

What a tragic, ridiculous waste.