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her name was nicole cook. like missy pleech, she rebelled early and often. >> yeah. i ran away a lot. >> then one time you went to this place, this group home? >> yeah. i think that is where i met missy and reena. >> nicole cook was everything reena virk envied, slim, pretty, popular and cocky. it doomed their friendship from the start. >> she was very insecure. and i didn't really want to hang out with her anymore because it seemed like she was jealous of me. >> which may be why reena did something that wound up sealing her fate. >> i left my phone book at her house and she called a bunch of people. >> what kind of things did she say? >> stupid stuff. like my eyes were contacts or my boobs were fake. i couldn't understand why she would do that. i was angry. >> nicole cook began to plot her revenge on reena virk with her friend kelly ellard. what started as a couple of
her name was nicole cook. like missy pleech, she rebelled early and often. >> yeah. i ran away a lot. >> then one time you went to this place, this group home? >> yeah. i think that is where i met missy and reena. >> nicole cook was everything reena virk envied, slim, pretty, popular and cocky. it doomed their friendship from the start. >> she was very insecure. and i didn't really want to hang out with her anymore because it seemed like she was jealous of me....
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this is how nicole cook rationalizes it. >> she walked away. she got up and left. i saw her walk away. i saw her leave. >> what sort of shape did she seem to be in? >> i don't know. she didn't seem -- i can't really remember. i only saw her for a second. >> coming up, lots of witnesses, but not many answers in what is soon to be a case of murder. >> 3:00 in the morning when they came, the police officers said there were two fights and reena went in the water and is presumed dead. that is all they told us. >> when "bloodlust under the bridge" continues. the other office devices? they don't get me. they're all like, "hey, brother, doesn't it bother you that no one notices you?" and i'm like, "doesn't it bother you you're not reliable?" and they say, "shut up!" and i'm like, "you shut up." in business, it's all about reliability. 'cause these guys aren't just hitting "print." they're hitting "dream." so that's what i do. i print dreams, baby. [whispering] big dreams. ♪ apply fixodent once, and it holds all day. ♪ take the fixodent 12 hour hold challenge. guarantee
this is how nicole cook rationalizes it. >> she walked away. she got up and left. i saw her walk away. i saw her leave. >> what sort of shape did she seem to be in? >> i don't know. she didn't seem -- i can't really remember. i only saw her for a second. >> coming up, lots of witnesses, but not many answers in what is soon to be a case of murder. >> 3:00 in the morning when they came, the police officers said there were two fights and reena went in the water and is...
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. >> making nicole cook angry was a big mistake for reena virk. nicole was furious she had stolen her address book and called her friends. she consulted her best friend kelly ellard on how to retaliate. >> me and kelly were talking. i don't understand. this girl wants to ruin your life. they had been best friends since elementary school. >> kelly was kind of protective over me, i guess you could say. if anybody said anything bad about me she would always be
. >> making nicole cook angry was a big mistake for reena virk. nicole was furious she had stolen her address book and called her friends. she consulted her best friend kelly ellard on how to retaliate. >> me and kelly were talking. i don't understand. this girl wants to ruin your life. they had been best friends since elementary school. >> kelly was kind of protective over me, i guess you could say. if anybody said anything bad about me she would always be
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it's in foster care that reena reunited with missy pleech and where she met nicole cook. often the girls would be in and out of foster care. if they weren't here, they went back home. but two of these new friends got angry when reena defied them and
it's in foster care that reena reunited with missy pleech and where she met nicole cook. often the girls would be in and out of foster care. if they weren't here, they went back home. but two of these new friends got angry when reena defied them and
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the bridge, he and nicole cook's best friend, kelly ellard, followed her. >> ellard confronts her, if reena virk going to rat her out. >> no one can really say why kelly followed reena. was it to impress her friend nicole? was it a taste for violence that the fight had awakened? her background made what happened next hard to believe. >> she wasn't a troublemaker. she has a good family. her family always looked out for her. >> catherine murray the prosecutor in the trials that followed said warren testified that he and kelly continued to beat reena. >> and then they started kicking, stomping on her, jumping up and down on her until she was unconscious. then they each took a foot and they dragged her to the water's edge. warren said at that time he let go and kelly took her into the gorge up to about her waist and
the bridge, he and nicole cook's best friend, kelly ellard, followed her. >> ellard confronts her, if reena virk going to rat her out. >> no one can really say why kelly followed reena. was it to impress her friend nicole? was it a taste for violence that the fight had awakened? her background made what happened next hard to believe. >> she wasn't a troublemaker. she has a good family. her family always looked out for her. >> catherine murray the prosecutor in the trials...
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nicole cook, the girl who started the fight by stubbing out her cigarette on reena's forehead still feels that was a little too much. >> i'm not responsible for her death in any way, shape or form. i wasn't there. i didn't kill her. >> do you think she would have been murdered if the fight had never occurred? >> i don't know. maybe not. maybe. >> you have no responsibility for it? >> she didn't die as a result of that beating. >> did you start it all? >> some people would say that. yeah. >> all eight teens involved in that terrible night served time here at victoria's youth custody center.
nicole cook, the girl who started the fight by stubbing out her cigarette on reena's forehead still feels that was a little too much. >> i'm not responsible for her death in any way, shape or form. i wasn't there. i didn't kill her. >> do you think she would have been murdered if the fight had never occurred? >> i don't know. maybe not. maybe. >> you have no responsibility for it? >> she didn't die as a result of that beating. >> did you start it all?...
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trying to act tough reena spread rumors about a popular girl in her group, nicole cook. she also betrayed another member of the group, missy pleech, who accused reena of sleeping with her boyfriend. the angry friends plotted to get revenge against reena. on friday, november 14, 1997, missy pleech phoned reena, invited her out. reena's instincts told her something was wrong but she met with the group of teens anyway. it was then under a bridge that reena was kicked, attacked and punched and badly beaten. no one called 911. missy remembers seeing reena after she left the bridge. >> she was walking very slow. and she came up and she went back down. >> she saw you there. >> she saw everybody. i don't think she saw me. i was quite far away. >> she saw the crowd? >> mm-hmm. >> what do you think was going
trying to act tough reena spread rumors about a popular girl in her group, nicole cook. she also betrayed another member of the group, missy pleech, who accused reena of sleeping with her boyfriend. the angry friends plotted to get revenge against reena. on friday, november 14, 1997, missy pleech phoned reena, invited her out. reena's instincts told her something was wrong but she met with the group of teens anyway. it was then under a bridge that reena was kicked, attacked and punched and...
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this is how nicole cook rationalizes it. >> she walked away. she got up and left. i saw her walk away. i saw her leave. >> what sort of shape did she seem to be in? >> i don't know. she didn't seem -- i can't really remember. i only saw her for a second. >> coming up, lots of witnesses, but not many answers in what is soon to be a case of murder. >> 3:00 in the morning when they came, the police officers said there were two fights and reena went in the water and is presumed dead. that is all they told us. >> when "bloodlust under the bridge" continues.
this is how nicole cook rationalizes it. >> she walked away. she got up and left. i saw her walk away. i saw her leave. >> what sort of shape did she seem to be in? >> i don't know. she didn't seem -- i can't really remember. i only saw her for a second. >> coming up, lots of witnesses, but not many answers in what is soon to be a case of murder. >> 3:00 in the morning when they came, the police officers said there were two fights and reena went in the water and is...
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on november 14, missy pleech and nicole cook were staying at a group home called seven oaks. reena was still in foster care but spending more time at home. >> when i came from work, she was here. it was friday. she seemed happy. she said i'm visiting dad. i'm going to have dinner with you and i will spend the night.
on november 14, missy pleech and nicole cook were staying at a group home called seven oaks. reena was still in foster care but spending more time at home. >> when i came from work, she was here. it was friday. she seemed happy. she said i'm visiting dad. i'm going to have dinner with you and i will spend the night.
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her name was nicole cook.
her name was nicole cook.
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bond says warren told him as reena virk was staggering across the bridge, he and nicole cook's best friend, kelly ellard,
bond says warren told him as reena virk was staggering across the bridge, he and nicole cook's best friend, kelly ellard,
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to hear nicole cook tell it, kelly didn't act like she had killed anyone the night before? typical. >> sure. to my knowledge kelly never took part in a murder. it wasn't like a morning after a murder and we are all hanging out and acting like nothing happened. because to me, nothing did happen. >> missy pleech, however, remembers a very different scene. she says kelly called her and nicole at the group home the next morning. >> she said i killed her and warren just sat there and watched and he didn't help me. >> then the three of them met at the murder scene. >> we walked along and she said, i finished her off. i dragged her into the water. we have to look around and see if we can find any of her stuff.
to hear nicole cook tell it, kelly didn't act like she had killed anyone the night before? typical. >> sure. to my knowledge kelly never took part in a murder. it wasn't like a morning after a murder and we are all hanging out and acting like nothing happened. because to me, nothing did happen. >> missy pleech, however, remembers a very different scene. she says kelly called her and nicole at the group home the next morning. >> she said i killed her and warren just sat there...
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was cooking and the house, something burned. the house filled up with smoke, so she opened up the windows and left it cracked. >> a thief got in through that open window, took the family's laptop and fled. similar crimes have been happening all over takoma park. 14 break ins last month. most of the thieves got in through open windows or they broke them to get in. but at least two burglars went in through the front door. >> the kicking in of the doors during the day. they are going in, targeting electronics and things that they can sell. >> that's a good boy. >> councilwoman thinks the family pet makes her home less attractive to thieves. she is also urging her neighbors to look around their homes to see where they are vulnerable. >> even if they kick through the door, it's going to get met with a chain. they won't be able to breakthrough at the door. >> takoma park police will come out to your house and do a security check for free. they focus on those areas that thieves target. >> we start the inspection from the perimeter. we
was cooking and the house, something burned. the house filled up with smoke, so she opened up the windows and left it cracked. >> a thief got in through that open window, took the family's laptop and fled. similar crimes have been happening all over takoma park. 14 break ins last month. most of the thieves got in through open windows or they broke them to get in. but at least two burglars went in through the front door. >> the kicking in of the doors during the day. they are going...
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was cooking and the house -- something burned so the house filled up with smoke so she opened up the windows and left it cracked just a little bit. >> reporter: a thief got in through the open window took the family's laptop and fled. similar crimes have been happening all over tacoma park. 14 break-ins last month most thieves got in through open windows or broke them to get in at least two burglars went in through the front door. >> kicking in of doors during the day. they seem to be targeting electronics,. >>> ward council woman colleen clay thinks the family pet makes her home less attractive to thieves she is urging her neighbors to look around their homes. >> even if they kick through the door it will get met with a chain they will not be able to breakthrough. >> sergeant john says tacoma park police will come out and do a security check for free they focus on areas thieves target. >> we start the inspection from the perimeter, we look again at the security lighting, windows, we look at the types of locks on your doors the type of door we make recommendations. >> recommendations
was cooking and the house -- something burned so the house filled up with smoke so she opened up the windows and left it cracked just a little bit. >> reporter: a thief got in through the open window took the family's laptop and fled. similar crimes have been happening all over tacoma park. 14 break-ins last month most thieves got in through open windows or broke them to get in at least two burglars went in through the front door. >> kicking in of doors during the day. they seem to...