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reena met with missy and nicole. they went to the field at shoreline school where a crowd of kids was drinking and chatting, some smoking pot. >> we were only there about 15 minutes and the window got broken. so the police came and said, you guys got to leave. so we left. >> we all started walking away >> and reena called her parents and said she was going to come home in an hour. >> and they wouldn't let her leave. >> why not? how did they prevent her from leaving? >> they linked arms with her, held on to her so she couldn't walk away. ripped up her bus pass. >> we were like, where are we going to go? we can go under the bridge. so we went under the bridge. >> under the bridge, a dank cramped cave-like space, stinking of stagnant water, decaying weeds, urine, discarded food wrappers. there were more than a dozen teens crowded there. some on the bank, some on the staircase nearby. even the light of the full moon couldn't penetrate the shadows. reena virk sat on an old tree stump. it's not there anymore. standing arou
reena met with missy and nicole. they went to the field at shoreline school where a crowd of kids was drinking and chatting, some smoking pot. >> we were only there about 15 minutes and the window got broken. so the police came and said, you guys got to leave. so we left. >> we all started walking away >> and reena called her parents and said she was going to come home in an hour. >> and they wouldn't let her leave. >> why not? how did they prevent her from...
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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
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...
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missy pleech, reena's friend who convinced her to come out that night, is haunted by what she did. >> it was my fault. >> why? >> because she trusted me. and if i didn't ask her, she wouldn't have gone. >> missy told us she had never gone back under the bridge. now she agreed to come with us and show us exactly how it happened. might help her deal with the guilt, she said. but the moment she arrived, horror tore at her unbearably. >> i can't be here. >> what comes back? >> everything. guilt. it shouldn't have happened. it was dark. it was just like this. exactly like this. i'm terrified. i don't want to be down here at all.
missy pleech, reena's friend who convinced her to come out that night, is haunted by what she did. >> it was my fault. >> why? >> because she trusted me. and if i didn't ask her, she wouldn't have gone. >> missy told us she had never gone back under the bridge. now she agreed to come with us and show us exactly how it happened. might help her deal with the guilt, she said. but the moment she arrived, horror tore at her unbearably. >> i can't be here. >> what...
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. >> missy ran away from home a lot. she was too much to handle, so her mom put her in foster care and that's where missy and reena ran into each other again. when they stayed occasionally both of them at temporary youth homes. they were still friendly but now there were other issues. >> she slept with my boyfriend. i was pissed off about it and i was mad. >> you confronted her? >> i sure did. i probably said some nasty things. she was mad and said some nasty things back. >> there was yet another girl who had reason to be angry with reena virk at shoreline school the night of november 19th. her name was nicole cook.
. >> missy ran away from home a lot. she was too much to handle, so her mom put her in foster care and that's where missy and reena ran into each other again. when they stayed occasionally both of them at temporary youth homes. they were still friendly but now there were other issues. >> she slept with my boyfriend. i was pissed off about it and i was mad. >> you confronted her? >> i sure did. i probably said some nasty things. she was mad and said some nasty things...
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this is missy pleech, she came from a very large family. she has 12 siblings. >> some of us have the same dad, but most of us have different dads. yeah. >> what was it like growing up in that kind of family? >> i was the baby. so i didn't have anybody at home. >> you were lucky 13. >> you could call it lucky, maybe. >> or not? >> or not. by the time i was born she was just so worn out she was just too tired from all the other kids. >> it must have been tough for you. >> at the time it was the greatest thing ever because i could just go do whatever i wanted and she never said anything about it. >> and that is just missy did. >> i drank a lot and i beat people up and i stole things. >> reena virk's world was not tough and she did not usually hang out with the kids from shoreline. she had been invited there that night for a reason.
this is missy pleech, she came from a very large family. she has 12 siblings. >> some of us have the same dad, but most of us have different dads. yeah. >> what was it like growing up in that kind of family? >> i was the baby. so i didn't have anybody at home. >> you were lucky 13. >> you could call it lucky, maybe. >> or not? >> or not. by the time i was born she was just so worn out she was just too tired from all the other kids. >> it must have...
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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
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...
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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.
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.
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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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missy pleech was there. what would usually happen at parties like that outside at night? >> we'd drink and be loud and cause trouble and go home. >> but that particular night did not turn out like all the others. what happened then changed everything. but first a little information about the people who were there.
missy pleech was there. what would usually happen at parties like that outside at night? >> we'd drink and be loud and cause trouble and go home. >> but that particular night did not turn out like all the others. what happened then changed everything. but first a little information about the people who were there.
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reena had been drawn into a tougher world and missy pleech was part of it. the two had first met in sixth grade. back then being outsiders was what they had in common. what are your first memories of reena? >> she didn't have a lot of friends.
reena had been drawn into a tougher world and missy pleech was part of it. the two had first met in sixth grade. back then being outsiders was what they had in common. what are your first memories of reena? >> she didn't have a lot of friends.
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. >> missy called reena and told her to come out. >> but the real plan would soon become clear. when "bloodlust under the bridge" continues. when you're a sports photographer, things can get out of control pretty quickly. so i like control in the rest of my life... especially my finances. that's why i have slate, with blueprint. i can create my own plan to pay down large purchases faster... or avoid interest on everyday items. that saves me money. with slate from chase,...
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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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. >> i actually found nicole and missy at the group home. they said that they didn't know where she was. they hadn't seen her.
. >> i actually found nicole and missy at the group home. they said that they didn't know where she was. they hadn't seen her.
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. >> missy called reena and told her to come out. >> why did she call reena? >> because she wanted her to get beat up because she screwed around with her boyfriend. >> reena's parents begged her to stay home. >> i told her don't go. at that point, i told her, i said, no, you can't change your plans just like that. it's late. leave your friends alone. it is winter time. it's cold out. just have your shower and continue with us and you can see them tomorrow. >> reena told her parents she had heard rumors that a girl was going to be beaten up that night and while she was on the phone
. >> missy called reena and told her to come out. >> why did she call reena? >> because she wanted her to get beat up because she screwed around with her boyfriend. >> reena's parents begged her to stay home. >> i told her don't go. at that point, i told her, i said, no, you can't change your plans just like that. it's late. leave your friends alone. it is winter time. it's cold out. just have your shower and continue with us and you can see them tomorrow. >>...
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standing around her, nicole, missy, nicole's best friend kelly and five other teens. >> i asked her, i was like, why are you saying stuff about me? she called me a bitch. >> it just started. >> i put my cigarette on her forehead. >> you what? >> i put my cigarette on her forehead. >> it was so quick. >> she pushed me and kelly
standing around her, nicole, missy, nicole's best friend kelly and five other teens. >> i asked her, i was like, why are you saying stuff about me? she called me a bitch. >> it just started. >> i put my cigarette on her forehead. >> you what? >> i put my cigarette on her forehead. >> it was so quick. >> she pushed me and kelly
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. >> nicole and missy had a bus to catch to make curfew. >> we had to be back at like 11:00 at that group home. >> so you and nicole left? >> yeah. >> what did you talk about it on the way home? >> nothing. it was like it never even happened. >> you didn't talk about the beating? you didn't talk about her at all? >> unh-unh had. >> were you afraid? >> no. >> were you shocked about what had happened? >> i just didn't think about it. >> how is that possible? come on. you had to have thought about it. >> i didn't.
. >> nicole and missy had a bus to catch to make curfew. >> we had to be back at like 11:00 at that group home. >> so you and nicole left? >> yeah. >> what did you talk about it on the way home? >> nothing. it was like it never even happened. >> you didn't talk about the beating? you didn't talk about her at all? >> unh-unh had. >> were you afraid? >> no. >> were you shocked about what had happened? >> i just didn't think...
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. >> missy and nicole were checked in at the group home a few minutes after 11:00. reena virk struggled across the bridge, hurting, bleeding, bruised from the severe beating she had just received. the crowd of teens dispersed. almost. in addition to the girls, there was one boy, warren glowatski. >> warren didn't know reena virk. had no reason to be angry with her. >> although, says rebecca godfrey, warren did have reason to be angry at somebody. >> his life was about as unstable as a life could be. his mother was an alcoholic and his father had moved to california so he was on his own. >> glowatski, he's 5'5", 130 pounds. >> john bond is an investigator with the victoria police department. bond says warren told him as reena virk was staggering across the bridge, he and nicole cook's best friend, kelly ellard,
. >> missy and nicole were checked in at the group home a few minutes after 11:00. reena virk struggled across the bridge, hurting, bleeding, bruised from the severe beating she had just received. the crowd of teens dispersed. almost. in addition to the girls, there was one boy, warren glowatski. >> warren didn't know reena virk. had no reason to be angry with her. >> although, says rebecca godfrey, warren did have reason to be angry at somebody. >> his life was about as...
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then missy hit her. >> everybody just went crazy just started hitting her. >> everybody? >> yeah. >> you, too? >> yeah. >> she's your friend. >> yeah. >> maybe one of the best friends you ever had? >> yeah. >> and you kicked her? >> yeah. >> punched her? >> yeah. >> and felt what as you were doing this? >> nothing. i didn't think. >> how long did this pack of 14-year-olds beat at reena virk's face and body? in such a hyped up atmosphere nobody was timing it that's for sure. later on some remembered it seemed to have lasted a minute or less. then one of the attackers shouted enough and as quickly as it started, it ceased. reena virk lay bleeding, crying, crumpled in the mud at the water's edge.
then missy hit her. >> everybody just went crazy just started hitting her. >> everybody? >> yeah. >> you, too? >> yeah. >> she's your friend. >> yeah. >> maybe one of the best friends you ever had? >> yeah. >> and you kicked her? >> yeah. >> punched her? >> yeah. >> and felt what as you were doing this? >> nothing. i didn't think. >> how long did this pack of 14-year-olds beat at reena virk's face...
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reena met with missy and nicole. they went to the field at shoreline school where a crowd of kids was drinking and chatting, some smoking pot. >> we were only there about 15 minutes and the window got broken. so the police came and said, you guys got to leave. so we left. >> we all started walking away >> and reena called her parents and said she was going to come home in an hour. >> and they wouldn't let her leave. >> why not? how did they prevent her from leaving? >> they linked arms with her, held on to her so she couldn't walk away. ripped up her bus pass. >> we were like, where are we going to go?
reena met with missy and nicole. they went to the field at shoreline school where a crowd of kids was drinking and chatting, some smoking pot. >> we were only there about 15 minutes and the window got broken. so the police came and said, you guys got to leave. so we left. >> we all started walking away >> and reena called her parents and said she was going to come home in an hour. >> and they wouldn't let her leave. >> why not? how did they prevent her from...
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. >> hey, missy. >> how you doing, ashley? >> alexis? >> in the course of an hour, officers make nearly 100 calls. >> you are blonde, right? >> hoping to identify and lure potential juveniles to the sting. >> i'm not going to stand you up. >> 90 minutes into the operation, the team's efforts begin to bear fruit. >> she on her way? >> cab's been called. she'll call me on the way in the cab. and she's not going to be happy when she pays me 25 bucks and i bust her. >> a young woman named sunny is the first to take the bait. >> she came inside. she produced two condoms. she actually seemed a little naive, real eager to get undressed. usually it's the other way around, ask the officer to get undressed, ask to touch the officer. stuff like that because they don't think the police will do that. >> it was $200 but you -- >> i asked about oral sex, which she agreed to. and i then gave the bust signal. $200 better be a good deal. arresting and assisting officers entered the room. >> police. >> oh, my god, cameras? i can't get my purse? >> no. >> c
. >> hey, missy. >> how you doing, ashley? >> alexis? >> in the course of an hour, officers make nearly 100 calls. >> you are blonde, right? >> hoping to identify and lure potential juveniles to the sting. >> i'm not going to stand you up. >> 90 minutes into the operation, the team's efforts begin to bear fruit. >> she on her way? >> cab's been called. she'll call me on the way in the cab. and she's not going to be happy when she pays...