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- That photo is the last thing
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That anybody will see
of her alive.
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[tape whirring]
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I started getting these texts--
have you seen this?
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[radio chatter]
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- The police scanner
had lit up.
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- They were talking
about a girl
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Who was found on valley road.
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- The marks on the throat,
the bruising,
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They were consistent
with a homicide.
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Without a confession,
the investigation
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Could go on for months,
even years.
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- When the case broke,
it broke big and fast.
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- When the story
starts to change,
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That's a pretty good indicator
that someone's lying.
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- Here's your key
piece of evidence,
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And it's in a picture
on facebook.
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- I was in shock.
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Like, where did this
plot twist come from?
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- March 2015,
saskatoon, canada,
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A picturesque town straddling
the saskatchewan river.
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18-year-old brittney gargol
is a senior in high school
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With a bright future.
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- I met brittney
in eighth grade.
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We were in gym class,
and we had to be partners,
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And we played dodgeball.
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And after that,
we found out that
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We lived five blocks away
from each other,
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And we would always hang out.
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- I just thought she was
kind of bubbly and hyper
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And very friendly
and outgoing person.
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And I liked that about her.
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- Me and brittney loved
to do our hair and makeup.
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Every night,
she'd knock on my window,
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And we would sit
outside and talk.
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And she'd bring
pizza and slurpees.
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She treated me like a sister.
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If I didn't have
money for anything,
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She would hand it to me.
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If she didn't have anything,
I'd give it to her.
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She was just
somebody to lean on.
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- Brittney also
impresses her friends
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With an unusual level
of responsibility for her age.
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- She was 17.
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She was working full-time,
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She was going to school
full-time,
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And she had goals.
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She was definitely driven
to get what she wanted.
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She wanted to build
and own her own hotels.
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I knew right away
that this girl
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Was going to go places
and do things.
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- Despite her
sunny disposition,
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Brittney had
a difficult childhood.
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Her mother struggles
with addiction,
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And she grew up
not knowing her father.
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- Brittney, growing up,
she lived with her grandma.
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She was such a kind lady,
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Made sure she always had
what she needed.
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She definitely wanted
a relationship with her mother,
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But she understood that
there was circumstances
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That she couldn't change.
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Brittney, she was doing
really good, had her job,
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And doing everything
that she needed to do.
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She seemed really great,
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And that she was
doing great in life.
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- On March 24, 2015,
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Just months before graduation,
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Brittney makes plans to go out
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With 18-year-old
cheyenne antoine,
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A good friend she's known
since ninth grade.
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- Cheyenne, she just seemed
like a quiet, nice girl
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When I did meet her.
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They would go for walks
and hang out outside.
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- Brittney and cheyenne
had developed a close bond
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Because they both had
difficult childhoods.
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- Cheyenne had this history
where her--
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Her folks had died.
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She was raised
in the foster care system,
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And then suffered sexual abuse.
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- Early in the evening,
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Brittney and cheyenne
stopped by atasha's house.
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- I just lent brittney
some gas money
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'cause she needed
to get around.
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And then I told her
to be careful, you know.
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If you need me, call me,
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And I'll come pick you up
or whatever.
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And...She gave me a hug,
and that was it.
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That was my last
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- Just after midnight,
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Brittney posts a selfie
on social media with cheyenne.
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- They're at
her grandma's house,
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Getting ready and dressed up
for their evening out.
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Brittney was just, you know,
I think she was just happy
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To get out and hang out
with her friend.
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And cheyenne looks like
she's just ready to go party.
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And brittney just looks
so relaxed,
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And just ready for whatever
life is bringing her.
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- Six hours later
at 6:02 a.M. On March 25,
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Saskatoon police radio
dispatch sends out an alert.
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- That particular morning,
I was already out
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At the scene of a shooting,
and the police scanner lit up.
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[radio static]
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And when they switch
to their emergency channel,
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And when they talk about
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A female injured
and/or in distress,
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You knew it was serious
right away.
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At that point, I bailed out
of the scene I was at
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And drove out to that area.
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I had to go see
with my own eyes,
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While it was still
a fresh scene.
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- A motorist spotted
a young woman
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Lying on the side of the road
in a remote area
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Near the saskatoon landfill.
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- Initially, on an outdoor
crime scene like that,
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You need to protect the scene
as best you can
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To preserve evidence
as soon as you get there.
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- The victim appears to be in
her late teens or early 20s,
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Has no shoes on,
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And her body is cold
to the touch.
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- By the time I got out there,
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They had set up
a cordon already.
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I could only get to within
about 100 meters
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Of where the body was.
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- Paramedics try
to resuscitate
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The unidentified victim
and rush her to the hospital.
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[sirens blaring]
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But she's pronounced dead
on arrival.
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Police immediately
suspect foul play.
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- The signs that she was
the victim of a homicide
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Were pretty obvious--
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The marks on the throat,
the bruising,
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And all the injuries that were
consistent with a homicide.
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- At the crime scene,
investigators find
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Several potential pieces
of evidence--
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A leather jacket,
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A belt, and a woman's watch.
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- The fact that her body was
found on the outskirts of town
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Raised a lot of red flags
for investigators.
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My first instincts were
that it was, like,
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A sexual predator-type murder.
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- There was
no immediate suspect.
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There was no motive.
There was nothing there.
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Because I've covered crimes
like this in the past,
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I thought this was
a body dump.
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If I've hurt somebody and
want to dispose of their body,
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This is the first natural point
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Where you would throw a body
out of a vehicle
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Because you've just cleared
the last neighborhood.
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Nobody's going
to see you there.
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It seemed pretty clear to me,
based on my experience,
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That this is not where
the person had had
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The bad things done to them.
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So right away, you had a scene
that was not the crime scene.
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- I think there's always
that kind of concern about,
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Is this an isolated incident?
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Is this random?
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The killer is on the loose.
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And that's often
where my mind goes
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When I start to get
into an investigation
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And start to cover crime cases.
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- Hoping to identify
the victim
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Or get leads to the killer,
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Investigators release photos
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Of the items found
at the scene.
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They also release pictures
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Of the victim's
distinctive tattoos.
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- I think I turned the tv on
around 7:00, 7:30,
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And I turned on the news.
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They were talking about a girl
who was found on valley road.
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And I was like, wow,
that's just right down
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The street from where I live.
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And they said that they're
still trying to identify her.
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- I started getting
these texts--
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Have you seen this?
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And then I looked and I'm like,
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There was the jacket,
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The tattoo--the lion--
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The two stars.
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And I'm like, oh, my god,
that's brittney.
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My heart sunk.
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- I literally dropped on
my couch and started crying,
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Because I was like,
there's just no way.
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She was just here not even,
like, nine hours ago.
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So then I ended up calling
the police station.
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And I said, I know who it is,
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And they asked me
to come down.
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I went down to the
police station right away
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And did a statement, and...
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I just--I couldn't
believe it still.
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Like, it was just unreal.
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Like, I almost couldn't
fathom that it happened.
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But it happened,
and I couldn't stop crying.
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Those images, the jacket
and the broken watch,
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I couldn't get those images
out of my head
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Because she was wearing those
things when she left my house.
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- So they had the
identification fairly quickly,
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But that's all they had.
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- Like, why?
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That was the last night
of her life.
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That photo is the last thing
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That anybody will see
of her alive.
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- Investigators key in on
an unusual murder weapon--
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- That belt...
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May well have made
the marks on her throat
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That caused her death.
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- And focus on
an unlikely suspect.
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- I was shocked
because of who it was.
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- Regardless of how improbable
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Or salacious a story,
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They have to take it apart.
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- And that's why a lot of us
started thinking
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Maybe, you know,
this is going to be
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One of those
unsolved mysteries.
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- Police in saskatoon, canada,
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Have learned that
a murder victim
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Found dumped
on the side of the road
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Is a local high school senior,
brittney gargol.
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- This was a young woman
who didn't fit
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The image of someone
you would expect
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To find dead
on the edge of town.
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She wasn't living
on the streets.
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She had stuff together.
She had jobs.
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She had a family.
She had all of those things.
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- When detectives learn
from brittney's family
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That she was active
on social media,
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They delve into her accounts,
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Looking for insights about
her life and perhaps clues
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About what led to her death.
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- The police found
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The photo of cheyenne
and brittney together,
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00:13:05,185 --> 00:13:08,252
The selfie
on the facebook page.
258
00:13:08,254 --> 00:13:11,389
It was the last photo
of brittney gargol.
259
00:13:11,457 --> 00:13:14,158
- They had a selfie posted
of them on facebook
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Six hours before
brittney's death.
261
00:13:16,462 --> 00:13:23,301
♪ ♪
262
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- Detectives also discover
a heartbreaking facebook post
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00:13:28,674 --> 00:13:29,507
By cheyenne,
264
00:13:29,575 --> 00:13:33,010
Made hours after
brittney's body was found.
265
00:13:33,079 --> 00:13:35,479
- She was posting
on brittney's facebook wall,
266
00:13:35,548 --> 00:13:37,248
"where are you?
Haven't heard from you.
267
00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:39,484
Hope you made it home safe."
268
00:13:41,688 --> 00:13:44,389
- Police want to talk with
cheyenne to learn what she can
269
00:13:44,457 --> 00:13:46,590
Tell them about
brittney's activities
270
00:13:46,659 --> 00:13:49,227
On the night before
her body was discovered.
271
00:13:49,295 --> 00:13:51,295
They don't have to look far.
272
00:13:51,297 --> 00:13:54,765
Prompted by all the news
stories about the murder,
273
00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:58,202
Cheyenne comes to them.
274
00:13:58,271 --> 00:14:00,504
- Cheyenne antoine
called police,
275
00:14:00,573 --> 00:14:04,808
And she told them what had
happened the night before.
276
00:14:04,878 --> 00:14:07,945
And she basically said
that she was with brittney.
277
00:14:08,014 --> 00:14:09,880
It was a party night.
They went to a few bars.
278
00:14:09,950 --> 00:14:12,517
[liquid sloshing]
279
00:14:12,585 --> 00:14:14,986
So there's a timeline
starting to be created,
280
00:14:15,054 --> 00:14:19,156
Leading up to when
brittney's body was found.
281
00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:23,361
- Cheyenne tells police that
on March 24, around midnight,
282
00:14:23,429 --> 00:14:28,232
She and brittney started
partying at manchester's pub.
283
00:14:28,234 --> 00:14:30,335
A couple hours later,
cheyenne says
284
00:14:30,403 --> 00:14:34,138
They went to a house party,
and by 4:00 a.M.,
285
00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:37,275
Ended up at
the colonial pub and grill.
286
00:14:37,343 --> 00:14:39,110
- They apparently
met a guy there.
287
00:14:39,178 --> 00:14:42,580
Brittney asked him for
a lighter, invited him along.
288
00:14:42,648 --> 00:14:45,349
- Cheyenne describes him
as a white male,
289
00:14:45,418 --> 00:14:50,120
About 30 years old,
but she doesn't know his name.
290
00:14:50,122 --> 00:14:51,989
- After that,
cheyenne said that
291
00:14:52,058 --> 00:14:53,524
She got dropped off
to visit her uncle
292
00:14:53,526 --> 00:14:56,260
And that she didn't ever
see brittney after that,
293
00:14:56,262 --> 00:14:58,429
Or had no idea where
she went from there.
294
00:14:58,498 --> 00:15:00,231
And she actually gets
her uncle on the phone
295
00:15:00,299 --> 00:15:02,533
To corroborate this story,
and he--
296
00:15:02,535 --> 00:15:05,069
Yeah,
gives the same information.
297
00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:12,109
- As investigators
begin trying to identify
298
00:15:12,178 --> 00:15:16,947
The mystery man cheyenne says
she last saw brittney with,
299
00:15:16,949 --> 00:15:20,051
On March 26, the day after
brittney was found
300
00:15:20,119 --> 00:15:21,785
By the side of the road,
301
00:15:21,787 --> 00:15:24,756
The results of her
autopsy come in.
302
00:15:24,824 --> 00:15:26,924
- It was clear
that brittney had
303
00:15:26,992 --> 00:15:29,427
Not been sexually assaulted.
304
00:15:29,495 --> 00:15:33,397
She died of suffocation
by ligature,
305
00:15:33,399 --> 00:15:36,467
Basically strangled to death.
306
00:15:36,536 --> 00:15:38,936
From the patterns
on her neck,
307
00:15:39,005 --> 00:15:41,305
It wasn't a rope or a shoelace,
308
00:15:41,374 --> 00:15:45,576
But it was something else
that left unusual marks.
309
00:15:45,645 --> 00:15:47,311
- One of the items
of clothing that
310
00:15:47,380 --> 00:15:50,081
Was found alongside
brittney's body was a belt,
311
00:15:50,149 --> 00:15:53,951
And the belt became a very
interesting part of the case,
312
00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:57,622
Because they believed that the
belt was the murder weapon.
313
00:15:59,726 --> 00:16:02,860
- That belt may well
have made the marks
314
00:16:02,928 --> 00:16:06,497
On her throat of the ligature
that caused her death.
315
00:16:11,604 --> 00:16:13,905
- Brittney's family
doesn't recognize
316
00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:16,040
The belt as belonging to her.
317
00:16:16,109 --> 00:16:17,941
Detectives send
all of the items
318
00:16:17,943 --> 00:16:22,947
Found near brittney's body to
the crime lab for dna testing.
319
00:16:23,015 --> 00:16:25,716
When the results
of the dna tests come in,
320
00:16:25,785 --> 00:16:28,720
They show traces
of brittney's dna on the belt,
321
00:16:28,788 --> 00:16:33,190
Along with one other
unidentified individual.
322
00:16:33,259 --> 00:16:36,326
[somber music]
323
00:16:36,328 --> 00:16:38,762
♪ ♪
324
00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:40,865
One week after
brittney's murder,
325
00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:43,901
Family and friends
attend her funeral.
326
00:16:43,970 --> 00:16:46,237
Despite the injuries
she suffered,
327
00:16:46,305 --> 00:16:50,474
Her family wants
an open casket.
328
00:16:50,543 --> 00:16:53,143
- Walking in there was hard,
329
00:16:53,145 --> 00:16:55,346
Seeing all
her high school friends.
330
00:16:58,651 --> 00:17:00,684
And we got to go up
and say goodbye.
331
00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:02,186
And it was really hard,
because she didn't
332
00:17:02,254 --> 00:17:03,888
Even look like brittney.
333
00:17:03,956 --> 00:17:06,524
Her face was--
it was different.
334
00:17:06,592 --> 00:17:09,693
It was so swollen
from the damage
335
00:17:09,695 --> 00:17:12,230
That you literally
could not recognize her.
336
00:17:14,233 --> 00:17:17,735
It was really hard
to say goodbye.
337
00:17:17,803 --> 00:17:20,671
[tense music]
338
00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:23,574
♪ ♪
339
00:17:23,643 --> 00:17:25,877
- As brittney's friends mourn,
340
00:17:25,945 --> 00:17:29,346
Detectives continue to follow
up on the information provided
341
00:17:29,415 --> 00:17:32,416
By brittney's friend cheyenne.
342
00:17:32,484 --> 00:17:35,786
They visit the bars
she says the pair went to,
343
00:17:35,855 --> 00:17:38,489
Hoping to find surveillance
video of the man cheyenne says
344
00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:40,658
She saw with brittney.
345
00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:43,461
- Everything you do
is on camera now,
346
00:17:43,529 --> 00:17:48,365
And it's such a big part of--
of homicide investigations now.
347
00:17:48,434 --> 00:17:51,802
- The bars do have
security systems,
348
00:17:51,871 --> 00:17:54,071
And the footage confirms
that the girls pulled
349
00:17:54,139 --> 00:17:57,575
Into the parking lot at the
first bar, manchester's pub,
350
00:17:57,643 --> 00:18:01,111
At midnight,
just as cheyenne reported.
351
00:18:01,113 --> 00:18:04,215
Then investigators
move on to the final bar
352
00:18:04,283 --> 00:18:07,351
Cheyenne says
they visited that night.
353
00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:11,689
- Cheyenne told the police
that brittney left
354
00:18:11,757 --> 00:18:16,093
In the early morning hours
with the male individual
355
00:18:16,161 --> 00:18:19,530
From the colonial
pub and grill.
356
00:18:19,599 --> 00:18:22,733
The story was that she left
with the male acquaintance.
357
00:18:22,802 --> 00:18:27,705
♪ ♪
358
00:18:27,773 --> 00:18:31,742
The police, of course,
checked the surveillance videos
359
00:18:31,811 --> 00:18:34,712
From those two pubs.
360
00:18:34,780 --> 00:18:37,848
- But when police scour
the video from the colonial,
361
00:18:37,917 --> 00:18:40,718
It tells
a very different story
362
00:18:40,786 --> 00:18:43,621
From the one they heard
from cheyenne.
363
00:18:46,892 --> 00:18:50,194
- They don't see any sign
of cheyenne and brittney.
364
00:18:50,263 --> 00:18:56,099
- When cheyenne said they were
at the colonial pub and grill,
365
00:18:56,101 --> 00:19:01,405
And that brittney left
with another male,
366
00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:03,140
Police knew that wasn't true
367
00:19:03,208 --> 00:19:05,142
When they watched
the surveillance videos,
368
00:19:05,211 --> 00:19:08,546
And that simply did not happen.
369
00:19:08,614 --> 00:19:10,515
They were not there.
370
00:19:15,053 --> 00:19:21,959
[dramatic music]
371
00:19:22,027 --> 00:19:24,795
[tense music]
372
00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:26,730
♪ ♪
373
00:19:26,799 --> 00:19:28,666
- Police hunting
for the killer
374
00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:30,768
Of 18-year-old
brittney gargol
375
00:19:30,836 --> 00:19:33,203
Are reviewing hours
of surveillance video
376
00:19:33,273 --> 00:19:36,039
From the last bar
she is thought to have visited
377
00:19:36,109 --> 00:19:38,509
On the night of her murder,
378
00:19:38,577 --> 00:19:39,911
But they can find no images
379
00:19:39,979 --> 00:19:42,746
Of either brittney
or her friend cheyenne,
380
00:19:42,748 --> 00:19:46,584
Or the man with whom cheyenne
says she left the bar.
381
00:19:46,652 --> 00:19:49,219
- Well, jeez,
they don't turn up
382
00:19:49,289 --> 00:19:51,622
On any of the surveillance
video.
383
00:19:53,526 --> 00:19:56,727
That really threw people.
384
00:19:56,796 --> 00:19:59,563
- Police are now
very suspicious of this--
385
00:19:59,565 --> 00:20:02,265
This narrative
they've been given.
386
00:20:02,267 --> 00:20:06,604
- And what they did is start
going through cheyenne's story
387
00:20:06,672 --> 00:20:08,339
And looking for
inconsistencies.
388
00:20:12,778 --> 00:20:15,946
- That includes taking another
look at cheyenne's claim
389
00:20:16,015 --> 00:20:18,716
That brittney and the man
she met at the colonial pub
390
00:20:18,784 --> 00:20:20,984
Gave her a ride,
and dropped her off
391
00:20:21,053 --> 00:20:25,356
To visit her uncle around
4:00 a.M. On March 25,
392
00:20:25,424 --> 00:20:29,893
A story her uncle
corroborated.
393
00:20:29,895 --> 00:20:32,462
So detectives obtained
the security footage
394
00:20:32,464 --> 00:20:34,331
From the assisted
living facility
395
00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:38,602
Where cheyenne's uncle lives.
396
00:20:38,604 --> 00:20:41,605
- They examined those
surveillance videos,
397
00:20:41,674 --> 00:20:45,042
And that was not true either.
398
00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:47,678
So her story was
starting to fall apart.
399
00:20:52,952 --> 00:20:56,553
- So then they go
talk to her uncle.
400
00:20:56,622 --> 00:20:59,556
- And he cracks.
401
00:20:59,625 --> 00:21:03,460
And he basically says, yeah,
my niece made me make it up
402
00:21:03,529 --> 00:21:07,732
Because the real story she
gave me was a lot more intense.
403
00:21:09,568 --> 00:21:11,335
And he's going,
I don't know if this happened.
404
00:21:11,403 --> 00:21:13,771
This is just what she told me.
405
00:21:13,839 --> 00:21:15,406
Cheyenne had told her uncle,
406
00:21:15,474 --> 00:21:17,808
They were out at the bar
that night,
407
00:21:17,877 --> 00:21:21,044
And that they essentially
went back to a motel room
408
00:21:21,113 --> 00:21:24,415
With what she described
as two black men.
409
00:21:24,483 --> 00:21:28,018
And she told her uncle that
410
00:21:28,087 --> 00:21:31,555
They got into some kind
of argument over cocaine.
411
00:21:31,623 --> 00:21:33,757
Cheyenne goes to the bathroom.
412
00:21:33,759 --> 00:21:35,759
When she comes back out,
brittney is on a bed.
413
00:21:35,828 --> 00:21:40,698
She has marks on her neck,
and she's apparently dead.
414
00:21:40,766 --> 00:21:42,933
And one of these guys
holds a gun to her head,
415
00:21:43,002 --> 00:21:44,368
And basically tells her,
416
00:21:44,437 --> 00:21:47,037
You have to help me
get rid of her.
417
00:21:47,106 --> 00:21:49,573
- And then she went
to her uncle's house.
418
00:21:53,879 --> 00:21:56,647
- Detectives are immediately
skeptical of the story
419
00:21:56,716 --> 00:21:59,550
Cheyenne's uncle
claims she told him.
420
00:21:59,618 --> 00:22:02,453
- I think what's problematic
for the police is,
421
00:22:02,521 --> 00:22:06,790
Regardless of how improbable
or salacious
422
00:22:06,792 --> 00:22:10,894
A story cheyenne antoine
is offering,
423
00:22:10,963 --> 00:22:12,696
They have to take it apart
424
00:22:12,765 --> 00:22:16,333
And dismiss it
to their satisfaction.
425
00:22:16,402 --> 00:22:17,434
- You have to investigate it.
426
00:22:17,503 --> 00:22:20,337
You have no choice.
427
00:22:20,405 --> 00:22:21,605
- That's the definition
428
00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,674
Of what
a police investigation is.
429
00:22:23,743 --> 00:22:25,642
You have to be able to say,
you know, actually,
430
00:22:25,711 --> 00:22:27,178
We did check this out.
431
00:22:27,246 --> 00:22:28,746
We looked at the video,
432
00:22:28,814 --> 00:22:32,415
And there were no black
drug dealers at the colonial,
433
00:22:32,417 --> 00:22:34,451
Or wherever the hell you were
saying you were that night.
434
00:22:34,520 --> 00:22:36,387
It just doesn't add up.
435
00:22:40,626 --> 00:22:42,526
- Cheyenne's second story--
436
00:22:42,594 --> 00:22:44,928
Two black fellows
killed brittney--
437
00:22:44,930 --> 00:22:47,097
Was thoroughly investigated.
438
00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:50,033
And that clearly
did not happen either.
439
00:22:50,102 --> 00:22:53,037
That didn't make
a lot of sense.
440
00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,375
Neither of those
stories panned out.
441
00:22:58,443 --> 00:23:01,011
There was no evidence
to support any of them.
442
00:23:03,782 --> 00:23:07,084
[ominous music]
443
00:23:07,152 --> 00:23:10,988
- Cheyenne's inconsistencies
and outright lies
444
00:23:11,056 --> 00:23:14,424
Earn her
another interrogation.
445
00:23:14,426 --> 00:23:17,995
On may 5, five weeks
after brittney's murder,
446
00:23:17,997 --> 00:23:20,363
Detectives
interview her again.
447
00:23:20,365 --> 00:23:25,636
But this time, they meet
at the saskatoon jail
448
00:23:25,704 --> 00:23:31,175
Because cheyenne has recently
been arrested for shoplifting.
449
00:23:35,214 --> 00:23:39,550
- She was not willing to share
anything with the police.
450
00:23:41,620 --> 00:23:45,823
She wouldn't talk about
that evening at all.
451
00:23:45,891 --> 00:23:49,260
That made it difficult.
452
00:23:49,328 --> 00:23:52,729
But with her various stories,
453
00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:57,234
And her various stories
not checking out,
454
00:23:57,303 --> 00:24:02,106
It became obvious that
she was a suspect.
455
00:24:09,649 --> 00:24:11,748
- I remember them saying,
456
00:24:11,817 --> 00:24:15,152
So they are looking
into cheyenne.
457
00:24:15,221 --> 00:24:18,321
And then my heart
just dropped.
458
00:24:18,391 --> 00:24:20,591
How is that possible?
459
00:24:24,597 --> 00:24:26,397
- I was in shock.
460
00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:28,098
And I just looked
at my partner,
461
00:24:28,167 --> 00:24:30,233
And my partner looked at me,
and we both were like,
462
00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:32,802
She was in our home
a couple times.
463
00:24:32,804 --> 00:24:34,204
Like, what happened?
464
00:24:34,273 --> 00:24:37,074
Where did this plot twist
come from?
465
00:24:42,415 --> 00:24:44,948
- Despite her
conflicting stories,
466
00:24:44,950 --> 00:24:46,850
Investigators have
no evidence
467
00:24:46,918 --> 00:24:49,452
Connecting cheyenne
to brittney's murder,
468
00:24:49,454 --> 00:24:53,123
And no obvious motive
for her to have done it.
469
00:24:54,826 --> 00:24:58,061
- Even though you strongly
suspect a person of the crime,
470
00:24:58,130 --> 00:25:01,632
You have to keep a clear mind
and not get so laser-focused
471
00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:05,736
On the person telling
the falsehoods
472
00:25:05,804 --> 00:25:07,771
That you get
basically tunnel vision,
473
00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,208
And you miss
a possible suspect.
474
00:25:11,276 --> 00:25:13,744
- Without any witnesses
and no apparent motive,
475
00:25:13,812 --> 00:25:16,113
It was pretty clear
this was, uh,
476
00:25:16,181 --> 00:25:18,849
Going to be
a tough case to crack.
477
00:25:21,019 --> 00:25:27,224
[dramatic music]
478
00:25:27,292 --> 00:25:29,993
[tense music]
479
00:25:29,995 --> 00:25:32,095
- Two months after
brittney gargol's murder,
480
00:25:32,097 --> 00:25:34,932
Police have identified her
friend, cheyenne antoine,
481
00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,835
As a suspect based on
the misinformation
482
00:25:38,904 --> 00:25:40,737
Cheyenne has told them
about the last night
483
00:25:40,806 --> 00:25:44,041
Of brittney's life.
484
00:25:44,109 --> 00:25:48,645
But they have no evidence yet
to support those suspicions.
485
00:25:48,714 --> 00:25:51,282
- Police are very tight-lipped
about investigations here.
486
00:25:51,350 --> 00:25:54,284
We do not know really anything
other than what they want us
487
00:25:54,353 --> 00:25:56,687
To know in the investigation
stage of something,
488
00:25:56,755 --> 00:25:58,389
And the reason
is always because
489
00:25:58,457 --> 00:26:01,858
It's under investigation.
490
00:26:01,927 --> 00:26:04,794
[melancholy music]
491
00:26:04,864 --> 00:26:08,165
♪ ♪
492
00:26:08,233 --> 00:26:09,967
- Everybody was
getting very upset.
493
00:26:10,035 --> 00:26:13,236
They couldn't understand,
why is this taking so long?
494
00:26:13,305 --> 00:26:16,974
And that's why a lot of us
started thinking, like,
495
00:26:17,042 --> 00:26:18,709
Maybe, you know,
this is going to be
496
00:26:18,777 --> 00:26:22,345
One of those
unsolved mysteries.
497
00:26:22,415 --> 00:26:24,447
- Why? What happened?
498
00:26:24,449 --> 00:26:26,750
Like, why does nobody know
what happened?
499
00:26:26,752 --> 00:26:29,019
Like, this could happen
to anybody else.
500
00:26:31,657 --> 00:26:34,358
It just drove me crazy.
501
00:26:36,662 --> 00:26:38,228
[tense music]
502
00:26:38,297 --> 00:26:41,298
- Then brittney's family
receives a phone call
503
00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:44,801
From out of the blue...
504
00:26:44,870 --> 00:26:46,603
From someone who says
505
00:26:46,671 --> 00:26:50,240
They want to get something
off their chest.
506
00:26:50,309 --> 00:26:53,810
- A relative of cheyenne's,
her auntie,
507
00:26:53,879 --> 00:26:58,748
Admitted that the night
that brittney died,
508
00:26:58,818 --> 00:27:01,685
Cheyenne had driven up
509
00:27:01,754 --> 00:27:05,456
And was in a panicky state.
510
00:27:05,524 --> 00:27:08,625
- It sounds like it was
such a chaotic night.
511
00:27:08,694 --> 00:27:12,529
Cheyenne was drunk,
512
00:27:12,598 --> 00:27:14,397
And obviously,
just good decisions
513
00:27:14,467 --> 00:27:16,867
Weren't being made all around.
514
00:27:16,935 --> 00:27:21,238
- Cheyenne was drunk,
crying, upset...
515
00:27:21,306 --> 00:27:23,874
[dramatic music]
516
00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:28,679
Saying she had strangled
her friend brittney.
517
00:27:32,785 --> 00:27:36,553
[suspenseful music]
518
00:27:36,622 --> 00:27:39,356
- Brittney's family
immediately reports the call
519
00:27:39,424 --> 00:27:42,359
To the police,
520
00:27:42,427 --> 00:27:47,264
And investigators quickly
track down cheyenne's aunt.
521
00:27:47,332 --> 00:27:52,603
She confirms the story
and breaks open the case.
522
00:27:52,671 --> 00:27:55,538
- And that was one
of the big leads
523
00:27:55,608 --> 00:27:57,574
That police had been missing.
524
00:27:57,643 --> 00:28:00,710
- The aunt's damning story
convinces investigators
525
00:28:00,780 --> 00:28:03,446
That they've finally found
brittney's killer,
526
00:28:03,516 --> 00:28:08,385
But there still isn't solid
enough evidence for an arrest.
527
00:28:08,453 --> 00:28:10,153
- Anything the aunt said
528
00:28:10,155 --> 00:28:14,657
Would have to be
solidified by evidence.
529
00:28:14,659 --> 00:28:18,561
- With no physical proof that
cheyenne killed her friend,
530
00:28:18,631 --> 00:28:22,299
Police are now hoping
for a direct confession.
531
00:28:22,367 --> 00:28:25,435
But even when confronted
with her aunt's story,
532
00:28:25,504 --> 00:28:28,439
Cheyenne continues to deny
that she had anything
533
00:28:28,507 --> 00:28:30,607
To do with brittney's death.
534
00:28:30,675 --> 00:28:32,175
- It was really frustrating.
535
00:28:32,177 --> 00:28:34,111
Without a confession
from the suspect,
536
00:28:34,179 --> 00:28:38,048
An investigation could go on
for months, even years.
537
00:28:41,386 --> 00:28:43,954
- The fact that cheyenne
wouldn't give a statement
538
00:28:44,022 --> 00:28:47,991
To the police
made it difficult.
539
00:28:48,060 --> 00:28:51,728
She wouldn't talk about
that evening at all,
540
00:28:51,797 --> 00:28:55,399
Other than the lies that we
know that she told the police.
541
00:28:57,602 --> 00:28:59,402
- Under canadian law,
542
00:28:59,404 --> 00:29:02,339
Detectives need stronger
evidence than the aunt's story
543
00:29:02,407 --> 00:29:04,841
To obtain a warrant
for cheyenne's arrest,
544
00:29:04,910 --> 00:29:07,010
Or even a dna test.
545
00:29:07,079 --> 00:29:09,279
- On how long it took,
it felt ridiculous.
546
00:29:09,348 --> 00:29:11,848
But I understand
at the same time,
547
00:29:11,917 --> 00:29:14,751
These are not things you find
out overnight, and it is--
548
00:29:14,820 --> 00:29:16,286
Takes quite a long time.
549
00:29:19,458 --> 00:29:23,893
♪ ♪
550
00:29:23,895 --> 00:29:27,897
- On September 10, 2015,
551
00:29:27,899 --> 00:29:31,234
Six months after the murder,
552
00:29:31,236 --> 00:29:33,403
Cheyenne posts on social media
553
00:29:33,472 --> 00:29:37,274
About how much she loves
and misses her friend.
554
00:29:37,342 --> 00:29:39,843
- It presents like somebody
who's really
555
00:29:39,912 --> 00:29:43,713
Genuine and worried
about their friend.
556
00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:47,484
- She posted that
long paragraph about,
557
00:29:47,552 --> 00:29:51,855
You know, I hope whoever
he is, he's found.
558
00:29:51,923 --> 00:29:54,157
I knew there was
something more to it.
559
00:29:54,159 --> 00:29:56,226
Just didn't seem right.
560
00:30:01,834 --> 00:30:05,402
- Cheyenne's facebook comment
pours salt in the wounds
561
00:30:05,470 --> 00:30:07,070
Of brittney's loved ones.
562
00:30:07,139 --> 00:30:09,506
And it also adds
to law enforcement's
563
00:30:09,574 --> 00:30:11,408
Suspicions of her.
564
00:30:11,476 --> 00:30:13,676
- It just must have
been maddening for them,
565
00:30:13,678 --> 00:30:15,178
Because they would know.
566
00:30:15,180 --> 00:30:19,116
We've--we've got so much,
but we don't have it all.
567
00:30:19,184 --> 00:30:21,652
- The case drops out
of the headlines,
568
00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,687
And to those outside
of the investigation,
569
00:30:24,757 --> 00:30:27,224
It appears to go cold.
570
00:30:27,292 --> 00:30:28,892
- I mean, nobody was talking.
571
00:30:28,961 --> 00:30:31,461
Everyone was kind of
wondering what had happened
572
00:30:31,463 --> 00:30:34,831
With brittney gargol's death.
573
00:30:34,900 --> 00:30:38,635
[tense music]
574
00:30:38,703 --> 00:30:44,174
- The saskatoon police kept
a pretty close eye on cheyenne.
575
00:30:44,243 --> 00:30:47,377
They knew where she was.
They knew what she was doing.
576
00:30:49,348 --> 00:30:52,482
The police are very
diligent investigating
577
00:30:52,551 --> 00:30:54,184
Serious crime like this.
578
00:30:54,252 --> 00:30:56,019
They just don't stop.
579
00:31:02,294 --> 00:31:04,461
- As part of that effort,
580
00:31:04,529 --> 00:31:06,863
Detectives decide
to take a fresh look
581
00:31:06,931 --> 00:31:10,600
At all of the evidence
they've collected.
582
00:31:10,669 --> 00:31:13,937
And they discover
a small detail in their files
583
00:31:14,006 --> 00:31:17,674
That they now realize
was previously overlooked.
584
00:31:17,742 --> 00:31:22,078
- And that's where
the, uh, selfie picture
585
00:31:22,147 --> 00:31:25,215
Comes into play--
586
00:31:25,283 --> 00:31:28,051
A very, very important picture.
587
00:31:29,954 --> 00:31:35,858
[dramatic music]
588
00:31:35,860 --> 00:31:38,761
[suspenseful music]
589
00:31:38,831 --> 00:31:41,498
- When investigators
re-examine their case file
590
00:31:41,566 --> 00:31:44,033
In the murder
of brittney gargol,
591
00:31:44,103 --> 00:31:46,737
They realize
a key piece of evidence
592
00:31:46,805 --> 00:31:49,506
May have been hiding
in plain sight...
593
00:31:49,574 --> 00:31:53,376
♪ ♪
594
00:31:53,378 --> 00:31:55,278
The selfie
that brittney posted
595
00:31:55,347 --> 00:31:58,081
Just hours before her death.
596
00:31:59,985 --> 00:32:03,019
- We had the photo of
cheyenne and brittney together
597
00:32:03,088 --> 00:32:05,656
Six hours before she died.
598
00:32:05,724 --> 00:32:07,824
And if you look closely,
599
00:32:07,892 --> 00:32:12,262
Tucked in the bottom corner
of that photo,
600
00:32:12,331 --> 00:32:14,398
Cheyenne's wearing the belt
they found at the scene.
601
00:32:18,603 --> 00:32:20,937
- It's this thick,
black braided belt.
602
00:32:21,006 --> 00:32:22,739
It's quite distinct.
603
00:32:22,808 --> 00:32:24,741
I mean, you wouldn't have
thought anything about it
604
00:32:24,809 --> 00:32:28,011
If you had just regularly
looked at that photo.
605
00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,413
It's not sinister.
606
00:32:30,415 --> 00:32:34,417
Just presents like
two smiling friends.
607
00:32:34,419 --> 00:32:37,120
- I think that was
like an aha moment.
608
00:32:42,294 --> 00:32:45,595
- When the case broke,
it broke big and fast.
609
00:32:49,634 --> 00:32:50,968
- Here's your key
piece of evidence,
610
00:32:51,036 --> 00:32:52,302
And it's in a picture
on facebook.
611
00:32:52,370 --> 00:32:53,870
It doesn't get much
better than that
612
00:32:53,939 --> 00:32:56,907
When you're trying to
prosecute somebody for murder.
613
00:32:56,975 --> 00:32:59,776
- It's like playing poker,
where you turn the cards
614
00:32:59,845 --> 00:33:01,878
And the whole deck flips.
615
00:33:01,947 --> 00:33:06,149
They went from having nothing
to having everything.
616
00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:10,653
- The discovery
gives the detectives
617
00:33:10,655 --> 00:33:13,456
The evidence they need
to order new dna tests
618
00:33:13,458 --> 00:33:15,592
On the belt.
619
00:33:15,660 --> 00:33:18,628
[dramatic music]
620
00:33:18,697 --> 00:33:21,164
♪ ♪
621
00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:23,600
- It has both the
girls' dna on it.
622
00:33:28,206 --> 00:33:30,140
It substantiates the theory
623
00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:34,210
That the belt
was the murder weapon,
624
00:33:34,279 --> 00:33:36,947
That essentially
cheyenne used that belt
625
00:33:37,015 --> 00:33:38,715
To strangle brittney.
626
00:33:38,783 --> 00:33:44,354
♪ ♪
627
00:33:44,423 --> 00:33:46,723
- Now that they have
the evidence they've been
628
00:33:46,791 --> 00:33:50,760
Looking for tying cheyenne
to brittney's murder,
629
00:33:50,829 --> 00:33:55,298
Detectives bring her in
for one more interview.
630
00:33:57,702 --> 00:34:00,036
- You should always attempt
to get a confession.
631
00:34:00,104 --> 00:34:02,071
It lets them tell what happened
in their own words,
632
00:34:02,073 --> 00:34:04,174
Even though you've investigated
633
00:34:04,242 --> 00:34:07,878
And you have a clear picture
of what happened.
634
00:34:07,946 --> 00:34:11,548
- But cheyenne still
will not confess.
635
00:34:11,616 --> 00:34:16,386
In fact, she still
refuses to talk at all.
636
00:34:16,454 --> 00:34:19,456
- Cheyenne was just
shutting down at that point.
637
00:34:19,524 --> 00:34:22,392
Maybe it was weighing on her.
638
00:34:25,430 --> 00:34:30,166
♪ ♪
639
00:34:30,235 --> 00:34:32,402
- Despite her
continued silence,
640
00:34:32,471 --> 00:34:35,271
Police finally have enough
to arrest cheyenne
641
00:34:35,340 --> 00:34:37,507
For second-degree murder.
642
00:34:40,745 --> 00:34:47,049
♪ ♪
643
00:34:47,051 --> 00:34:48,651
- It was shock and happiness
644
00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:52,221
Because we finally had
some answers.
645
00:34:52,223 --> 00:34:53,723
So I was happy
about the answers,
646
00:34:53,725 --> 00:34:57,293
But I was shocked
because of who it was.
647
00:34:57,362 --> 00:34:59,095
We honestly thought
it was just--
648
00:34:59,163 --> 00:35:02,832
She lost her friend,
and we all felt bad for her.
649
00:35:02,901 --> 00:35:04,468
Now it makes me angry.
650
00:35:06,905 --> 00:35:08,638
Don't know how she
slipped through the cracks
651
00:35:08,707 --> 00:35:10,106
For so long.
652
00:35:10,174 --> 00:35:12,609
It was just shocking.
653
00:35:15,780 --> 00:35:18,648
[tense music]
654
00:35:18,717 --> 00:35:25,622
♪ ♪
655
00:35:25,690 --> 00:35:29,191
- After her arrest,
cheyenne tells detectives
656
00:35:29,193 --> 00:35:31,994
She is finally ready to talk.
657
00:35:32,064 --> 00:35:36,199
- She'd basically said
it was a party night.
658
00:35:36,268 --> 00:35:38,969
They had gone, at least,
to a house party.
659
00:35:39,037 --> 00:35:40,737
That had been corroborated.
660
00:35:40,805 --> 00:35:44,207
And lots of drugs and alcohol
661
00:35:44,276 --> 00:35:47,476
Were being used that night.
662
00:35:47,478 --> 00:35:51,047
By all accounts,
both women were intoxicated.
663
00:35:51,116 --> 00:35:53,583
They went to a few bars.
664
00:35:53,652 --> 00:35:56,653
She says that her last memory
is at 4:30 in the morning,
665
00:35:56,721 --> 00:35:59,989
Of being in a mcdonald's,
666
00:35:59,991 --> 00:36:01,123
And that she remembers--
667
00:36:01,193 --> 00:36:03,293
She didn't really use the term
"getting into a fight with,"
668
00:36:03,361 --> 00:36:07,029
But brittney getting
frustrated over something.
669
00:36:07,099 --> 00:36:10,300
She doesn't remember
what happened after that,
670
00:36:10,368 --> 00:36:12,902
But she couldn't deny
671
00:36:12,971 --> 00:36:15,272
That she was the person
that killed her friend.
672
00:36:17,776 --> 00:36:24,380
♪ ♪
673
00:36:24,449 --> 00:36:27,116
She said she woke up
674
00:36:27,185 --> 00:36:29,119
And knew that something bad
had happened between
675
00:36:29,187 --> 00:36:31,188
Her and brittney.
676
00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:37,460
But she was just
so unable to accept it.
677
00:36:37,529 --> 00:36:41,331
And so instead,
she chose to try to deny
678
00:36:41,399 --> 00:36:43,566
And mislead, and--
679
00:36:43,635 --> 00:36:45,035
And I guess maybe that's easier
680
00:36:45,103 --> 00:36:47,938
When you really don't remember
what happened.
681
00:36:48,006 --> 00:36:51,541
- It really, really
makes you second-guess
682
00:36:51,609 --> 00:36:54,711
Every person in your life.
683
00:36:54,779 --> 00:36:57,547
So now it's like,
I go and look at my friends
684
00:36:57,616 --> 00:37:01,084
And I'm kind of scared.
685
00:37:01,152 --> 00:37:03,686
So I can't hang out
with people alone,
686
00:37:03,755 --> 00:37:07,390
Due to the fact
of what happened to her.
687
00:37:10,062 --> 00:37:12,695
- As cheyenne's trial
approaches,
688
00:37:12,697 --> 00:37:16,332
Canadian crown prosecutors
face a unique challenge.
689
00:37:16,401 --> 00:37:18,835
- One of the frustrating
things about her
690
00:37:18,903 --> 00:37:24,106
Not really admitting what
she did, there was no motive.
691
00:37:24,176 --> 00:37:27,744
She didn't offer a reason as
to why she killed her friend.
692
00:37:35,854 --> 00:37:37,787
- It's one of those cases
where we really didn't
693
00:37:37,789 --> 00:37:41,758
Get an answer
as to why this happened,
694
00:37:41,826 --> 00:37:45,261
And that has a lot
to do with drugs.
695
00:37:45,329 --> 00:37:48,765
The fact that cheyenne was
so intoxicated that night
696
00:37:48,833 --> 00:37:51,334
That she can't remember
killing someone,
697
00:37:51,403 --> 00:37:53,636
Like, I think speaks volumes
698
00:37:53,705 --> 00:37:56,273
To the unanswered questions
of this case.
699
00:37:58,076 --> 00:38:01,978
What could have made cheyenne
so angry in that moment
700
00:38:02,046 --> 00:38:05,615
That that's where
her anger went?
701
00:38:05,683 --> 00:38:09,051
- So all of a sudden,
this notion of culpability
702
00:38:09,121 --> 00:38:10,620
Is a little more unclear.
703
00:38:10,688 --> 00:38:12,522
There's no clear motive.
704
00:38:12,590 --> 00:38:14,757
And the crown, by law,
705
00:38:14,759 --> 00:38:16,693
Is obligated to go through
a checklist of factors
706
00:38:16,761 --> 00:38:18,661
To take into account--
707
00:38:18,663 --> 00:38:22,298
Her family circumstances,
education, addictions,
708
00:38:22,367 --> 00:38:24,000
Poverty, all of that.
709
00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:28,638
- Sometimes you just don't
know what the motive is,
710
00:38:28,706 --> 00:38:30,840
And no one will ever tell you.
711
00:38:30,909 --> 00:38:33,209
It doesn't make sense why
a person kills another person
712
00:38:33,278 --> 00:38:36,045
Or commits a horrible crime
against another person.
713
00:38:36,047 --> 00:38:38,514
And sometimes
there is no motive.
714
00:38:38,583 --> 00:38:39,949
You're just evil.
715
00:38:43,020 --> 00:38:49,926
[dramatic music]
716
00:38:49,994 --> 00:38:53,062
[tense music]
717
00:38:53,131 --> 00:38:54,130
♪ ♪
718
00:38:54,198 --> 00:38:57,867
- Two years after the murder
of brittney gargol,
719
00:38:57,936 --> 00:39:00,202
Her friend, cheyenne antoine,
720
00:39:00,204 --> 00:39:04,407
Is charged with
second-degree murder.
721
00:39:04,476 --> 00:39:07,944
Cheyenne claims that
due to the drugs and alcohol
722
00:39:08,012 --> 00:39:10,713
She consumed,
she has no memory
723
00:39:10,782 --> 00:39:13,516
Of the night
that brittney died.
724
00:39:13,584 --> 00:39:16,686
As her trial approaches,
725
00:39:16,754 --> 00:39:18,654
Prosecutors believe
they can prove
726
00:39:18,723 --> 00:39:20,823
Cheyenne killed brittney.
727
00:39:20,892 --> 00:39:23,793
But to maximize her sentence,
728
00:39:23,862 --> 00:39:28,564
They'll also have to prove
she intended to murder her.
729
00:39:28,633 --> 00:39:31,033
- The fact that cheyenne
wouldn't admit
730
00:39:31,102 --> 00:39:34,704
What she did to the police
made it difficult
731
00:39:34,772 --> 00:39:38,007
To prove criminal intent.
732
00:39:38,009 --> 00:39:40,643
Second-degree murder
is a murder
733
00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:43,112
With full intent to kill.
734
00:39:43,181 --> 00:39:48,384
Manslaughter can have
the reduced intent to kill.
735
00:39:48,453 --> 00:39:51,921
We accepted the plea
of guilty to manslaughter
736
00:39:51,990 --> 00:39:54,524
On the basis that
she was drunk at the time.
737
00:39:58,596 --> 00:40:00,396
- Cheyenne antoine
is sentenced
738
00:40:00,464 --> 00:40:03,766
To seven years in prison.
739
00:40:03,835 --> 00:40:06,602
She is eligible
for release in 2024.
740
00:40:06,671 --> 00:40:08,538
[doors slam]
741
00:40:12,543 --> 00:40:15,411
- Seven years actually
is the ballpark
742
00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:18,881
For manslaughter sentence
in saskatchewan.
743
00:40:18,883 --> 00:40:21,217
I've seen it
as low as two years.
744
00:40:21,286 --> 00:40:26,355
- Still, brittney's loved ones
are devastated.
745
00:40:26,424 --> 00:40:30,126
- She was a wonderful person
whose life was cut short,
746
00:40:30,195 --> 00:40:32,429
And it's--it's not fair.
747
00:40:32,497 --> 00:40:33,763
It's just not fair.
748
00:40:35,833 --> 00:40:38,034
- We thought it was bullsh--.
749
00:40:38,102 --> 00:40:41,704
She was given so many chances.
750
00:40:41,773 --> 00:40:44,274
What more do you need
to see that this person
751
00:40:44,342 --> 00:40:46,075
Is not going to learn?
752
00:40:46,144 --> 00:40:47,810
- People have gone
to jail a lot longer
753
00:40:47,879 --> 00:40:50,713
For killing their dog or cat.
754
00:40:50,782 --> 00:40:52,281
It does not make sense.
755
00:40:52,283 --> 00:40:53,816
Why is she getting
a slap on the wrist?
756
00:40:53,885 --> 00:40:55,217
She's still young enough
to go out there and live
757
00:40:55,286 --> 00:40:57,353
A full life,
still have a family,
758
00:40:57,422 --> 00:41:00,957
Build everything and anything
that brittney will never have.
759
00:41:03,395 --> 00:41:07,063
[melancholy music]
760
00:41:07,131 --> 00:41:09,799
- Brittney's friends
are in disbelief
761
00:41:09,867 --> 00:41:13,769
That cheyenne could
forget strangling her.
762
00:41:13,838 --> 00:41:15,638
- I think she knows
and remembers,
763
00:41:15,706 --> 00:41:17,907
But is playing it off as,
764
00:41:17,976 --> 00:41:22,178
I was inebriated,
and I'm going to use that card.
765
00:41:22,246 --> 00:41:25,447
And I don't think
that's fair either.
766
00:41:25,517 --> 00:41:28,150
- They also struggle
with how long it took
767
00:41:28,152 --> 00:41:31,621
For police to connect the dots
and make an arrest.
768
00:41:31,689 --> 00:41:34,090
- It felt ridiculous.
769
00:41:34,158 --> 00:41:35,992
We're not going to look
at a picture and be like,
770
00:41:36,060 --> 00:41:38,294
Oh, look,
there's the murder weapon.
771
00:41:38,362 --> 00:41:41,230
But it was a little
frustrating that it--
772
00:41:41,299 --> 00:41:44,033
The answer was right there.
773
00:41:47,571 --> 00:41:49,972
- The existence of the photo,
and why it took so long
774
00:41:50,041 --> 00:41:52,509
To really definitively
connect that to cheyenne,
775
00:41:52,577 --> 00:41:55,845
I still don't really
quite know.
776
00:41:55,913 --> 00:41:59,115
But I think the numerous
attempts to mislead police
777
00:41:59,183 --> 00:42:02,651
Certainly did not make the
investigation straightforward.
778
00:42:02,721 --> 00:42:05,321
It would have had to follow
a lot of false leads,
779
00:42:05,390 --> 00:42:07,423
And that takes time
and resources.
780
00:42:07,492 --> 00:42:09,625
And I mean, we don't have
a huge police service here.
781
00:42:09,694 --> 00:42:13,529
So it's one of those things
where I think
782
00:42:13,597 --> 00:42:17,399
They just had to eventually
get the right things to crack,
783
00:42:17,401 --> 00:42:20,870
And that eventually happened.
784
00:42:20,939 --> 00:42:22,738
- The fact that
it was a friend
785
00:42:22,807 --> 00:42:24,774
Who took brittney's life
786
00:42:24,842 --> 00:42:29,178
Is especially difficult
for her loved ones,
787
00:42:29,247 --> 00:42:33,950
But they are determined
that her memory will live on.
788
00:42:34,018 --> 00:42:39,055
- I miss her bubbly, happy,
positive personality.
789
00:42:41,325 --> 00:42:44,360
I miss her quite often,
'cause I see her every day.
790
00:42:44,428 --> 00:42:47,697
I don't tear up every day,
but I still--once in a while,
791
00:42:47,765 --> 00:42:50,132
I do get a little bit emotional
thinking about
792
00:42:50,134 --> 00:42:55,271
Back in the day with her,
what she could have been now.
793
00:42:55,339 --> 00:43:00,109
I just feel saddened that
she's missed out on her life.
794
00:43:02,046 --> 00:43:03,579
- I got to hang out
with brittney
795
00:43:03,648 --> 00:43:06,816
Two weeks prior to everything
that happened to her.
796
00:43:06,884 --> 00:43:09,919
We got to sit in her car
and catch up for a bit,
797
00:43:09,987 --> 00:43:12,188
Talking about our lives
798
00:43:12,256 --> 00:43:15,525
And where we are
and how we're so surprised,
799
00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:17,193
How much we're growing up,
800
00:43:17,261 --> 00:43:21,964
And about being
the people that we are.
801
00:43:22,032 --> 00:43:25,335
When I'm walking by the river
and going for walks,
802
00:43:25,403 --> 00:43:28,237
Every day,
it reminds me of her.
803
00:43:28,306 --> 00:43:30,973
Brittney was
a very loving person,
804
00:43:30,975 --> 00:43:33,943
And she did
everything she could
805
00:43:34,011 --> 00:43:37,680
To make another person happy.
806
00:43:37,749 --> 00:43:39,349
I'm glad that
my last memory of her
807
00:43:39,417 --> 00:43:43,119
Was her smiling
and hanging out and laughing.