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[Whitney McGehee]
She was strong
and tough
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and she wasn't going
to take anything
from nobody.
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[Jamie McMillen]
She probably had
a list of girls
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that she went out
on a hunt for
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every single day
to make their lives
absolutely miserable.
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[Sara Patterson]
She was hanging out
with the wrong people.
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She was preyed upon.
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[Amanda Richards speaking]
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[Det. Brian Martin]
No one could foresee
what was going to happen.
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This was much more
than just a girl fight.
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We were terrible bitches
to each other
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but she was still
my friend.
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[siren blaring]
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[police talking over radio]
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[Det. Martin] Shortly before
11:00 p.m.,
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the Fort Wayne
Police Department
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and Fire and Ambulance
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responded to a 911 call
at Guthrie St.
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District officers
had previously responded
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to this address,
hours before
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and it was a small party
where there was loud music
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and a neighbor had called
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because they were annoyed
by the young people
who had gathered.
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[Jamie] And the party
should have been
broken up
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but it wasn't.
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So now, let's fast forward
to 90 minutes later.
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[Det. Martin]
The police department
and medics arrive
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and they found
a young lady
in the driveway.
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She was bleeding
from the chest.
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She was rushed
to the Trauma Center
in Fort Wayne
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to be treated for,
what turned out to be,
life-threatening injuries.
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[Jamie] Fort Wayne
is definitely
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like an all-American
type of your hometown.
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And we do your Friday
Night Lights here.
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Baseball, football.
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[narrator] In 2002,
Wayne High School
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could be ripped from
any classic teen movie.
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I would say our high school
had a lot of cliques.
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I feel like it's the same
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everywhere in
the United States.
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You had, like,
the stoner kids,
the skaters.
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Your goth kids.
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You had the preppy kids
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that wore, you know,
Abercrombie & Fitch,
Aéropostale,
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American Eagle,
that type of thing.
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[Jamie Duffy]
And in any kind
of high school,
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there are always
mean girls.
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We made some
good memories.
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We didn't always
make smart decisions.
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[narrator]
In the Wayne High
social hierarchy,
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junior Stacy DeGrandchamp
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junior Stacy DeGrandchamp
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is at the top
of the pyramid.
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[Sara] Stacy,
in high school,
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belonged with
the preppy kids.
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She liked being
a part of that group.
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She loved her name brands
and things like that.
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She was always dressed
so cute, too.
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[Jamie] Stacy loved
volleyball,
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loved to play volleyball.
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She had a very, like,
goofy, outgoing personality.
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Stacy would frequently
trip over her feet,
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trying to get to the ball
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and she just
laughed it off
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and she just had
the great attitude.
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[Jamie] Stacy grew up
as an only child.
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Her mom was
a single mom
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and her mom
and my mom are twins.
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And we always
grew up together.
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She lived one street
down from me.
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[Sara] She was so
confident and beautiful.
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I mean, it was almost, like,
looking at a movie star.
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You were just like...
[gasps] You know?
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[narrator] But being
a pretty, popular girl
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comes with its downsides.
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[Rachel]
I feel that
sometimes she was
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[Rachel]
I feel that
sometimes she was
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too harshly judged
by girls.
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I know this sounds like
such a cliché
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but she was so
beautiful that
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a lot of girls
were envious.
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[narrator]
Some might call her
a "Goody two-shoes."
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Then, in the spring
of 2002,
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Stacy meets
high school grad
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Brandon Muff
at a house party.
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[Det. Martin]
Brandon was approximately
20 years old
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and Stacy at age 17,
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I think she was, kind of,
drawn to the older guy.
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Maybe that was
a cool thing to do.
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Brandon was a bad boy.
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[Duffy] Sometimes,
you know,
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if what you're known
is a good girl,
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you want to
break out of that
a little bit.
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[Sara] I just knew
it was a boy
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that was a bit older
than us
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that Stacy was dating
and she was head
over heels.
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All of a sudden,
Stacy wasn't around.
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Stacy was hanging out
with the group
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that was associated
with Brandon.
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[narrator]
That group includes
high school party girls,
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[narrator]
That group includes
high school party girls,
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Amanda Richards
and Whitney McGehee.
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The part spot was wherever
somebody's parents
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were not going to be at.
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Or wherever they were
going to let us
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take over their house.
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[narrator] The group
often ends up
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at 16-year-old
Holly Boisvert's house,
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a queen bee in
the neighborhood
party scene.
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[Whitney] Holly had
a pool at her house
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and her dad would let us
go swimming,
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hang out, do whatever.
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I mean, we could have
30 kids at their house
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and her dad
would have been
okay with it.
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and her dad
would have been
okay with it.
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[Jamie] I know that Holly,
Whitney and Amanda
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were all
pretty good friends
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and I believe that
they were all friends
with Brandon.
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Amanda was a little bit
more quieter
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and Holly wanted to be
the head of the trio.
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[Whitney] Holly could
come off as a bully,
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or a mean girl, yes,
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and if you didn't know
how to take her
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or understand that, yeah.
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But she was fun
to be around.
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I think that's why
we all hung out with her.
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[narrator]
As Brandon's girlfriend,
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Stacy becomes
an official member
of the party crowd.
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But turns out,
there's friction
between Stacy and Holly
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that dates back
to middle school.
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[Jamie] There was a time
when Stacy was
in eighth grade
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and they all went over
to Holly's house.
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Stacy had her feet
in the water
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and Holly made fun
of the way
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that she was splashing.
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"You are prancing
around like a little
effing princess."
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Something to that effect
was said
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Something to that effect
was said
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and in front
of everybody else
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and, so, of course,
everybody laughed.
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So Stacy got up
and left the pool party.
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[Whitney] Holly was rough
and tough
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and she wasn't
going to take anything
from nobody.
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[narrator] By the time
Stacy enters Wayne High,
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she and Holly seem to have
buried the hatchet.
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Holly and Stacy both had
really strong attitudes,
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really strong personalities.
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[Natasha Cole]
I think that Stacy
and Holly were cordial,
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they had mutual friends,
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but I don't think
that she really paid
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but I don't think
that she really paid
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much attention to Holly.
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[narrator]
But Stacy's recent
addition to their group
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touches a nerve for Holly.
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[Jamie] Holly dated Brandon
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before Stacy dated Brandon.
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Brandon and Holly
were a thing
in the past.
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But now, her and Brandon
are just friends.
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[Jamie] And I think
that Holly thought
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that she and Brandon
would get back together.
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[Natasha] I absolutely
think that
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Holly was jealous
of Stacy.
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Holly was jealous
of Stacy.
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She's beautiful
and she has a great
sense of humor
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and she was dating Brandon.
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[narrator] Once again,
there's friction between
Holly and Stacy,
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but this time,
Stacy's not walking away.
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Stacy felt that Holly
was more aggressive
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and she brought
all this animosity
towards Stacy
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and Stacy's just like,
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"Why are you coming to me,
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you know, when I'm
his girlfriend now?
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you know, when I'm
his girlfriend now?
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You need to just
step back."
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[Whitney] I don't
think Stacy
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would have cared enough
about Holly
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to want to fight her.
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But if Holly is going
to come at Stacy
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and try to fight her,
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Stacy's not going to
back down
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and Stacy is going
to stand her ground.
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There was a conflict
of interest.
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I was friends with
both of them.
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They were both
my very good friends.
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Now there was a boy
in between them
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and, then, my friendships
with them.
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and, then, my friendships
with them.
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Holly had just
expressed to me that
she didn't like Stacy,
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and Stacy, pretty much,
didn't like Holly.
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[narrator] These two
were headed for a fight
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and only one
will walk away.
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They were pitted
against each other,
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it almost seemed like,
the moment
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that they even knew
of the other's existence.
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[narrator] But soon,
Holly's not the only one
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who has a beef
with Stacy.
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Then, me and Stacy
got into a fight.
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[Det. Martin] Whitney felt
that Stacy was talking
behind her back,
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[Det. Martin] Whitney felt
that Stacy was talking
behind her back,
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which, ultimately, led to
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just your high school,
petty backstabbing.
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[Whitney] I think there was
a miscommunication
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on something that
was said
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behind my back
to my ex-boyfriend.
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Apparently, Stacy
caused embarrassment
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by inferring that
Whitney was pining
after this boy.
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It was something silly
that got out of hand.
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Whitney had a
lot of anger
towards Stacy.
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Whitney had a
lot of anger
towards Stacy.
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[narrator] And Holly
was there to stir the pot.
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[Natasha] I think that
Holly was also jealous
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of the friendship
between Whitney and Stacy.
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And she would have
been happy
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if there was any
beef between
their mutual friends.
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[Jamie] It's probably
Holly putting
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imaginary daggers
in Stacy's back, meaning,
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spreading rumors that
probably are not true
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about what Stacy said
or didn't say.
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[Duffy] Rumors and
hurt feelings
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and gossip and things
like that
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are the main tools
that mean girls use.
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are the main tools
that mean girls use.
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[telephone beep]
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[Whitney talking
over phone]
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[Det. Martin] I don't think
anybody truly realized
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that it was going
to escalate to the point
that it escalated.
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[Whitney talking
over phone]
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[phone call ending]
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[narrator]
High school drama
is heating up
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between Whitney McGehee
and Stacy DeGrandchamp,
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but it's Holly Boisvert
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who is adding fuel
to the fire.
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[Whitney] Holly, who was
wanting everybody
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to become enemies
with Stacy.
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Holly was perfectly fine
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with me having
a falling out with Stacy.
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[Jamie] It's one of those
things where
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if I'm mad at her,
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you're going to be mad
at her, too, with me
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and that's just
the type of person
Holly was.
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Holly was...
She was a mean girl.
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She probably had a list
of girls
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that she went out
on a hunt for
every single day
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to make their lives
absolutely miserable
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because that was
just the type
of person she was.
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[Natasha] Stacy would not
put up with anything
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from somebody like Holly
threatening her.
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[Rachel] Stacy, she would
stick up for herself.
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She wouldn't pick fights
or nothing,
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but if she felt like
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she needed to stick up
for herself,
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she would have no problem
doing so.
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she would have no problem
doing so.
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[Sara] Outside looking in
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to this group of friends,
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that were spending
their time with Stacy,
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I felt like
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she was hanging out
with the wrong people.
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[narrator]
By August of 2002,
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Stacy had come
to the same conclusion.
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[Jamie] Holly was spreading
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negative words and rumors
about Stacy
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just to create more
enemies for Stacy.
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[Duffy] I think
the intensity
of the rumors
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[Duffy] I think
the intensity
of the rumors
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made her feel like
she needed to step back,
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and, so, she was just
taking a break from it all
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because, you know,
the mean girl thing
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was just getting
out of control.
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[narrator] Meanwhile,
her relationship
with Brandon
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is falling apart.
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[Natasha] I knew
that him and Stacy
were, kind of, like,
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I don't know.
They were not
in a great place.
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[Sara] Life was getting
a little bit more serious.
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We were going
to be seniors.
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I think that we were
trying to, you know,
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think about, like,
get a little bit
ahead of the game.
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[narrator] With only
a few weeks left
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[narrator] With only
a few weeks left
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before the start
of senior year
at Wayne High,
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Stacy makes
a big decision.
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[Sara] She broke up
with Brandon
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and stopped hanging out
with him.
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[Jamie] Stacy was
getting ready
to go into college
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and what her dreams
and her future held
and it wasn't with him.
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[narrator] Stacy makes
a break from Brandon
and the clique,
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except for one new bestie
she met over the summer.
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Abby Oswald.
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[Jamie] Abby was
good friends
with Brandon
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before Stacy and Abby
even met.
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before Stacy and Abby
even met.
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So Stacy met Abby
through Brandon.
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Abby and Stacy
were very close.
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I'd say they had
a good friendship.
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[Sara] I really
didn't know
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Abby that well,
Abby Oswald.
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She wasn't, like,
in with our group
of friends
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as far as like
high school went,
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but I did notice her
coming around more.
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I just remember
being like,
"Who's this chick?"
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But not real
impressed by her.
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I think, even like,
a little jealous, annoyed.
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I think, even like,
a little jealous, annoyed.
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That, you know, like,
"Here is this new girl
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that Stacy's
hanging out with."
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[Jamie] Stacy was with
Abby Oswald.
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Stacy and Abby decided
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that they were
going to go to
the mall together.
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And she was going
to pick out her
senior picture outfit.
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Later, Abby proposed
to Stacy that
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they should go
to a party.
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they should go
to a party.
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[narrator] The party's
in a run-down neighborhood
on Guthrie St.
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[Natasha]
The house on Guthrie,
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it was not
our normal scene.
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I don't think that
that was a very safe
place to be.
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[narrator] But it's where
Brandon lives
with his roommate Justin.
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I believe that Brandon
had asked Abby
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when they got done
shopping to come by
the Guthrie house.
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I was told that Brandon
wanted Stacy back,
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um, even though
that's not what
she wanted to do.
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um, even though
that's not what
she wanted to do.
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And Stacy decided
that she didn't really
want to go.
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[narrator]
She's concerned
that Holly, Amanda
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and Whitney
might be there.
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[Jamie] But somebody
had said that
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they weren't going to be
at the party.
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[Duffy] Abby is
the kind of girl
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that just won't take
"no" for an answer.
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Abby says,
"You've got to come.
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You've got to come."
Won't take a "no".
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And, so, Stacy finally says,
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"Yeah, why not?
I'll go to the party."
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Why not?
It's just a party.
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[Det. Martin]
It is approximately
9:30 in the evening,
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[Det. Martin]
It is approximately
9:30 in the evening,
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when Abby pulls in
the driveway with Stacy,
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at Justin's home
on Guthrie.
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And Stacy, as she arrived
with her friend Abby, says,
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"What is she doing here?"
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[Natasha] I don't think
she knew
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what she was walking into,
by any means.
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[narrator] On a hot
summer night,
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Whitney and Amanda
decide to stay clear
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of the party
on Guthrie Street.
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[Whitney] If our parents
found out that
we hung out there,
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we would be in
really big trouble.
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We were going
to hang out with
another group of friends,
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me and Amanda Richards.
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[narrator] But riding
with them that night
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is the queen bee
of their group,
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Holly Boisvert and
she does want to go
to the party.
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[Whitney] I remember
driving over there
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[Whitney] I remember
driving over there
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and we drop Holly off
at the house
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and she was
supposed to page
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when she was ready.
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And if she did not page
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before we left
where we were going,
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then we would just
come back and pick her up.
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[narrator]
Whitney and Amanda never
get a page from Holly.
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So they head back
to Brandon's house
around 11:30,
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to pick her up as planned.
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[police talking over radio]
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[Whitney] When we pull up
to the house,
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there is police
and ambulance
everywhere.
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00:16:22,171 --> 00:16:25,667
there is police
and ambulance
everywhere.
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The whole block
was pretty much
shut down by police.
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[narrator]
Just 30 minutes earlier,
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a young woman is rushed
to the hospital.
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A group of teens
are gathered outside.
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Abby Oswald tells detectives
what happened.
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[Det. Martin]
Brandon and Holly
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they were sitting on
the front porch together,
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when Abby and Stacy
first pulled up.
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And Stacy sees Holly
and says,
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And Stacy sees Holly
and says,
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00:16:54,867 --> 00:16:56,400
"What is she doing here?"
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Holly and Stacy
have a verbal argument.
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[Duffy] Within 10 minutes of
Stacy DeGrandchamp's arrival,
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she and Holly are in
a shouting match together.
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Eventually they are
fighting with each other.
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There is hair pulling,
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there is punching,
there is kicking.
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They are rolling around
on the grass.
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[Jamie] Holly had
every intention on
going out there
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and giving Stacy
a beating,
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00:17:26,867 --> 00:17:28,900
but Stacy was beating her
pretty bad.
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[Det. Martin]
Stacy was getting
the best of Holly,
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to the point where
she was kicking Holly
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00:17:34,767 --> 00:17:36,066
in the head
or in the face.
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[Duffy] Then,
all of a sudden,
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00:17:39,767 --> 00:17:42,667
it seems as though
Stacy is going limp
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and losing her strength.
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And that's when Brandon
decided to reach down
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00:17:50,266 --> 00:17:52,171
and pull Stacy away
from Holly.
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and pull Stacy away
from Holly.
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00:17:54,467 --> 00:17:56,600
[narrator]
Brandon grabs Stacy
by the ankles
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and pulls her into
some recycling bins
in the yard.
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00:18:02,100 --> 00:18:04,800
Stacy gets up and staggers
down the driveway.
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00:18:05,667 --> 00:18:06,967
Abby says, "Let's get
out of here."
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And as Stacy
is walking around
403
00:18:10,166 --> 00:18:14,166
to the passenger's side
of the vehicle,
she collapses.
404
00:18:14,166 --> 00:18:16,767
She appeared to be having
some type of seizure.
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Abby runs over to her,
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00:18:20,266 --> 00:18:22,171
to try and figure out
what's wrong.
407
00:18:22,171 --> 00:18:23,000
to try and figure out
what's wrong.
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00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,600
[Det. Martin]
Brandon came over
almost immediately
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00:18:26,767 --> 00:18:28,300
and pulled up
Stacy's shirt
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and noticed that her bra
was saturated with blood.
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00:18:34,166 --> 00:18:35,600
[sirens blaring]
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[Det. Martin]
Stacy DeGrandchamp
was put in
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the back of the ambulance
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and rushed to
the hospital.
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I don't think anybody
at that party
realized, initially,
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that Stacy was hurt
as bad as she was.
417
00:18:52,100 --> 00:18:52,171
Holly and Brandon
were taken
418
00:18:52,171 --> 00:18:55,000
Holly and Brandon
were taken
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00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,800
from the scene
to the police station.
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When crime scene
units arrive,
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crime scene tape is up.
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00:19:02,166 --> 00:19:06,667
They began taking
photographs and
videotaping the scene.
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[narrator] Since Stacy
was bleeding
from the chest,
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investigators look
for weapons.
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00:19:11,367 --> 00:19:15,000
Detectives did not observe
any sharp-type objects,
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00:19:15,066 --> 00:19:16,800
knives or anything
of that type
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in the backyard or driveway
of the residence
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as they had presumed,
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00:19:21,266 --> 00:19:22,171
possibly, it would be
in the area
430
00:19:22,171 --> 00:19:22,967
possibly, it would be
in the area
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of where the girls
fought and struggled
on the ground.
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They went into
the residence,
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00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:30,500
after obtaining
a search warrant,
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00:19:30,567 --> 00:19:32,066
and they took some
kitchen knives
435
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that were laying
on the counter.
436
00:19:37,867 --> 00:19:40,667
[narrator]
In the operating room
at Parkview Hospital,
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doctors are working
to save Stacy's life.
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[Det. Martin] She sustained
a stab wound
439
00:19:46,367 --> 00:19:48,266
to the upper chest area,
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00:19:48,266 --> 00:19:49,567
in the area of her breast
441
00:19:49,567 --> 00:19:52,166
and she also had
a second stab wound
442
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to her abdomen area.
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00:19:52,171 --> 00:19:53,266
to her abdomen area.
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00:19:55,767 --> 00:19:58,100
Rita, Stacy's mom,
didn't know that
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something happened
to Stacy.
446
00:19:59,367 --> 00:20:01,800
She gets the voice message
around 11 o'clock.
447
00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:03,100
It's from Brandon.
448
00:20:03,166 --> 00:20:05,166
-[telephone beeps]
-[Brandon talks on phone]
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00:20:16,700 --> 00:20:20,066
[Jamie] Rita gets
to Parkview,
Randallia Hospital
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00:20:20,066 --> 00:20:22,171
to only be approached
by the hospitalist.
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00:20:22,171 --> 00:20:22,667
to only be approached
by the hospitalist.
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She said, "Oh, you're Stacy
DeGrandchamp's mother?"
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00:20:24,767 --> 00:20:26,767
And Rita answered, "Yes,"
and they said,
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"Well, unfortunately,
she's passed away."
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00:20:31,667 --> 00:20:33,000
[Sara] It breaks my heart.
456
00:20:34,166 --> 00:20:35,700
Oh, sorry.
457
00:20:36,867 --> 00:20:38,567
[chuckles] Sorry.
458
00:20:38,567 --> 00:20:40,266
It's something
I haven't thought about it
in a long time.
459
00:20:40,266 --> 00:20:42,500
[sniffling]
460
00:20:42,567 --> 00:20:45,667
Oh, I can't imagine
having to go and do that
with your only child.
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00:20:45,667 --> 00:20:46,600
[sobs softly]
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We had so many questions,
and no answers.
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00:20:53,100 --> 00:20:55,967
[narrator] Because the
stab wounds
appear intentional,
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Fort Wayne police
open a homicide investigation.
465
00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:00,867
At the station,
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00:21:00,867 --> 00:21:03,266
Holly shares
her version of events.
467
00:21:03,266 --> 00:21:05,000
[Det. Martin] Holly
stated that
468
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she had nothing
to do with, uh,
the injuries
469
00:21:07,567 --> 00:21:09,867
that took place
to Stacy,
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that they'd merely
gotten into an, an argument,
or a fight.
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00:21:42,266 --> 00:21:43,667
[Duffy] But, of course,
472
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very important,
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00:21:45,100 --> 00:21:48,100
Holly said,
she had no knife.
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00:21:48,100 --> 00:21:50,500
[Det. Martin] She says
she believes that Stacy
475
00:21:50,567 --> 00:21:52,171
might have fallen
on glass
in the recycling bins.
476
00:21:52,171 --> 00:21:53,567
might have fallen
on glass
in the recycling bins.
477
00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,100
[Det. Martin] Detectives
also interviewed Brandon.
478
00:22:04,100 --> 00:22:06,867
[narrator] His shirt,
stained with Stacy's blood,
479
00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:08,567
has been taken
as evidence.
480
00:22:34,066 --> 00:22:36,500
[no audio]
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[Det. Martin] He was trying to
allude to the fact that
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Stacy's injuries
being caused by
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00:22:41,467 --> 00:22:44,266
cut or broken glass,
or glass shards
484
00:22:44,266 --> 00:22:46,700
that were in the
recycle bin that
she fell into.
485
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,100
[narrator] But Holly
and Brandon's stories
486
00:22:50,100 --> 00:22:52,171
don't match up
to the evidence.
487
00:22:52,171 --> 00:22:53,000
don't match up
to the evidence.
488
00:22:53,066 --> 00:22:55,700
[Det. Martin] Crime scene
took photographs
of the recycle bins,
489
00:22:55,767 --> 00:22:57,467
and there was
no broken glass.
490
00:22:57,467 --> 00:23:00,066
There was no marks that
glass had been swept up,
491
00:23:00,066 --> 00:23:01,800
There was no blood,
492
00:23:01,867 --> 00:23:04,166
in our around
the recycle tubs.
493
00:23:04,166 --> 00:23:06,467
It was very clear
from the coroner's report
494
00:23:06,467 --> 00:23:08,467
that those injuries
were sustained,
495
00:23:08,467 --> 00:23:09,800
and inflicted,
496
00:23:09,867 --> 00:23:14,066
by a single edge,
sharp, bladed knife.
497
00:23:14,066 --> 00:23:15,867
They were described
as knife wounds.
498
00:23:15,867 --> 00:23:18,667
But the knife was
not located at the scene,
499
00:23:18,667 --> 00:23:21,667
or on any potential suspects
at the time.
500
00:23:21,667 --> 00:23:22,171
[narrator] Holly
and Brandon are released.
501
00:23:22,171 --> 00:23:23,667
[narrator] Holly
and Brandon are released.
502
00:23:23,667 --> 00:23:26,667
But this remains an open
homicide investigation.
503
00:23:32,567 --> 00:23:35,767
On August 19th, 2002,
504
00:23:35,767 --> 00:23:38,367
Stacy DeGrandchamp
is laid to rest.
505
00:23:40,100 --> 00:23:41,667
She's buried in her
senior outfit
506
00:23:41,667 --> 00:23:43,467
that she was supposed to do
senior pictures in.
507
00:23:45,667 --> 00:23:47,367
[narrator] It's a
full house,
508
00:23:47,367 --> 00:23:50,400
including Stacy's friends
from the party crowd,
509
00:23:50,467 --> 00:23:52,171
Abby, Whitney,
and Amanda.
510
00:23:52,171 --> 00:23:52,700
Abby, Whitney,
and Amanda.
511
00:23:52,767 --> 00:23:55,266
Holly Boisvert is
notably absent.
512
00:23:57,166 --> 00:23:59,166
[Jamie] We had
teachers there.
513
00:23:59,166 --> 00:24:01,266
She had a lot of
her classmates that came.
514
00:24:02,467 --> 00:24:03,600
Coaches.
515
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:06,400
But one
516
00:24:06,467 --> 00:24:09,467
person showed up
that, in my mind,
517
00:24:09,467 --> 00:24:11,767
was not invited
to come to that funeral.
518
00:24:11,767 --> 00:24:13,000
Brandon Muff showed up.
519
00:24:14,767 --> 00:24:17,100
And, all eyes
are on him.
520
00:24:18,667 --> 00:24:20,467
We couldn't believe
that he had
521
00:24:20,467 --> 00:24:22,171
the guts to show up.
522
00:24:22,171 --> 00:24:22,667
the guts to show up.
523
00:24:22,667 --> 00:24:24,667
We felt he had something
to do with this.
524
00:24:29,266 --> 00:24:32,100
[narrator]
Rumors are spreading
through Wayne High School,
525
00:24:32,100 --> 00:24:33,567
that Brandon and his friends
526
00:24:33,567 --> 00:24:35,800
tricked Stacy
into coming to the party,
527
00:24:35,867 --> 00:24:38,066
so Holly could hurt her.
528
00:24:38,066 --> 00:24:40,266
[Det. Martin] It leads
the detectives to wonder,
529
00:24:40,266 --> 00:24:42,166
was this a conspiracy
530
00:24:42,166 --> 00:24:45,900
to have one of the girls
eliminate the other.
531
00:24:45,967 --> 00:24:48,867
I do believe that Stacy
was led into a trap.
532
00:24:48,867 --> 00:24:50,667
They knew what was gonna
happen that night.
533
00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:01,600
After Stacy's death,
534
00:25:01,667 --> 00:25:04,000
nobody was going to
hang out with Holly.
535
00:25:04,567 --> 00:25:06,300
Holly called my house.
536
00:25:07,467 --> 00:25:09,467
I remember talking to her,
537
00:25:09,467 --> 00:25:12,166
and in the conversation,
said, "How could
you do this?"
538
00:25:12,166 --> 00:25:13,667
and she said,
"You know me,
539
00:25:13,667 --> 00:25:15,367
you know I would
never do this."
540
00:25:16,367 --> 00:25:17,900
And, then...
541
00:25:17,967 --> 00:25:19,300
I never
talked to her again.
542
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,533
The rumor mill,
when school stated back up,
543
00:25:23,533 --> 00:25:23,600
The rumor mill,
when school stated back up,
544
00:25:23,667 --> 00:25:25,567
it was all over the place,
545
00:25:25,567 --> 00:25:28,100
as far as what
took place at the party.
546
00:25:29,767 --> 00:25:32,300
[Rachel] The only
common thread was
547
00:25:32,367 --> 00:25:35,266
Holly stabbed her,
Holly killed her.
548
00:25:36,467 --> 00:25:38,300
That was
the common thread.
549
00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,967
[narrator] But another rumor
makes its way to police.
550
00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:44,667
Whitney had something
to do with it.
551
00:25:45,700 --> 00:25:46,767
[answer machine beeps]
552
00:25:54,867 --> 00:25:57,800
For a detective to hear
a voicemail like we heard,
553
00:25:57,867 --> 00:26:01,000
that was given to us
by Rita, Stacy's mother,
554
00:26:01,066 --> 00:26:04,166
where somebody is saying,
"You better watch
your back",
555
00:26:04,166 --> 00:26:05,467
and then,
556
00:26:05,467 --> 00:26:07,800
in very, uh, short time,
557
00:26:07,867 --> 00:26:10,300
that individual
is, is killed,
558
00:26:11,367 --> 00:26:12,867
uh, it's very concerning.
559
00:26:14,667 --> 00:26:16,367
[knock on door]
560
00:26:16,367 --> 00:26:18,700
[Whitney] The detective
came to my house,
561
00:26:18,767 --> 00:26:20,767
to interview me there.
562
00:26:20,767 --> 00:26:23,533
[Det. Martin] We have to
ask her why exactly
she left this message,
563
00:26:23,533 --> 00:26:24,367
[Det. Martin] We have to
ask her why exactly
she left this message,
564
00:26:24,367 --> 00:26:28,700
and eliminate
or include her as a
potential suspect
565
00:26:28,767 --> 00:26:32,367
in Stacy's homicide,
whether she had a role
of setting it up.
566
00:26:34,166 --> 00:26:37,600
[Whitney] The message
was never, ever a threat,
it was...
567
00:26:37,667 --> 00:26:40,700
A warning,
so that she knew to
watch out for herself,
568
00:26:40,767 --> 00:26:43,200
because I knew that
Holly wanted to fight her.
569
00:26:45,166 --> 00:26:48,867
So, Stacy needs to know
that Holly is mad,
570
00:26:48,867 --> 00:26:50,367
because I didn't want
them to end up
571
00:26:50,367 --> 00:26:52,400
at the same place,
at the same time.
572
00:26:54,100 --> 00:26:57,400
[narrator] But if Whitney
was trying to keep
Holly and Stacy apart,
573
00:26:57,967 --> 00:26:59,467
it appears Brandon
574
00:26:59,467 --> 00:27:03,200
was actively trying to
set them on a
collision course.
575
00:27:03,266 --> 00:27:05,000
[Det. Martin] Detectives
learned through Whitney,
576
00:27:05,066 --> 00:27:06,867
that on August the 15th,
577
00:27:06,867 --> 00:27:09,367
Brandon had called over
to Holly's house,
578
00:27:09,367 --> 00:27:13,100
and said, "If you don't
come over to this party,
over on Guthrie,
579
00:27:13,100 --> 00:27:15,867
then I'll never
speak to you again."
580
00:27:15,867 --> 00:27:18,166
[Whitney] I thought
they were just gonna
hang out and talk,
581
00:27:18,166 --> 00:27:21,600
I had no idea that
Stacy was going to
even be at the party.
582
00:27:27,300 --> 00:27:29,700
[Det. Martin] So detectives
had to try to figure out
583
00:27:29,767 --> 00:27:33,266
if this was some sort of
trap that was, uh,
584
00:27:33,266 --> 00:27:37,000
laid out by Brandon
to get both girls
at the house to fight.
585
00:27:38,300 --> 00:27:40,867
I'm sure it absolutely
hurt Brandon's ego
586
00:27:40,867 --> 00:27:42,700
that Stacy broke up
with him.
587
00:27:43,667 --> 00:27:47,000
Was he working to get
even with her,
588
00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:50,467
maybe there was a
little bit of revenge
on his part,
589
00:27:50,467 --> 00:27:51,800
in this whole affair.
590
00:27:53,300 --> 00:27:53,533
[Whitney] Holly's jealousy
and Brandon's spite
591
00:27:53,533 --> 00:27:56,900
[Whitney] Holly's jealousy
and Brandon's spite
592
00:27:56,967 --> 00:27:58,467
is what got them
both there.
593
00:27:59,967 --> 00:28:02,166
[narrator] But there is
another person who is key
594
00:28:02,166 --> 00:28:05,266
in persuading Stacy
to go the party that night,
595
00:28:05,266 --> 00:28:07,667
her new friend, Abby Oswald.
596
00:28:07,667 --> 00:28:11,266
I think that Abby
insisting that Stacy
go to that party
597
00:28:11,266 --> 00:28:14,500
is because Abby
was friends with Brandon.
598
00:28:15,467 --> 00:28:17,367
From a detective's
point of view,
599
00:28:17,367 --> 00:28:19,500
I wondered why
600
00:28:19,567 --> 00:28:23,000
Abby would bring
her friend over to
the Guthrie St. house,
601
00:28:23,066 --> 00:28:23,533
knowing that there's
a possibility
602
00:28:23,533 --> 00:28:25,400
knowing that there's
a possibility
603
00:28:25,467 --> 00:28:27,467
that Holly was there,
or...
604
00:28:27,467 --> 00:28:29,567
As they were
pulling up, seeing Holly,
605
00:28:29,567 --> 00:28:31,000
and knowing the tension,
606
00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,800
why she didn't just say,
"Hey, now's not the time,
let's leave."
607
00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,867
[Sara] My suspicion
at the time,
608
00:28:37,867 --> 00:28:40,600
was that Abby was
a part of the...
609
00:28:41,567 --> 00:28:43,967
The game plan
to get Stacy there,
610
00:28:43,967 --> 00:28:45,667
to the party.
611
00:28:45,667 --> 00:28:48,000
Whether that was
actually driving,
612
00:28:48,066 --> 00:28:49,667
talking her into going,
613
00:28:49,667 --> 00:28:52,367
I think that is the part
that Abby had played.
614
00:28:52,367 --> 00:28:53,533
[narrator] But when
detectives speak to Abby,
615
00:28:53,533 --> 00:28:54,900
[narrator] But when
detectives speak to Abby,
616
00:28:54,967 --> 00:28:56,867
she denies
any involvement.
617
00:28:57,767 --> 00:28:59,867
Abby also said that
she was the one
618
00:28:59,867 --> 00:29:01,400
who tried to
break up the fight.
619
00:29:02,567 --> 00:29:05,100
[narrator] With all roads
leading back to Brandon,
620
00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:10,367
detectives call in
his roommate from
Guthrie St.,
621
00:29:10,367 --> 00:29:11,800
Justin Troop.
622
00:29:13,367 --> 00:29:16,100
[Det. Martin] The interview
with Justin to
law enforcement
623
00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:18,867
was on the 26th of August.
624
00:29:18,867 --> 00:29:21,567
Justin appeared to be
a very credible witness.
625
00:29:23,400 --> 00:29:23,533
According to
Justin's account,
626
00:29:23,533 --> 00:29:25,100
According to
Justin's account,
627
00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:28,667
he tried to
break the fight up,
between Stacy and Holly.
628
00:29:28,667 --> 00:29:30,800
And Brandon
pushes him aside,
629
00:29:30,867 --> 00:29:33,066
and says,
"No, let them fight."
630
00:29:33,066 --> 00:29:37,367
It's almost as if Brandon
is enjoying the fight.
631
00:29:37,367 --> 00:29:41,200
[Duffy] So, did he
set it up? Possibly.
632
00:29:41,266 --> 00:29:44,700
Did Brandon intend for
any harm to come to Stacy?
633
00:29:44,767 --> 00:29:46,700
That's tougher to prove,
634
00:29:46,767 --> 00:29:48,133
and harder to say.
635
00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:53,533
[Det. Martin] Justin was
able to tell
law enforcement
636
00:29:53,533 --> 00:29:55,867
[Det. Martin] Justin was
able to tell
law enforcement
637
00:29:55,867 --> 00:29:57,500
that Brandon
made the statement,
638
00:29:57,567 --> 00:29:59,867
"Just tell them",
639
00:29:59,867 --> 00:30:01,300
referring to the police,
640
00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:03,500
that Holly didn't do
anything,
641
00:30:03,567 --> 00:30:06,166
and that Stacy just fell.
642
00:30:06,166 --> 00:30:08,367
It made law enforcement
very suspicious
643
00:30:08,367 --> 00:30:10,700
that maybe Brandon
had more,
644
00:30:10,767 --> 00:30:12,233
uh, solid information,
645
00:30:12,233 --> 00:30:14,667
but was just not
bringing it forward to
law enforcement.
646
00:30:14,667 --> 00:30:17,000
Whether he was afraid,
whether he was trying to
647
00:30:17,066 --> 00:30:19,000
stonewall the
investigation,
648
00:30:19,066 --> 00:30:21,600
or whether he was
attempting to
649
00:30:22,100 --> 00:30:23,533
cover for Holly.
650
00:30:23,533 --> 00:30:23,567
cover for Holly.
651
00:30:27,266 --> 00:30:30,867
Brandon was, uh,
ultimately interviewed
a second time
652
00:30:30,867 --> 00:30:33,667
and it was during
the course of
this interview
653
00:30:33,667 --> 00:30:38,000
that Brandon refused
to give any other
information.
654
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,400
Brandon made the comment
to law enforcement,
655
00:30:40,467 --> 00:30:43,500
to the detectives, that he,
uh, "was no snitch",
656
00:30:43,567 --> 00:30:46,367
and that he did not see
Holly with a knife.
657
00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,400
[narrator] But to many,
one thing is certain.
658
00:30:50,467 --> 00:30:53,467
They fought, it's
clear as day,
659
00:30:53,467 --> 00:30:53,533
that Holly did it, like,
it's clear as day.
660
00:30:53,533 --> 00:30:55,867
that Holly did it, like,
it's clear as day.
661
00:30:56,767 --> 00:30:59,367
To us, it was,
"She murdered Stacy."
662
00:30:59,367 --> 00:31:00,800
We-We've got our killer.
663
00:31:01,767 --> 00:31:03,967
I thought, within
three to four months,
664
00:31:03,967 --> 00:31:07,166
we would be in court,
and I would watch her,
in my mind,
665
00:31:07,166 --> 00:31:08,467
get the death penalty,
you know,
666
00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:11,000
like, I was going to
actually see justice.
667
00:31:12,567 --> 00:31:14,166
It's normal to
668
00:31:14,166 --> 00:31:16,000
think, they're going to
keep interviewing,
669
00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,367
and they are going to
be able to find
670
00:31:17,367 --> 00:31:19,500
a couple witnesses
that are willing to speak.
671
00:31:20,266 --> 00:31:21,800
Just one, just one witness.
672
00:31:21,867 --> 00:31:23,533
And of all these people
that were at this party
that night,
673
00:31:23,533 --> 00:31:24,100
And of all these people
that were at this party
that night,
674
00:31:24,166 --> 00:31:25,767
not one person was
willing to come forward
675
00:31:25,767 --> 00:31:27,100
and say that
they'd seen something.
676
00:31:28,767 --> 00:31:31,700
[narrator]
With no witnesses,
and no murder weapon,
677
00:31:31,767 --> 00:31:33,400
there are no arrests made.
678
00:31:36,567 --> 00:31:38,266
[Jamie] Months upon
months upon months,
679
00:31:38,266 --> 00:31:40,767
no phone calls back,
then, you know,
680
00:31:40,767 --> 00:31:42,266
days turn into years.
681
00:31:44,100 --> 00:31:46,000
We were extremely
discouraged, I mean,
682
00:31:46,066 --> 00:31:48,000
you can only imagine
after all those years
683
00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,000
of trying to get justice,
that,
684
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,166
it just won't ever come.
685
00:31:52,166 --> 00:31:53,533
[narrator] But sometimes,
justice comes from
the most unlikely places.
686
00:31:53,533 --> 00:31:56,467
[narrator] But sometimes,
justice comes from
the most unlikely places.
687
00:32:16,667 --> 00:32:18,700
[narrator] By 2019,
688
00:32:18,767 --> 00:32:22,467
students at Wayne High
have heard the story
for 17 years.
689
00:32:23,166 --> 00:32:24,900
If you're mean enough,
690
00:32:24,967 --> 00:32:26,467
you can get away
with murder.
691
00:32:28,767 --> 00:32:32,066
It felt like Stacy's case
was on the backburner,
692
00:32:32,066 --> 00:32:34,100
and nothing was
being done,
693
00:32:34,166 --> 00:32:36,500
and nobody understood why.
694
00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:39,467
[narrator] But,
Stacy's cousin
695
00:32:39,467 --> 00:32:41,888
Jamie McMillen refuses
to let the case die.
696
00:32:41,888 --> 00:32:44,000
Jamie McMillen refuses
to let the case die.
697
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,467
She finally connects with
cold case detective,
Brian Martin.
698
00:32:48,500 --> 00:32:51,266
[Det. Martin] In March
of 2019,
699
00:32:51,266 --> 00:32:54,367
I received a telephone call
from Jamie McMillen.
700
00:32:54,367 --> 00:32:58,700
Jamie was wanting to
speak to me about
her cousin's case.
701
00:32:58,767 --> 00:33:01,367
[Jamie] When
Detective Martin
called me back,
702
00:33:01,367 --> 00:33:03,700
I thought,
"Okay, this is a step
in the right direction."
703
00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:10,467
Jamie believed that
if I would be able
to talk to Brandon,
704
00:33:10,467 --> 00:33:11,888
Holly, Abby,
and Amanda,
705
00:33:11,888 --> 00:33:13,600
Holly, Abby,
and Amanda,
706
00:33:13,667 --> 00:33:16,166
that I would probably be
able to get the answers
707
00:33:16,166 --> 00:33:20,000
to the questions that
we'd been looking for
all along.
708
00:33:20,000 --> 00:33:22,500
There is a benefit
to the cold cases,
709
00:33:22,567 --> 00:33:24,166
and interviewing witnesses.
710
00:33:24,166 --> 00:33:26,800
Maybe they've gotten
older, matured,
711
00:33:26,867 --> 00:33:30,066
gotten out of that lifestyle
and are more willing
to talk to us.
712
00:33:32,166 --> 00:33:35,867
[narrator]
Detective Martin first
tracks down Abby Oswald.
713
00:33:35,867 --> 00:33:37,200
[Det. Martin] Let me
ask you this,
714
00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:40,166
-at any time, did you see
Holly with a knife?
-No.
715
00:33:40,166 --> 00:33:41,888
I never saw a weapon,
that's why this is so hard
716
00:33:41,888 --> 00:33:43,166
I never saw a weapon,
that's why this is so hard
717
00:33:43,166 --> 00:33:45,266
-and why I--
-You just thought
it was like a fight...
718
00:33:45,266 --> 00:33:46,634
-Yes, yeah.
-...in a yard, and then
all of a sudden,
719
00:33:46,634 --> 00:33:49,100
-this happens?
-Yeah, and like her mom,
we, you know,
720
00:33:49,100 --> 00:33:50,734
when we were
talking after the fact,
721
00:33:50,734 --> 00:33:54,567
she then wanted me to say,
"I saw a weapon", or,
"I know something".
722
00:33:54,567 --> 00:33:56,867
But I can't sit here
and say, "I saw
a weapon"...
723
00:33:56,867 --> 00:33:58,600
-Don't.
-..."I saw a knife",
when I didn't.
724
00:34:02,600 --> 00:34:05,700
[narrator]
Detective Martin then
speaks to Brandon Muff,
725
00:34:05,767 --> 00:34:08,500
who says he wishes
he saw more.
726
00:34:08,567 --> 00:34:11,500
[Det. Martin] I observed
Brandon to be, uh...
727
00:34:11,567 --> 00:34:11,888
He was remorseful.
728
00:34:11,888 --> 00:34:12,800
He was remorseful.
729
00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:15,367
He, you could tell
this has been
weighing on Brandon
730
00:34:15,367 --> 00:34:17,467
for 17 years.
731
00:34:17,467 --> 00:34:20,300
But he doesn't recall
seeing Holly with a knife.
732
00:34:23,300 --> 00:34:26,967
Approximately one month
after speaking with
Brandon Muff and Abby,
733
00:34:26,967 --> 00:34:29,467
I was able to track down
Holly Boisvert,
734
00:34:29,467 --> 00:34:31,467
in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
735
00:34:31,467 --> 00:34:33,767
-[knocks on door]
-[door opens]
736
00:34:33,767 --> 00:34:36,867
[Det. Martin] It took Holly
quite a while to answer
the door, but when she did,
737
00:34:36,867 --> 00:34:40,667
I introduced myself as, uh,
Detective Martin from
Fort Wayne,
738
00:34:40,667 --> 00:34:41,888
and, I was working
on a cold case.
739
00:34:41,888 --> 00:34:42,900
and, I was working
on a cold case.
740
00:34:42,967 --> 00:34:44,967
The look on her face,
she was, uh...
741
00:34:44,967 --> 00:34:47,300
She got rather pale.
742
00:34:47,367 --> 00:34:50,266
I indicated that I knew
that it'd been some time,
743
00:34:50,266 --> 00:34:52,367
and I asked her
if she remembered
the party.
744
00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:56,166
Nothing makes sense,
745
00:34:56,166 --> 00:34:57,667
about the whole thing.
746
00:34:57,667 --> 00:34:58,800
[Det. Martin] How so?
747
00:34:59,867 --> 00:35:03,767
Everybody there,
we were all friends.
748
00:35:03,767 --> 00:35:05,133
-I mean, it was--
-[Det. Martin] But,
you and Stacy had,
749
00:35:05,133 --> 00:35:08,367
kinda had a little
beef going on,
because of Brandon.
750
00:35:08,367 --> 00:35:10,567
-It was so stupid, that was--
-[Det. Martin]
It was, uh, it...
751
00:35:10,567 --> 00:35:11,888
I agree, it was like
one of those just,
752
00:35:11,888 --> 00:35:11,900
I agree, it was like
one of those just,
753
00:35:11,900 --> 00:35:14,300
-petty, high school
girl things, right?
-Exactly.
754
00:35:14,367 --> 00:35:17,100
-[Det. Martin] Okay, so...
-I know everybody
says that
755
00:35:17,100 --> 00:35:20,000
I did something to her,
I know that they blame me.
756
00:35:20,066 --> 00:35:22,800
[Det. Martin] There were
several things that, uh,
really stuck out to me.
757
00:35:22,867 --> 00:35:25,166
First and foremost,
she kept referring
758
00:35:25,166 --> 00:35:27,367
to Stacy as her friend.
759
00:35:27,367 --> 00:35:30,467
She was my friend,
we were terrible
teenage girls,
760
00:35:30,467 --> 00:35:32,000
but she was
still my friend.
761
00:35:32,066 --> 00:35:34,667
"And I would never
intentionally
stab my friend."
762
00:35:34,667 --> 00:35:37,667
I would not have
done that to her.
763
00:35:37,667 --> 00:35:41,888
Intentionally,
I never would've
pulled a knife on her.
764
00:35:41,888 --> 00:35:42,500
Intentionally,
I never would've
pulled a knife on her.
765
00:35:42,567 --> 00:35:47,367
We were terrible bitches
to each other, but she was
still my friend.
766
00:35:47,367 --> 00:35:49,767
I didn't expect that
we were gonna fight.
767
00:35:52,667 --> 00:35:55,867
[narrator] Holly admits
to owning a pocket knife
at the time,
768
00:35:55,867 --> 00:35:58,767
saying she
carried it around
for protection.
769
00:35:58,767 --> 00:36:00,300
[Det. Martin]
Do you recall,
770
00:36:00,300 --> 00:36:02,667
did you have, uh,
your pocket knife
with you that day?
771
00:36:02,667 --> 00:36:04,700
I didn't even
have it with me,
772
00:36:04,767 --> 00:36:07,400
like, if it was there,
it was in my bag,
773
00:36:07,467 --> 00:36:09,667
it's not like
I walk around holding it.
774
00:36:09,667 --> 00:36:11,867
[Det. Martin] Have you
seen it recently,
do you have it now?
775
00:36:15,266 --> 00:36:16,567
Uh, let me...
776
00:36:17,467 --> 00:36:18,700
[softly] Let me
look somewhere.
777
00:36:20,500 --> 00:36:24,266
And she got up,
and she went back
to a bedroom area.
778
00:36:25,967 --> 00:36:29,200
What's crossing my mind
when Holly hands me
this knife is,
779
00:36:29,266 --> 00:36:32,667
one, is she trying to
throw me off of
what's really happening,
780
00:36:32,667 --> 00:36:34,400
and where that knife
really is,
781
00:36:34,467 --> 00:36:37,100
or two, did I catch her
in a moment of weakness,
782
00:36:37,100 --> 00:36:38,467
and she actually
gave me the knife
783
00:36:38,467 --> 00:36:40,000
used to kill Stacy?
784
00:36:43,266 --> 00:36:45,567
I then returned back to
Fort Wayne, and began
785
00:36:45,567 --> 00:36:47,767
putting information
together in the case.
786
00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,300
[narrator]
While test results show
that Stacy's DNA
787
00:36:51,367 --> 00:36:53,700
is not on Holly's knife,
788
00:36:53,767 --> 00:36:57,266
Detective Martin does
further testing
on the weapon.
789
00:36:57,266 --> 00:36:59,300
I ultimately showed
this pocket knife
790
00:36:59,367 --> 00:37:01,967
to the chief pathologist
who investigated this case.
791
00:37:03,500 --> 00:37:06,800
[Duffy] Dr. Scott-Wagner
reviewed the autopsy photos,
792
00:37:06,867 --> 00:37:09,567
and came to the conclusion
793
00:37:09,567 --> 00:37:11,888
that the knife
Holly Boisvert turned over
to Brian Martin,
794
00:37:11,888 --> 00:37:14,367
that the knife
Holly Boisvert turned over
to Brian Martin,
795
00:37:14,367 --> 00:37:17,367
was consistent with
the stab wounds
796
00:37:17,367 --> 00:37:19,100
that DeGrandchamp received.
797
00:37:22,767 --> 00:37:25,700
That information,
along with information
798
00:37:25,767 --> 00:37:27,400
from the initial
investigation,
799
00:37:27,467 --> 00:37:30,767
began to get us
to a point where
we were able to
800
00:37:30,767 --> 00:37:33,100
present this case
to the Prosecutor's office.
801
00:37:34,266 --> 00:37:37,300
[Duffy] On Wednesday,
March 25th of 2020,
802
00:37:37,367 --> 00:37:39,867
Holly Boisvert was
taken into custody.
803
00:37:43,166 --> 00:37:46,166
[Sara] To get her
just even back to Indiana,
804
00:37:46,166 --> 00:37:48,467
and in Fort Wayne's jail,
805
00:37:48,467 --> 00:37:52,667
was just like,
holy, you know what,
like, this is...
806
00:37:52,667 --> 00:37:55,667
You know,
it's the first time that
807
00:37:55,667 --> 00:37:56,967
I felt like
808
00:37:56,967 --> 00:37:59,000
Stacy might actually
get justice.
809
00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:03,367
The pre-trial conferences
were conducted by
810
00:38:03,367 --> 00:38:05,967
the Allen County
Prosecutor's Office.
811
00:38:05,967 --> 00:38:09,066
[narrator] After years
of silence from
the group of friends,
812
00:38:09,066 --> 00:38:11,888
a star witness
finally decides to
come forward,
813
00:38:11,888 --> 00:38:12,166
a star witness
finally decides to
come forward,
814
00:38:12,767 --> 00:38:14,367
Amanda Richards,
815
00:38:14,367 --> 00:38:17,367
who was in the car
with Holly and Whitney
the night of the party.
816
00:39:03,900 --> 00:39:06,867
And one of the last things
Amanda remembers doing
817
00:39:06,867 --> 00:39:10,100
is handing Holly
her knife,
818
00:39:10,166 --> 00:39:11,888
and Holly walking up
to the house.
819
00:39:11,888 --> 00:39:13,367
and Holly walking up
to the house.
820
00:39:13,367 --> 00:39:17,100
[Whitney] I was in the car,
I didn't even know Holly
821
00:39:17,166 --> 00:39:19,266
and Amanda has
exchanged a knife.
822
00:39:22,667 --> 00:39:25,600
[Det. Martin] I can't speak
to why Amanda
823
00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:27,767
waited so long to
bring that information out,
824
00:39:27,767 --> 00:39:29,367
I'm just thankful
that she did.
825
00:39:30,567 --> 00:39:33,166
[narrator] In consultation
with Stacy's family,
826
00:39:33,166 --> 00:39:36,600
Allen County offers
Holly Boisvert a plea deal.
827
00:39:36,667 --> 00:39:38,467
[Det. Martin] Holly
ultimately acknowledged
the fact that
828
00:39:38,467 --> 00:39:41,700
she did, in fact,
stab Stacy,
causing her death.
829
00:39:41,767 --> 00:39:41,888
[narrator] Holly never
implicates Brandon,
or Abby.
830
00:39:41,888 --> 00:39:44,767
[narrator] Holly never
implicates Brandon,
or Abby.
831
00:39:44,767 --> 00:39:47,767
She insists
she acted on her own.
832
00:39:47,767 --> 00:39:50,266
[Jamie] She just sat there
and stated,
833
00:39:50,266 --> 00:39:53,600
to the judge that she had
killed Stacy DeGrandchamp,
834
00:39:53,667 --> 00:39:55,200
and he said then,
"How did you do it?"
835
00:39:55,266 --> 00:39:57,266
And she said,
"I had a knife in my hand,
836
00:39:57,266 --> 00:39:59,367
and I stabbed her once here",
837
00:39:59,367 --> 00:40:01,400
and she said,
"and I stabbed her once here."
838
00:40:01,467 --> 00:40:03,100
He said,
"And how would you
like to plead?"
839
00:40:03,100 --> 00:40:04,266
And she said, "Guilty."
840
00:40:06,867 --> 00:40:08,100
[Whitney]
I was emotional.
841
00:40:08,767 --> 00:40:10,100
It hit me hard,
842
00:40:10,900 --> 00:40:11,888
that finally...
843
00:40:11,888 --> 00:40:12,467
that finally...
844
00:40:14,100 --> 00:40:15,567
Finally, she admitted to it.
845
00:40:20,100 --> 00:40:24,867
[Duffy] Holly was sentenced
on January 14th of 2022.
846
00:40:24,867 --> 00:40:28,567
The plea deal
called for 25 years,
with five years suspended,
847
00:40:28,567 --> 00:40:31,867
and three years of
adult probation
following it.
848
00:40:31,867 --> 00:40:35,600
[narrator] With time
already spent in jail
and good behavior,
849
00:40:35,667 --> 00:40:38,867
Holly could be
out of prison
as early as 2030.
850
00:40:38,867 --> 00:40:41,888
[Jamie] I absolutely believe
that Holly should've
gotten more time.
851
00:40:41,888 --> 00:40:42,967
[Jamie] I absolutely believe
that Holly should've
gotten more time.
852
00:40:42,967 --> 00:40:46,166
I felt, at least,
the full 20 years,
853
00:40:46,166 --> 00:40:47,266
behind bars.
854
00:40:48,667 --> 00:40:50,800
[Det. Martin] To me,
I think closure, uh,
855
00:40:51,467 --> 00:40:53,000
quite frankly is [bleep].
856
00:40:53,000 --> 00:40:55,667
Um, and I say that because
857
00:40:55,667 --> 00:40:57,767
I don't how you can
have a loved one
858
00:40:57,767 --> 00:40:59,767
taken from you
in a violent manner,
859
00:40:59,767 --> 00:41:01,467
for no reason at all,
860
00:41:01,467 --> 00:41:03,367
and ever be able to, uh,
861
00:41:03,367 --> 00:41:06,300
wrap your brain around
how and why that happened.
862
00:41:08,367 --> 00:41:10,467
[narrator] Even all these
years later,
863
00:41:10,467 --> 00:41:11,888
Stacy's friends and family
can't fathom
864
00:41:11,888 --> 00:41:13,000
Stacy's friends and family
can't fathom
865
00:41:13,066 --> 00:41:15,166
how teen mean girl drama
866
00:41:15,166 --> 00:41:16,500
turned so deadly.
867
00:41:18,100 --> 00:41:20,467
I think the
most important piece
of it all
868
00:41:20,467 --> 00:41:24,767
is that life is so fragile
and can be taken
at any point in time.
869
00:41:24,767 --> 00:41:27,266
And even,
something senseless
over a a boy
870
00:41:27,266 --> 00:41:30,800
or over, just,
being upset about rumors.
871
00:41:32,467 --> 00:41:35,767
There are families that
never get justice for
their lost loved ones,
872
00:41:35,767 --> 00:41:37,867
and so, at least,
873
00:41:38,367 --> 00:41:39,867
Stacy got something.
874
00:41:44,166 --> 00:41:45,567
I wrote a poem for Stacy,
875
00:41:45,567 --> 00:41:48,767
and, um, they actually
published it inside
her yearbook
876
00:41:48,767 --> 00:41:51,300
for Wayne High School
for 2003 graduating class,
877
00:41:51,367 --> 00:41:52,567
which would've been her.
878
00:41:52,567 --> 00:41:54,767
And I actually
have it here,
879
00:41:54,767 --> 00:41:57,066
"Her eyes so bright
her smile so wide
880
00:41:57,066 --> 00:41:59,700
we always let her know
that we are
right by her side,
881
00:41:59,767 --> 00:42:02,166
so never forget her
never let her
leave your mind,
882
00:42:02,166 --> 00:42:03,900
tell her you love her
just one more time."