1 00:00:07,700 --> 00:00:10,400 If you are popular, life is easy 2 00:00:10,467 --> 00:00:12,367 at the top of the social ladder. 3 00:00:12,367 --> 00:00:14,667 She had high hopes for them to become friends. 4 00:00:14,667 --> 00:00:17,400 MARIE: But the women were practically enemies. 5 00:00:17,467 --> 00:00:20,266 It was not a pleasant situation. 6 00:00:20,367 --> 00:00:24,166 They made her feel unwelcome in her own home. 7 00:00:24,266 --> 00:00:28,000 It was a ticking time bomb that was just about to explode. 8 00:00:28,066 --> 00:00:30,000 She felt threatened by KC. 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:30,100 She felt threatened by KC. 10 00:00:30,166 --> 00:00:32,967 His existence was threatening to her, because 11 00:00:32,967 --> 00:00:35,667 he represented something that she had never experienced. 12 00:00:38,367 --> 00:00:42,467 When I arrive on scene, there is a lifeless person on 13 00:00:42,567 --> 00:00:45,467 the floor, and there's blood everywhere. 14 00:00:45,467 --> 00:00:48,467 MARIE: How does she turn into a violent killer without 15 00:00:48,567 --> 00:00:50,900 any remorse, just like that? 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,100 I've never seen anything like it, ever. 17 00:00:53,166 --> 00:00:56,166 [theme music playing] 18 00:01:03,467 --> 00:01:07,867 ♪♪ 19 00:01:07,967 --> 00:01:12,567 Murfreesboro is a small town right outside of Nashville. 20 00:01:13,667 --> 00:01:16,767 MTSU, or Middle Tennessee State University, 21 00:01:16,867 --> 00:01:19,967 was definitely the heart and soul of Murfreesboro. 22 00:01:19,967 --> 00:01:22,066 It's just a very awesome university. 23 00:01:22,066 --> 00:01:25,100 I loved going there, and everybody just gets along, 24 00:01:25,166 --> 00:01:27,767 and, uh, it's just like a very homey feel. 25 00:01:32,667 --> 00:01:34,300 NARRATOR: The Division 1 school is known 26 00:01:34,367 --> 00:01:37,166 for its first-rate sports program, 27 00:01:37,166 --> 00:01:40,166 and in 2011, the women's basketball team, 28 00:01:40,266 --> 00:01:44,867 the Lady Raiders, are riding high as queens of the campus. 29 00:01:44,967 --> 00:01:47,800 We had been successful the last four or five years, 30 00:01:47,867 --> 00:01:49,667 winning conference championships, 31 00:01:49,667 --> 00:01:52,200 progressing on to the NCAA tournament. 32 00:01:52,266 --> 00:01:55,567 The Lady Raiders were a big part of MTSU. 33 00:01:55,567 --> 00:01:57,567 Our fan base was phenomenal. 34 00:02:00,166 --> 00:02:04,300 We were one of the top athletic teams at MTSU. 35 00:02:04,367 --> 00:02:08,400 These girls are definitely at the top of the social ladder. 36 00:02:08,467 --> 00:02:11,467 Athletes are always most revered on campus, 37 00:02:11,467 --> 00:02:13,066 as well as the cheerleaders. 38 00:02:13,066 --> 00:02:17,000 Next in line, you would have the sororities and fraternities. 39 00:02:17,100 --> 00:02:20,467 And then I would say it just breaks down to your class, 40 00:02:20,467 --> 00:02:23,000 um, whether you're a senior, junior, 41 00:02:23,066 --> 00:02:24,567 sophomore, and, of course, 42 00:02:24,667 --> 00:02:27,200 that would leave the freshmen to be at the bottom. 43 00:02:28,467 --> 00:02:30,000 So we kind of had it, like, made. 44 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,367 So we kind of had it, like, made. 45 00:02:32,367 --> 00:02:34,367 When any of us think back about our college career, 46 00:02:34,467 --> 00:02:36,567 those are some of the best friends we've ever had. 47 00:02:58,700 --> 00:03:00,000 [indistinct radio chatter] 48 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:00,667 [indistinct radio chatter] 49 00:03:00,667 --> 00:03:03,100 KRISTY: When I arrive at the apartment, 50 00:03:03,166 --> 00:03:04,467 the scene is so chaotic. 51 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,467 We don't know who might be a suspect, 52 00:03:09,567 --> 00:03:13,066 who might be a witness, who might be a victim. 53 00:03:15,266 --> 00:03:18,266 And there is a lifeless person 54 00:03:18,266 --> 00:03:21,166 on the floor, and there's blood everywhere. 55 00:03:30,166 --> 00:03:32,767 NARRATOR: When freshman, Shanterrica Madden, 56 00:03:32,767 --> 00:03:35,100 and junior, Tina Stewart, move 57 00:03:35,166 --> 00:03:37,166 into Raiders Crossing Apartments, 58 00:03:37,266 --> 00:03:40,800 they are both on full scholarships, 59 00:03:40,867 --> 00:03:45,000 Tina for athletics, and Shanterrica for academics. 60 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:48,200 I'm not quite certain how Shanterrica 61 00:03:48,266 --> 00:03:50,166 and Tina got paired -- from what I heard, 62 00:03:50,166 --> 00:03:52,266 Raiders Crossing Apartments 63 00:03:52,367 --> 00:03:55,867 tried to get people from the same background together. 64 00:03:55,967 --> 00:03:58,367 Shanterrica and Tina were both from Memphis. 65 00:03:58,367 --> 00:04:00,000 They both attended the same high school, 66 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:00,100 They both attended the same high school, 67 00:04:00,166 --> 00:04:02,100 Central High School, 68 00:04:02,166 --> 00:04:03,900 NARRATOR: But just because they came from the same 69 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:07,367 high school does not mean they ate lunch together. 70 00:04:07,367 --> 00:04:11,467 Tina is a popular athlete, while Shanterrica 71 00:04:11,467 --> 00:04:13,900 is a brainy wallflower. 72 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,667 The basketball team at Central High School did very well. 73 00:04:17,667 --> 00:04:21,266 It would be a natural for Tina to be very well known 74 00:04:21,266 --> 00:04:24,767 in her high school and be a popular person there. 75 00:04:24,767 --> 00:04:28,567 I think that Tina would have had a celebrity status. 76 00:04:28,567 --> 00:04:30,000 ANNE MARIE: Tina grew up in a hard place in Memphis, 77 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:31,000 ANNE MARIE: Tina grew up in a hard place in Memphis, 78 00:04:31,100 --> 00:04:33,867 but she grew up in a family that was super close knit. 79 00:04:33,967 --> 00:04:37,000 They were very supportive of each other, and I know her mom 80 00:04:37,066 --> 00:04:38,800 and her dad worked really, really hard 81 00:04:38,867 --> 00:04:40,100 to provide a living for them. 82 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:44,266 RENEE REECE: Shanterrica was very smart. 83 00:04:44,367 --> 00:04:46,967 She was on the honor roll, very in her books. 84 00:04:46,967 --> 00:04:51,066 I would definitely call Shanterrica a hard worker, 85 00:04:51,066 --> 00:04:52,367 determined. 86 00:04:52,467 --> 00:04:54,367 I do believe Shanterrica was maybe one of 87 00:04:54,367 --> 00:04:56,867 the first in her family to go away to college. 88 00:04:56,867 --> 00:04:58,500 So that's a big deal. 89 00:04:58,567 --> 00:05:00,000 I know that she came up in a good family. 90 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,600 I know that she came up in a good family. 91 00:05:01,667 --> 00:05:04,667 I definitely feel like Shanterrica parents expected her 92 00:05:04,767 --> 00:05:06,467 to hold her morals 93 00:05:06,567 --> 00:05:10,667 and go to MTSU for what you're going there for. 94 00:05:10,667 --> 00:05:13,100 So she was very loving 95 00:05:13,166 --> 00:05:17,100 and happy and quiet. 96 00:05:17,166 --> 00:05:20,767 MARIE: She came from a very sheltered childhood, 97 00:05:20,867 --> 00:05:22,567 from a strict family. 98 00:05:22,567 --> 00:05:24,867 I don't think that Shanterrica went to prom. 99 00:05:24,967 --> 00:05:26,900 She did not date. 100 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,000 Shanterrica was quiet, studious, 101 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:30,400 Shanterrica was quiet, studious, 102 00:05:30,467 --> 00:05:35,266 shy, and unfortunately, easily forgotten. 103 00:05:35,367 --> 00:05:38,367 NARRATOR: Tina and Shanterrica are as good a fit 104 00:05:38,467 --> 00:05:39,700 as oil and water. 105 00:05:41,867 --> 00:05:44,767 MARIE: Shanterrica did not have a social life, 106 00:05:44,867 --> 00:05:46,900 so she wasn't even on the social ladder 107 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,667 compared to Tina. 108 00:05:48,667 --> 00:05:50,967 RENEE REECE: I highly doubt Tina knew who 109 00:05:50,967 --> 00:05:55,266 Shanterrica was before them becoming roommates. 110 00:05:55,367 --> 00:05:57,567 I do know that Shanterrica 111 00:05:57,567 --> 00:06:00,000 already knew who Tina was from high school. 112 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:01,767 already knew who Tina was from high school. 113 00:06:01,767 --> 00:06:03,667 Shanterrica, I would assume, would have had 114 00:06:03,767 --> 00:06:05,667 high hopes for them to become friends. 115 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:13,300 NARRATOR: But as the semester kicks off 116 00:06:13,367 --> 00:06:16,700 and Tina's busy practice and social life ramp up, 117 00:06:16,767 --> 00:06:20,767 it doesn't include hanging with nerds like her roommate. 118 00:06:20,767 --> 00:06:23,300 The core group that hung out with Tina would've been 119 00:06:23,367 --> 00:06:26,000 Keke, Lauren, Kortni, and Icelyn. 120 00:06:27,500 --> 00:06:30,000 MARIE: They would hang out in the common area together, 121 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:30,367 MARIE: They would hang out in the common area together, 122 00:06:30,367 --> 00:06:32,567 eat, watch TV, 123 00:06:32,667 --> 00:06:36,166 probably do some homework, as well, while Shanterrica 124 00:06:36,166 --> 00:06:38,500 would remain alone in her bedroom. 125 00:06:38,567 --> 00:06:42,767 I think Shanterrica was very concerned about her grades. 126 00:06:42,767 --> 00:06:45,667 I think she also felt the pressure to be 127 00:06:45,767 --> 00:06:47,100 the perfect student. 128 00:06:47,166 --> 00:06:50,166 RENEE REECE: So Shanterrica, if she's trying to study, 129 00:06:50,266 --> 00:06:52,667 but her roommate has 10 people in the living room, 130 00:06:52,667 --> 00:06:55,767 it can be hard, and she felt like it was to make her 131 00:06:55,767 --> 00:06:57,900 uncomfortable and to make her leave. 132 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,266 NARRATOR: To avoid the tension with Tina, 133 00:07:04,266 --> 00:07:05,967 Shanterrica finds her own group 134 00:07:05,967 --> 00:07:08,400 of supportive and like-minded friends. 135 00:07:10,367 --> 00:07:14,600 I stayed in Corlew Dorm, and I met Shanterrica through 136 00:07:14,667 --> 00:07:18,266 a mutual friend that lived in the same dorm. 137 00:07:18,266 --> 00:07:22,967 It was typically me, Lesha, Shanterrica. 138 00:07:22,967 --> 00:07:25,600 MTSU is not an easy school to get in. 139 00:07:25,667 --> 00:07:27,967 You have to have a certain ACT score, 140 00:07:27,967 --> 00:07:29,900 so we were all very studious. 141 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,900 Our friend group was small. 142 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,567 We were all new to college life. 143 00:07:34,667 --> 00:07:37,066 So I feel like that just really connected us. 144 00:07:38,266 --> 00:07:40,700 As far as parties and things of that nature, 145 00:07:40,767 --> 00:07:42,900 she never came off as that type 146 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:44,967 that wanted to party or hang out. 147 00:07:44,967 --> 00:07:48,767 It was definitely stay in my books and do what 148 00:07:48,867 --> 00:07:52,567 I have to do so that I can move further in life. 149 00:07:52,667 --> 00:07:54,767 NARRATOR: Shanterrica may be a serious 150 00:07:54,867 --> 00:07:56,266 and hard-working student, 151 00:07:56,367 --> 00:07:58,900 but when it comes to cleaning up the apartment, 152 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:00,000 Tina gives her an F. 153 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:00,500 Tina gives her an F. 154 00:08:02,867 --> 00:08:04,266 ANNE MARIE: Tina came into the locker room 155 00:08:04,367 --> 00:08:05,600 one day before practice. 156 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,767 She came in to tell us a story about Shanterrica was eating 157 00:08:08,767 --> 00:08:11,767 her food, and we're all like, that's your food. 158 00:08:11,767 --> 00:08:14,000 You bought that food. 159 00:08:14,066 --> 00:08:15,266 Why would someone else be eating 160 00:08:15,266 --> 00:08:18,600 your food without at least asking? 161 00:08:18,667 --> 00:08:21,100 MARIE: Shanterrica was also the messy roommate. 162 00:08:21,166 --> 00:08:24,467 She did not clean up after herself after cooking. 163 00:08:26,500 --> 00:08:29,000 She left dirty dishes in the sink, 164 00:08:29,066 --> 00:08:30,000 trash in the common area. 165 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,400 trash in the common area. 166 00:08:32,467 --> 00:08:34,266 Her room was generally messy. 167 00:08:34,367 --> 00:08:37,500 She came across as someone who had never even, like, 168 00:08:37,567 --> 00:08:40,166 had to clean up growing up. 169 00:08:40,266 --> 00:08:41,667 NARRATOR: In retaliation, 170 00:08:41,767 --> 00:08:45,266 Tina, with the support of her basketball sisters, fights back 171 00:08:45,367 --> 00:08:48,166 with a little passive aggression. 172 00:08:48,166 --> 00:08:51,667 Tina ended up labeling the house. 173 00:08:51,767 --> 00:08:55,667 There was two of everything, two toasters, 174 00:08:55,767 --> 00:09:00,000 two water jugs, and if it was Tina's, it had her name on it. 175 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:00,266 two water jugs, and if it was Tina's, it had her name on it. 176 00:09:01,767 --> 00:09:05,967 It definitely made Shanterrica feel unwelcome in her own home. 177 00:09:05,967 --> 00:09:09,166 Felt like she -- she felt like it was a little petty. 178 00:09:09,166 --> 00:09:10,700 ANNE MARIE: We would just laugh about it, 179 00:09:10,767 --> 00:09:13,100 because some of the stuff was ridiculous. 180 00:09:13,166 --> 00:09:16,800 Like, it was just so simple and just like, what in the world, 181 00:09:16,867 --> 00:09:20,166 like, why would someone be, you know, acting like that? 182 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:25,100 Tina even tweeted that Shanterrica was unable to -- 183 00:09:25,166 --> 00:09:28,767 to cope with basic responsibilities. 184 00:09:28,867 --> 00:09:30,000 NARRATOR: A public attack from one of the campus 185 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:30,900 NARRATOR: A public attack from one of the campus 186 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:34,367 queen bees is the social kiss of death. 187 00:09:35,667 --> 00:09:37,700 Shanterrica was mortified by being called out 188 00:09:37,767 --> 00:09:39,066 on social media. 189 00:09:39,066 --> 00:09:43,300 So I think she just became very resentful toward Tina. 190 00:09:43,367 --> 00:09:45,200 Shanterrica definitely didn't like it, 191 00:09:45,266 --> 00:09:47,266 because she felt like she was being cyber-bullied, 192 00:09:47,266 --> 00:09:49,867 felt like she was being picked on. 193 00:09:49,867 --> 00:09:52,066 Although her name wasn't used, 194 00:09:52,066 --> 00:09:57,066 she knew that everyone knew that she was Tina's roommate. 195 00:09:58,900 --> 00:10:00,000 NARRATOR: Neither can move out, as the apartment 196 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:01,100 NARRATOR: Neither can move out, as the apartment 197 00:10:01,166 --> 00:10:03,700 is paid up for the entire semester. 198 00:10:03,767 --> 00:10:05,200 Stuck living together, 199 00:10:05,266 --> 00:10:08,100 the roommates soon find a new cause for conflict. 200 00:10:10,100 --> 00:10:14,900 We did smoke marijuana occasionally, whether to 201 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,600 experiment or just to 202 00:10:16,667 --> 00:10:20,700 wind down from a long day, just to relax and chill out. 203 00:10:20,767 --> 00:10:22,467 You couldn't smoke in the dorms. 204 00:10:22,567 --> 00:10:24,166 Really the only option 205 00:10:24,166 --> 00:10:27,767 or only place to smoke would be at someone's apartment. 206 00:10:27,767 --> 00:10:29,367 NARRATOR: And since Shanterrica's friends 207 00:10:29,367 --> 00:10:30,000 all live in the dorms, 208 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:31,100 all live in the dorms, 209 00:10:31,166 --> 00:10:33,266 there's only one place they can go. 210 00:10:38,467 --> 00:10:41,100 [exhales heavily] 211 00:10:41,166 --> 00:10:44,066 One day, Tina came home from practice, and when she got 212 00:10:44,066 --> 00:10:46,100 in there, she could smell, uh, marijuana, 213 00:10:46,166 --> 00:10:49,066 and she knows, like, that's not 214 00:10:49,066 --> 00:10:52,967 allowed for her, because we're athletes, and we're drug tested. 215 00:10:52,967 --> 00:10:56,166 So she was not very happy about it. 216 00:10:56,266 --> 00:10:59,266 DIANE: If a coach came over to check curfew, 217 00:10:59,266 --> 00:11:00,000 and there was the smell of marijuana in the air, 218 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:02,100 and there was the smell of marijuana in the air, 219 00:11:02,166 --> 00:11:04,867 that's not gonna be a good situation. 220 00:11:04,967 --> 00:11:08,600 We randomly drug test our athletes throughout the year. 221 00:11:08,667 --> 00:11:12,200 Those were concerns for Tina or any athlete. 222 00:11:12,266 --> 00:11:16,367 Tina was extremely upset about the situation, because she could 223 00:11:16,367 --> 00:11:19,100 lose her academic scholarship if she tested positive 224 00:11:19,166 --> 00:11:20,567 for marijuana. 225 00:11:20,567 --> 00:11:24,767 So she confronted Shanterrica and asked her 226 00:11:24,767 --> 00:11:27,767 not to smoke pot in the apartment. 227 00:11:27,767 --> 00:11:30,000 ANNE MARIE: And from there, I assumed Tina thought, okay, 228 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:30,967 ANNE MARIE: And from there, I assumed Tina thought, okay, 229 00:11:30,967 --> 00:11:32,667 she's gonna respect me. 230 00:11:32,767 --> 00:11:35,400 We've talked about it, and it's not gonna happen again. 231 00:11:36,767 --> 00:11:39,166 Shanterrica obviously didn't respect her, 232 00:11:39,166 --> 00:11:42,200 because she continued to do so. 233 00:11:42,266 --> 00:11:44,000 MARIE: I'm sure that Tina was thrown off 234 00:11:44,066 --> 00:11:46,166 by Shanterrica's behavior. 235 00:11:46,266 --> 00:11:49,567 Tina was not used to anyone questioning her authority, 236 00:11:49,667 --> 00:11:51,867 and I think for Tina, 237 00:11:51,867 --> 00:11:53,900 you don't disrespect people. 238 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:56,000 You don't get away with that. 239 00:11:56,066 --> 00:11:57,900 NARRATOR: But Shanterrica feels even more 240 00:11:58,000 --> 00:11:59,800 disrespected than Tina, 241 00:11:59,867 --> 00:12:00,000 and it's because of Tina's strapping basketball 242 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,767 and it's because of Tina's strapping basketball 243 00:12:02,867 --> 00:12:06,066 boyfriend, KC Anuna. 244 00:12:06,066 --> 00:12:09,166 She was scared and really didn't know what to do. 245 00:12:09,166 --> 00:12:12,266 RENEE REECE: I never thought that it was going 246 00:12:12,367 --> 00:12:15,066 to escalate the way that it escalated. 247 00:12:16,166 --> 00:12:18,166 Both of them were so caught up in the situation 248 00:12:18,166 --> 00:12:21,367 that they couldn't leave it, and it's going to explode. 249 00:12:28,667 --> 00:12:31,900 MARIE: Petty issues between Shanterrica and Tina escalate 250 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:33,867 beginning in the spring semester. 251 00:12:33,967 --> 00:12:36,900 Things do not improve -- their relationship does not improve 252 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,867 after a winter break, it only gets worse. 253 00:12:39,967 --> 00:12:42,166 NARRATOR: In their Raiders Crossing apartment, 254 00:12:42,266 --> 00:12:44,166 the tension between Tina Stewart 255 00:12:44,166 --> 00:12:47,867 and Shanterrica Madden is getting thicker, 256 00:12:47,967 --> 00:12:51,667 and the spark that will set off an explosion is 257 00:12:51,767 --> 00:12:54,201 Tina's boyfriend, KC Anuna. 258 00:12:54,201 --> 00:12:54,266 Tina's boyfriend, KC Anuna. 259 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:58,266 DIANE: KC played on the basketball team, 260 00:12:58,367 --> 00:13:00,467 and the men's and women's teams are always 261 00:13:00,467 --> 00:13:02,867 in the gym overlapping. 262 00:13:02,867 --> 00:13:04,867 So I think that's probably how they met. 263 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,467 MARIE: KC was well known. 264 00:13:08,467 --> 00:13:11,100 He is a nice guy. 265 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:12,967 I've dealt with a lot of jocks in my life. 266 00:13:12,967 --> 00:13:16,800 Like, he's not one of the -- he's not a bad one. 267 00:13:16,867 --> 00:13:18,867 You saw him walking down the hall, 268 00:13:18,967 --> 00:13:20,166 you might go, ooh, who's that dude? 269 00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:22,100 Because he's well built. 270 00:13:22,166 --> 00:13:24,201 Took care of himself and was very confident. 271 00:13:24,201 --> 00:13:25,166 Took care of himself and was very confident. 272 00:13:25,166 --> 00:13:26,667 He carried himself well. 273 00:13:26,767 --> 00:13:29,166 So that might be intimidating to some people. 274 00:13:29,166 --> 00:13:32,667 NARRATOR: When Tina and KC started dating in 2008, 275 00:13:32,667 --> 00:13:35,367 it was like two stars colliding. 276 00:13:35,367 --> 00:13:37,767 It was a connection that I really, 277 00:13:37,767 --> 00:13:39,066 you know, you can't really explain. 278 00:13:39,066 --> 00:13:41,700 It's just like, wow, these two are, like, 279 00:13:41,767 --> 00:13:43,266 perfect for each other. 280 00:13:43,367 --> 00:13:47,467 KC was such a positive influence on Tina, and he 281 00:13:47,467 --> 00:13:49,867 improved her basketball skills, her game, 282 00:13:49,967 --> 00:13:53,700 her commitment to improving herself and that he was a -- 283 00:13:53,767 --> 00:13:54,201 a net positive on her life. 284 00:13:54,201 --> 00:13:55,767 a net positive on her life. 285 00:13:55,767 --> 00:13:58,867 NARRATOR: In the pecking order that is college, 286 00:13:58,867 --> 00:14:02,300 this power couple is at the very top. 287 00:14:02,367 --> 00:14:05,867 If you were involved in campus and aware of campus life 288 00:14:05,967 --> 00:14:07,066 and what was going on, 289 00:14:07,066 --> 00:14:09,166 you knew that they were a couple. 290 00:14:09,166 --> 00:14:12,667 They could be considered a little celebrity. 291 00:14:12,767 --> 00:14:14,266 You just knew, like, they're it. 292 00:14:14,266 --> 00:14:15,467 There's the it couple. 293 00:14:18,467 --> 00:14:20,200 NARRATOR: Without consulting 294 00:14:20,266 --> 00:14:22,667 Shanterrica, Tina invites KC to spend 295 00:14:22,667 --> 00:14:24,201 time with her at the apartment, 296 00:14:24,201 --> 00:14:25,000 time with her at the apartment, 297 00:14:25,100 --> 00:14:27,567 and soon, he becomes a fixture. 298 00:14:27,567 --> 00:14:29,800 RENEE REECE: Maybe because Tina was older 299 00:14:29,867 --> 00:14:32,266 or because of her school status, 300 00:14:32,367 --> 00:14:35,667 she didn't feel that she needed the permission. 301 00:14:35,667 --> 00:14:37,900 Oh, I -- I don't have to ask anyone permission. 302 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,967 This is my place, too. 303 00:14:39,967 --> 00:14:43,100 Shanterrica definitely felt like it was more of Tina 304 00:14:43,166 --> 00:14:46,266 and her boyfriend's apartment than her and Tina's apartment. 305 00:14:46,367 --> 00:14:49,000 So there was definitely times where she 306 00:14:49,066 --> 00:14:51,667 would come home, and they're just hanging out. 307 00:14:51,767 --> 00:14:53,800 And so she felt okay, well, 308 00:14:53,867 --> 00:14:54,201 let me just go in my room and close my door. 309 00:14:54,201 --> 00:14:56,300 let me just go in my room and close my door. 310 00:14:56,367 --> 00:14:58,300 MARIE: She never had a boyfriend before. 311 00:14:58,367 --> 00:15:01,367 So this was totally new to her, everything was. 312 00:15:01,367 --> 00:15:02,967 I don't even think she had kissed a boy. 313 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,767 Shanterrica felt threatened by KC. 314 00:15:07,867 --> 00:15:10,300 His existence was threatening to her, because 315 00:15:10,367 --> 00:15:14,066 he represented something that she had never experienced. 316 00:15:14,066 --> 00:15:15,900 But do I think that he necessarily 317 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,400 cared about her opinion on certain matters? No. 318 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:24,201 NARRATOR: Then, one afternoon, things with KC go 319 00:15:24,201 --> 00:15:26,867 NARRATOR: Then, one afternoon, things with KC go 320 00:15:26,967 --> 00:15:29,967 from awkward to disturbing for the bookish roommate. 321 00:15:33,300 --> 00:15:37,400 Shanterrica was home taking a shower, probably either 322 00:15:37,467 --> 00:15:40,100 in between class or getting ready for class. 323 00:15:45,900 --> 00:15:48,066 She's wrapped up in a towel or a robe 324 00:15:49,700 --> 00:15:52,667 and came out to KC being there. 325 00:15:54,367 --> 00:15:58,100 Tina was not there, it was just her and KC. 326 00:15:58,166 --> 00:16:00,400 She was in shock and just didn't know what to do. 327 00:16:01,500 --> 00:16:03,800 MARIE: She just was not prepared for that. 328 00:16:03,867 --> 00:16:06,700 She took it as a threat when most anyone 329 00:16:06,767 --> 00:16:08,967 else would have thought of it just as an accident. 330 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,367 I truly don't think that Shanterrica had gotten 331 00:16:13,367 --> 00:16:15,467 to that point in life where she was familiar 332 00:16:15,467 --> 00:16:19,066 with the boyfriend spending the night 333 00:16:19,066 --> 00:16:23,500 or staying over or even a couple living together 334 00:16:23,567 --> 00:16:24,201 that's not married -- that was foreign to Shanterrica. 335 00:16:24,201 --> 00:16:27,567 that's not married -- that was foreign to Shanterrica. 336 00:16:27,567 --> 00:16:29,367 NARRATOR: Frightened and embarrassed, 337 00:16:29,467 --> 00:16:31,900 Shanterrica calls her mother. 338 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,867 RENEE REECE: Her mom was very protective over her, 339 00:16:34,967 --> 00:16:38,100 especially with her being away, away from home, 340 00:16:38,166 --> 00:16:40,900 not just a five-minute drive. 341 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:43,266 It's a few hours to get to and from. 342 00:16:46,867 --> 00:16:49,500 Shanterrica's mother contacted the apartments, 343 00:16:49,567 --> 00:16:52,100 and the apartment contacted Tina 344 00:16:52,166 --> 00:16:54,201 to set up a mediation between Tina and Shanterrica. 345 00:16:54,201 --> 00:16:56,100 to set up a mediation between Tina and Shanterrica. 346 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,867 Shanterrica never told Tina about the situation 347 00:17:00,967 --> 00:17:04,467 with KC before calling her mother to complain. 348 00:17:05,700 --> 00:17:08,066 Tina probably felt like Shanterrica was snitching on her 349 00:17:08,066 --> 00:17:11,200 and just another thing that was added to everything that 350 00:17:11,266 --> 00:17:13,000 was going on. 351 00:17:13,066 --> 00:17:17,066 I think Shanterrica wanted the apartments 352 00:17:17,066 --> 00:17:19,000 to snuff KC out. 353 00:17:19,066 --> 00:17:22,100 Like, I think she was hoping that they could be her weapon. 354 00:17:23,300 --> 00:17:24,201 NARRATOR: But when the mediation day arrives, Tina doesn't show. 355 00:17:24,201 --> 00:17:27,800 NARRATOR: But when the mediation day arrives, Tina doesn't show. 356 00:17:27,867 --> 00:17:30,100 They were saying Tina just didn't show up, 357 00:17:30,166 --> 00:17:32,266 but Tina wasn't at the mediation because we were 358 00:17:32,266 --> 00:17:34,166 gone on the road for a basketball trip. 359 00:17:34,166 --> 00:17:36,700 And so she wasn't able to be present at the meeting. 360 00:17:36,767 --> 00:17:41,367 So that put more strain on their already 361 00:17:41,467 --> 00:17:43,767 nonexistent friendship. 362 00:17:46,700 --> 00:17:50,266 MARIE: The two women were practically enemies. 363 00:17:50,367 --> 00:17:52,900 They did not speak to each other unless 364 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,201 absolutely necessary. 365 00:17:54,201 --> 00:17:55,000 absolutely necessary. 366 00:17:55,066 --> 00:17:58,166 Their dislike for each other was out in the open. 367 00:17:58,166 --> 00:18:01,200 There was no hiding how they felt about each other. 368 00:18:01,266 --> 00:18:02,867 RENEE REECE: With KC being there, 369 00:18:02,967 --> 00:18:05,166 I know Shanterrica was very uncomfortable, 370 00:18:05,266 --> 00:18:07,166 probably also a little scared. 371 00:18:07,266 --> 00:18:08,900 ANNE MARIE: The feeling in the apartment would have 372 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,967 been like a ticking time bomb that was just about to explode. 373 00:18:18,734 --> 00:18:20,567 We were all excited, because most of us have 374 00:18:20,667 --> 00:18:22,967 finished up with our exams, and we were 375 00:18:22,967 --> 00:18:25,066 about to be leaving for spring break. 376 00:18:25,066 --> 00:18:27,066 ANNE MARIE: We were getting ready to leave for a tournament. 377 00:18:27,066 --> 00:18:28,867 Tina was at basketball practice. 378 00:18:28,967 --> 00:18:31,266 Practice was great, and Tina goes 379 00:18:31,266 --> 00:18:34,166 back to her apartment after practice. 380 00:18:36,266 --> 00:18:39,066 Me and Shanterrica decided to meet up 381 00:18:39,066 --> 00:18:40,867 at the dining hall 382 00:18:40,934 --> 00:18:44,166 that was attached to the dorm that I stayed in. 383 00:18:44,266 --> 00:18:45,385 The plan was we were gonna go eat, 384 00:18:45,385 --> 00:18:46,567 The plan was we were gonna go eat, 385 00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:48,667 go back to her apartment so that she could wash 386 00:18:48,734 --> 00:18:51,000 her clothes and smoke. 387 00:18:52,066 --> 00:18:55,200 We got to the apartment -- we were under 388 00:18:55,266 --> 00:18:57,667 the impression that we were the only ones there. 389 00:18:57,767 --> 00:19:00,767 All the doors were closed, there was no TV 390 00:19:00,867 --> 00:19:02,166 or no music playing. 391 00:19:03,934 --> 00:19:08,100 We went into her room, we twisted the joint, 392 00:19:08,166 --> 00:19:10,367 and we started smoking 393 00:19:10,367 --> 00:19:12,867 pretty much once we got there and just sat 394 00:19:12,967 --> 00:19:15,385 there for a minute while she's gathering clothes, 395 00:19:15,385 --> 00:19:15,867 there for a minute while she's gathering clothes, 396 00:19:15,934 --> 00:19:19,066 putting clothes in the washer and the dryer. 397 00:19:19,066 --> 00:19:20,367 NARRATOR: But the girls don't know that 398 00:19:20,367 --> 00:19:23,100 there's someone else in the apartment. 399 00:19:23,166 --> 00:19:26,667 MARIE: While Shanterrica and Renee are smoking marijuana, 400 00:19:26,734 --> 00:19:30,000 Tina is in her bedroom unbeknownst to them, 401 00:19:30,100 --> 00:19:33,300 Tina smells the marijuana. 402 00:19:36,266 --> 00:19:38,867 I think that she was furious and decides 403 00:19:38,934 --> 00:19:42,166 to call security to file a formal complaint. 404 00:19:42,266 --> 00:19:44,734 She hopes that security will stop 405 00:19:44,734 --> 00:19:45,385 the situation and confiscate the weed. 406 00:19:45,385 --> 00:19:47,867 the situation and confiscate the weed. 407 00:19:48,867 --> 00:19:52,200 NARRATOR: Then campus queen Tina decides to go public, 408 00:19:52,266 --> 00:19:55,367 outing the conflict in real time to her large audience 409 00:19:55,467 --> 00:19:57,266 on social media. 410 00:19:57,266 --> 00:19:58,867 At 5:33 PM, 411 00:19:58,967 --> 00:20:01,667 Tina tweets, "I really hate this bitch. 412 00:20:01,767 --> 00:20:02,867 My roommate, that is." 413 00:20:04,667 --> 00:20:05,567 [tweeting noise] 414 00:20:08,767 --> 00:20:09,767 [tweeting noise] 415 00:20:15,567 --> 00:20:16,867 RENEE REECE: Probably about 10 minutes 416 00:20:16,934 --> 00:20:17,967 after we get done smoking, 417 00:20:17,967 --> 00:20:19,266 there's a knock on the front door, 418 00:20:19,266 --> 00:20:20,266 [knocking noises] 419 00:20:20,367 --> 00:20:21,600 and I'm thinking, you know, if it's Tina, 420 00:20:21,667 --> 00:20:24,767 she's not gonna knock, so I'm like, who is it? 421 00:20:24,867 --> 00:20:28,600 And Shanterrica's like, "It's the cops." 422 00:20:28,667 --> 00:20:31,166 So Shanterrica opens the door, 423 00:20:32,734 --> 00:20:35,066 and he let us know that he had gotten a call from 424 00:20:35,066 --> 00:20:36,333 her roommate. 425 00:20:37,867 --> 00:20:40,734 We thought we were there alone, and of course, we were a little 426 00:20:40,734 --> 00:20:42,867 upset, as anyone would be after 427 00:20:42,934 --> 00:20:44,867 getting the cops called on them. 428 00:20:44,967 --> 00:20:45,385 We knew that we shouldn't be smoking. 429 00:20:45,385 --> 00:20:47,367 We knew that we shouldn't be smoking. 430 00:20:49,166 --> 00:20:50,266 By this point, 431 00:20:50,367 --> 00:20:53,000 that's when I noticed Tina is there, because she's 432 00:20:53,066 --> 00:20:54,300 standing kind of propped up 433 00:20:54,367 --> 00:20:58,200 against the doorway, listening to what's being said. 434 00:20:58,266 --> 00:21:02,200 At 5:55, a follower posts, "Snitches get stitches." 435 00:21:02,266 --> 00:21:06,767 Tina replied saying, "That bitch is getting stitches." 436 00:21:06,867 --> 00:21:08,867 She stayed out there the whole time, 437 00:21:08,934 --> 00:21:10,867 kind of with a smug look, like, 438 00:21:10,934 --> 00:21:14,066 "Yeah, I finally got you. You're in trouble now." 439 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:15,385 NARRATOR: As the security officer 440 00:21:15,385 --> 00:21:16,667 NARRATOR: As the security officer 441 00:21:16,767 --> 00:21:18,667 searches Shanterrica's room, 442 00:21:18,734 --> 00:21:20,567 Tina turns her roommate's drug bust 443 00:21:20,667 --> 00:21:22,767 into a live humiliation event. 444 00:21:22,867 --> 00:21:24,166 At 6:01 PM, 445 00:21:24,266 --> 00:21:26,367 she tweets, "I hope he finds some. 446 00:21:26,367 --> 00:21:28,667 Please. Please. LOL." 447 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,100 RENEE REECE: I was scared. 448 00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:36,100 If we had gotten arrested for marijuana, 449 00:21:36,166 --> 00:21:37,400 it would have definitely been a big deal, 450 00:21:37,467 --> 00:21:39,767 not just with our parents, but also with the school. 451 00:21:39,834 --> 00:21:42,767 He sees what was left of the blunt. 452 00:21:42,867 --> 00:21:45,385 He made us throw everything away, flush what we could. 453 00:21:45,385 --> 00:21:45,667 He made us throw everything away, flush what we could. 454 00:21:45,767 --> 00:21:48,400 And then the cop walked Shanterrica out 455 00:21:48,467 --> 00:21:51,400 to throw away the remainder trash that we had. 456 00:21:57,367 --> 00:22:00,100 Shanterrica comes back in and walks directly 457 00:22:00,166 --> 00:22:02,734 to Tina's door, and was like, 458 00:22:02,734 --> 00:22:04,834 "What's going on? Why did you call the cops?" 459 00:22:04,834 --> 00:22:06,834 I don't know if she was fed up or what 460 00:22:06,834 --> 00:22:09,000 gave her that courage to go talk to her. 461 00:22:09,066 --> 00:22:10,667 But I was shocked, because that wasn't her. 462 00:22:10,767 --> 00:22:12,300 She wasn't the confrontational type. 463 00:22:12,367 --> 00:22:15,385 MARIE: Tina is fed up with the situation. 464 00:22:15,385 --> 00:22:15,567 MARIE: Tina is fed up with the situation. 465 00:22:15,567 --> 00:22:19,200 She is ready for some type of resolve, whatever that may be. 466 00:22:19,266 --> 00:22:21,266 She wants this done. 467 00:22:21,367 --> 00:22:23,734 She's reached her limit. 468 00:22:23,734 --> 00:22:28,066 And from there, it was just a lot of back and forth yelling. 469 00:22:28,066 --> 00:22:30,867 I can't remember it word for word but, "Oh, well, 470 00:22:30,967 --> 00:22:32,100 "you told the office, 471 00:22:32,166 --> 00:22:35,266 so yeah, I called the cops -- y'all in there smoking." 472 00:22:35,266 --> 00:22:36,734 You know, yada yada, 473 00:22:36,734 --> 00:22:39,100 "I told you I didn't like y'all in here smoking." 474 00:22:39,166 --> 00:22:42,367 So at that point, that's where they were just throwing out, 475 00:22:42,367 --> 00:22:44,834 oh, well, you did this or you did that, 476 00:22:44,834 --> 00:22:45,385 kind of going back and forth. 477 00:22:45,385 --> 00:22:46,734 kind of going back and forth. 478 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,967 I definitely thought Tina was getting the best of Shanterrica. 479 00:22:51,967 --> 00:22:54,166 NARRATOR: Ninety minutes after Tina called security 480 00:22:54,166 --> 00:22:55,367 about the pot smoking, 481 00:22:57,266 --> 00:23:00,767 a 911 call comes in from the Raiders Crossing Apartments. 482 00:23:10,367 --> 00:23:11,667 [phone beeps] 483 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:20,934 ANNE MARIE: KC played on the men's basketball team 484 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,667 at MTSU, and he had plans to come to 485 00:23:23,767 --> 00:23:26,166 the apartment afterwards, after practice. 486 00:23:27,367 --> 00:23:28,967 KC: I just finished practice. 487 00:23:29,033 --> 00:23:32,734 I get my phone, and I call -- I call, uh, 488 00:23:32,734 --> 00:23:35,166 it rings all the way through the same time I call, 489 00:23:35,166 --> 00:23:37,000 and it's like somebody's pressing ignore, 490 00:23:37,066 --> 00:23:38,767 and I'm just like, you know, what's going on? 491 00:23:38,867 --> 00:23:40,166 So I text, what are you doing? 492 00:23:40,166 --> 00:23:42,567 Tina said, "About to get in the shower." 493 00:23:42,667 --> 00:23:44,600 Something -- it just wasn't right. 494 00:23:44,667 --> 00:23:46,967 She was the type of person that she wanted me to be 495 00:23:47,033 --> 00:23:49,867 on time, you know, like it's one of things -- we, like, 496 00:23:49,967 --> 00:23:51,867 you gotta understand, we've been dating for a while, 497 00:23:51,934 --> 00:23:53,200 know each other's schedules. 498 00:23:53,266 --> 00:23:55,734 It's just kinda like, why are you just getting in the shower? 499 00:23:55,734 --> 00:23:57,166 It just felt odd. 500 00:23:57,266 --> 00:23:59,300 It totally felt odd. 501 00:23:59,367 --> 00:24:01,400 I just got in my car and went -- went over there. 502 00:24:04,967 --> 00:24:07,867 I go upstairs, and I open the door. 503 00:24:07,934 --> 00:24:11,000 Shanterrica was right by the door. 504 00:24:12,934 --> 00:24:14,643 I was like, "Have you seen Tina?" 505 00:24:14,643 --> 00:24:14,934 I was like, "Have you seen Tina?" 506 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,266 And then she was like, "No," then she just takes off. 507 00:24:19,367 --> 00:24:21,667 Every light is off except that hall -- 508 00:24:21,734 --> 00:24:24,367 the light leading to the hallway. 509 00:24:24,467 --> 00:24:29,867 So, uh, I'm walking back, I open Tina's door, 510 00:24:29,967 --> 00:24:32,467 and I see her laying flat on the floor. 511 00:24:34,300 --> 00:24:38,166 I'm like, split second, I'm seeing, like, she's not moving. 512 00:24:39,467 --> 00:24:41,166 And then that's when I see the blood. 513 00:24:41,266 --> 00:24:44,000 So I immediately went towards her, turned her over. 514 00:24:44,066 --> 00:24:44,643 I'm just like this -- this doesn't happen. 515 00:24:44,643 --> 00:24:46,033 I'm just like this -- this doesn't happen. 516 00:24:46,100 --> 00:24:47,667 This is not, like -- this is -- 517 00:24:47,734 --> 00:24:50,166 this is not what happens in real life. 518 00:24:50,266 --> 00:24:53,767 You know this -- this is like -- it's -- it's like a movie. 519 00:25:06,967 --> 00:25:08,367 KRISTY: At the time, I was on patrol in 520 00:25:08,467 --> 00:25:11,266 my zone, which was Zone Three in Murfreesboro. 521 00:25:12,300 --> 00:25:14,266 Once dispatch gives me the information as to 522 00:25:14,367 --> 00:25:14,643 the location, I go up to the apartment. 523 00:25:14,643 --> 00:25:16,667 the location, I go up to the apartment. 524 00:25:16,767 --> 00:25:20,467 As I came around to the actual apartment, 525 00:25:20,567 --> 00:25:22,400 the door was ajar. 526 00:25:26,500 --> 00:25:28,166 And as I entered the bedroom, 527 00:25:28,266 --> 00:25:31,934 the male subject was yelling, he was crying. 528 00:25:46,867 --> 00:25:48,400 [phone beeps] 529 00:25:48,467 --> 00:25:53,200 He was just distraught and not really making much sense. 530 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:57,033 I send him out to go downstairs to -- 531 00:25:57,100 --> 00:25:59,867 to direct EMS up to the apartment. 532 00:26:02,934 --> 00:26:05,000 KC: My mind's going so many different places. 533 00:26:05,066 --> 00:26:07,066 I'm sad. I'm angry. 534 00:26:07,066 --> 00:26:08,567 Shanterrica was just handcuffed, 535 00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:09,867 and she's sittin' in front of the steps, 536 00:26:09,967 --> 00:26:11,367 and she was like, "It's not me. 537 00:26:11,367 --> 00:26:13,600 I didn't do it. I didn't do it. I didn't do it." 538 00:26:13,667 --> 00:26:14,643 Shanterrica fled the apartment, and my zone partner arrived on 539 00:26:14,643 --> 00:26:17,266 Shanterrica fled the apartment, and my zone partner arrived on 540 00:26:17,367 --> 00:26:21,767 scene, and she tried to hide under a car. 541 00:26:21,834 --> 00:26:23,967 Luckily, there were witnesses around. 542 00:26:24,033 --> 00:26:26,934 They could tell that something just didn't seem right. 543 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:30,767 So they were able to direct him to her location. 544 00:26:30,834 --> 00:26:35,667 After a brief foot pursuit, she was apprehended. 545 00:26:35,767 --> 00:26:39,467 NARRATOR: Moments later, Tina is rushed to a nearby hospital. 546 00:26:40,467 --> 00:26:43,200 KRISTY: Even though KC called 911, 547 00:26:43,266 --> 00:26:44,643 we never know who might be the suspect. 548 00:26:44,643 --> 00:26:45,967 we never know who might be the suspect. 549 00:26:47,033 --> 00:26:48,734 But he was visibly distraught, 550 00:26:48,734 --> 00:26:52,033 very emotional, and you could just see that he was just 551 00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:55,767 so upset, in disbelief almost. 552 00:26:55,867 --> 00:26:58,367 KC: They didn't make me feel like I was a suspect. 553 00:26:58,467 --> 00:27:01,166 I'm sitting in the police car, and they're telling me 554 00:27:01,166 --> 00:27:02,367 I have to write a -- write a statement, 555 00:27:02,467 --> 00:27:03,934 so I'm writing a statement. 556 00:27:09,033 --> 00:27:10,667 NARRATOR: With the apartment cleared, 557 00:27:10,734 --> 00:27:12,300 the crime scene is processed. 558 00:27:17,467 --> 00:27:19,400 J. PAUL: There appeared to be a stab wound. 559 00:27:19,467 --> 00:27:22,266 Because of the nature of the wound and that 560 00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:26,033 she had more than one wound that appeared to be caused by 561 00:27:26,100 --> 00:27:27,967 a same type instrument, 562 00:27:28,033 --> 00:27:31,867 they determined that they were probably looking for a knife. 563 00:27:31,967 --> 00:27:34,400 They begin the search of the apartment to see if 564 00:27:34,467 --> 00:27:37,266 they can find an instrument that could have caused 565 00:27:37,367 --> 00:27:38,266 those injuries. 566 00:27:38,266 --> 00:27:40,834 They're wanting to recover the weapon. 567 00:27:42,100 --> 00:27:44,100 NARRATOR: There's no sign of the knife in the apartment, 568 00:27:44,166 --> 00:27:44,643 so the search continues outside. 569 00:27:44,643 --> 00:27:46,100 so the search continues outside. 570 00:27:47,467 --> 00:27:52,367 The police discovered that nearby there is a dumpster. 571 00:27:52,367 --> 00:27:56,967 Now their focus shifts to looking inside of that dumpster. 572 00:27:57,033 --> 00:28:01,500 During the search, the police discover a clear plastic bag. 573 00:28:02,734 --> 00:28:04,667 When they open up the bag, they discover 574 00:28:04,734 --> 00:28:07,300 a Tinker Bell blanket. 575 00:28:07,367 --> 00:28:09,367 The blanket has blood on it. 576 00:28:11,767 --> 00:28:14,166 When they open up the blanket, 577 00:28:14,266 --> 00:28:14,643 a broken knife with blood on the knife 578 00:28:14,643 --> 00:28:17,400 a broken knife with blood on the knife 579 00:28:17,467 --> 00:28:19,266 falls from the blanket. 580 00:28:20,367 --> 00:28:22,767 NARRATOR: The knife is sent to the crime lab for testing, 581 00:28:22,867 --> 00:28:25,166 along with other evidence collected at the scene. 582 00:28:28,567 --> 00:28:31,867 As Shanterrica is driven to the police station, 583 00:28:31,967 --> 00:28:34,166 KC gets devastating news. 584 00:28:35,467 --> 00:28:38,100 While I'm sitting in the police car, 585 00:28:38,166 --> 00:28:41,667 the police came down, and, uh, I was just like, 586 00:28:41,734 --> 00:28:44,166 you know, hey, will she be okay? 587 00:28:44,266 --> 00:28:44,643 Will she be okay? 588 00:28:44,643 --> 00:28:45,467 Will she be okay? 589 00:28:46,867 --> 00:28:49,300 She just kind of was like, you know, "She didn't make it." 590 00:28:52,734 --> 00:28:56,867 So I just remember, I just -- I just dropped. 591 00:28:56,967 --> 00:28:58,166 I dropped. 592 00:28:58,166 --> 00:28:59,300 NARRATOR: Tina has died as 593 00:28:59,367 --> 00:29:01,467 a result from a stab wound to the chest. 594 00:29:02,767 --> 00:29:04,100 How is this possible? 595 00:29:04,166 --> 00:29:06,300 How did, you know, we not see this? 596 00:29:06,367 --> 00:29:08,667 How did it get to this point? 597 00:29:08,734 --> 00:29:12,000 A lot of just disbelief and shock that it, you know, 598 00:29:12,066 --> 00:29:14,643 this happened to someone who has had 599 00:29:14,643 --> 00:29:14,767 this happened to someone who has had 600 00:29:14,867 --> 00:29:16,266 such a promising future. 601 00:29:23,066 --> 00:29:25,467 NARRATOR: Meanwhile, wallflower turned mean girl 602 00:29:25,467 --> 00:29:28,300 Shanterrica, is questioned at the station. 603 00:29:47,266 --> 00:29:49,166 We didn't know each other. 604 00:29:54,100 --> 00:29:56,100 J. PAUL: During the interview itself, 605 00:29:56,166 --> 00:30:00,400 her demeanor is very calm, very matter-of-fact. 606 00:30:00,467 --> 00:30:04,266 She does not appear to be emotional or overwrought. 607 00:30:04,266 --> 00:30:06,166 NARRATOR: Detectives press Shanterrica 608 00:30:06,166 --> 00:30:08,100 about what happened in the apartment. 609 00:30:21,467 --> 00:30:24,467 NARRATOR: Nae-Nae is actually Renee, her bestie. 610 00:31:05,934 --> 00:31:07,166 Yeah. 611 00:31:24,467 --> 00:31:27,967 J. PAUL: She told investigators that after that altercation, 612 00:31:28,033 --> 00:31:30,867 Shanterrica decides to leave the apartment. 613 00:31:30,934 --> 00:31:33,467 Renee Reece has left the apartment, 614 00:31:33,467 --> 00:31:36,200 but the apartment door is unlocked. 615 00:31:36,266 --> 00:31:39,934 She says that while she was outside in the parking lot, 616 00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:41,600 she noticed a man. 617 00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:14,643 Yeah. 618 00:32:14,643 --> 00:32:15,467 Yeah. 619 00:32:23,133 --> 00:32:25,367 NARRATOR: Shanterrica Madden is telling police her theory 620 00:32:25,467 --> 00:32:28,266 about who killed her roommate, Tina Stewart. 621 00:32:33,567 --> 00:32:36,667 J. PAUL: Detective Taylor, after listening to the story, 622 00:32:36,767 --> 00:32:40,467 realizes that this story doesn't make a lot of sense. 623 00:32:40,567 --> 00:32:42,767 And through the investigation, that was 624 00:32:42,867 --> 00:32:45,100 never determined to be the truth. 625 00:32:45,166 --> 00:32:47,767 NARRATOR: Detectives also realize they have a new person 626 00:32:47,867 --> 00:32:48,478 of interest who left the scene of the crime. 627 00:32:48,478 --> 00:32:50,000 of interest who left the scene of the crime. 628 00:32:55,000 --> 00:32:57,367 NARRATOR: And with Shanterrica sticking to her story, 629 00:32:57,467 --> 00:33:01,066 detectives are desperate to speak to Nae-Nae -- Renee -- 630 00:33:02,166 --> 00:33:04,166 but she is nowhere to be found, 631 00:33:04,266 --> 00:33:06,166 so they turn to the media for help. 632 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:11,500 RENEE REECE: The first thing I see on the news was my actual 633 00:33:11,567 --> 00:33:13,300 description, my name, 634 00:33:13,367 --> 00:33:17,667 what I was wearing, that they had one suspect in custody 635 00:33:17,767 --> 00:33:18,478 and one suspect that fled the scene 636 00:33:18,478 --> 00:33:19,467 and one suspect that fled the scene 637 00:33:19,467 --> 00:33:21,100 and had my description down as 638 00:33:21,166 --> 00:33:23,000 the suspect that fled the scene. 639 00:33:23,066 --> 00:33:24,166 I was terrified. 640 00:33:24,266 --> 00:33:27,767 Um, I was willing to take a drug charge 641 00:33:27,834 --> 00:33:30,166 if it came down to it, because I was smoking. 642 00:33:30,266 --> 00:33:32,100 I was not willing to take a murder charge. 643 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:35,467 I instantly called 911. 644 00:33:35,567 --> 00:33:37,467 I let them know I'm not a suspect. 645 00:33:37,567 --> 00:33:42,166 I'm more than happy to answer any questions to clear myself. 646 00:33:43,266 --> 00:33:44,867 NARRATOR: When she gets to the station, 647 00:33:44,967 --> 00:33:46,934 Renee gives police her account 648 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,478 of what happened in the apartment earlier that night. 649 00:33:48,478 --> 00:33:49,934 of what happened in the apartment earlier that night. 650 00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:52,934 RENEE REECE: I told them when they started arguing, 651 00:33:53,000 --> 00:33:55,166 I was in Shanterrica's bedroom. 652 00:33:56,300 --> 00:34:00,867 The yelling started turning to boom, boom, boom, 653 00:34:00,934 --> 00:34:02,367 like furniture moving. 654 00:34:02,467 --> 00:34:04,467 They hitting walls at this point. 655 00:34:04,567 --> 00:34:07,367 So I closed and locked the door, and I knew that it 656 00:34:07,467 --> 00:34:10,367 had escalated to not just a verbal fight 657 00:34:10,467 --> 00:34:11,667 but a physical fight. 658 00:34:13,834 --> 00:34:16,867 NARRATOR: What Renee hears next makes her blood run cold. 659 00:34:18,033 --> 00:34:18,478 I told them I heard, you know, "Stop, 660 00:34:18,478 --> 00:34:21,033 I told them I heard, you know, "Stop, 661 00:34:21,100 --> 00:34:24,500 oh, she's got a knife," and something along those lines 662 00:34:24,567 --> 00:34:27,000 of I -- "Stop," "My heart's beating," 663 00:34:27,066 --> 00:34:29,266 or "My heart hurts." 664 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:33,567 [knocking noises] 665 00:34:37,867 --> 00:34:40,000 Shanterrica is like, "We have to go." 666 00:34:40,066 --> 00:34:42,133 And I'm like, first thing that comes to my mind, 667 00:34:42,133 --> 00:34:43,400 I'm like, "Where'd your roommate go?" 668 00:34:43,467 --> 00:34:45,500 And she was like, "Oh, she left." 669 00:34:45,567 --> 00:34:48,478 So I'm like, okay, so I'm grabbing my stuff, 670 00:34:48,478 --> 00:34:49,166 So I'm like, okay, so I'm grabbing my stuff, 671 00:34:49,166 --> 00:34:50,767 getting ready to head out 672 00:34:50,834 --> 00:34:53,500 as Shanterrica is going back and forth into 673 00:34:53,567 --> 00:34:54,767 Tina's room. 674 00:34:54,834 --> 00:34:58,100 And I noticed kind of blood on her arm. 675 00:34:58,166 --> 00:34:59,600 I asked her, you know, "What happened?" 676 00:34:59,667 --> 00:35:00,600 You know, I'm thinking it's just 677 00:35:00,667 --> 00:35:02,100 from the struggle of the fight. 678 00:35:02,166 --> 00:35:04,567 And she was like, "Oh, she cut me." 679 00:35:04,567 --> 00:35:06,667 It was at that point that she came out, 680 00:35:06,734 --> 00:35:10,266 wrapping something in a purple Tinker Bell blanket. 681 00:35:11,266 --> 00:35:14,367 That's where I'm like, something's not adding up. 682 00:35:16,166 --> 00:35:17,934 That's when I see the knife drop. 683 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:18,478 When I seen the knife drop, I instantly -- she tries to, 684 00:35:18,478 --> 00:35:20,467 When I seen the knife drop, I instantly -- she tries to, 685 00:35:20,567 --> 00:35:22,667 you know, "Hurry, here, take this with you." 686 00:35:22,767 --> 00:35:25,567 And I'm like, "No, I'm not taking it with me." 687 00:35:26,867 --> 00:35:28,200 At that point, I'm scared, 688 00:35:28,266 --> 00:35:30,567 not knowing what had happened, 689 00:35:30,567 --> 00:35:32,200 not knowing what was coming next. 690 00:35:35,600 --> 00:35:38,467 NARRATOR: Renee tells detectives she quickly contacted friends, 691 00:35:38,567 --> 00:35:40,266 who picked her up nearby 692 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:44,600 and that she was the anonymous 911 caller. 693 00:35:57,367 --> 00:35:58,567 RENEE REECE: And then I hung up. 694 00:36:00,100 --> 00:36:02,767 NARRATOR: Detectives don't believe Renee is involved, 695 00:36:02,867 --> 00:36:06,166 just at the wrong place at the wrong time. 696 00:36:06,166 --> 00:36:08,033 Renee Reece is cooperative with 697 00:36:08,100 --> 00:36:10,767 the police during their interview with her. 698 00:36:10,867 --> 00:36:13,667 She was never charged with anything regarding 699 00:36:13,734 --> 00:36:15,767 the death of Tina Stewart, 700 00:36:15,834 --> 00:36:18,100 NARRATOR: But they can't say the same for Shanterrica, 701 00:36:18,166 --> 00:36:18,478 and they need a confession. 702 00:36:18,478 --> 00:36:20,033 and they need a confession. 703 00:36:32,100 --> 00:36:33,400 Mm-hm. 704 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,667 NARRATOR: Shanterrica decides to tell her version of the truth. 705 00:37:06,033 --> 00:37:07,934 And then a fight began. 706 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:10,867 She said that Tina Stewart was much stronger than her 707 00:37:10,934 --> 00:37:14,767 and that Tina Stewart got her down on the floor 708 00:37:14,834 --> 00:37:17,834 and that her head was hurting and that she was being 709 00:37:17,834 --> 00:37:18,478 beat about the head 710 00:37:18,478 --> 00:37:19,266 beat about the head 711 00:37:19,367 --> 00:37:21,767 and that she reached up, 712 00:37:21,867 --> 00:37:25,000 and she saw on Tina Stewart's bed a knife. 713 00:37:26,367 --> 00:37:28,266 NARRATOR: In that moment, after months of bickering 714 00:37:28,367 --> 00:37:31,467 and humiliation, Shanterrica snaps. 715 00:37:45,000 --> 00:37:48,478 She says that she was acting in self-defense 716 00:37:48,478 --> 00:37:48,934 She says that she was acting in self-defense 717 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:53,867 and that it was an accidental stabbing in self-defense. 718 00:37:53,934 --> 00:37:56,600 NARRATOR: But Tina's wounds tell a very different story. 719 00:37:58,033 --> 00:38:00,467 She only said she stabbed her once, 720 00:38:00,567 --> 00:38:03,467 but this was a vicious attack. 721 00:38:03,467 --> 00:38:05,600 It was the state's theory that Shanterrica 722 00:38:05,667 --> 00:38:08,600 went to the kitchen and retrieved the knife 723 00:38:08,667 --> 00:38:11,867 and then took the knife back to Tina Stewart's bedroom 724 00:38:11,934 --> 00:38:13,967 before the attack -- this was something 725 00:38:14,033 --> 00:38:16,667 that had multiple wounds and multiple efforts 726 00:38:16,767 --> 00:38:18,478 to injure someone that showed a settled intent 727 00:38:18,478 --> 00:38:20,867 to injure someone that showed a settled intent 728 00:38:20,934 --> 00:38:24,400 to actually cause harm and to inflict 729 00:38:24,467 --> 00:38:26,166 those injuries on Tina Stewart. 730 00:38:29,133 --> 00:38:30,667 NARRATOR: And even more disturbing 731 00:38:30,734 --> 00:38:33,367 are Shanterrica's actions after the attack, 732 00:38:33,367 --> 00:38:35,667 in the almost 45 minutes 733 00:38:35,734 --> 00:38:38,200 between Renee leaving and KC arriving. 734 00:38:38,266 --> 00:38:42,200 Shanterrica Madden continued to do her laundry. 735 00:38:42,266 --> 00:38:44,867 She did not call 911. 736 00:38:44,967 --> 00:38:48,478 She actually took Tina's phone and removed it from her 737 00:38:48,478 --> 00:38:48,867 She actually took Tina's phone and removed it from her 738 00:38:48,934 --> 00:38:51,367 so that she couldn't have access to it. 739 00:38:51,467 --> 00:38:55,000 The most compelling evidence against Shanterrica Madden was 740 00:38:55,066 --> 00:38:57,133 the cellphone and the fact 741 00:38:57,133 --> 00:39:00,266 that she had taken the cellphone away from Tina. 742 00:39:00,367 --> 00:39:04,033 She sent out false texts to KC Anuna, 743 00:39:04,100 --> 00:39:07,867 texts that were designed to help throw off the timeline 744 00:39:07,934 --> 00:39:11,767 and help to disguise what the truth was. 745 00:39:11,834 --> 00:39:13,834 She then decided that she wanted 746 00:39:13,834 --> 00:39:16,133 to get rid of the murder weapon, 747 00:39:16,133 --> 00:39:18,000 and she took the murder weapon in 748 00:39:18,066 --> 00:39:18,478 a blanket and then put it into the dumpster. 749 00:39:18,478 --> 00:39:21,600 a blanket and then put it into the dumpster. 750 00:39:24,567 --> 00:39:26,867 NARRATOR: The DNA on the bloody knife is found 751 00:39:26,934 --> 00:39:28,200 to be a match for Tina's. 752 00:39:30,100 --> 00:39:32,567 The blood samples taken from Shanterrica's hands 753 00:39:32,567 --> 00:39:38,133 during her interrogation test positive for Tina's DNA. 754 00:39:38,133 --> 00:39:41,300 I truly believe that because of the major 755 00:39:41,367 --> 00:39:43,467 differences between the two, 756 00:39:43,567 --> 00:39:48,478 built to the animosity and the tension and the anger. 757 00:39:48,478 --> 00:39:49,133 built to the animosity and the tension and the anger. 758 00:39:49,133 --> 00:39:50,500 But I honestly felt like it was 759 00:39:50,567 --> 00:39:53,100 just a in-the-moment self-defense. 760 00:39:55,033 --> 00:39:57,367 The shock... 761 00:39:57,367 --> 00:40:01,934 it -- it reverberated throughout every aspect of this community. 762 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,166 You would not pick Shanterrica, because 763 00:40:04,166 --> 00:40:07,000 she was such a quiet bookworm. 764 00:40:07,066 --> 00:40:09,967 How does this meek, 765 00:40:10,033 --> 00:40:13,767 18-year-old turn into a violent killer, 766 00:40:13,867 --> 00:40:16,767 without any remorse, just like that? 767 00:40:16,867 --> 00:40:18,266 I've never seen anything like it, 768 00:40:18,367 --> 00:40:18,478 ever, and I've covered other murder cases. 769 00:40:18,478 --> 00:40:21,967 ever, and I've covered other murder cases. 770 00:40:22,033 --> 00:40:24,467 This one is an enigma to me. 771 00:40:30,066 --> 00:40:33,767 NARRATOR: In court, Shanterrica tries to claim self-defense, 772 00:40:33,867 --> 00:40:35,467 but the jury doesn't believe her. 773 00:40:35,567 --> 00:40:38,367 MARIE: Shanterrica was convicted of second-degree murder. 774 00:40:38,367 --> 00:40:40,000 She was sentenced to 25 years, 775 00:40:40,066 --> 00:40:43,166 as well as four years for tampering with evidence. 776 00:40:43,266 --> 00:40:44,934 NARRATOR: She will be eligible for parole 777 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:46,367 when she is almost 50. 778 00:40:50,367 --> 00:40:53,166 Now Tina's friends and loved ones are left 779 00:40:53,266 --> 00:40:56,767 wondering how things could have gone so wrong. 780 00:40:56,867 --> 00:40:59,767 No one saw how severe it was. 781 00:40:59,834 --> 00:41:01,467 I don't think Tina would have -- it would have ever 782 00:41:01,567 --> 00:41:03,266 crossed her mind that Shanterrica would come in 783 00:41:03,266 --> 00:41:04,400 and kill her like that. 784 00:41:06,300 --> 00:41:08,834 And that's probably the thing that 785 00:41:08,834 --> 00:41:10,967 bothers all of us the most today. 786 00:41:11,033 --> 00:41:14,567 Why? Why could we not have resolved this 787 00:41:16,300 --> 00:41:18,000 in a non-violent way? 788 00:41:20,834 --> 00:41:22,467 NARRATOR: Tina was a young star with 789 00:41:22,467 --> 00:41:26,934 a bright future that was snuffed out too soon. 790 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:28,767 ANNE MARIE: She could just walk in the room 791 00:41:28,867 --> 00:41:30,066 and just light up the room. 792 00:41:30,133 --> 00:41:32,867 She had a heart, a pure heart. 793 00:41:32,967 --> 00:41:34,867 Even though she was hard-nosed and tough, 794 00:41:34,934 --> 00:41:37,567 she still cared deeply for people. 795 00:41:39,266 --> 00:41:42,266 KC: I miss the laugh and the jokes, for sure. 796 00:41:42,367 --> 00:41:45,266 And the love, definitely the love. 797 00:41:45,266 --> 00:41:47,200 That was the first person, like, I -- 798 00:41:47,266 --> 00:41:48,478 I brought home to my parents, you know. 799 00:41:48,478 --> 00:41:49,500 I brought home to my parents, you know. 800 00:41:49,567 --> 00:41:52,567 I was young but, you know, that was like, you know, 801 00:41:52,567 --> 00:41:54,000 it was genuine. 802 00:41:54,066 --> 00:41:57,600 She was a success story, you know, in athletics, 803 00:41:57,667 --> 00:41:58,934 you want that success story, 804 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:01,100 that person who beat all the odds 805 00:42:01,166 --> 00:42:04,266 and made a difference, and... 806 00:42:04,266 --> 00:42:06,467 while her life was short, 807 00:42:06,467 --> 00:42:07,467 she made a difference.