The Murder of Reena Virk

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The Murder of Reena Virk

• By Leila and Cory

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This presentation includes

• Synopsis of the case
• The Shoreline Six
• Warren Glowatskis trial
• Kelly Ellards 1st trial
• Kelly Ellards 2nd trial
• Kelly Ellards 3rd trial
• Parole
• Current status of offenders

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• Probation/parole
• Current status of offenders
• Controversy

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Synopsis of Case

• On November 14, 1997, 14 year old Reena Virk was
  attacked and beaten by a group of teenagers under
  the Craigflower Bridge on Vancouver Island. After
  the beating Virk managed to stagger away towards
  the bus stop only to have two of her original
  attackers drag her back under the bridge where
  they beat and drown her. They left her body in
  the Gorge.

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The Shoreline Six

• Consisted of
• Josephine
• Dusty
• Laila
• Maya
• Willow
• Eve

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The Shoreline Six

• They brutally attacked Reena Virk on November 14,
  1997
• They brutally slapped, punched and kicked her for
  a period of time
• Josephine even extinguished her cigerette on
  Reenas forehead
• Laila was the one who put a stop to the beating
  by threatening whoever tried to hurt Reena again

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The Shoreline Six

• Crown Case
• The Crown charged the girls with assault causing
  bodily harm
• Josephine, Dusty and Laila plead guilty
• Maya, Willow and Eve plead not guilty

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The Shoreline Six

• Verdict and Sentence
• All girls were found guilty of assault causing
  bodily harm
• Josephine and Dusty were sentence to one year in
  jail
• Maya, Laila and Willow were sentenced to 6 months
  in jail
• Eve was sentenced to 60 days in jail

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Warren Glowatskis Case

• Crown Case
• Said that Warren caused bodily harm to Reena
  knowing it would result in her death
• Defense Case
• Warren claimed that he did participate in the
  group beating but he did not kill Reena
• He claims that he tried to stop Kelly from
  killing her

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Warren Glowatskis Case

• Witness Testimony
• Warrens girlfriend Syreeta Hartley testified
  against him
• She spoke about him mentioning the number 187
  that was playing in a song
• 187 means murder
• She claims that she didnt believe what he was
  implying

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Warren Glowatskis Case

• Verdict Sentence
• Warren was charged guilty of second-degree murder
• Sentenced to life in prison without eligibility
  for parole before Nov.21 2004

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Kelly Ellards 1st Trial

• Crown Case
• Claimed that Kelly beat and murdered Reena under
  the bridge on November 14, 1997
• The Crown brought in approximately thirty
  witnesses to testify against Kelly

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Kelly Ellards 1st Trial

• Defense Case
• Argued that the Crown offered no real evidence
• Claimed that the entire case was founded on
  rumors alone
• Kelly claimed that she hardly participated in the
  group beating

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Kelly Ellards 1st Trial

• Defense Case
• She said that 15 minutes later Warren came up to
  her while she was outside Macs and told her that
  Josephine, Dusty and him and gone back to beat up
  Reena some more and that the girls were still
  under the bridge
• Kelly also claims that when she talked to Dusty
  and Josephine the next day all they could do was
  talk about killing Reena

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Kelly Ellards 1st Trial

• Witness Testimonies
• The defense was able to show that most of the
  witnesses were useless due to either intoxication
  the night of the murder, a hatred for Kelly or a
  strong connection with Warren in which they would
  want to protect him
• By making a play on words the defense got Billy
  Schilling to state something untrue

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Kelly Ellards 1st Trial

• Verdict and Sentence
• Kelly was given 5 years in prison without parole
• Kellys lawyer announced that he would be filing
  an appeal which meant that Kelly was able to go
  home on bail

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Kelly Ellards 1st Trial

• Appeal
• The defense argued that Kelly poses no threat to
  society
• They felt that the Crown asked unfair and
  improper questions
• They claimed that witnesses testimonies could be
  influenced by media and rumors

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Kelly Ellards 1st Trial

• Appeal
• Kelly was given a new trial because of the
  Crowns unfair questioning
• Kellys had to stay in jail to wait for the trial
  because her bail had been revoked due to her
  assault on a fifty-eight year old woman

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Kelly Ellards 2nd Trial