The Meaningless Murder of a Teenage Girl (True Crime Documentary)
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- A young girl savagely beaten by teenagers and later found dead in a river leads to a troubling inquiry whereby water causes complications as well as the solution to the case.
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Justice was not served. Eligibility for parole after 7 years? The punishment did not fit the crime in my opinion.
da boy was da main witness vs dat Kelly hoe, das y
What would you suggest? Execute every one of them like how they killed their victim?
Maybe justice is waiting for their release.
Canada is known to give pathetic sentences
Find their families and you'll find them.
Why do we give such light sentences to such evil hateful killers? These kinds of killers should never be let out.
Something g very amiss with the justice system, needs overhauling
I remember this. They should have been locked up for life, and Kelly should have been hanged
Remember the murder of Shanda Sharer? This murder was exactly the same
In the States we have the death penalty and we use it!!!
@@84jkeener Lol. We let murderers out on bail.
Psychopaths. Can’t believe they are free, justice was not served
I agree.
Their day will come believe me God don't sleep
Gang mentality 😢
@@DaRkHoRsE-_-no the chick was just crazy lol
@@JohnnySack16 straight up!
I hate how not only kids like these but adults as well always get life with a possible parole after a certain amount of years… I firmly believe Life means Life. And the teens that bashed this poor girl the first round should’ve got more than 6-12mths
Agreed, many countries have very light prison sentences, compared to the U.S.
@@courtneyfrost915 here in Australia we have a jail called Goulburn Jail, New South Wales.. I think it’s our toughest prison.. The U.S, China, Korea, Africa, UK + Many more have much more tougher prisons than Australia 🇦🇺
I feel the same way.
What good would it do to serve a sentence without parole or days earned for good behavior? For one thing it is a way to facilitate behavior change in a prisoner-for another reason prisoners on parole are supervised and therefore it is safer for the general public. Do you realize guards or cops deserve these controls over prisoners who have little other reason to avoid violence toward authorities?
True life isn't fear
They had no reason to dislike her, all she wanted was friends. They need to quit giving slaps on the wrist and give the murderers more serious and longer and harsher prison time , better yet the death penalty!!! These bastards have to pay!!!
Well said. There needs to be serious consequences for this heinous an act to forewarn other psychopaths and their followers to think twice.
There were reasons to dislike her (she spread rumors about the people at the party and lied about abuse from her father so she could be put in foster care.) but there was absolutely no reason to kill her, she was young and impressionable and just wanted to fit in
This was premeditated!! How awful for this young girl. How can people be so cruel and full of hate,..full of meanness? It just saddens me so much that some humans are capable of doing these things to other humans.💔
It saddens me too...and these were CHILDREN. What the hell....I don't care how bad your life is...you don't beat up people and kill em
People will do things in a group that they'd never do on their own. I lived on the Gorge when this happened. RIP dear one.
Exactly. It’s just terrible. 😢
I’m still watching and only halfway through but I really hope justice was served.
Any group that gangs up on one are COWARDS!!
That must've been an interesting experience being so close to it all. An i don't even know what happened yet, I just started watching this!😆 I just know if it's made into a documentary it MUST'VE been bad!
Those who do these things in groups are weak followers, unfortunately there is a lot of them
I went to Shoreline a few years before this. We used to smoke cigarettes under that bridge. Never went there at night or weekends to party though….
Poor girl…her mom has been so outspoken since. Kelly (now Kerry) is a nut job. Mind you, she’s married with kids now & Reena never will be.
She didn’t do anything to deserve this. Nothing those kids went through in childhood to make them who they are is an excuse. That’s pure evil to do to someone.
If she would've listen to her mother . Why you idiots don't see the cause of this ? And her actions . ?
They are savages in my opinion. Trash!!! I hope they have a long painful life.
This is heart wrenching. That poor Reena. Thank you for sharing her story.
The ringleader of the attack is now out, living free and now has a child.Pathetic Justice!!!
The others got 6 months to a year? What the F?! Wow!
These cops were a joke! Acting like they did something! They were pathetic & took the word of murderous evil violent CRIMINALS!
Unbelievable!
Well we wouldn't want to traumatize these poor dear kids by sticking them in a real prison.. would we? Ellard should have been executed.. maybe by drowning
There were two different events. The group that beat her up had nothing to do with the murder. Only two people were involved in the murder. And Warren Glowatski was released from prison, because the Virks wanted him to be released. He did everything possible to atone for what he did. So they were 100% supportive and made it clear that they wanted him to be released.
To be fair, they didn’t get involved with the murder. Once they beat her, they walked away and left her alone. Even though they did beat her pretty badly, you shouldn’t expect them to get anything more the 1 year and 6 months since drowning was the cause of death, not the beating
everytime i hear about a new case i wonder how anyone could do that to another person, physically and mentally. like i just can’t comprehend it in my brain. she was so little 😕
I hate the phrase "the victim". The girl had a name: she was callled Reena. At least give her dignity by not taking away her humanity.
But she was a victim lol
They do use her name.
@@gophukyurselvs3621 I was talking about the officials involved in the case rather than the narrator of the video.
@@JohnnySack16 So, if she had been your mother, aunt, cousin, sister, wife, fiancée, friend, colleague or daughter, you would have been happy for her to have been described as an impersonal object with no identity other than "victim" and "subject of the investigation", would you?
@@thomasm1964 if it was in a documentary for people who don’t know her and have no background on the story? Nope I wouldn’t have a problem with it because she was the victim and her name means nothing to strangers lol
Scary how kids can so quickly devolve to animal behaviours. Like a pack of wild dogs...
Lord of the Flies
@@garyseven4896 absolutely, wonder how many people have read the book. When I did years ago I was horrified. Without internet it seemed so unlikely young people would lose their morale values so easily. Now we read about brutality so often. Some teens have such a desire to fit into a group it overrides the values they are taught at home, but seldom does it go this far.... at least I hope so.
OMG! I'm still crying, I cannot comprehend why they did this to that poor girl...this is so cruel and i do hope that one day, maybe just one day those 2 will get what's waiting for them...it's so sad!
Oh they will get what’s coming cause KARMA never ever misses an appointment 💯
Remember what goes around comes around!!! They will get what's coming to them!!! God has the last say!!!
They will definitely!
@tammyhall how do you know this. There are so many even unsolved.
@@foxywhitetip7387lots of ppl hurt, kill, rape. And NEVER pay or suffer for it. It’s so messed up. Karma picks and chooses who to care about. It’s not everyone done wrong unfortunately. Sometimes good ppl get hurt badly and nothing gets done. No Justice, no karma, not a d*** thing.
I remember when this happened. I was outraged that teenagers could be so vicious. That poor girl to die such a violent death. The sorrow I feel for her family and especially her mother is so deep. I hope her mother has some peace after all these years, just a little bit of peace.
She should've listen to her mom..there consequences.
@@Moodboard39 stay with the facts. They are vicious murderers. Pieces of muck.
@@brendagamba7826 that is the facts dumbazz . We not talking about how many killers out there. We talking about the choices she made
Well, you're heartless.
@@Moodboard39 she didn’t deserve to lose her life. You’re got to be a troll or just heartless.
This case is so heartbreaking 😞 If one of those kids would have stepped up & defended her she could have possibly lived... Truly senseless
I can’t help assuming they are all haunted by it, perhaps with the exception of Kelly Ellerd/Sim who seems like a true psychopath. Surely they have to be. They deserve to never have a peaceful night’s sleep ever again, among many other things.
It does sound like one stopped the initial assault after participating in it for some time, but clearly it was far from enough. Sickening and so sad. Imagine being one of their parents.
Reena's story always stuck in my gut. Utter and complete tragedy for her parents.
She didn't listen . This what happens
Um, yeah. THe first tragedy was HERS: she didn't get to live HER life.
@@Moodboard39 - Your comment I’ve now seen in two locations is incredibly cold and heartless. Teenage years can be truly hellish for many in the best of circumstances, and Reena’s family was not only Punjabi, but Jehovah’s Witness within their community. She was an outcast within outcasts in a sense. And desperate to fit in… with a dangerous group of kids obsessed with Los Angelos gang life. She was up against a lot. She was not just a brat not listening to her mother for godssake. Please consider being more respectful. She lost her life… to be nonchalant about it is cruel in itself.
@@ahill4642I think her mother Suman is also why this happened to her. She made her life miserable. She had nothing to be happy about at home or in school. Her mother should have let her shave her legs, and help her feel pretty, or home school her if she couldn’t fit in. She made her self destruct. And run into the arms of evil kids who hated her. She had to know they hated her. She must’ve gave up on living, she made it way to easy to kill her.
This is a brutal one. All these teenagers beating on one person. Just horrible. Just my opinion, they are all guilty of murder on this poor defenseless girl. They had a responsibility, to her, to make sure she made it back home ok. They all knew the other two went back after her again. I mean come on, one of them had said, she's had enough but didn't try to help her further. Shameful. And shame on the girl who just couldn't own up to her responsibility of her actions and making a charade out of it. Sometimes, prison will dole out its own justice. My condolences to the bereaved family.
Child home's man.... EVERY single one of them the world over has these barbaric incidents
😪🤯😓😭
A pack of wild dogs hunting down a weaker prey is the mentality but these are supposed to be human beings with intelligence. The depravity of the human race never ceases to amaze me in their violence and hatred of others. There's not enough Justice in the world to right this wrong.
Nothing new.
I was pretty messed up as a kid. Never once did it occur to me to hurt…bully…beat or impose my frustrations out on another person. I was too conscious of how it felt to be mistreated. It didn’t make me a saint. It made me “woke” I don’t understand this…at all.
Kelly Ellard doesn't seem to learn from her mistakes. She got of murdering someone and yet she got in trouble again for domestic abuse charges last year.
Rotten to the core
🚫👎🙄
Yikes, but not surprising.
Reena's ghost will hunt her for the rest of her life.
she won't no peace, from one trouble to another, will be her portion for life, in Jesus name amen
Kelly only one with no regrets
I just cannot put into words just how I'm feeling as a mother the thoughts of this happening to one of my own or if shoe was on other foot, my heart just aches empathy and uncontrollable tears for Reena , may she rest in peace ,God love her, thank you for sharing Reenas story , much love from N Ireland, ♥ x
Same. I was a young adult when this happened in my own province and beloved city of Victoria, and I never forgot it. And now I revisit the story with an aching heart, still. To lose a child at all would devastate, let alone in this horrific racist and “pack mentality” fashion. As a mother I cannot imagine ever being peaceful again. God bless her soul, and yours, for caring. ❤️
Bless you, from Kansas City!
I remember this case it happened in 1997,REENA VIRK was 14 years old,Kelly ELLARD,killed her along with others,they turned against kelly,from what others said Kelly was/is a major headcase,sad thing is Kelly has children!
Her children should be removed before she murders them
Something like this happened to me twice when I was in high school - no deaths, though. One was a new girl in school who got too popular too fast, especially with an alpha male that all the girls wanted. The girls were horribly cruel to her. Her father pulled her out of school & I never saw her again. She was also very pretty - like movie star beautiful. The other was a girl who was going out with a popular guy who had brothers. There were rumors of her cheating on him. After that his friends and brothers played some awful pranks on her. Her family moved away. All these guys ganged up on her. Kids can be like wolves.
It happened to me in school. No deaths here either, thank God but 6 girls ganged up on me. Hurt me pretty bad, I still deal with pain from that incident. Kids are cruel. Very, very cruel.
@@WitchyPricess0630 I did not like the way this story was told. It did not come out fair in my opinion. How would you tell your story?
absolute rubbish
kids are mean.... They're scary when they get with their little "friends". Glad you made it dude. ✌️✌️🙏🙏
@@realemonful Honestly most likely with much more truth than this one..... at least I would like to believe that...
Things like this really infuriates me,that why I started learning the MartialArts back in the mid 1970’s.I was always picked on by gangs when I was young.I also started teaching my son streetwise fighting methods,but he was lucky no one picked on him at school thank god.
The Gorge waterway in Victoria is not a river. It is a saltwater tidal inlet. RIP Reena.
Yeah because that’s what’s important here. 🙄 do you feel validated now?
Teenagers really do get away with murder .and such was the degree of maladjustment with these as to be unreal . Life and I do mean Life .
My ex sister-in-law is friends with the Ellards and was at Kelly’s house when she came home after she murdered Reena Virk…she testified for Kelly and committed perjury for her….what a POS!
What did she lie about?
OMG… completely shocking … poor girl. 7 yrs was not long enough for premeditated murder.
The worse part is that no one keeps track of these criminals once they are released. So instead of evil kids in society, we know have grown, evil people released in society. And we wonder why people keep disappearing....
Do they not have parole after release from prison in Canada? Like in the US.
The Justice system failed Reena in such a huge way. This entire story is disgusting. Reena did die in vain. Everyone involved in this case including the courts are disgusting.
Now the killer is in the media, saying Under the Bridge series is disrespectful. Oh please! 🙄 cry us a river wannabe gangster. I found it so cringe in the series when she said she wanted to be In Gotti’s gang. John would’ve had her pimped out. What a joke of a person smh 🤦♂️ coward then and a coward now.
RIP Reena
Such a horrific and tragic death, this world is so EVIL these days! My heart breaks on a daily basis with such senseless loss of lives! God help us all! Rest In Peace little one🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Age or gender shouldn't b an excuse!
Not “these days”. It has always been this way. God is no longer answering calls.
Being from British Columbia I heard of this case. And for her family and for this poor young lady in my eyes justice was not served, it was like a slap on the hands. Taking a life means nothing no more.🇨🇦
Canada has a weak justice system...pathetic really...New Zealand is the same...way too soft
So LET'S keep electing the NDP and the LIberals. Argggghh!
@@hippy1002 th-cam.com/video/Ydfkl3jZ6vc/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=CherryRedRecords
My heart breaks for what Reena went through and for her family’s living nightmare in the aftermath.
The said the Canadian Criminal Justice System is very different than the U.S.
I recall Russell Williams pled guilty to the murders and crimes he committed in the first degree and multiple other counts of criminal actions.
He was given multiple 25 year life sentences so there was no opportunity for him to be set free.
In this case under the Canadian justice system they were tried under Second Degree murder, not clear if the provision for those who commit murder in the second degree who are under the age of 18 was applied.
Given little forensic evidence other than the jacket that they got the convictions speaks to good police work to get convictions based on witness accounts and Warren’s confession, Kelly did not confess, on the third trial she conceded that got her on the jacket on the stand, a slip on her part that demonstrated her guilt and participation.
•Persons in Canada convicted of second-degree murder are not eligible for parole until they have served between 10 and 25 years, as determined by the Court.
It is important to note that convicted persons who were under 18 at the time of the offence have different periods of parole ineligibility.
To change the Criminal Justice system would seem to require an overhaul at the highest level of Parliament and that requires a majority, including citizen votes who elect representatives to parliament to push such a change as the #1 priority to change the Constitution.
🇨🇦Under The Constitution Act, 1867, Parliament has exclusive authority to enact criminal law and procedure; most criminal offences are found in the Criminal Code.
I don’t see that shifting.
Married to a Canadian, many see the U.S. justice system as barbaric in imposing death sentences, and/or life without parole in some states.
R.I.P young lady 🙏❤️
Only 6 to 1 year for beating a girl to a pulpe. What a shame.
The two who killed sis for you. She could not eve stand up straight. Warren and Kelly rot in jail and everyone knows what you did. Only 5 months for killing a innocent girl. This is sickening and brutal. What comes around, goes arround...
I've watched several murder stories by teenagers. Sadly, kids are SO CRUEL. The only thing that surprises me are the light sentences handed down. There's no doubt it MY mind that when they're released, they'll more than likely kill again over such petty motives. The legal system really HAS to do a better job than this to make the streets safe.
You would be surprised on how often that happens. My channel covers true crime and we covered the case of 15 year old Mary Vincent who was kidnapped, r*ped then had her arms CUT off. The guy who did it stuffed her into a storm drain and left her for dead. Mary managed to get out and walk 3 miles for help. Want to know what the guy got for doing all of that? 8 years. Just 8.
8 people on one girl this was a planned attack this is so so tragic 😥
I'll never understand how people can heartlessly continue to brutalize someone someone who is clearly no longer in a physical state to defend themselves. When I was a teenager I saw a group of people jump someone who I did'nt like because of how they carried themselves.. and even before they knocked out i became scared for that person and me and a friend i was with tried getting them to stop jumping them and I was even about to call the cops. They eventually stoppedbut the kid had to go to the hospital. I feel that if your a normal person than you have athis human instinct that kicks in that tells you this is wrong and makes you worried for other humans.. These ppl clearly do not have that humanity are are just a pack of depraved animals
That's an insult to animals.
Depraved monsters raised all wrong.
They are savages.
Same, I was always the nerd during “fights” yelling for them to stop, going for the teacher. I’m lucky I didn’t get pulverized myself for it. But it sickened me and I couldn’t help myself. Golden Rule was taught at our house and it stuck. Be Nice. It’s not complicated. And pack mentality is terrifying. Comprised of weak minded or psychopathic individuals. Having said that, I think most of us have experienced some form of peer pressure as kids/teens and it can have a strong pull. But to this degree…? God have mercy.
Kind of amazing that all 8 admitted to the swarming, that Warren was as upfront as he was. It’s fabulous that Kelly and Warren were tried as adults. And it’s impressive that prosecutors managed to convict them. Seemingly an excellent team all the way around from the HERO river divers, to the paper expert dissecting the diary, to the guy analyzing Kelly’s jacket and everyone in between. Impressive. A haunting case I remember clearly and have loosely followed all this time.
7 years is impressive .?
@@foxywhitetip7387 It is compared to so many slap-on-the-wrist convictions, especially for the young and pretty. But to be clear, no, 7 years is insulting. 37, more like.
ALL should be prosecuted.
and charged as adults
Just like in the UK, Canada has some pathetically short sentences😒
It happens in the US too. My channel covers true crime and we covered the case of 15 year old Mary Vincent who was kidnapped, r*ped then had her arms CUT off. The guy who did it stuffed her into a storm drain and left her for dead. Mary managed to get out and walk 3 miles for help. Want to know what the guy got for doing all of that? 8 years. Just 8.
@thetwinfiles what ???
@TheTwinFiles I saw her story on I survived... One of the worst ones I've heard about.
This happened at the school I went to but a few years later. Shoreline Community School. We used to smoke cigarettes under that same bridge where Reena was killed. Kelly Ellard (the killer) was/is crazy…she did loads of odd stuff during her trial & parole if I recall correctly. (I’m only 4 mins in).
Because we live in Canada, she’s long out of jail, married with kids & changed her name to Kerry Sims. Ugh…poor Reena & her family.
She was only in care for a short time as her immigrant parents were just finding her hard to control lately & followed a case plan laid out when they reached out for help. Poor kid…
@Victoria Delaney do you know if she has reoffended?
@@bruggeman672 don’t think so. She’s married with kids & a new name. Poor kids…
@@victoriadelaney1123 ty
@@bruggeman672 she has. Domestic violence.
(Spoiler) Kelly Ellard and Warren Glowatski were the ultimate murderers, but the other monsters beat Reena so badly it looked like she'd been in a car wreck. Ellard had 4 trials and was finally given 5 days a week parole in 2019. Her name is Sim now and she has 2 kids. Glowatski was freed in 2007.
Interesting - and absolutely sickening - to know.
Justice was not served for reena period
How incredibly sad 14yrs old murdered and dumped in a dirty river, 😢 😞 😔 here's hoping the evil ones get what they deserve.Rest in peace dear girl no more hurting.
how these parents can live with a criminal kids? i cannot live with my kids if i knew they kill someone
Not to mention how hard it must be for the Virks, knowing what happened to their sweet girl. 😞
@26:32 the narrator stated the reason why Chloe and Jesse were mad at Reena was because she had stolen Chloe’s address book and called Chloe’s friends and stated horrible things about her like Chloe had AIDS. Reena was flirting with Jesse’s boyfriend and was wearing his jacket. I am NOT condoning what those teenagers done!! They definitely weren’t punished enough. The foster parents and the kids’ parents dropped the ball too. Those kids partied all the time and nothing was done about it. Who leaves their 16 year old and goes to a different country?!! 🤬🤯
“The Crips Mafia Cartel”…. Unoriginal losers.
Reena was a religious minority(jehova witness) within an ethnic minority(punjabi) while living in a super small town. To the justice system, she was an afterthought of an afterthought. The system failed her.
This was one of the most gruesome cases I have heard..This child did not deserved to die at the hands of these despicable humans.Glad they got to be in prison where they belong. I am really so sorry for Reena,,,she is flying with the angels now.
Foster home was completely inept! I would have KNOWN as a parent who is INVOLVED, i could smell it a mile away when there was any kind of shenanigans
Just goes to to show that not all monsters are necessarily grown men and woman. This story is really sad.
I may be the only one in the world who thinks this way but I believe if you take a life, your life should be forfeited. In today’s world we live in a world where there are no consequences for one’s actions anymore. Imagine if we lived in a world where your punishment befitted the crime. People would think twice before they did the wrong thing but as the world stands today, they know that they’ll be out within a few years; if they’re caught. How many people get out of jail and continue to do the wrong thing and don’t care. How many people live in fear, how many innocent people have to die before the law changes?! You don’t have to like everyone but just because you don’t like someone doesn’t give you the right to attack them or take their life. This young lady deserved to live her life, she didn’t deserve to die. All those girls and that one guy don’t deserve to live in a world where they didn’t respect life at all. Their lives aren’t any more important than that poor young girl they attacked. There was no justice for this young lady in this world but thank God that in the next life, they will be judged properly. May God have mercy on their souls.
RIP sweetheart! ✝️
@@silversnow3186 I meant it if they knew 100% that person murdered someone else, not if they’re unsure. You can’t just go around willy nilly killing people which is my point. If they know and there’s absolutely no doubt then I think they forfeit their lives. How can we have a better safer world when people know they’ll be let out to kill again? That’s not justice! There has to be something that will make them think again. Instead of them not caring and killing for what ever reason they think is justified. If there’s nothing for them to lose, then they won’t stop & think. Everybody’s life is important but with the sentences murders are getting it’s saying that some lives aren’t worth much, at least to me anyway. I know that people have argued this for ever & we probably will keep arguing about it but something really needs to change because the system that’s in place now is not working.
You’re certainly not the only one who thinks that way. In fact, such simplistic and myopic views are shared by _many_ others whose comprehension of reality is similarly limited. Those of your ilk find the complexities of morality very challenging, and are therefore only capable of interpreting the world in terms of ‘black and white’ absolutes.
@@anhedonianepiphany5588 considering you don’t know me that’s a very nasty thing to say. You don’t know what I’ve been through that has shaped my views. We are allowed to have different views & opinions but once you start getting mean and personal, that just shows the sort of person you are. You’re not contributing to the discussion, your just attacking because you have a higher opinion of yourself & your beliefs. Don’t get personal, it’s unbecoming!
@Beth Metcalf it's understandable why people feel this way though it is far from just, not least which it's hypocritical for the state to murder for murder. The thing is, besides the innocent people who inevitably end up wrongly executed, capital punishment was the norm for far longer than it's been abolished and history can demonstrate it had little to no effect on violence. And of course it does nothing to bring back victims. You're certainly entitled to your opinion just pointing out some things.
@@jessicasanchez5765 This is true too!
No justice was served this is ridiculous!! Those kids that killed her need life imprisonment. Forget about them being kids they weren't kids when they took another child's life. All the law enforcement involved need to be fined if retired already and those still on the force need to be charged for obstruction of justice
Where does all the anger come from? The kids have no regard for life. I was bullied from the 4th grade to the 11th. There was very little physical abuse. The verbal abuse was constant.
The principal's daughter was the ring leader. She got others in on the bullying, and I was so hurt and embarrassed every Monday through Friday. I hated going to school. At one point in the 4th grade I was seriously trying in my 9 year old mind to come up with a way to kill myself. My parents always took me and my siblings to church, and no one from my school was there. It became my saving grace. I made good and caring friends there. Monday would come and I had to go to back to school.
I was always on hard, and developed a low self esteem. When I graduated and went to college that was nearby, things changed.
I made so many friends. Slowly my gard came down.
My advice to kids that bully is to try taking up for the underdog. It will be a positive influence on your life.
I’m so happy you made it through and seem to have thrived/found good friendships, that you had the church. I’m so sorry that happened to you. I cannot stand bullying, it’s so wrong and hurtful. ❤️
@@ahill4642 thank you!
@@ahill4642 Thank you so much!🤗. Merry Christmas!
I’m back, to hug you again. ☺️ I hope you keep working on your self esteem, even research ways to improve it. I cannot stand the thought of you feeling down on yourself even a little, because of the bullies. It’s so wrong what happened to you - and every child ever bullied - and I wish you true peace and happiness.
I live in Vancouver and I remember this like it was yesterday I was 14 at the time when this happened it was talked about for years and still is
Senseless youth violence needs to stop
Rip Reena Virk
Condolences and prayers to Virk Family
Same. This story haunts us. Beautiful Victoria, BC. A sweet and innocent girl. It’s sickening and so sad.
When Reena needed her parents the most they did not really care and she was in a foster home and also in a shelter at some point.
She was acting out at home because of this constant horrific bullying but her parents thought she was just a brat kid.
Sad sad very very sad.
Poor girl no one helped her 😭😭😭
the worst part is one of my friends from back then had a home and she took in foster kids her house was massive so she took around 10 at a time so they could be in a normal home....a shame reena was so far away this whole thing could have never happened had circumstances been different.
That’s so not true! Her parents are immigrants that had a problematic teen acting out. They reached out to the ministry for help & were advised to put her in temporary foster care while the family received counselling. They trusted that advice.
Her parents, especially her mother, have been very outspoken since then & advocate against bullying constantly. Reena Virks name is still very well known here & her case has raised a lot of awareness. Her parents are victims….
@@victoriadelaney1123 well I am living very close by as well. Yes Reenas mother was very active against bullying after her demise but before that she did not even get some help from her parents when she repeatedly asked for. Not only that they also became hostile.
Please check all the documentaries regarding her which was telecast in the past.
Check wikipedia too. I was so sad when I first came to know about this in early 2000. She needed help and no one really helped her. What's the point to advocate against bullying when you did not help your own daughter who needed the most help ?
They also forgave their daughters parpretetor and what message we are giving to the kids by that ?
You can bully anyone and you will be forgiven and will be free in parole.
Yes I will forgive for myself only but I won't let anyone go free if they hurt my kids let alone a murder.
@@drrifatalam7413 they were in a brand new country with very different ways & customs to how they’d spent their lives. They were also older parents.
They sought help from the ministry on many occasions. They were failed by a system that didn’t take their extenuating circumstances into account.
I went to Shoreline a couple of years before this. I was at Spectrum when it happened & hung out under that same bridge often. Ism very familiar & I respect your view but I truly feel the whole family was failed.
@@victoriadelaney1123 might be you are right in some extent but not entirely. I am also an immigrant and I came here in 2000 . I believe if I can’t save my child no one can . She was just 13-14. How difficult is it to raise a 13 year old kid ? Look every one has their own perspective of views and I personally don’t think her parents did enough to save her.
Reena was not found in a river, she was found in an ocean inlet. And Kelly Ellard (she changed her name to Kerry Sim) should still be in prison. She’s never shown a moment of remorse since she killed Reena. Warren Glowatski on the other hand did everything possible to atone for what he did. Reena’s parents were both 100% in favour of him getting paroled. And there were two different events in this case. There was the group that beat her up, and then the two that killed her. It’s not one group that beat her up and killed her. That is why some of them only got six months in jail. They had nothing to do with the murder. What they did was horrendous but they had nothing to do with killing her. And don’t waste your time on that new Hulu series “Under The Bridge” but instead read the book “Reena: A Fathers Story”. It’s much more accurate and tells what really happened. And her dad was such a very nice and gentle man.
a horrific crime virtually goes unpunished well done canada
An eye for an eye is the only appropriate punishment for these evil depraved creatures.
Well said, need the sane done to them, if it was my daughter I wouldn't hesitate
These police officers are amazing 🙏💪❤️
They were SLOW & borderline inept! Actually pretty pathetic the case built itself they did nothing exceptional
@@mariejones3913 I know but at least this poor girl got justice
So Warren and Kelly are charged as ADULTS, but given limited short sentences? Whats the point?
Excellent science/forensic explanations. Good job by law enforcement.
Terrible people!!!🤬
Teenagers at that age know right from wrong...
I'm not surprised at this in the least because it's becoming the norm for kids heck parents aren't even safe from their own children what makes anyone think that their own peers are any safer. I've seen first hand how vile other children can be it's scary can't trust anyone.
Each of those youth should have to view the body snd prepare her for burial😢 shame! RIP Reena
We can only hope that Kelly gets it big time from karma.
Now this does hit close to home . I've experienced this very well . I hope justice is delivered .
Such cruelty. I learnt a while back, watching utube,, that cruelty can start at any age. Would it make a difference if we teach our kids to respect life, maybe not. So depressing to see young people, without a good reason, inflict pain upon another young one, let alone take their life. So sad.😔
“Would it make a difference if we teach our kids to respect life” I think so. Our kids need to know we love them and they need to be taught kindness directly and by example.
Poor Reena 😢 I absolutely believe that the punishment did not fit the crime. 😡
Life Without Parole means just that. That's why kids have no consequences these days.There needs to be changes Parents need to be more accountable Getting rid of your child cause you can't handle it should not be a option. Counseling going to find out what's the matter with them . You participating in finding out what the problem is .
Rubbish! Parents no blame here . People make their own choices in life dummy... Wtf u on ?
Reena knew they weren't good people . But she didn't listen and decide to go with them . Wtf ? She wanted to join the crowd
Absolute failure in the justice system. None of these scumbags should see the light of day.
So, when I hear that poor innocent unarmed teens have been killed by someone claiming self defense, I never automatically assume that the teens are always innocent. Not in today's world.
Kids can only demonstrate the hate their parents raise them with.
So true
Why was he granted day parole? That was a horrific crime!!!
8 people to one that's not even right 😡 I know teenage girls can be nasty but this goes above and beyond anything 😡 RIP SWEET GIRL 🙏
Crazy to me drug dealers get life in prison but killers get less time don't make no sense our world is sick and sad
This almost made me cry 😭
I live in Victoria. I was shocked when tish happened. So sad. RIP
Some youth and adults can't be saved because they can't attach or love! Once they reach puberty they often end up in trouble.
No one:
Lawyers: meet outside on a bench in front of the courthouse to plan prosecution tactics.
sick society.....no justice
She was only wearing a t-shirt? What else did they do to her? Why would her pants and panties be off?
I just read a fictional book based on this story... so very sad and cruel!
I love this channel!!! It gave me the inspiration to start my own .great work!!!
This is so horrible 😢
Cannot beleives the horror she went through. RIP little one❤️
I grew up with Kelly. Honestly she seemed crazy even at 11 years old.
And what do these teens have in common? Chaotic families, with perhaps one exception.
Lmao, at first my brain converted Chaotic to Catholic. Outside of my misread, I agree with you. I think that the breakdown of the family unit is the main reason for juvenile crime. And, that a good number of juvenile offenders carry their crimes into adulthood.
Their system was a joke
They basically got away with it ... What if it wuz a group of Indians on a white girl.
1 boy and 7 girls?? are you kidding me????
River Divers = TRUE HEROES
So sad I hope Kelly never gets out
Heartless, ruthless, fearless, aimless, useless animals
Iactually hope somebody tracks these pieces of rubbish down and help them really come to terms with their actions....
Give all of them the death penalty.
We don't have the death penalty