Nicole's Mom

Yeah. Leading up to the funeral, a lot of us girls had gotten together and we made bracelets and pins and decorated Main Street with pink ribbons.

Yeah. Leading up to the funeral, a lot of us girls had gotten together and we made bracelets and pins and decorated Main Street with pink ribbons.

And I overheard Nicole's mom asking her rather aggressively, like... how could you think my daughter did this? I can't believe that this is the rumor going around. I'm paraphrasing, of course, because I can't remember the exact words, but something to the effect of, you know, I can't believe that people are blaming my daughter for this. This is all happening at the funeral?

And I overheard Nicole's mom asking her rather aggressively, like... how could you think my daughter did this? I can't believe that this is the rumor going around. I'm paraphrasing, of course, because I can't remember the exact words, but something to the effect of, you know, I can't believe that people are blaming my daughter for this. This is all happening at the funeral?

Yes, before the actual funeral started, yeah.

Yes, before the actual funeral started, yeah.

Yeah, it was no secret that they were there.

Yeah, it was no secret that they were there.

I overheard Nicole's mom asking, how could you think my daughter did this? It wasn't me.

I overheard Nicole's mom asking, how could you think my daughter did this? It wasn't me.

It was no secret that they were there. They were garnering a ton of attention. Did it feel like there was a new buzz? It had the effect that they wanted. It brought attention back to Anita and got people talking.

It was no secret that they were there. They were garnering a ton of attention. Did it feel like there was a new buzz? It had the effect that they wanted. It brought attention back to Anita and got people talking.

Nicole had a fish tank. Anita didn't like the fish tank. I think at one point Anita unplugged it. I would imagine Nicole wasn't very happy. She was very unhappy.

Nicole had a fish tank. Anita didn't like the fish tank. I think at one point Anita unplugged it. I would imagine Nicole wasn't very happy. She was very unhappy.

I mean, it was just constant arguments between the two, so much so that Gordon, Anita's dad, installed a lock on Anita's door.

I mean, it was just constant arguments between the two, so much so that Gordon, Anita's dad, installed a lock on Anita's door.

She told us that she had to go to the apartment, I believe, the next day to walk through it, see if anything had been taken or moved. And then she stated that they better not have taken my pink iPod. Her pink iPod. Right. And it was just a strange thing to think about in a time like that.

She told us that she had to go to the apartment, I believe, the next day to walk through it, see if anything had been taken or moved. And then she stated that they better not have taken my pink iPod. Her pink iPod. Right. And it was just a strange thing to think about in a time like that.

Sure. A lot of the time, you know, struggling with things, life, you know, getting stressed out about things that seemed very insignificant. She would be so upset if she saw that I was angry or frustrated or, you know, giving up or anything like that. So when I say that she, you know, made us, all of us friends, better people, I wasn't lying.

Sure. A lot of the time, you know, struggling with things, life, you know, getting stressed out about things that seemed very insignificant. She would be so upset if she saw that I was angry or frustrated or, you know, giving up or anything like that. So when I say that she, you know, made us, all of us friends, better people, I wasn't lying.

Just this, like, teeny tiny little ball of energy and sunshine.

Just this, like, teeny tiny little ball of energy and sunshine.

Matching clothes, matching shoes to her clothes, bows in her hair that matched, her purse matched, and pink was her color. She was a pink kind of girl. She was.

Matching clothes, matching shoes to her clothes, bows in her hair that matched, her purse matched, and pink was her color. She was a pink kind of girl. She was.