1. The Murder of Reena Virk
By Leila and Cory

2. This presentation includes:
Synopsis of the case
The Shoreline Six
Warren Glowatski’s trial
Kelly Ellard’s 1st trial
Kelly Ellard’s 2nd trial
Kelly Ellard’s 3rd trial
Parole
Current status of offenders

3. Probation/parole
Current status of offenders
Controversy

4. 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.

5. The Shoreline Six
Consisted of:
Josephine
Dusty
Laila
Maya
Willow
Eve

6. 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 Reena’s forehead
Laila was the one who put a stop to the beating by threatening whoever tried to hurt Reena again

7. 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

8. 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

9. Warren Glowatski’s 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

10. Warren Glowatski’s Case
Witness Testimony
Warren’s 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 didn’t believe what he was implying

11. Warren Glowatski’s Case
Verdict & Sentence
Warren was charged guilty of second-degree murder
Sentenced to life in prison without eligibility for parole before Nov

12. Kelly Ellard’s 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

13. Kelly Ellard’s 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

14. Kelly Ellard’s 1st Trial
Defense Case
She said that 15 minutes later Warren came up to her while she was outside Mac’s 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

15. Kelly Ellard’s 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

16. Kelly Ellard’s 1st Trial
Verdict and Sentence
Kelly was given 5 years in prison without parole
Kelly’s lawyer announced that he would be filing an appeal which meant that Kelly was able to go home on bail

17. Kelly Ellard’s 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

18. Kelly Ellard’s 1st Trial
Appeal
Kelly was given a new trial because of the Crown’s unfair questioning
Kelly’s 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

19. Kelly Ellard’s 2nd Trial