visitation for nicole lovell will person. nicole touched many people throughout her short visitation for nicole lovell will be tomorrow... her funeral thursday.. both here in blacksburg. in blacksburg, dawn jefferies, wsls 10. we also learned today that there are new charges filed against one of the virginia tech students police say was involved in nicole lovell's death. 19-year-old natalie keepers is now facing a felony that could land her in prison for the rest of her life. wsls 10's bethany teague got a copy of keepers' new arrest warrant. she joins us live in blacksburg as part of our team coverage. bethany.. what did you find out? virginia tech student natalie keepers is now charged with accessory before the fact to first degree murder. david eisenhaur is still charged with first degree murder in what we now know was the stabbing death of nicole lovell. keepers was originally charged with accessory after the fact and concealing or transporting a dead body. accessory after the fact carries a carries ten years. this new cha

kari cook, classmate of nicole lovell: "i went to the school and told the police officer there." (4 secs). she says she was told it would be looked into. about a month later, nicole went missing. kari cook, classmate of nicole lovell: "at first i didn't believe it.." butted sot "i thought it was just a rumour and that she missed a day of school." (7 secs) but she says she was haunted by the screenshots she'd seen of nicole's relationship with the older man.kari cook, classmate of nicole lovell: "yeaha& i thought it was because of facebook." (4 secs) 3 pattie plasma the blacksburg police department has released a statement on their facebook page stating from a student. they said the school resource officer, quote, "had no information concerning nicole in relation to her disappearance. had a student, or even nicole herself, reached out to him in advance of her disappearance about anything that would cause concern, he would have acted on it through the appropriate channels."pattie plasma you can read that statement in its entirety on our website at wset.com currently, we are waiting for fur

to the murder of nicole lovell. our newsroom here has been busy tracking down the very latest in this case for you, and here is what we know tonight. keepers and in court in christiansburg today. her parents there were too, holding hands as they listens to the details of this case. annie andersen was also in that court room and annie, we have new disturbing details about this murder. >> reporter: danner, the information presented by commonwealth attorney mary pettitte had so many of the details that police have been tight lipped with until now. pettitte said at 6 a.m. on january 27, tammy weeks called 911 when she saw 13-year-old nicole lovell wasn't at home. blacksburg police called the fbi who started tracing nicole's digital footprint. the fbi found messages between lovell and david eisenhauer when things really took a turn. eisenhauer told police he met up with lovell early in the morning on the 27th, but said he didn't kidnap her. natalie coopers took the stand at today's hearing and didn't instead the commonwe

nicole lovell's body was found 100 miles away from her home in blacksburg over the weekend. authorities believe that david eisenhower knew nicole and used their relationship to lure her out of her home. natalie keepers is accused of disposing of the body. what we don't know tonight, the motive. annie andersen is live outside the courts with what we know new tonight. >> reporter: well, david eisenhower and nicole keeper were both arraigned at the montgomery county court house and neither said anything about motive in fact they hardly said anything at all. emerge in the kidnapping and murder of lovell. a warrant said she was kidnapped last wednesday but a second warrant said it happened on or around saturday. the montgomery county commonwealth attorney said the medical examiner autopsymedical examiner autopsied lovell but could be late march when we know when and how she died. a firearm was not used in her murder but other than that details of how she died was limited. the pastor said she is extremely distraught and getting by as well as can be expected. >> it's day by day proc

13-year-old nicole lovell. and the coldest temperatures of the year are headed our way t >> whitney: tonight the presidential candidates are in new hampshire for the state primary election. right now they're gathered in dixville notch. the town is getting ready for the midnight vote there. nine people will be the first to cast their ballots in the new hampshire primary. all of the candidates are fighting down to the wire for every vote, especially those from undecided voters. these are the last hours before the very first presidential primary of 2016. >>> polls are giving donald trump a big lead among republicans while bernie sanders from nearby vermont hillary clinton. and one big wild card, many voters in the granite state say they are undecided. marcy is live in new hampshire. >> reporter: good evening, those endless events today are now over. the candidates made their final pitches to the voters and they're waiting for the first results to come in. the first ballots are about to be cast. three small precinc

police chief takes a stand against violence in the community following the death of 13- year-old nicole lovell. the montgomery county lovell was stabbed to death last wednesday ... the day she was reported missing from her blacksburg home. today ... police charged ... 19- year-old natalie keepers with being an accessory before the fact. as we've previously reported... she's also charged with unlawfully disposing a body and accessory after the fact. the charges of first degree murder and abduction against 18-year-old david eisenhauer remain the same. wsls 10's dawn jefferies has been following this case from the very beginning. dawn ... unfortunately ... this isn't the first time this community has dealt with violence like this. this is a resilient community. when tragedy happens people come together. glimpse of that during the news conference earlier today when police chief anthony wilson spoke to the media. he talked about that resilience and the type of community blacksburg is. chief anthony wilson/blacksbu rg police - "we're not alone in our community in suffering through horrific events. w

nicole's father tells us that's hard to hear. david lovell/nicole's father "these two individuals took my daughter from this planet and i want to know why and i want all the information i can get." keepers hired her own attorney and one was appointed for eisenhauer. this is a story we will continue to follow throughout the afternoon. we'll have live updates from this afternoon's news conference on our website.. wsls-dot-com.. and tonight beginning at five p-m.### new at noon .. danville police announce a major reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for shootings last night. the shootings happened on mount vernon avenue and virginia avenue. police were called to the two-hundred block of "mount vernon avenue".. where 49-year- old doctor randolph neal.. says he was walking home when two men walked up and demanded money. he was shot several times before the suspects took off. doctor neal is still in the hospital this afternoon.. recovering from his injuries. "there are some

state police have confirmed it's in connection to the nicole lovell murder investigation. lovell's church held a special service this morning to remember her and support her family. youth pastor josh blankenship at auburn baptist church says this is a shock to a community that loved and cared for lovell. she participated in sunday school at auburn, riding the bus every sunday with her friends. blankenship says she will be missed dearly. josh blankenship, youth pastor: 00:56:27 "everybody is in shock. you ask yourself why this would happen to such a sweet, innocent, girl nicole. she was never, never met a stranger and was very faithful at the church. loved the lord and was very loved by her family." blankenship says he's asking everyone to keep nicole's family in their prayers. blacksburg middle school is providing comfort for students following nicole's death. the school will have extra counselors on hand when classes resume monday. lovell was a seventh grader at blacksburg middle. montgomery county school spokeswoman brenda drake says nicole previously attended margaret be

nicole lovell was last seen on tuesday-- when a massive search began. officers say the search led them old engineering student from maryland. and then, nicole's body was found about a hundred miles from home. "investigators continue to be very busy today with pursuing the approximately 3 hundred leads generated over the past 5 days. they're still conducting additional interviews and working through evidence collection, processing, and analysis." as part of that investigation.. a police dive team searched a pond on virginia tech's campus yesterday. students and people who live in blacksburg can expect to see increased police presence throughout the week. extra counselors will be available at blacksburg middle school... to help students cope with the loss of their classmate. lovell was in seventh grade. special rooms will be set up for students needing extra time. students will start the day in "teams"... where they talk about what happened... and how to cope with loss. lovell's church held a special youth pastor--- josh blankenship--- says this investigat

13-year-old nicole lovell ... as the two virginia tech students charged in connection with her murder ... appear in court. how a close friend is standing by her family during this tragic time. man on the street - "it's unusual something like this to happen around here ya know?" and ... people who live in surry county, north carolina are in shock after nicole's body is found in their community. good evening and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at 5:30. i'm john carlin. and i'm lindsey ward. the small blacksburg community is left in shock following the killing of 13- year-old nicole lovell. as the search continues for more answers ... we're hearing from family and friends about how they're coping. nicole was last seen wednesday at her mothers home off fairfax road in blacksburg. police arrested 18-year-old virginia tech student ... david eisenhauer ... on saturday. nicole's body was found that same day in surry county north carolina. on sunday... police arrested another virginia tech student ... 19-year-old natalie

there was a statement read regarding how she and david eisenhauer plotted to cut nicole lovell's neck. according to a statement in court, it was keepers who told police were lovell's body was in north carolina. she also told police that lovell's body was in the backseat when she and eisenhauer bought cleaning supplies at walmart. the judge said that keepers had no tie to the community and denied bond. eisenhauer and keepers are due back in court by march 28th. the full autopsy should be back by then. >> danner: this all happened the same day that nicole lovell's family laid the young laid to rest. katie brooke has the latest. >> katie: hundreds of cars home as so many came out to pay their last respects. the family asked that we not attend the funeral, so out of respect, we stayed away this afternoon. and i've been told that nicole's funeral expenses were covered. i'm told the montgomery county attorney's office may have helped through their victims' program. donations will be used for expenses and any other funds will be used for a scholarship in nicole's name. we have a link for the

here's a look back at how the investigation into the death of nicole lovell first started. police say the 13-year old was last seen last wednesday at her parents' apartment. news of lovell's disappearance traveled via fliers and across social media. investigators searched for several days using boots on the ground and using drones by two virginia tech students were arrested over the weekend in connection with her killing. 18-year old david eisenhauer is charged with first degree murder and abduction. 19-year felony charge of improperly disposing of a body and accessory after the fact. their next court appearances are set for march 28-th. we will of course continue to follow this developing story. when we are not on the air, you can head to our website at wsls dot-com. the first caucus of the presidential campaign is underway in iowa tonight. there's not much more for the major candidates to do but wait for the results to come in. the main contenders tonight are hillary clinton and bernie sanders on the democratic side and donald trump and ted cruz on the republican side. wsl

80 miles away in surrey county north carolina is where nicole lovell's body was found on route 89. this entire case is one big question mark. investigators have remained tight-lipped as they continue the investigation. and according to court documents, police don't believe a gun was used in the crime. for now both keepers and eisenhauer remain in jail on no bond. the autopsy was scheduled for today and will likely provide more insight into her death. >> tonight a decades-old cold case in frederick county is solved. her body was discovered a few months later. police say she was murdered. investigators announced they charged lloyd harris. police say he lived in the wooded area where her body was foun. they arrested him in kansas city, missouri. >> he actually left the frederick area around 2002-2003. but mr. harris lived here at the time of stacy's hoffmaster's missing. he lived in the woods at that period of time. so obviously this case he had a knowledge of stacy. we believe stacy had a knowledge of him. >> police have not shared the connection between the suspect and the victim. h

two neighbors said that nicole lovell said that she would be sneaking out to see him. the mother of the girls said that they told her after the girl vanished. right now david eisenhauer is charged with murder and kidnapping. natalie keepers is now facing murder. the autopsy shows that the 13-year-old because stabbed to death. the final autopsy won't be available until march. the commonwealth's attorney, mary pettit, said that keeper will be back in court for further charges. the warrants will be changed to show that lovell was killed on wednesday, the same day she >> [indiscernible] she had a passion for pandas, music, dancing, dreams of being on american idol some day. >> anchor: petit said after today, the only time she'll be discussing these cases is in court. with two women who said that this news hits too close to home. >> reporter: the murder of any young person with a promising future is always tragic. the group save the next girl is helping to stop this disturbing trend. the murder of nicole lovell strikes a chord with jane vance. >> she was young and innocent

was nicole's father at a friend of nicole lovell's father told me what happened to the 13-year-old is something you see on the news and nothing you can describe when it hits home. that's part of the reason nicole's father came here to the courthouse today. david lovell tells me he's doing about as good as can be expected. he came here with his wife terri and a friend this morning. no one can imagine how he'd respond if in their shoes... but for david lovell... he wanted to come to see the two people accused of killing his daughter... he came wanting answers. 10.38.12 david lovell/nicole's father "these two individuals took my daughter from this planet and i want to know why and i want all the information i can get." natalie keepers will be back in court march 28th. in christiansburg, dawn jefferies wsls 10. meanwhile .. the search for evidence in the police investigation of nicole's killing continues today. a lake on virginia tech's campus for the second day in a row ... while a criminal investigations unit is stationed in the jefferson national forest using surveying tools to collect

virginia tech student faces a new charge tonight in connection with the death of 13- year-old nicole lovell. commonwealth's attorney mary pettitt announced during a news conference today ... natalie keepers is now charged with accessory before the fact to willfully ... deliberately and with premeditation kill nicole in the first degree. david eisenhauer is still charged with first degree murder and abduction. we've also learned ... the preliminary autopsy shows ... nicole was stabbed to death. w-s-l-s ten's dawn jefferies sat in on today's news conference. dawn... what more can you tell us? we also heard from nicole out to share some personal details about her daughter... everything from her health battles to her favorite animal. dawn "my daughter nicole lovell, colee is what we called her." it's a position no mother should ever be in. "she was born she was born may 3, 2000." tammy weeks.. speaking to what's become a nationwide audience... talks about her daughter nicole lovell... born 13 years ago and almost immediatley fighting for her life. 10.55.56 "after many tests and scans and blood

guest speakers, a moment of silence by candlelight and other activities will be done to honor nicole lovell. claire kelling / organizer - "we have blue ribbons to support the family the town is going to be lit up with blue lights has blue is nicole's favorite color. we want as many support. for nicole and her family." tonight's vigil takes place at college avenue between north main street and draper road. a former bedford police officer is arrested in henry county following a 10 month investigation. the bedford county sheriff's office says ... deputies arrested 54- year-old brian mcalexander on friday. a grand jury indicted mcalexander for possession of child pornography. wsls 10's ananda rochita spoke to the bedford police chief about the incident. ananda rochita - "we reached out to the bedford police chief after a grand jury indicted a former officer on possession of child pornography." todd foreman/bedfor d police department - "it's very disappointing and it's upsetting." chief foreman says trust is on the line ... which is why he let the public know about the investigation when it bega

(gfx out) (sot: terri lovell/nicole's stepmom) (lovell "some of the were reporti she was on. the mystery surrounding lovell's death is haunting parents across forcing them to ask themselves, who their kids are talking to online. (sot: edward de la detective) olds who have 1400 sharing a lot of strangers." fuente cybercrime for the milburn township police department in new jersey. as part of his undercover online personahe has nearly a thousand followers. (sot: edward de la police department detective) they can find out everything from who shares that info. - where they live, what hours they keep detective de la fuente encourages parents to trust their kids but verify they're using the internet properly. (gfx in) -monitor what apps they're using daily. -know who is following them online -and secure the household wi-fi (gfx out) his best piece of advice? know where your kids are in both the real world and the digital one. fuente/milburn "you wouldn't keep your house and go out for 12 hours a follow up now: galax police have arrested a man they say caused more than 100 hundred t

nicole lovell's mother said her daughter was a victim. every son and daughter who is a victim, there is another one who is a cyberbully. how moms and dads are supposed to stay alert? turns out there is some highturns out there is some high-tech help. megan hoouls tell us more in her report. >> reporter: in harpers ferry, west virginia, these 3rd graders have storyhave stories of being cyber bullied. >> i was kind of -- kind of sad that he was calling me stupid. said i was -- i was a little depressed after that. >> you know it is not the right thing. >> reporter: high school senior students resist thatch urge. >> step one and step two. >> don't retaliate. >> reporter: children who have been bullied often become bullies themselves. lexi has been a target. >> people who do>> people who doerbullies especially anonymously are cowards. >> some do it because of power and others do it because they think it is funny. >> reporter: this psychologist say children are practicing impulse control and your parents need to be involved. >> your child that

. >>> happening right now 13-year-old nicole lovell's family is at her visitation in blacksburg. this is a live look at the scenethis is a live look at the scene. right now lovell's body was found in north carolina after she disappeared last week. two people are charged in this case. and we have learned new tonight that virginia tech student natalie keeper also have a hearing tomorrow. court documents say that keepers here began planning the murder in early january. keepers had a hearing today. it was cancelled though because she already had an attorney. her classmate david eisenhaur is charged on -- jailed on charges of kidnapping and murder. in an arrest warrant he told free." >> i realize in the moment that i am doing things that other people wish they could be doing, and yet i still have goals for myself because there are people who are better than me. and i will personally not stop until i reach my peak performance. >> danner: that by the sway david eisenhauer a former track star speaking when he was in high school. nicole was active on social media with multiple facebook, i

the mother of 13-year old nicole lovell is speaking out about her daughter's death. how she says nicole battled through life and touched many lives in such a short time. plus ... a georgia girl is praised for why her mother faces charges after the 9-1-1 call. and the presidential candidates are getting ready to take their campaigns to new hampshire. what the iowa caucus results could mean for decision 20-16. good evening, and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at seven. i'm lindsey ward. we know now the preliminary cause of death ... in the murder case of 13-year-old nicole lovell. montgomery county commonwealth's attorney mary pettitt says ... the preliminary autopsy shows ... lovell was stabbed. meanwhile ... one of the suspects faces more charges tonight. pettitt says ... 19-year old natalie keepers is now charged with accessory before the fact to willfully, deliberately and with premeditation kill and murder nicole in the first degree. this is in addition to the charges of accessory after the fact and unlawful disposal of a body. 18-year-old david eisenhauer still

memory at blacksburg middle school. 3 pattie tight and nicole lovell's father could soon be opening up about the death of his daughter. tomorrow he is set to appear on the dr. phil show. david lovell is expected to tell dr. phil about his daughter.. including what he knew about her social media activity. david says he found out before christmas that she was talking to older boys online.. and took her nicole likely fought with everything she had before she was killed. 3 mona box we're learning more about nicole's social media use. the app that police believe nicole used to meet the college student charged with her murder is called kik. the messaging app allows users to be anonymous. and police say it's up to parents to be vigilant about what their children are doing online.sgt dave ausdenmoore hamilton county sheriffs office you the time you need to know how the apps on that phone works. its your responsibility, you are the parentsmona3 authorities say predators are on the other end of these apps.. lying about who they are and how old they are. this puts some naive teens at risk. but

a memorial fund has been set up at the national bank of blacksburg following the death of nicole lovell. donations will be used to help with incidentals ... services and other related expenses. any remaining funds will then be used to start a scholarship in nicole's name. donations can be made at any national bank of blacksburg location. there has been a lot talk about social media following the death of nicole lovell and whether it played a role in this case. police aren't saying but it's not stopped some moms-- and likely some dads too from looking deeper into what their kids are doing online. natasha rodgers/mom on mission - "20 years ago predators had to search for their victims. they had to get in their cars go to the parks go to the mall integrate themselves into families but technology the double was sword that it is has allowed victims to just walk right into the predators hands." to keep your children safe ... police say to look up parental controls on whatever device you give your child and know its features and how to control them. it's important to tell your kids you're not

the community continues to mourns the loss of nicole lovell. how they're remembering the 13 year old. plus.... from baking cakes to behind bars ... one virginia couple faces money laundering and drug charges. and... not your typical day at the lake ... how dozens of cars ended up submerged in water. good evening and thanks for joining us for wsls 10 at eleven. i'm brie jackson. it's been one week since nicole lovell's body was found. tonight a sports game is helping one community heal. crowds gathered for the "battle of the burgs" it's a basketball game in honor of the 13 year old. wsls ten's duke carter reports. nats of people cheering fans from both blacksburg and christiansburg filled the gym at chirstiansburg high school. nats full it's part of the annual battle of the burgs where the boys and girls basketball teams duke it out on the court. . but saturday's game is different. it's to honor of 13 year old nicole lovell whose body was found a week ago. "shocked, i heard about it, because one of my old teachers posted about it on facebook," h

>> dawn, we learned from prosecutors keepers helped david daleiden plan nicole lovell's murder for weeks. >> mary pettitt said natalie keepers killed someone she never met. she said this is something the two plotted and planned before carrying out. at one point they sat inside cookout, a burger restaurant, to discuss this plan the plan was to lure nicole lovell out of her house on the lure of a date with daleiden and for him -- david eisenhauer to take her on a date. phone and minion blanket. eisenhauer gave her a side hug. then he went back to campus. prosecutors said that's not what happened next. she said eisenhauer at some point killed nicole and keepers returned, helped load lovell's body into a lexus. the details came out at a bond hearing, coming up at 5:30, i will tell you why eisenhauer and keepers went to wytheville and why she and her lawyers argued mental health and food allergies are reasons whyship shouldn't be in jail. >> we do have extensive coverage at wsls.com in case you're anxious to see what else in the meantime the victim, 13- year-old nicole lovell was laid to rest

a second person is in jail for the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. this is a picture of the two people. police charged 18-year-old david eisenhauer with abduction and murder. 19 year old natalie marie keepers faces lesser charges. both suspects are students at virginia tech. nicole lovell's body was found along the north carolina - virginia police held a second news afternoon. "we have some very wounded folks in our community." the town of blacksburg remains in mourning sunday night. as many residents who helped in the search for 13 year old nicole lovell, come to grips with the reality that she is dead. "just remember these are the kind of crimes that rip communities apart." police now have two suspects in custody. 19-year-old david eisenhauer is charged with abduction and murder. they say his accomplice - 19 year old natalie keepers - helped dispose of lovell's body. another new development: police say eisenhauer knew lovell beforehand and planned her death. lt. mike albert, blacksburg police: 00:02:51 "based on evidence collected to date, we have

murderagainst the nicole lovell murder. natalie keeper is charged with accessory before the fact of death in the 13-year-old blacksburg girl's death. annie andersen is live in blacksburg right now, and andy, a major development in this casea major development in this case. >> reporter: yes, danner. we learned today that a preliminary autopsy indicates that 13-year-old nicole lovell died from a stabbing. commonwealth attorney mary petit, it said while the final autopsy could take months, they have determined how lovell died. the state police and recovery team has been searching the pond near virginia tech's vet far in ye school, we don't know what they found if anything, but today petit, it said along with body and an accessory after the fact, 19-year-old natalie cooperfact, 19-year-old natalie coopers is charged with accessory before the firstaccessory before the first-degree murder of lovell. if keepers is convicted, she could spend the rest of her life behind bars. petitt cleared up a few details on the murder arrest warr

it's to honor of 13 year old nicole lovell whose body was found a week ago. "shocked, i heard about it, because one of my old teachers posted about it on facebook," hank skutt is the captain of the boy's basketball team at blacksburg. skutt took part in creating warmup t-shirts with nicole's favorite animal -- the panda. hank skutt/captain blacksburg basket ball team "we decided to design them after we heard about her passing last week and we decided that this would be a good a great occasion to wear them," even the girls basketball team wore them. christiansburg girls basketball team " the christiansburg high school chapter of help save the next girl also attended the event. they handed pins, and fliers to raise awareness about the dangers of social media and wore blue ribbons, nicole's favorite color to remember her. jasmine linkous/christia nsburg high school hstng chapter "we just hope they help spread the word and like promote safety, its not only about girls but everybody needs safety," safety to prevent another tragic incident like nicole. "remembering

the funeral for nicole lovell at blacksburg. wednesday was a somber day as hundreds of family, friends, police officers and others gathered for nicole's visitation. they shared memories of the lives. katie wilson/ family friend 3:28:28 remember her as the happy child she was the girl everybody loved. the smiling colie" has blacksburg. donations will be used to help incidentals. remaining funds will be used to start a scholarship in nicole's name.### one of the virginia tech students facing charges in the stabbing death of 13-year-old nicole lovell will be in court today for a bond hearing. court documents show attorney's for "natalie keepers" filed paperwork to request bond. the 19-year-old is charged with accessory before the fact to first-degree murder ... and improper disposal of a body. charged with first-degree murder. bond. # there has been a lot talk about social media following the death of nicole lovell and whether it played a role in this case. police aren't saying.. but it's not stopped some moms and dads their kids ar

that area of woods, where police say nicole lovell met her death, will live forever. kevin zirkle, vsp special agent: 22:47:11 "10, 15 years from now we could pull that data back up and recreate the crime scene exactly the way it was." more nats if you have 'em the machine creates a "point cloud" that is paired with the hundreds of pictures it takes to create this: a 3-d model of a crime scene. 42-47 22:40:28 "enables the user to create measurements from the virtual crime scene itself without necessarily having to do them or to basically check the ones that were done manually at the scene." the scanner costs 200 thousand dollars. it's an upgrade over the c-10 scanner the department had been using for the past 3 years and it works more than twice as fast as the older model. in addition to preserving data from the scene, police say it can also help them better understand how the crime was committed. 22:44:39 "you could say a perpetrator is 6 foot 1 tall, or a witness for that matter is 6 foot 1 tall, and you can create a view from where that person was located and what

virginia tech students made their first court appearance on monday in the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell. david eisenhauer is charged with first degree felony abduction. natalie keepers is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose of the body.s since lovell's developments in the case have taken place within the last few days. investigators have found out that nicole was part of an internet dating group. that groups is now shut down! wfxr's solina lewis talked to the people responsible for getting that site shut down. nicole's friends and family are still reeling in the days those close to the case are trying to make sense of how a thirteen year old could have such a different life online than the one she shared with classmates and neighbors..."we cant believe facebook would allow these types of groups allowing a thirteen year old when it's just pornography"in the wake of 13 year old nicole lovell's abduction and murder, new details continue to emerge about her online activity,and teen dating groups on facebook...kenny jarels, who's been close to lovell's family since the teen says some of th

cnn is now reporting that david eisenhauer and nicole lovell had an inappropriate relationship. that's according to investigators on this case. they also report.. nicole was going to expose that relationship.. and investigators believe eisenhauer stabbed her to prevent that. eisenhauer is charged with 1st degree murder. police say.. nicole was active on social media - with multiple facebook, instagram, and kik accounts. that's where police belive she met eisenhauer. we've also learned.. court documents show keepers began planning the murder in early january. 3 pattie and today friends and family will lay nicole to her viewingmona there's a saying that in times of tragedy, you see true strength, and that's definitely been true over the last week here in blacksburg. annie andersen reports. 3 (chief anthony wilson, blacksburg police dept) "we will not let this violence define us. this is still the place of anywhere else in this earth that i would live, that i would raise a family and that i would send my children to college." when 13 year old nicole lovell was reported missing, law

all details lovell knows will become harder to hear. 10.38.28 david lovell/nicole's father "it's going to be terrible and i'm how can any father be prepared for it?" as he waits for answers... wearing a blue ribbon in honor of his daughter-- lovell says he's grateful for this... david lovell/nicole's father "i want to thank the law- enforcement and everybody that's involved in the search for nicole and who continue to work on the case." their next court appearance is march 28th. the search for evidence continued today with several searches across the town of blacksburg and surrounding montgomery county. state police dive teams searched a pond on virginia tech's campus for the second day in a row. a criminal investigations unit was parked in the jefferson national forest just a few minutes drive away from campus. the continuing search and the arrest of two young students in connection with lovell's murder has the community hurting tonight. w-s-l-s 10's rob manch spoke with the montgomery county school system today. rob - how are teachers and counselors helping lovell's we're here on vir

charged in the death of nicole lovell. >> mark: we start our coverage with annie andersen who has been on this story since lovell went missing. she joins us live from outside the montgomery county courtthe montgomery county courthouse, annie? >> reporter: mark, 18-year-old david eisenhauer was arraigned early this morning and he was assigned a public defender to try his case. he has been charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder. natalie keepers hired a private attorney to defend her. she has been charged with accessory after the fact and helping to conceal the body of 13-year-old nicole lovell. >> this little girl, talkative, friendly, looked out for a lot of the younger kids that came in on the bus. just sweet. >> reporter: but now many will not get a chance to know 13-year-old nicole lovell. according to the arrest warrant this they think david eisenhauer kidnapped her wednesday but didn't kill her closer to saturday. died and it wasn't by a firearm and wasn't until after then that police think that natalie keeperpolice think that natalie keepers got involved. >> i can't tell

the mother of 13-year-old nicole lovell speaks publicly! how she's remembering her daughter and what new charges one of the suspects faces! a richmond father also speaking out after his daughter disappears without a trace! and a landfill in southern virginia is causing quite a stink for some! but relief could soon be in sight! good morning, it's wednesday, february 3rd. thanks for waking up with good day virginia! i'm january keaton and i'm kyle benjamin. we start this morning with a developing story out of roanoke.fire crews are still working to figure out what sparked a house fire tuesday and smoke coming from the home in the 1-thousand block of 12-th street southeast.the fire broke out a little before 10-o'clock.no injures were reported and it's still unclear if anyone was home at the time of the fire. continuing coverage now, on the death of 13-year-old nicole lovell in blacksburg. preliminary results from the medical examiner reveal that the teenager was stabbed to death. commonwealth's attorney mary pettit delivered that news during a

from the search for 13- year-old nicole lovell... to police announcing her death... and the arrest of two virginia tech students in connection with her killing... the story touched communities from blacksburg and beyond. nat: dr phil nicole's father-- david lovell sat down with talk show host dr. phil mcgraw sunday to talk about the case. the dr. phil show provided this clip from the episode set to air wednesday. "what was her likely reaction like at the time? david lovell: i bet she fought like a wildcat. she's my kid. the keepers girl, in her mug shot, looks like she has a scar. i couldn't tell in court because she had her hair, pictures right there. you can see the scar going down her face. what you see... according to commonwealth's attorney mary pettitt is not a scar... but a strand of hair. she says after their arrest... both natalie keepers and david eisenhauer were subjected to a forensic exam to document any injuries, bruises or scratches...any relevant results of those exams will be presented in court. in an interview monday--- we ask dr phil... dawn: what w

lovell told doctor phil.. the last time he saw his daughter nicole was december 19-th. she disappeared nearly six weeks later on january 27-th. lovell told doctor phil.. he puts a lot of blame on himself and speculated on any possible motives suspects david eisenhauer and natalie keepers david lovell, nicole lovell's father - "a girl with self- esteem issues anyway somebody told her some good things about her of course it would be easy to seduce a bullied little girl." meanwhile... many of you have been asking about nicole's mother.. tammy weeks. tammy tells wsls 10 .. she wants to raise awareness about social media and online dangers... but right now... she just wants to grieve the loss of her daughter. police in our area offer tips to make sure children are safe while online. warning signs detectives suggest you should look out for include... spending a lot time online, especially at night. they say most children who fall victim are usually in chat rooms and spend time online after dinner or on the weekends. kids may also be using an online accounts belonging to someon

hundreds gather in downtown blackburg for a candlight vigil to honor nicole lovell. hearted girl who brightened their day. natalie cole / nicole's friend 22-25 9:08:02 she was kind and sweet hearted, she was loving and would care about her friends. the 13 year old's friends, family...along with virginia tech students and others in the community lit candles...sang a song and shared encouraging words. libbi hill / attended vigil 37-40 9:09:42 we'll be always praying for the family and they will always be in our thoughts members of help save the next girl - a non- profit group that helps raise awarness about safety - made this tribute to nicole. it has the color blue....a panda favorite things. tech students signed the custom-made painting to show their support for colie. at the bottom lyrics to a song dedicated to their little mountain angel...and her family 1:04-1:08 9:23:02 i cant imagine the pain her family and friends are going through right now. its important to show that virginia tech students care and the community cares through these signs of love and support...

i'm lindsey ward. >>> montgomery prosecutors laid out a time line and details about nicole lovell's death. john jeffries with with inside the courtroom, don prosecutors say keepers with a part of eisenhower's plan before lovell killed someone she never even met because she wanted to be part of something secret and special with david eisenhower. this was something the two plotted, they planned before caring it it out, at one point they sat inside a cookout, a burger restaurant to discuss it. the plan was to lure nichole out of the house, and take her to a remote location where he would kill her. here is how she spelled it out. she crawled out of the window of her apartment with her cell phone and her minion character blanket. eisenhower admitted to being here, he give nichole a side hug and went back to campus, prosecutors say at that is not what happen next. instead, eisenhower at some point killed nichole then keepers returned to help load nichole's body into the trunk of eisenhower's lexus. they went to a wal-mart to buy the stand describing how she thought about suicide in 8th and 9th

nicole lovell's father. a family friend tells us david lovell came here wanting answers. 10:36:30 "it's just been terrible to the family. the family is in shock. there are really no words they can say right now. they're at a loss for and she still is an angel." we talked to nicole's father david lovell... we'll talk about what he shared with me as well as more about what's in these court documents, tonight starting at 5. we're also continuing to learn new details about the two in the case. 18-year-old david eisenhauer ran cross country at virginia tech. the school announced his suspension from the team... following his arrest. before college.. eisenhauer ran track at wilde lake high school.... in columbia, maryland. he was a standout in the sport. meanwhile... we are still working to find out more information about the female suspect... natalie keepers. she's a sophomore engineering student at virginia tech. here's video of the area where keepers grew up. she's also from maryland. felony count of improper dis

both accused of connection in the death with nicole lovell. keepers is facing accessory, accused of helping eisenhauer get rid of nicole's body. marissa para is live with reaction from those who knew the suspects. >> reporter: mark, the feeling in blacksburg is somber and quiet. people don't really want to talk. and the feeling, the neighbors of eisenhauer and keepers have can be described as complete shock. >>> this is david eisenhauer in high school. runner. >> i'm okay with second place if i run a fantastic time. >> reporter: that's the david eisenhauer they remember in columbia, his home for two years after a cross country family move from washington state. the principal at lake high says that he's surprised to see the image of eisenhauer at a killer. >> he was focus on his athletics and did very well here. >> reporter: that same feeling of disbelief is echoed by virginia tech students. >> to think that one ofmy classmates could do something like this is shocking. >> reporter: nobody answers the door at eisenhauer's columbia home. a neighbo

the commonwealth's attorney says nicole lovell was stabbed to death. that's coming from the medical examiner's office in roanoke. she said it happened last wednesday, the same day lovell went missing. a very upset panda bear stood tuesday afternoon with a message of daughter, nicole lovell. tammy "coley had a passion for being on american she left the podium statement, overcome with emotion. lovell's youth pastor finished what was written. josh blankenship/youth pastor: "what it meant to lose you no one will ever know." now the woman charged in the case is being accused of perhaps more involvement, natalie keepers was already charged with improper disposal of a body and being an accessory after the fact. now she faces a third charge- being an accessory before the fact of first degree murder - a charge that is punished the same as first degree murder. mary pettitt/montgomery county commonwealth attorney: "that charge carries a term from 20 years to life in prison." blacksburg police chief anthony enforcement is processing more than 400 tips. chief anthon

prosecutors presented the time line of events the night nicole lovell went missing. in a statement, keepers said that she and eisenhauer plotted the best way to kill lovell and that slashing her keepers waivered her miranda rights and said that she helped load lovell's body into eisenhauer's lexus. >>> a friend of the 13-year-old says that she found the girl was having an inappropriate relationship with an adult male and told school officials about it weeks before lovell disappeared. marissa para joins us live from blacksburg. >> reporter: i'm standing outside mccoy funeral home where the funeral for unlawful was held today. we spoke with a ms. cary cook who was also 13 years old and went to blacksburg middle school with nicole lovell. she said that nicole was one of the most loving and sweet she said quote "facebook is pretty much pressure talked to the guys, but in school she didn't talk to the guys there." she said that nicole had posted screen shots about her relationship with another male. it was not david eisenhauer. she said that she took it to officials and th

. >>> now to the latest information on the killing of 13-year-old nicole lovell. natalie keepers has hired an attorney. the commonwealth attorney said tomorrow. we have also learned a neighbor said nicole told friends she was going to sneak out to meet her boyfriend david, an the kik messaging app. stacy snyder, whose twins played with nicole, so before she vanished nicole showed her girls david eisenhower's picture and text conversations they shared and said she would be sticking out to meet him. the girls told police that information, but they had not learned about any of it until nicole had vanished. we also learned that kik interactive has been active in helping the fbi carry out the investigation. eva pilgrim has more. >> reporter: new details on the murder of 13-year-old nicole lovell. authorities say at least one of the two virginia tech students had been planning it for weeks. >> a very preliminary determination of the cause of death is stabbing. >> reporter: nicole's mother remembering how her daughter beat the odds fighting to survive childhood cancer and

family and friends will bury nicole lovell tomorrow. that was eva pilgrim reporting wisconsin authorities say a man called in a bomb threat to a wisconsin county sheriff's office over the documentary, 'making a murderer'. according to reports, the caller mentioned --quote-- "getting justice for steven," the wisconsin man in the documentary whose prosecution in a 2005 killing was allegedly done with planted evidence by wisconsin deputies. "same voice, same type of call. indicating there was a bomb in the building and there would be a quote huge massacre." investigators are trace the origin of yesterday's call. prosecute the man who made the bomb threat to the fullest extent of the law. a planned parenthood anti-abortion activist indicted for tampering with governmental records, is expected to turn himself in today. david daleiden is scheduled to appear in a texas courtroom after posting bond. daleiden was also indicted on a misdemeanor count related to purchasing human organs. another indicted activist, sandra merrit, turned herself in y

killed 13-year-old nicole lovell. crews spent much of sunday searching a pond at virginia tech and plan to pick that search back up in a matter of hours. they're looking for evidence in connection to lovell's murder and abduction. two virginia tech students have been arrested in connected in lovell's death. david eisenhauer of columbia, maryland was arrested on saturday and is charged with felony abduction and first degree murder. natalie keepers of laurel, maryland is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose the body. the disappearance of nicole lovell is a story we've closely been following since last week. lovell was first reported missing from her home last wednesday in the lantern ridge area of blacksburg. her body was found on saturday in surry county, north carolina. that's just over the virginia state line. the two people in custody this morning-david eisenhauer and natalie keepers- are engineering students at virginia tech.fellow students say they're upset and disgusted by the allegations against two of their cl

mother of 13 year old nicole lovell... this as one of the suspects charged in connection to her daughter's death faces new charges..pattie plus, bill cosby is due back in court today... the latest just ahead. pattie and while the iowa caucuses may be in over, but the presidential hopefuls aren't taking a break. it's now a full on sprint for new hampshire... 3 3 3 you'll need the umbrella and rain gear today as a cold front brings heavy rain to the heart of virginia. i'll have the forecast coming up. 3 3 pattie plasma good morning virginia. it is wednesday, february 3rd, 2016. i'm pattie martin. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 pattie tight this morning we are learning more about the murder of 13 year old nicole lovell. a neighbor says nicole told friends she was going to sneak out to meet her "boyfriend" david..an 18-year- messaging app.here's what we know. stacy snider -- a neighbor whose 8-year-old twins played with nicole, told the associated press that before she vanished, nicole showed her girls david eisenhaue

the disappearance of nicole lovell is a story we've been closely following since last week. lovell was first reported missing from her home last wednesday in the lantern ridge area of blacksburg. her body was found saturday along route 89 in surry county, north the virginia state line. and the discovery of lovell's body shook the people who live in the quiet north carolina area of surrey county. as fox's amber roberts reports, people who live in the county, which has about 78-thousand people, say not only are they in shock, but devasted as well. family and friends are devasted about the death of lovell.the small community is in shock.as far as i feel, devasted.at the restaurant and country store, the news spreads quick.we saw the officers going by.on saturday, officers found her body in this area.two people have been arrested in her death.david eisenhauer charged with abduction and murder.natalie keepers is accused of the two people in custody this morning-david eisenhauer and natalie keepers- are engineering students at virginia tech.fellow students say they're upset and dis

pattie plus, this morning a closer look at the nicole lovell case. how the death of the young teen is affecting virginia tech, now that the school has learned two of their own are facing charges in the girl's death. 3 3 3 3 pattie plasma good morning virginia. it is tuesday, february 2nd, 2016. i'm pattie martin. thanks for starting your day with us. 3 pattie plasma it's too close to call in iowa. this morning, numbers show a sanders and hillary clinton. while ted cruz wins the republican vote, putting donald trump in second place, with marco rubio righrt behind him. abc's lana zak is there in iowa - 3 sanders it looks like we are in a virtual tie.a razor-thin margin separates bernie sanders and hillary clinton in iowa, a race too close to call? in some precincts a coin toss broke the delegate tie-nats coin toss the clinton campaign saying this morning, they believe they won. but clinton didn't officially declare victory in her speech. instead she took on the republicans- hillary clinton: i will not -- i will not let their decisiveness, their 3 effor