natalie keepers is already facing charges of helping david eisenauer after the slaying, and today, we learned she may have been more involved. >> reporter: it was said that natalie keeper was was in on this, and that was it was planned. >> there is no mistaking what this family had gone through. >> reporter: police charged natalie keepers as accessory before the act to murder 13- year-old nicole lovell. >> nicole touched many people throughout her short life. >> reporter: clutching her daughter's favorite animal, a panda, her mother walked away shaking but not before telling reporters more about her daughter. she fought non-hodgkin's lymphoma. >> she had a passion for music,

natalie keepers graduated from hammond high school. next at 5:30, you will hear the voice of one of the suspects david eisenhower after he won a track championship in high school. once we get new information, we will post it for you at wset.comwill post it for you at wset.com. check there for updates as our crews find out more about what happened in this case. new information coming in every day. you can also follow updates on our abc 13 facebook page. >>> be prepared for rain this evening as we are seeing light across the heart of virginia. a lot of green showing up on the radar. the showers through lynchburg and amherst, appomattox getting light rain, also down to alta vista and brookneal. heavy rain toward blacksburg and south of blacksburg to hillssouth of blacksburg to hillsville. scattered hours. have your umbrella ready to go. temperatures mild. mid-50s at 7:00. upper 40s and drier for many of us at 11. coming up later we will let you know when all the area will get heavier rain. >>> it is day three of the murder trial of vincen

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 classmates. molly simon "i felt safe before, but to think about a little thirteen-year-old girl being hurt by someone my age is mindboggling."chris lattaman "they're not representative of the engineers this school. the are so much that."virginia tech's president timothy sands wrote an open community letter on saturday, reassuring students and saying there are counselors available on campus. reaction to the discovery of lovell's body

. >> attorneys for natalie keepers argue she should not be in jail. we'll take a look at their released. >> plus, what prosecutors said led them to wytheville when lovell was cilgd. prosecutors spell autism alarming new details about the killing of blacksburg teen nicole lovell. the attorneys for natalie keepers argueship shouldn't be in jail. >> the testimony leading up to the judge denying the virginia tech student's bond. we have more live in the studio with more on the plea from keepers and her lawyers to keep dawn, why do they believe she should be released. >> attorney mary pettitt said the charges against natalie keepers essentially put her in the same place has david eisenhauer who, as you know, stabbed nicole lovell to death. the two bounced ideas off each other, eisenhauer and keepers on how to do the killing long before lovell disappeared. eisenhauer admitted it when nicole climbed out of her blanket. keepers said he lured her to a location that they had planned and she helped load nicole's body into his lexus so they could dump it. wythevi

but neighbors in natalie keepers's -- in natalie keepers' neighborhood reacted this way. >> these people are model citizens. they are like i'm sure they are heart-broken. i'm sure they are shredded to tears. brad: when we come back at 5:00, we vehicle more on the story. you will hear eisenhauer describe himself in his own words, his goals, philosophy of his sport. you will hear from the principal of both students. no one who knew them imagined they would be involved in this. michelle: a quick rehappen how fast it happened. lovell disappeared on wednesday. body found saturday. late irthat afternoon eisenhauer arrested and keepers taken in custody hours later, later on sunday morning. we're following this since it broke. see the reporting by logging on to wjla.com. jonathan: time is up for polling and stumping in iowa. this is it. the front runners are sanders sanders -- hillary clinton over bernie sanders. and donald trump over ted cruz. scott thuman is joining us. this is what we find out what they think about the candidates. candidates are trying to be buddies. we find out what they thi

natalie keepers is already facing charges of helping david eisenauer after the slaying, and today, we learned she may have been more involved. >> reporter: it was said that natalie keeper was was in on this, and that was it was planned. >> there is no mistaking what this family had gone through. >> reporter: police charged natalie keepers as accessory before the act to murder 13- year-old nicole lovell. >> nicole touched many people throughout her short life. >> reporter: clutching her daughter's favorite animal, a panda, her mother walked away shaking but not before telling reporters more about her daughter. she fought non-hodgkin's lymphoma. >> she had a passion for music, dancing, dreamed of being on american idol someday. >> reporter: police are not release anything more information. but this accuses keepers of being an accessory around the time of january 4 through january 27 the day police believe that lovell was killed. >> and 18-year-old david eisenhauer still facing murder charges. >>> a former fairfax county teacher is behind bars charged with child pornography involving a s

natalie keepers' family also took the stand during their daughter's bond hearing. 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 fo

at 6:00 you have an opportunity to hear from natalie keepers' principal. she has nothing but good things to say about the student she knew. in columbia, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: thank you. now to a developing story in d.c. where a popular nightclub is shut down for 96 hours after a stabbing there. it happened at barcode near the may flower hotel. diane cho has more. diane: a notice of closure sign on the front door. they are now reviewing the surveillance video inside the club after they say >> she is trying to come to terms with her son's death. >> they know that. >> they were called to the barcode restaurant and bar sunday night at 11:40. they wound two men were stabbed and taken to the hospital. powell pronounced dead. >> what happened? >> she describes her son as hard worker. >> now she just wants answers. >> please. >> if anyone can help find the person who did this to my son, please. have police say at this time they don't have enough information for the description on the suspect. the other is in stable condition in an area hospital. >> d.c. po

natalie keepers arrest comes in addition to the arrest of david eisenhauer. saturday on one felony count of first degree murder and one felony count of abduction. both students are being held in a montgomery count jail. as we've reported nicole was last seen at her home in blacksburg. her family says she went missing between midnight and seven a-m wednesday. since then...officers from seven agencies ...including the f- b-i..focused on a one mile radius around nicole's home. in news conference held saturday...author ities said they found the teen's body in surrey county north carolina. residents in surry county are reacting to the shocking news that the body was found in their neighborhood. we saw the officers going by and we knew then that something had to be bad for all the officers we saw. police held another news conference this afternoon to break down how they got to this point in the investigation. that's when they revealed that eisenhaur knew nicole beforehand. police say he used that w-s-l-s 10's rob manch has more. police chief anthony wilson says thi

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. the 19 year old is charged with one felony count of improper disposal of a body. # we'll continue to follow this story through out the day... stay with us on air and online at wsls dot com for updates. # a virginia man is facing charges... after shooting a police officer in richmond. police say 23 year old keith smith junior is charged with aggravated assault on an officer ... and possesion of a firearm... among other charges. the officer was shot in the leg. he's expected to make a full recovery. the officer's name has not been released at this time. # jury selection begins today for the six alleged gang members... accused of abducting and killing waynesboro reserve police captain kevin quick. in january... attorneys for the six asked to have several gun charges thrown out... which the judge denied. quick was reported missing his body was found several days later. a federal judge in charlottesville declared a m

natalie keepers is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose of the body. since lovell's disappearance, most developments in the case have taken place within the last few days.investigators learned that nicole was part of an internet dating group. that group is now shut down. wfxr's solina lewis in blacksburg, talking to the folks responsible for getting that site deactivated. nicole's friends and family are still reeling in the days after her body was discovered, 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 participation in teen dating groups on facebook...kenny jarels, who's been close to lovell's family since the teen went missing, says some of the responses nicole was getting in those groups

david eisenhower and natalie keepers are being held without bond. we learned a lot of how nicole's family is doing after this. we talked to her youth pastor. interview on abc 13 news at 6:00 . >>> anytime, anywhere, award-winning coverage you can count on, this is abc 13 news. >> noreen: these two virginia tech students david eisenhauer and natalie keepers made their first appearances in court this morning charged in the death of a 13-year-old girl. tonight team coverage. the news broke this weekend that

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 the responses nicole was getting in those groups less than terrifying...were sending her messages and talking to her were thirty and forty years old so we're trying to g

natalie keepers is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose of the bodythey were both arraigned in montgomery county court today. at the same time, divers spent another day searching a pond on virginia tech's campus- looking for anything related reported missing last week, and police found her remains just over the state line in north carolina over the weekend.right now- investigators are working on an autopsy to determine how she died. since the beginning, this has been a fast moving case- most of the developments taking place just within the last few days.investigators found out ----- nicole was part of an internet dating group.that group is now shut down.wfxr's solina lewis is live in blacksburg-- following this developing news.and solina, you talked with an organization instrumental in getting that dating group shut down? that's right guys, but for every group that gets shut down, those involved say there are hundreds more that pop up, and with new apps being invented every day, being an investigator, and especially a parent, only becomes more difficult to navigate... nicole's friends and

meanwhile ... 19- year-old natalie keepers hired a lawyer. she's charged with improper disposal of a body and accessory after the fact. wsls ten's dawn jefferies has been following this story closely ... and brings us the very latest. dawn ... 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

one of them, natalie keepers, was denied bond today. >> reporter: natalie keepers' parents had no comment after their daughter's hearing. prosecutors say that the 19- year-old freshman helped her friend, 18-year-old david eisenhauer plan the murder. >> she was extraordinary, so clever about sensing people's needs. >> reporter: eisenhauer, a track star in wild lake high school, is charged with abduction and first-degree murder. officials say that he lured lovell to climb out of the window and that keepers helped pick a remote place for the body and helped to buy a shovel to dispose of her. >> it's an irony that she, as a 13-year-old, like morgan harrington, as her mother described her, chock a block full of potential. that was nicole. >> reporter: the prosecutor said that eisenhauer was the last person to talk to lovell on social media. >> and when her dad told the court that natalie keepers wanted to be an aerospace engineer, they both sobbed. >>> a naked man attacks a teenage girl yesterday morning when a 15-year-old osborne park high school student was walking to her bus stop. she was c

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 them i know what they are going through because i don't. >> reporter: pastor josh blakeen>> reporter: pastor josh blakeenship has stayed by the family's side during this whole or deal. they are doing as well as can be expected. >> a dayby y day process. a lot of decisions that they are making. a lot of things they are hearing, and right now i think it is just shock. and -- it's just setting

natalie keepers was charged with accessory after the fact and helping to dispose a body. >> she was a sweet girl. helped on bus. >> reporter: but according to police warrants, police say that david eisenhauer kidnapped lovell. and they think it was only think that keepers was involved. >> it's a day by day process. there's a lot of decisions that they're making right now. a lot of things that they're hearing, and right now i think it's just shock. and it's just setting in as they go. >> reporter: the commonwealth's attorney says that lovell was autopsied today.

people's -- natalie keepers scheduled to make a court appearance for a bond hearing today. prosecutors say she played a role before and after the death including the disposal of the girl's body. >>> up former disgraced pharmaceutical ceos of lawmakers during a congressional hearing. martin shkreli smirked that members of congress semo to his fifth amendment right against self-incrimination and declined to answer questions. many on the panel expressed outrage over his actions when he was head of turing pharmaceuticals. that included jacking up the price of a life-saving medicine from $13.50 a pill to $750 a pill. >>> so far 48 patients with the zika virus in the united states. why florida's governor is the only one to impose an emergency health order.>>> find out why neighbors say this car got stuck on a roof. it's not that big of a deal. >>> a young boy with a past life? i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest, but i thought it would be too expensive. (husband) who's that, jenny? no, kate. turns out

as charges were being read monday morning against david eisenhauer and natalie keepers, law enforcement officers were still looking for more evidence. the virginia state police and virginia tech police were at a pond searching for anything that could be related. turning overseas now... despite increasing numbers of drownings amid worsening weather and rough seas, large numbers of migrants are still prepared to brave the aegean sea to try and reach europe. dozens of migrants believed to have been en route to greece were detained by turkish security forces today.

keepers faces charges of disposing a body. 13-year-old nicole lovell went missing last week. her mother says that she snuck out of her bedroom after she pushed her night stand against the door and then left through the window. lovell may have met eisenhauer on social media.

prosecutors say he planned the murder with natalie keepers after talking with lovell on social media. investigators were able to track the last messages on lovell's phone to eisenhauer. he watched her climb out of her bedroom window and gave her a side hug, prosecutors say, and left to go to keepers' dorm. keepers told investigators she saw him kill lovell and put her in his lexus. lovell's body was later found in surry county, north carolina. malycke says the he says he and several other people have pitched in to help eisenhauer post bail. no bond hearing has been set. in christiansburg, justin ward, wdbj7 we've been covering the investigation into lovell's death all week. we found out in court yesterday, that the woman who's charged in that investigation, natalie keepers, has a history of cutting and anxiety. wdbj7's nadia singh joins me tonight to talk more about this issue that impacts more people than you might realize. jean, cutting is a form of self-harm that some use to deal with anxiety and other problems. psychologists say cutting and anxiety can go hand-in-hand. there are m

natalie keepers was charged with accessory after the fact and helping to dispose a body. >> she was a sweet girl. helped on bus. >> reporter: but according to police warrants, police say that david eisenhauer kidnapped lovell. and they think it was only think that keepers was involved. >> it's a day by day process. there's a lot of decisions that they're making right now. a lot of things that they're hearing, and right now i think it's just shock. and it's just setting in as they go. >> reporter: the commonwealth's attorney says that lovell was autopsied today. now, both eisenhauer and keepers are expected back in court on march 28th. and the commonwealth attorney says that we may not know exactly how or what killed lovell until then. we have more on this ongoing horrible situation. priscilla kaiser went to virginia tech to see how students there are reacting. >> reporter: police turn their investigation onto the campus. season dives talk to the waters of duck pond on searching into any clues into the murder of nichole lovell. >> it's a damper on campus. it's the only thing anybody is

they also say that natalie keepers helped him move her body near a north carolina highway 90 miles from her home. this news of the investigation is sending shockwaves throughout the community. nicole's facebook page shows she was a member of at least one teen dating site, but police haven't eisenhauer first met. police have not released details about how or why she was killed. people who ride york are asked to be on high alert. so far this year, six people have been slashed. the most recent sunday. to be o-k. arrested, but police are still looking for others. if you've ever sat in traffic on your way to clearwater beach, you'll be interested in this story. you know how frustrating it can be to creep ever so slowly along the clearwater memorial causeway. then you finally get to the beach and the streets there are congested too. today the city council will talk about new ways to fix the big traffic issues. 10news reporter sarah hollenbeck is live in clearwater beach. sarah, one idea is to move traffic to the sky? that's right. during peak times, the streets are packed, the ferry jammed--

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another student..19-year- old natalie keepers has been charged with helping eisenhauer get rid (mike albert/blacksburg pd) "eisenhauer and nicole were acquainted prior to her disappearance. eisenhauer used this relationship to his advantage, to abduct and then kill her." jan crawford: lovell vanished last wednesday. her family believes she climbed out of her bedroom window after blocking the door with a dresser. a missing child poster noted that she required daily medication following a liver transplant. friday, her father issued a desperate plea for his daughter's return. ( david lovell) (from facebook) "if you're out there. you can come to me. i'm not mad at you. i'm worried about you." jan crawford: lovell's facebook page shows she was a member of at least one teen dating group. but it's unclear whether she met eisenhauer online. (gfx out) last march, a local

eisenhauer and natalie keepers made to kill nicole lovell. >> dawn jefferies was there. she joins us live in the studio. prosecutors said this was a plan weeks in the making. >> prosecutors described keepers as meeting someone she never met. keepers parents were in court ready to bail her out and painting a different picture of her daughter. keepers' father said they were a very close family consisting of him, his wife, natalie's twin sister and brother, that they were a close strong christian family and even called her a wonderful role model for their siblings. they stressed education over chores. he told the court natalie keepers wanted to follow in his footsteps and be an areospace engineer. the keepers offered to pay for home electronic monitoring to get their daughter out of jail instead of isolation. keepers said his daughter has never been in trouble before and the pom time anyone ever called was to say how she was excelling in school. lindsey? >> thank you, dawn. >>> law enforcement officials are calling the social media app kick messenger dangerous. if a-- it al

a judge has denied bail for natalie keepers.. the virginia tech student charged in connection to the death of 13- year-old nicole lovell. keeper's attorneys say they are trying to get her out of jail because of a gluten allergy and mental health isss we'll have the latest on this story on our website.. wsls- dot-com and tonight beginning at five p-m. if you've tried to file your taxes over the past 24- hours and are having an issue-- the website may be to blame. the i-r-s service site was hit with technical difficulties yesterday. a hardware failure brought down some of its tax processing systems.. including one that lets people file electronically. the system remained down through this morning and up and running today. you still have plenty of time though.. taxes aren't due until april 18.### toyota has announced it will the brand was formed in 20-03 to after years of slumping sales, toyota has decided to kill the brand. beginning in august, 20-17 as toyotas. toyota dealerships will continue to service scion vehicles.### we want

police have updated charges for natalie keepers. she is now charged with accessory to first-degree murder before the fact as well. nona is in the newsroom. stabbed to death shortly after she left her blacksburg home on wednesday. that's according to the commonwealth's attorney. police have adjusted that date on the search warrant. and now natalie keepers involved with nicole's death is said to be a lot sooner. she is now charged with accessory before the fact. >> koley had a passion for moving, dance. >> danner: she also revealed that her daughter was a victim of online bullying. she said that she believes that it was online that nicole >> danner: her mother talked about her daughter's short life and how she touched so many. priscilla kaiser has the latest. >> reporter: a mother stricken by grief just days after learning of her daughter's faith. tammy weeks was visibly upset. she recalled her daughters life including multiple medical struggles early on many life. she always touched on lovell's passion such as pandas, music, dancing.

natalie keepers sat in court with her face down and sometimes crying.she's accused of being an accessory to the murder of 13-year old nicole lovell.investigators say keeper helped 18-year-old david eisenhauer dispose of the body.in court details about keepers role in the murder were revealed. prosecutors have already charged eisenhauer with abduction and murder.he admitted to driving to lovell's house the night she disappeared and watched her climb out her bedroom window. then went to keepers' dorm room.and in court, revealed - keepers and eisenhauer planned the murder. they say eisenhauer planned to cut lovell's throat.they bought a shovel and cleaning supplies to dispose of the body.then - scouted out a place in north carolina to kill her. in montgomery county, charlie cooper, wfxr news. police found the victim's blanket and those cleaning supplies in keepers' dorm room. again - the judge denied bond - for the 19 year old student. disputing a story about the case published in the washington post.the story - said one of nicole's friends - told a blacksburg school resource officer - she

natalie keepers is accused of helping eisenhauer dispose of the body. since lovell's disappearance, most developments in the case have taken place within the last few days.investigators learned that nicole was part of an internet dating group. that group is now shut down. wfxr's solina lewis in blacksburg, talking to the folks responsible for getting that site deactivated. nicole's friends and family are still reeling in the days after her body was discovered, 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, about her online activity,and participation in teen dating groups on facebook...kenny jarels, who's been close to lovell's family since the teen went missing, says some of the responses nicole was getting in those groups were nothing less than terrify

we have the first look at newly released video of david eisenhauer and natalie keepers. this is video of the two suspects during their booking at the montgomery county sheriff's office. prosecutors say eisenhauer... seen here... lured 13- year old nicole lovell from her home... then murdered her. 19-year old ... natalie keepers ... is also charged in nicole's death. police say she helped plan the murder... and then helped eisenhauer get rid of nicole's body. the two suspects remain behind bars. after a year-long investigation, the martinsville police department announced today 14 people charged with dealing drugs are behind bars. chief sean dunn says all 14 of those people were indicted by a grand jury on monday on 51 charges. those include the sale or distribution of cocaine, says the result of the investigation is safer city to live in. lt. greg johnston, special investigations: 04:16:41 "we strongly believe that the arrests from this operation are going to make a major impact on illegal drug activity, not only in the city of martinsville, but also in our surrounding c

natalie keepers was originally charged with helping him get rid of the body... but authorities now say she was involved before nicole died. we still don't know how the three met.... but the washington post reports their connection may be through social media. they say the 7th grader was active on a forum called "teen dating and flirting." according to the post... the night she disappeared... nicole showed a friend text messages from an 18-year-old man she said she was planning to meet. as investigators search for more clues -- lovell's family is left heartbroken. tammy weeks/victim's mother: "nicole was a very lovable person. nicole touched many people throughout her short life. if convicted on all counts -- both could face life in prison.# there is a visitation tonight... mccoy funeral home in blacksburg. her funeral is tomorrow at three. # people who live nearby say the case stunned this normally quiet and friendly community. many people can't believe someone from the virginia tech murder. with two students now in jail ... other students are jeremy ritell / li

we learned this week in court that natalie keepers has a history of cutting and anxiety. psychologists say the two can go hand-in-hand, and many associate self harming with suicidal and homicial behaviors. experts say some see cutting as a way to deal with anxiety and other problems. although there can be overlap, a psychologist we talked to says it should not be ignored. dr. lyn day "it's a stigmatizing concept to think that prone to violence or violent behavior, which is not true. it's a myth. it's a behavior that left untreated because of all the psychological dynamics under it can really blossom into a full blown personality disorder or other serious mental health issues." watch for withdrawl, unexplained wounds and a collection of sharp instruments. seek medical attention if you notice any of these. new tonight, outrage in tazewell county after what happened during school lunch yesterday. according to the school superintendent, more than a dozen students who had outstanding unpaid lunch charge balances at richlands high school were told to leave their trays at a cash

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 illnesses. >> music, dancing. >> reporter: heartbroken. >> nicole touched many

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 work she was diagnosed with... a rare tumor in her liver." at just 10 months old... nicole had a liver transplant. a few years later... another fight. 10.5616 "co

few details come out of the arraignments for david eisenhauer and natalie keepers. cameras-- not allowed inside-- wouild have captured keepers.. in her orange jumpsuit.. hands barely above a whisper-- she understood the charges against her and hired her own attorney. a lawyer was appointed for eisenhauer. arrest warrants reveal some new information. when he first talked to investigators... eisenhauer stated... "i believe the truth can set me free." by the time he was charged with murder several hours later.. he had no comment. the warrants also show no firearms were used. 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 evid

natalie keepers. when police found keepers, they said she told them, eisenhauer killed nicole and put her body in his lexus. the two then allegedly drove with the body in the car to walmart, where they bought supplies to clean up the crime. the prosecutor said she even told investigators a suitcase with the cleaning supplies and nicole's blanket was in her dorm room. david, keepers was denied bail. her mental health issue being called into question. her father saying in court today, something's wrong. not my daughter. david? >> eva, thank you. >>> now, to the storms on the move. tonight, boston already closing schools for tomorrow. winter weather advisories in ten states from virginia all the way up to maine. new york, up through new england. so, let's get right to rob, tracking this new system tonight. >> reporter: hey, david. the front that brought the severe weather to the east yesterday has stalled and a wave has developed along it. all the rain you see is going to move up into colder air. tempera

that close friend, natalie keepers seen here in video posted on youtube in 2014. keepers father, and aerospace engineer, broke down in tears. her family stunned. >> noreen: now to the friend raising new concerns about what people knew about the teenagers online encounters and when. melissa has the story. >> reporter: carry cook so she knew nicole for about eight years and spoke highly of her kindness. >> last year, we went on a school field trip and i forgot my money in my locker and she had money and bought me food and drink for she bought her food. >> reporter: both students at carrie said she saw the transformation when nicole started talking to boys. >> facebook is pretty much where she talk to guys, but in school she really didn't talk to the guys. >> reporter: she said something didn't quite feel right. >> i removed this one guy looked older than 18. they were dating and they were posting screenshots of how they were cute couple and how they were great together. >> reporter: how recently was this? >> a little before winter break. >> reporter: i asked what he

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, instagram and kik accounts. that is where police believe she met david eisenhauer. >>> i am will stafford. rainfall totals around the area today were rather impressive. the rain is finally starting to exit the area right now and here is a look at it on radar. not so much here in our area but

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 disposal of a body. extra counselors are available at blacksburg middle school today... to help students cope with the loss of their classmate. lovell was in seventh grade. special rooms have been 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 support. youth pastor--- josh blankenship--- says this investigation is a shock to a community that loved and cared for the 13-year- old. 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 the type of young lady that never, never met a stranger and was very faithful at the was very loved by her family." nicole participated in sunday school at auburn baptist church... riding the bus every sunday with her friends. this is

natalie keepers' mom and dad showed up and took the stand at their daughter's bond hearing. they said they were shocked when they heard of the charges their daughter is facing. keep hers mentioned 18-year-old david eisenhauer before and said when keepers needed an emergency appear pen dick me, it was eisenhauer that took her to the hospital. both the parents said they had no idea what keepers is accused of planning with eisenhauer. they say the first time they heard of it is when they heard that keepers had been arrested. both parents teared up in court when the prosecutor read a summary of what keepers told police when she was arrested. according to that statement, eisenhauer plotted and planned the best way to kill lovell and slashing her throat would be the best way. we will have more on what happened in court including why keepers requested bail tonight on abc 13 news at 6:00. live in blacksburg, annie andersen, abc 13 news. >> mark: annie, thanks. >>> cyberbullying is on every parents' worry list. nicole lovell's mother said her daughter was a victim. every son and daug

the next day, a second virginia tech student, natalie keepers, was also arrested charged with helping dispose of the body. any anderson is in montgomery county were both eisenhower and keepers were arraigned. what is the latest we are >> reporter: both 18-year-old david eisenhower and 19-year-old natalie keepers were arraigned this morning at the montgomery county courthouse. eisenhower charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder. keepers is accused of helping eisenhower after the murder and helping to hide the body of 13-year-old nicole labelle. nicole's mom tammy weeks reported the team missing wednesday morning. police think she was killed sometime on or around saturday. both eisenhower and keepers are 19, they will be charged family court. eisenhower was assigned a public defender. keepers has hired a private attorney. both eisenhower and keepers expected back in court on march that. >>> people in the maryland community where the two are also reacting to the news of their arrest. catherine lived a few doors down from eisenhower's home where he was a track star. she said she fe

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 charge.. accessory before the fact.. carries a possible sentence of 20 years to life in prison. commonwealth attorney mary pettitt announced the new charges during a news conference today.. and said she would not be releasing more details until court proceedings began. mary pettitt, commonwealth attorney: "my responsibility to nicole lovell and to this community is to maintain the integrity of this case for court, and to seek justice inside of a courtroom." keepers is scheduled to be arraigned on the new charges thursday at 9 a-m. she is currently being held without bond. live in blacksburg bethany teague wsls 10. you can find the full news conference and all the latest in the lovel murder investigatio

the main thing is natalie keepers was not given bond. that means she will stay in jail the duration. we did learn some interesting things during this testimony. keepers herself took the stand and said when she was younger she was a cutter. she stating counseling in eighth grade through ninth grade. when she came to virginia tech, transitioning from high school to college and she went back to counseling. she told the commonwealth attorney that at that time not only did she receive counseling, they sent her to a psychiatrist who gave her prozac for depression and anti-anxiety meds. when the commonwealth attorney was questioning keepers and her parents, keepers dad also took the stand as did her mom and they were both in tears. her dad said when he learned about the news it was like somebody punching him in the stomach.the commonwealth attorney also gave us an idea of the timeline of everything that happened. she said keepers told police that prior to levels disappearance she and david eisenhower, the person charged with first-degree murder

keepers -- 19-year-old natalie keepers is charged with helping get rid of the body. an autopsy is being done. it is not expected to be released before march. >>> a western terrorist sup kill canned a neighbor before planning a bigger attack. today, they combined on indictments against 19-year-old justin sullivan. he was arrested last summer. parents killed than the killing of his neighbor. >> justin sullivan's father became worried about his son's behavior last summer he turned the 19-year-old into the authorities. >> the warning signs were there. that is why i -- that is why i made calls. >> reporter: the unsealed indictment shows his son pledged allegiance to isis and bought a silencer and planned to buy ammunition. the plot to kill hundreds at a local concert or a bar. >> he got in deep. they are all over the internet. that is the problem. >> reporter: the suspect's parents questioned him about the silencer that arrived in the male, the investigators say he reached out to an undercover agent about having them killed so they could not interfere with his plan. >> i

appearance for david eisenhauer and natalie keeper. it's was also the first opportunity many people have to see the accused in person and that includes, in this case, nicole lovell's father david. david lovell didn't get to see either as they were arraigned earlier than scheduled. he and his family are wearing blue ribbons in honor of nicole.. blue was one of her favorite colors. what we know so far from police is and according to arrest warrants.. david eisenhauer who is charged with 1st degree murder and abduction.. deliberately killed the 13- year-old... it was premediated. it's a detail davis says it hard to hear but he wanted to be here. 10.38.12 david lovell/nicole's father david lovell "these two individuals took my daughter from this planet and i want to know why and i want all the information i can get." eisenhauer and keepers next court appearance is march 28th in christiansburg, dj, wsls 10. the blacksburg community continues to be the site of a major police investigation state police dive teams scoured a pond on virginia te

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 warrant for david eisenhower, the other suspect in this case. lovell died some time around saturday and tha

the murder of 13-year-old nicole lovell. >> reporter: natalie keeper's parents had no comment after their daughter's hearing. prosecutors say the 19-year-old freshman at virginia tech, helped her friend, 18-year-old david eisenhower, plan nicole lovell's murder. the 13-year-old was a student at blacksburg middle school. teacher jane vance knew her. >> she was extraordinary. she was so clever about sensing people's needs. >> reporter: eisenhower, who was a track star at wild lake high school in columbia, is charged with abduction and first-degree murder. commonwealth attorney mary petit said he lured lovell to climb out her bedroom window. she said keepers helped pick a remote site for a stabbing. and helped eisenhower pick a shovel to dispose of the body. >> we have lost her. for what reason? >> reporter: jane vance also taught morgan herring ton. a virginia tech student, who was abducted and murdered in charlottesville in 2009. >> saw an irony that she as a 13-year-old, like morgan harrington, as her mother described her, a block full of potential. that was nicole. >> reporter: nat