Virginia Tech Students Accused of Murdering 13-Year-Old Girl: The Victim’s Father Speaks Out

February 10, 2016
45 min
Season 14 - Episode 97: Virginia Tech Students Accused of Murdering 13-Year-Old Girl: The Victim’s Father Speaks Out

Season 14 - Episode 97: Virginia Tech Students Accused of Murdering 13-Year-Old Girl: The Victim’s Father Speaks Out

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Overview

Thirteen-year-old Nicole Lovell disappeared from her Blacksburg, VA home on January 27, after barricading her dresser against her door and reportedly climbing out her bedroom window. She took her special cartoon Minions blanket, but left behind life-saving medication. After a massive three-day search, her parents’ worst nightmare became a reality: Nicole’s body was discovered by the side of a road in North Carolina. Police arrested two unlikely suspects, 18-year-old David Eisenhauer and 19-year-old Natalie Keepers, both Virginia Tech freshmen. Eisenhauer, a collegiate athlete, and Keepers, a former NASA intern, have both been accused of plotting Nicole’s murder and luring her to her death. It has been reported that the day she snuck out of her house, 13-year-old Nicole, who reportedly met Eisenhauer on a popular smartphone messaging app, thought she was meeting him for a date.

Episode Information

TV Show

Dr. Phil

Season

Season 14

Episode Number

97

Air Date

February 10, 2016

Runtime

45 minutes