ADRIANNE LEIGH REYNOLDS 16YRS (9-12-1988 TO 1-21-2005) (KB-Sarah Anne Kolb, Corey Gregory & Nathan Gaudet-Classmates) THE MURDER OF ADRIANNE REYNOLDS April 12th, 2013, at 10:33 PM Born: September 12th, 1988 Kilgore, Texas Died: January 21st, 2005 (aged 16yrs) Moline, Illinois Cause Of Death: Murder The murder of East Moline, Illinois, teenager Adrianne Leigh Reynolds made national headlines. She was strangled, beaten, burned, and dismembered by her classmates Sarah Anne Kolb and Cory Gregory on January 21st, 2005. People Involved In Incident Adrianne Reynolds was originally from Kilgore, Texas. She moved to East Moline, Illinois, when she was 16yrs old to live with her adopted father and her stepmother, Tony and Joann Reynolds. She began attending Black Hawk College Outreach Center in November 2004 to earn her GED so she could realize her dream of joining the Marines. While there, she met fellow students Sarah Kolb and Cory Gregory. Sarah Kolb was reportedly a popular girl at the Outreach Center, and a self-identified Juggalette. She lived with her mother and stepfather in the nearby town of Milan, Illinois. When Adrianne started in the school, she befriended Sarahs friend Cory Gregory and boyfriend Sean McKitrick. Sarah threatened to kill Adrianne on numerous occasions, but she was not taken seriously. Cory Gregory was also a Juggalo, and originally attended Moline High School but later transferred to the Outreach Center, where he met Sarah. He lived with his mother at the time of the incident. In January 2005, Adrianne reportedly asked Cory out, which angered Sarah. Murder On the afternoon of January 21st, 2005, Sarah invited Adrianne to join her, Cory, and Sean for lunch at Taco Bell; on the way there, Sarah and Adrianne reportedly began fighting. In the parking lot, Cory held down Adrianne while Sarah strangled her with a belt and beat her with a wooden handle. After the murder, Sarah and Cory took Adriannes body to Sarahs grandparents farm in Aledo, Illinois, where they tried to burn it with gasoline. When it failed to burn after several hours, they recruited Nathan Gaudet, a 16yr old boy from Moline, to help dismember the body. Nathan used his grandfathers handsaw to remove Adriannes head and arms and placed them in a garbage bag. The three teenagers ate lunch at McDonalds, then later disposed of the garbage bag at the Black Hawk State Park. Adriannes parents reported her missing after she failed to show up to work at Checkers restaurant. Authorities discovered Adriannes remains a few days later on January 26th, 2005. Arrests and trials Sarah Kolb and Cory Gregory were both charged with two counts of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide on February 1st, 2005; they both pled not guilty. Sarah was the first to go to trial, which began on October 31st, 2005, at the Rock Island County Courthouse. After two weeks of trial and 15hrs of deliberation, the trial jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on any of the three charges. One juror opted for acquittal, while eleven were in favor of conviction. At her retrial on February 6th, 2006, in Dixon, Illinois, Sarah was convicted on all counts. At sentencing a few months later, she received a total of 53 years in prison for murder and concealment: 48 years for murder and five years for concealment. She is serving her sentence at the Dwight Correctional Center. In the meantime, Cory Gregory pled guilty to all charges against him. On July 10th, 2006, he was sentenced to 45 years in prison: 40 for murder and five for concealment. He is serving his sentence at the Menard Correctional Center. Nathan Gaudet was also charged with concealment for helping to dismember Adrianne. He pled guilty and was given a juvenile sentence of five years. He was released from juvenile detention on November 11th, 2008, after serving almost four years. On April 16th, 2012, Nathan Gaudet died in an automobile accident in Indiana. Media coverage This case has been discussed or portrayed on Dateline NBC in October 2006; Deadly Women in December 2010; E! Investigates in June 2011, and Snapped in September 2011 If you suspect that a child is being abused or neglected...It is your duty to report it! :( Call this number to report child abuse ANY WHERE 1-800-4-A-Child (1-800-422-4453) or National Center For Abused, Missing and Exploited Children 1(800)843-5678. Please Share!!! Thank you! ^_^ FOR Missing CHILDREN: 1-800-THE LOST (1-800-843-5678) Website: themissingkids Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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