A prosecutor says two Virginia Tech students plotted to kill a 13-year-old girl and hide her body.
Montgomery County Commonwealth’s Attorney Mary Pettitt revealed details about the accusations against 18-year-old David Eisenhauer and 19-year-old Natalie Keepers at a Thursday hearing. Until then, details about 13-year-old Nicole Lovell’s death had been scarce.
Pettitt says Eisenhauer and Keepers met at a fast-food restaurant to plan how they’d kill Nicole, and drove past her home. Pettitt says they bought cleaning supplies at one Walmart and a shovel at another.
Pettitt says Eisenhauer planned to cut Nicole’s throat at a remote location. Pettitt says the pair put the body in the back of a Lexus. Pettitt says authorities found a weapon, but she didn’t describe it.
Pettitt didn’t give a possible motive or describe how the killing was carried out; instead she detailed only the pair’s plans.
She says Eisenhauer first denied involvement in killing Nicole but admitted to driving to her home. Pettitt says he also admitted that he saw her climb out of her window, and she says he greeted her with a side hug and then brought her to Keepers.
