Roommate's arrest breaks 15-year-old cold case wide open

[@valeriagourgues3179]

So basically this arrest could have been made 15 years ago.

[@funwithFred]

Yup.

[@danor6812]

Not necessarily. Suspecting someone of committing a crime and proving it are different. Yeah, they could have arrested her 15 years ago. And possibly took her to trial for the crime. But without enough evidence to prove her guilt she would have been acquitted and set free. Which means any additional evidence against her would be worthless. Because she would have been acquitted and could not be charged for the same crime.

[@mic47013]

Yup

[@valeriagourgues3179]

​@danor6812 Yes thank you I am aware of how the system works. What I meant by my comment, was that they have the exact same evidence today that they had 15 years ago. The case was taken over by a different detective, which used the evidence that was available 15 years ago, to seek out a prosecution against the alleged perpetrator. If the detectives that were on the case 15 years ago did their due diligence, she could have been arrested 15 years ago. Hence my comment.

[@TamiBri]

Basically

[@AustinThinker79]

Why do they continue to say what a creep Tyler was when he was 100% innocent?

[@V1124az]

Well he might have been innocent of her murder, but he could still be a creep without being a murderer. Sounds like he was somewhat of an obsessive stalker- and that’s creepy.

[@AustinThinker79]

@@V1124az I actually already know the answer. The original airing implicated Tyler, but now that it’s been shown to be someone else, CWD had limited video to edit.

[@V1124az]

@@AustinThinker79 yes but regardless of air time/video, etc.- and even tho he was found to not be the murderer, he still was creepy in his behaviors towards her

[@NikkiNole]

​@V1124az It's not regardless of air time. They were commenting based on what they heard from THIS video, so their question makes perfect sense asking about why they are calling Tyler a creep. If CWD didn't edit the original, they would've heard the whole story and wouldn't be asking why they are still calling him a creep.

[@V1124az]

@@NikkiNole I’m not really understanding what you’re saying, but no matter what- his actions towards her before her death were creepy.

[@jazzy5041]

She was just a miserable person who was jealous of Anitas' beautiful soul.

[@Iosthought]

I was about to post the same thing! Look at her compared to Anita, she was a hater!

[@morena012]

She was a demonic person.

[@terrace1]

Yep, mentally unstable, too much beverage 🍷

[@yahainHotPink]

💔💔💔😭😭😭 Lost 2 children!! My condolences to the family and may they get justice

[@doygazgar]

Even from day 1, i suspected the roommate NICOLE ERIN rice and why it took 15 years is absolutely disgusting and incompetent of law enforcement?

[@MariaArmendariz-nt8bj]

15 years free, makes bail and free again. There’s never justice for the victim and the family. 😢

[@lisaatwood8014]

Making bail doesn’t mean there won’t be justice

[@Erica-zg7yo]

I remember this case....always thought the roommate did it.

[@SpicyTexan64]

Right

[@eloahnon4952]

Her guilty ass didn't age well...

[@803brando]

holy hell, right?!!? absolute beast.

[@greeneyesdante]

Indeed!!!

[@jillionnae9466]

Ouch 😂u mean she didn’t age like fine wine? To quote Big Ed’s daughter Tiffany(90 day fiancé) “She looks rugged! Botox does wonders!” 🤣🤣🤣sorry not sorry.

[@katiesioux7757]

That's an understatement

[@eloahnon4952]

@@803brando Fester... with a bad wig.

[@karenc2467]

So sad that her brother couldn’t cope. Heartbreaking for the family. I hope the girl is put away forever.

[@Fiskgyrl2]

I feel so bad for that family, So much tragedy. Also, why would the mother approach a grieving mother on the day of the funeral! That tells me all I need to know about her daughter, Nicole.

[@SeanShimamoto]

I was thinking the same thing! If her daughter was innocent, there would’ve been no problem for her to be questioned. But yeah, imagine being at a funeral where a mother is grieving the loss of her daughter, and you go up to her to complain about your alive daughter having to be questioned about the death of her daughter! The sheer audacity of it all! 🤬🤬🤬

[@hashachache]

​@@SeanShimamotoShe's obviously known Nicole killed Anita - I think a lie detector test could have immediately been organised after that night of drunkenness where Nicole said "I killed Anita Knutson".......& what about doing that today? In some European courts the defendant is wired up to a lie detector throughout trials, whereupon if the defendant lies, an area of the brain glows yellow - very much more advanced designs of lie detector in Europe than America!!!

[@kweenjade01]

​@@SeanShimamotovery insensitive...😢

[@deeluu905]

That poor sister and parents. Losing two children/siblings because of a calous, malicious person. Jail for life!

[@ig2949]

I have always believed that good souls and spirits upset other people’s inner demons. May Anita and Daniel rest in peace. ❤ two beautiful young people. ❤

[@blessyourliberalheart642]

Jealousy has and will continue to cause the murders of innocent people through all of time.

[@ig2949]

@@blessyourliberalheart642 yes… Abel and Caine…

[@SeanShimamoto]

7:54 You wish you could’ve solved it sooner?!? You could’ve! You just didn’t. 🤬

[@ig2949]

Exactly. Her brother would still be here.

[@SeanShimamoto]

@@ig2949 This story was so heartbreaking…and the cops made it unnecessarily more tragic by dropping the ball for YEARS.

[@ig2949]

@@SeanShimamoto I agree. They had the threatening text messages and the murder weapon! They had swabbed the murdered. She had confessed the night of! What else did they need? All the evidence was there. So frustrating.

[@vmi4172]

I see some of these cases where it makes me think these detectives shouldn't have made it any further than mall cops. This case should have been solved within a few months. Complete incompetents! WOW. They let her live freely for 15 years, than let her bound out to continue living feely???? This is insane. What a ridiculous injustice! Shame on this county/state.

[@JeremyHope]

There is something seriously wrong with the roommate. She is a psychopath. Squabbles and disagreements are so common among people who live together. There is no reason to kill.

[@Chris_34]

Woah! That picture of the roommate. Is she aging in cat years? 🙀😳

[@RobinBoBobbin]

Dog years. Ugh.

[@SherrieMonica]

Rotten. I got to quit saying my text!!

[@dhobby7771]

That Hag should have been arrested 15 years ago.

[@NikkiNole]

ABOUT TIME! But.....only a $250,000 bond! For murder!

[@josephwalden2058]

White privilege

[@GODSOFFOOTBALLGOLD]

Terrible policing

[@lindahendricks1868]

I'm so sorry for this family. Rip to Anita and her brother Daniel. More prayers coming to you. Love from Indiana.

[@LifesAPeach2Me]

I hate that they threw a completely innocent person (Tyler) under the bus for the sake of suspense and sensationalism. If I were Tyler I'd consider getting a lawyer...it's despicable! I hope the family of Anita can find some form of peace! Such a tragedy!

[@reign29810]

I just want to hug her mom so much

[@V1124az]

“Why?”…even tho it should never be the reason, it’s pretty clear by the photos this psycho was JEALOUS of her.

[@gutwallst6645]

being 18 years old, having your own place, paying for higher education yourself, most likely zero drugs. impressive, they don't make them like that anymore, such a shame, I hope her remaining family can receive closure

[@screaminlordbyron7767]

So basically this murderer gets to live those 15 years free because the cops ... ermm.. forgot or something? Meanwhile Anita doesn't get to live those years at all. It's so much harder to prosecute such a cold case because witnesses accounts are now from 15 years ago. I just hope she is convicted if guilty.

[@leslievasquez2645]

So did they not test the dna 15 years ago?!

[@paigeisaman1956]

Why did this take so long to solve? Because its strikingly obvious the roommate was where they should've started... especially after they ruled out the prom date. Idk maybe resources were thin, but let's normalize getting the feds involved when we're in over our heads. The family has had no answers for years, that clearly took it's toll. Tragedy all around

[@javidsazegar8948]

Alibi from relatives is not reliable.

[@vejet]

I can't believe how much shade they threw at Tyler literally just because he cared too much. Just because someone gets friendzoned does not make them a killer for fucks sakes. RIP Anita

[@LioCatalan_1]

Be fr. it was suspicious. It was nothing personal

[@africantrump7961]

People charged for murder should NEVER get bail

[@robinm.6972]

breaks my heart.

[@GenXfrom75]

Anita was one in a million. Rest in peace 😢

[@tinaclayton3017]

Anita was beautiful inside and out! I can't but feel for her mom, sister and brother (his sorrow was very severe), I pray for this loving family and I send them love and strength from Jesus !💔💔😭😭

[@Lambandpotatocurry]

Wow she aged like milk

[@BettyofOOO]

Oh my heart hurts for this family.

[@BernaSkea]

Coz she so beautiful that girl must have been jealous of her

[@RachaelCullinan]

I cant believe that it took them 15 years to figure it out. Like the roomate was what 18 years old? Like kind of crazy to me

[@Lstead15]

poor poor police work

[@sheznoladyy]

I can't even imagine that happening to my daughterr. RIP, sweet flower. 😞🌺🕊️

[@katiesioux7757]

💔💔💔 That poor family

[@countrygirlxo7188]

That’s crazy, the roommate would fight constantly with her, get into physical fights with her and threaten her through texts… how was she not the #1 suspect from the start??

[@McTaco]

“Novelty pocket knife”. Typically preteen boys or a girl would have that.

[@AnthonyJohnson-jp3ht]

Shorty was a hater and a fan Why would you be friends with someone just to argue with them all the time?

[@BruceLee-t9n]

In this world there's only closure. Justice is in the Afterlife

[@divinej802]

They had to had known that the blonde did it. They just let her roam free. Rip to the beautiful victim and her brother.

[@lisasmith4335]

Man, those 34 yrs have been hard on Nicole, she looks more like a 45 yr old.

[@keganengelke8886]

Was the screen the only evidence police had to think someone broke in? Her bed was against wall under window. So how would someone break in and not wake her up? Was there any evidence that indicated someone had crawled through? Mud, dirt, smudges or prints on window? How was door locked? Was deadbolt locked? Bed was covered in blood, how would the killer crawl over bed to go back out window and not get blood on other things? Anita had issues with roommate, and was apparently scared of her. Roommate was conveniently gone all weekend at parents. But Anita was discovered on Monday. Why was roommate avoiding apartment? Why did police not take DNA of roommate? Obviously the original investigators were complete idiots or were possibly friends of roommates parents? There is a reason why arrest was made after they retired.

[@SherrieMonica]

It sucks That Nicole gets to live 15 years longer than her. I don't understand why they didn't arrest her in the beginning. They must have had the same evidence as They did 15 years ago

[@marcelhaik8035]

What a beautiful young lady I am so sorry. 😢

[@PaulMchugh-b3b]

Time has not been kind to the murderer lol

[@mic47013]

I remember watching the story, her brother died. Hope she gets justice

[@Abcdefghijk920]

Sloppy police work.

[@gatti7740]

How many times are they going to show this rerun! And it's another mess up by the police. They could have arrested him a very long time ago.

[@ParisMiley]

For people that didn’t see it. I didn’t .

[@SherrieMonica]

She really killed 2 people

[@charles11115]

Jealous much!!!

[@davidpatterson5426]

Narrator says, “in due time,” when she should have said, “in LONG OVERDUE time.”

[@SirNic4180]

Complexion Protection will keep her safe😢

[@SeanShimamoto]

Sadly, you have a point. If this happened in my home state, that probably wouldn’t be the case…but in the other 49 states. I mean, just look at that cop saying “I wish we could’ve solved this case faster”…they could’ve, they just didn’t.

[@StaceyJoy14]

Found the race baitor 😂😂

[@GLITTERandSKULLZ]

​@@SeanShimamotoyou're an idiot. There are thousands of unsolved cases all over the country and the victims are both male and female of EVERY race. Stop the victim mentality and open your eyes.

[@GLITTERandSKULLZ]

Shut up.

[@bobdollaz3391]

Lol. Most homicides in the US are Blkz on blk and go unsolved........push your propaganda elsewhere

[@Xianne027]

I can really feel for the family's pain and loss! 😢

[@topgrain]

Sounds like police didn't even check the veracity of Nicole's "alibi" when she first stated it. I guess that white skin and blonde hair just stopped them cold.

[@sheilagay4530]

Heartbreaking

[@solomongrundy3411]

Jealousy is evil

[@JohnnyThorNMEnumber1]

250thousand bail? too small should be 2million.. after 15 yrs haviing fun.

[@RachaelCullinan]

Those poor parents

[@stephaniedominguez2320]

What a beautiful girl! How sad 😢 Also very sad about her brother 💔

[@SpicyTexan64]

So apparently it has become perfectly acceptable to say "I seen". I hear it so often these days. 🙄💀

[@oama2009]

People use emojis now ? What has this world come to ?

[@KARMAISABITCHouch]

This is the real life of the movie called “Happy Death Day”

[@soulcandy6320]

SO many details left out of this story! How was she killed? What evidence and who, how did they figure it out?

[@Beeatrix]

A knife, multiple stab wounds to chest they said

[@harleminthebuildn9234]

WOW!!!😮😮😮 R.I.P. TO THE VICTIMS.

[@babyjesuslovesme1219]

Poor girl

[@strawberryshortcake2354]

Hope they get justice 😢

[@Sjm-h4z]

So sad

[@princessszahara]

This title is beyond misleading

[@annmarie4080]

Prayers for this family.🕊️🕊️🙏🙏💔💔💜

[@GabGabChicken]

I freakin knew it was the room mate ugh

[@terrylewis_]

I am so sorry for the father to have found his daughter in that state. Must be an image that haunts him.

[@justanotherguy469]

Mother, please do not feel guilty. You gave her the best life and Love that you could.

[@williwfosselman828]

I can’t understand why it took so long, one person with a key 🔑 to lock the door for the inside, I was watching the show cold case when she was arrested 🙏🏽 anita

[@jeangemmel7895]

Too too sad, and the brother not being able to live without her adds to the heartbreak. God Bless them both.................such sadness for their parents. The other sister comes across a bit false and very immature as she's smiling while talking about death!

[@Blacksheep-Ba-Ba]

I remember this girl. I remember thinking how pretty she was. I remember how awful the family suffered. Im so glad they finally have answers. You can all have some peace in your life ❤❤❤❤❤ Heal❤❤❤❤

[@atlanta6928]

These are old cases dang I thought this happen 2022-2024

[@vasimajeddy6572]

15 years to arrest her? If this was a black or brown person of interest the arrest would be immediate.

[@bobdollaz3391]

That's a bogus narrative, most homicides go unsolved, and most homicides in the United States are blk on blk😊

[@tashawilliams8093]

💯

[@STdoubleDs]

Tell that to all the culturally enriched types that get infinite get out of jail free cards lmao

[@Iwantallmymoney2024]

Now you know you just lying! At least this got solved! Do you know how many brown and black cases have never and will never be solved? More than white or any other color. So please stop the lies smh

[@spoonypoon7998]

OBS give me a break those people get out without bond to commit other crimes all the time. You're obviously not paying attention because I've seen many cases where the person got out on Bond and committed another offense on top of another offense and guess what the color of their skin was not white

[@summerbright2769]

May they rest in peace Shame really

[@nooniepitts8944]

I remember this story I believe they knew who did it the roommate was free for 15 years..

[@PandaHead602]

What beautiful girl don’t tell me some guy she dated

[@waynelucier1678]

The world is a shit hole I can't find much good in it

[@GmaT1776]

The answers are always there You just have to find the right people You have to go over and over and over the evidence and things that you have You have two prime suspects The roommate and the next door neighbor the prom date right there I really am not hearing any true evidence clearing either one of them completely????

[@Odin33356]

Jesus, Nikola Tesla, the inventor of nylon and the diesel engine all helped the wrong people.

[@soniarosado2848]

❤❤😢😮 so sad jealousy is a powerful thing bless the family amen 🙏 😊 2024 so sorry Rip both son and daughter 😢❤

[@93deiondavis]

Like a movie or a Hulu series

[@daisyb4614]

Finally

[@froggylvr15]

I just drove by her poster in minot nd

[@kweenjade01]

1:05 why do women do this? And then get mad when the guy gets the wrong idea? Ijs 🤷‍♀️😓 1:40 huhhh 7:37 they need fresh eyes cuz the og detectives clearly couldn't get it done. It's a wonder why some ppl make it past being a mall cop 8:00 yeah of course 8:13 woah. Married twice? It's tragic that these parents had to hurry 2 of their kids while she moved on and lived free for over a decade.

[@joandevries1892]

Thank God, for the promise of the resurrection! And Judgment Day! RIP.

[@niningsetia4213]

Ya Allah ❤

[@Thomas-d5u6m]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@trishab2147]

Sister is smiling and laughing during "crying"

[@LioCatalan_1]

It's a nervous laugh and smile 🙄

[@VeeAmericanEagle]

@@LioCatalan_1💯

[@mitchellsouphasith3763]

Some people laugh when stressed

[@RobinBoBobbin]

Tell me you have never lost a loved one without telling me you have never lost a loved one. It’s easy to cry from sorrow while smiling and laughing at the same time when you are sharing fond memories of the person who died.

[@rongarrett1366]

Ana ♥♥♥♥♥🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹✴✴✴✴✴👑👑👑👑👑

[@ChicagoWosu]

Cold case would be on unsolved mystery

[@GH-oi2jf]

It was cool for quite awhile.

[@residentrump3271]

Another peacefully peaceful deletion by a peaceful member of the peacefully peaceful culture of peaceful peace.... Peace out

[@TruthReignSupreme-g2j]

Praise YAHWEH ~YAHWAH 0:54

[@lunam7249]

yamashua hamashia!!

[@gummybear-wx1vr]

I feel for what Anita endured, for the burden of sorrow her brother felt, and for all eyes having been focused on Tyler. That evil filthy POS shit roommate belongs in prison. She should NOT have the luxury of getting a “fair” trial when she’s already had 15yrs of getting away with a brutal murder 🤬