Reena Virk

• B.C. teen’s killer says new TV show about Reena Virk’s murder ‘disrespectful’

  Reena Virk's killer told parole officials that a television series about the Victoria, B.C., teen's murder is "disrespectful" and will "re-victimize" Virk's family.

  Apr 24, 2024
  
• Shocking murder of B.C. teen Reena Virk subject of new Hulu series

  A new Hulu miniseries is set to bring light to one of the most shocking crimes in B.C.'s history. 'Under the Bridge' will tell the story of the murder of Reena Virk.

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  Mar 13, 2024
  
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• Day parole extended for woman who killed Victoria teenager Reena Virk 25 years ago

  Kerry Sim was 15 years old when she and a group of teenagers swarmed and beat Reena Virk, eventually drowning her in the Gorge waterway.

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  Sep 16, 2022
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• Day parole continued, full parole denied for Kelly Ellard, killer of B.C. teen Reena Virk

  The now 39-year-old woman, convicted of murdering teenager Reena Virk near Victoria in 1997, goes by the name Kelly Sim. She has been denied full parole.

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  May 13, 2022
• Day parole extended for Kelly Ellard, killer of B.C. teen Reena Virk

  The Parole Board of Canada has released its ruling on Kelly Ellard, who now goes by the name of Kerry Sim, on Thursday.

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  Jan 14, 2021
• Parole expanded for Kelly Ellard, killer of B.C. teen Reena Virk

  Ellard was 15 when she and a group of teens beat Virk and then she and an accomplice followed the injured girl, beat her again and drowned her in the Gorge waterway.

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  Aug 11, 2020
• Parole board extends day parole for Kelly Ellard, who has had a second child

  Ellard is serving a life sentence for the second-degree murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk in 1997.

  Jan 30, 2020
• Canada’s bullying problem — and why we can’t seem to fix it

  "We thought with Reena's death people will learn the lesson," said Virk. "I can't comprehend why it keeps happening."

  Oct 9, 2019
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• Dark Poutine podcast recap: The murder of Reena Virk

  A story of "bad girls" bullying, racism and murder emerged, shocking the nation.

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  Apr 8, 2019
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• Reena Virk’s killer Kelly Ellard gets new extension on day parole

  Ellard, who now goes by Kerry Marie Sim, received day parole in November 2017 and the board has extended it in six-month increments on several occasions.

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  Jan 24, 2019