documentary chronicles the gruesome murder of Vera Jo Reigle, whose killers are now in prison. Reigle, a young mother with mental disability, was tortured and killed by Daniel Bixler and his then-teenage girlfriend, Nicole Peters. The crime occurred in March 2011. The following year, both her killers faced justice, receiving lengthy prison sentences.
Reportedly, train operators were the first to find Vera Jo Reigle’s body on the tracks of a CSX trestle bridge on March 27, 2011. An autopsy revealed she suffered from multiple blunt and sharp trauma wounds, which caused her death. One of Reigle’s killers, Daniel Bixler, later pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the case and described the events leading up to the murder. Bixler claimed he and his then-17-year-old girlfriend, Nicole Peters, planned the crime together. The duo took Reigle to the railroad tracks, where Bixler killed her.
According to the Ohio Department of Corrections, Vera Jo Reigle’s killers are now serving lengthy prison terms.. Meanwhile, Bixler’s then-girlfriend, .
The Blade and WTOL reported that Daniel Bixler and Nicole Peters planned the murder of Vera Jo Reigle. The killers beat Reigle repeatedly on the day of the murder, March 26, 2011, before leading her to the train tracks of CSX trestle bridge over the Blanchard River. There, Bixler stabbed the 24-year-old mother multiple times, which resulted in her death. Later, train operators found the victim’s body on the tracks.
However, the true story behind Vera Jo Reigle’s abuse only surfaced after the murder. The Cinemaholic reported that at the time of the incident, Reigle used to live with the father of her child, Zachary Brooks, and his family. The Brooks family allegedly abused her and forced the young mother to do all household chores. The killers, Daniel Bixler and Nicole Peters, later revealed that Zachary’s mother, Cheri Brooks, had planned to get rid of Reigle.
The outlet stated that sometime before Reigle’s murder, Zachary’s cousin
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