Episode 3: The Murder of Reena Virk

<p>In November of 1997 a 14-year-old was savagely beaten and murdered by teenaged attacker in a suburb of Victoria, British Columbia. The crime attracted international media attention due to the brutality of the killing and the age of those who attacked her. It prompted a national conversation about teenaged bullying and racism, led in part by Virk’s parents, who became anti-bullying campaigners in the wake of their daughter’s murder.<br> <br> <br> Source Links:<br> <br> <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/6485892/kelly-ellard-day-parole-new-child/?fbclid=IwAR0aoBcvpH9ijxJLQKBkSUPgfyIXjqBGGiayDSIXoiISg_1lrj-7Sd9j3QU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">globalnews.ca/news/6485892/kelly-ellard-day-parole-new-child/</a><br> <a href="https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/murder-of-reena-virk?fbclid=IwAR2DOyIH9SO4nKUSD1b8Ct7VTBxvIhi7ERj1e3HD_FnTsAmDVfD238pALSE#furtherreading" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/murder-of-reena-virk#furtherreading</a><br> <a href="https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/24-years-after-reena-virk-s-murder-parole-board-continues-kelly-ellard-s-release-1.5267022?cache=yesclipId104062&amp;fbclid=IwAR2fh4ZK9B-GXgybvnUzS00mZhvLC596_Gw7Sg7TxnpxQn-hNfaL2HIFGgU" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/24-years-after-reena-virk-s-murder-parole-board-continues-kelly-ellard-s-release-1.5267022?cache=yesclipId104062</a><br> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/pathologist-describes-extent-of-injuries-to-reena-virk-1.466957?fbclid=IwAR29p8xrY90twoYzugg1P_Z3qCTtg_vcwUir9Ro5-AcWJ20dtG-yG5wmEa0" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">cbc.ca/news/canada/pathologist-describes-extent-of-injuries-to-reena-virk-1.466957</a><br> <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-murder-of-reena-virk-and-trials-of-kelly-ellard-1.792656?fbclid=IwAR07YPJQrnqZJ-cWN49zC74nNAJmHSNoXduOweVxHysXHdA7RwwWKzkzFsM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">cbc.ca/news/canada/the-murder-of-reena-virk-and-trials-of-kelly-ellard-1.792656</a><br> <a