even at a young age was eager to lend a helping hand. there s you know so many pictures of her holding the baby sister, you know, and just taking care of them. yeah. she s always leading the way. my kids, they you know, they wanted to feed the bottle and, can i change a diaper? uh-huh. she was the best diaper changer ever. a mother s helper and sister emilee s best friend. with halee, she says, she felt safe. she was always definitely what you pictured an older sister being like. like, the big protective, don t mess with my sisters or i ll come at you type sister. that protective streak continued all through school, even extended to friends. carley sollars and ansley bowles. she kind of just acted like everyone s mom because she was so caring. she was tall. and everybody, all of our friends are so short. and so it was always,
young woman to die. it s jarring to think that when a life ends, so much begins. a family s grief. a community s shock. and in this case right here where i m standing a murder investigation. heather collins has always been proud of her three girls, especially her oldest daugher halee, who even at a young age was eager to lend a helping hand. there s you know so many pictures of her holding the baby sister, you know, and just taking care of them. yeah. she s always leading the way. my kids, they you know, they wanted to feed the bottle and, can i change a diaper? uh-huh. she was the best diaper changer ever. a mother s helper and sister emilee s best friend. with halee, she says, she felt safe. she was always definitely what you pictured an older sister being like. like, the big protective, don t mess with my sisters or i ll come at
play sports. to hang with friends. not a place for a young woman to die. it s jarring to think that when a life ends, so much begins. a family s grief. a community s shock. and in this case right here where i m standing a murder investigation. heather collins has always been proud of her three girls, especially her oldest daugher halee, who even at a young age was eager to lend a helping hand. there s you know so many pictures of her holding the baby sister, you know, and just taking care of them. yeah. she s always leading the way. my kids, they you know, they wanted to feed the bottle and, can i change a diaper? uh-huh. she was the best diaper changer ever. a mother s helper and sister emilee s best friend. with halee, she says, she felt safe. she was always definitely
halee. there s so many pictures of her holding the babysitter and just taking care of them. she is always leading the way. my kids wanted to feed the bottle. can i change the diaper? she was the best diaper changer ever. reporter: with halee she says she felt safe. she was all definitely what you picture an older sister being like. the big, protective, don t mess with my sisters or i ll come at you type. reporter: that protective streak continued to friends. anslee, you called her mom halee? yes. she would pick us up from a party. take care of us if we re sick. she acted like a mom because she was so caring to everyone. she was tall and everybody
halee, who was always eager at a young age to help. there s so many pictures of her holding the baby and just taking care of them. she is always leading the way. my kids wanted to feed the bottle. can i change the diaper? she was the best diaper changer ever. with halee, she says she always felt safe. she was all definitely what you picture an older sister being like the big protective, don t mess with my sisters or i ll come at you type. that protective streak continued to friends. anslee, you called her mom halee? yes. she would pick us up from a party. take care of us if we re sick. she acted like a mom because she was so caring to everyone. even if she barely knew them.