purse, she had a water bottle, lipstick, keys, that kind of thing.ps all coming down the staircase. and first thing i m wondering is, was there a struggle? was her wallet there? the wallet was there. and money in it?al there must have been becausen at first we didn t think it was a robbery. reporter: edythe, who knew none of this, now rushed to denita s building, where she hoped to find her close friend but instead was greeted by several of the university s professors. i was like, what are you all doing here? and they were like, you know, unfortunately she s not alive. w everything in me, you know, just went into shock, of course. i kept saying, you know, i want to see her.ay i was like, are you sure?er maybe it s mistaken identity.ke i m like, she s not dead, this can t be. reporter: denita monique smith was just 25 years old and engaged to be married. now her fiancé, jermeir stroud, who had also arrived on scene, was given the awful news.