anything that might help you? no. we had detectives actually assigned to get on their hands and knees with scissors and cut the grass away, looking for a shell casing wow. or a bullet or anything. and we have no idea who she is. there was no identification, no phone, nothing laying with her at that time to help identify her. but that mystery would be solved soon enough. heather, by now in a panic, called an old friend for help. i contacted a detective i knew from vanderburgh county and i mean, i m getting chills right now. are you getting a sick feeling? oh, i was sick all morning. it was so much anxiety and i didn t know what to do, and i just kept thinking i m wrong. she gave the detective halee s full name and description, and he forwarded the information to the warrick county sheriff s office. investigators there immediately checked facebook, where they found halee s profile and picture. and there was a tattoo visible. there was a tattoo visible on facebook,
right now. are you getting a sick feeling? oh, i was sick all morning. it was so much anxiety and i didn t know what to do, and i just kept thinking i m wrong. reporter: she gave the detective halee s full name and description, and he forwarded the information to the warrick county sheriff s office. investigators there immediately checked facebook, where they found halee s profile and picture. and there was a tattoo visible. on facebook that matched. so, we were pretty certain at that point who our victim was. reporter: warrick investigators called heather collins and asked to speak with her in person. she walked into the meeting, dreading what they might say. they said, you know, there s a body found and, you know, we have identified her as halee. in an instant, your whole world is shattered. nothing was the same after that. nothing. every time i talk about it, just the pain comes, like, rushing back, like, how awful. i ve never felt so awful.
i mean, i m getting chills right now. are you getting a sick feeling? oh, i was sick all morning. it was so much anxiety and i didn t know what to do, and i just kept thinking i m wrong. she gave the detective halee s full name and description, and he forwarded the information to the warrick county sheriff s office. investigators there immediately checked facebook, where they found halee s profile and picture. and there was a tattoo visible. on facebook that matched. so we were pretty certain at that point who our victim was. warrick investigators called heather collins and asked to speak with her in person. she walked into the meeting, dreading what they might say. they said, you know, there s a body found, and, you know, we ve identified her as halee. in an instant, your whole world is shattered. nothing was the same after that. nothing. every time i talk about it, just the pain comes, like, rushing back, like, how awful. and i ve never felt so awful.
the information to the warrick county sheriff s office. investigators there immediately checked facebook, where they found halee s profile and picture. and there was a tattoo visible. there was a tattoo visible on facebook, that matched. so, we were pretty certain at that point who our victim was. warrick investigators called heather collins and asked to speak with her in person. she walked into the meeting, dreading what they might say. they said you know there s a body found, and you know, we ve identified her as halee. in an instant, your whole world is shattered. nothing was the same after that. nothing. every time i talk about it, just the pain comes, like, rushing back, like, how awful. i ve never felt so awful. like, i just remember just i didn t wanna exist anymore. the family was horrified to learn that halee, just 20 years old, had been murdered with a shot to the back of the head. that was the most shocking part. never in a million years would i have t