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Adrianne 'cared about everything'
By Whitney Carnahan, wcarnahan@qconline.com
Adrianne Reynolds ``cared about everything around her,'' a friend said Wednesday.
Stephen Fonseca attended Black Hawk College Outreach Center in East Moline with the slain 16-year-old and worked with her at Checkers in East Moline.
``I talked to her just about every day. She (was) so nice,'' he said.
When her dad called him to say Ms. Reynolds was missing, he was surprised. When he got the news Wednesday that she was dead, it was a shock, Mr. Fonseca said.
Parts of Ms. Reynolds' body were found about midnight Tuesday at Black Hawk State Historic Site in Rock Island, and other parts may have been found in Millersburg in Mercer County.
Police believe Ms. Reynolds was killed in Moline but did not say where. She had been missing since Friday.
A classmate at the Outreach Center, Sarah A. Kolb, 16, Milan, was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in connection with Ms. Reynolds' death.
Ms. Reynolds had moved to East Moline from Longview, Texas, in November to live with her father and stepmother. Mr. Fonseca said she was starting to settle into her new home but worried about making friends here.
``From what I understand, when we talked, she was always worried about people out here, about meeting new people,'' he said.
Mr. Fonseca said he isn't a fan of some of the people Ms. Reynolds had met here. ``I know a lot of the people that she knew. I didn't like a lot of 'em,'' he said, describing the group as Goth or ``ICP kids.''
He added that he didn't know Ms. Kolb well. ``She was one of those kinds of people.''
Goth is a practice that includes wearing all black clothing, contrasting light and dark makeup, unusual hair styles and body piercings; a fascination with medieval history; wearing various religious symbols like crosses or the Egyptian ankh. Goths tend to be non-violent, write about depression, angst, hatred and despair, and have a fascination with death, according to www.religioustolerance.org/goth.htm.
ICP, short for Insane Clown Posse, is a cartoonish rap/metal group that formed in Detroit in 1989. In 1997, Hollywood Records pulled the group's album, ``The Great Milenko,'' citing gruesome content and obscene lyrics, according to VH1.com. The band has been compared to Rob Zombie or Korn.
Mr. Fonseca said people need to remember Ms. Reynolds and appreciate life. ``Don't take life for granted, no matter what. Death doesn't care who you are. It doesn't care how nice you are.''
The sentiment was echoed by Ms. Reynolds' other co-workers at Checkers, where she was remembered as an outgoing girl who didn't appear to fit in with a Goth group, district manager Brian Kiel said. She'd worked at the fast-food restaurant, at 565 Avenue of the Cities, since Nov. 23. She was supposed to work at the restaurant the night she disappeared.
Ms. Reynolds often was early for work and willing to stay late, Mr. Kiel said. She came in to work upset a few times, but wouldn't say why, he said.
``I don't know what she could've done to deserve this,'' he said.
Black Hawk College Outreach Center provides GED and high school diploma completion programs for about 80 students ages 14 to 18. Classes run from about 9 a.m. to 2 or 2:30 p.m. each day, and the students can go off-campus for lunch, said John Biermann, director of public relations for Black Hawk College.
The Outreach Center brought in five counselors Wednesday to help students, faculty and staff members, who were told about Ms. Reynolds' death that morning. ``Some of them are visibly upset,'' Mr. Biermann said. ``It's been really hard for them. It's been tiring for everybody.''
Ms. Kolb has no previous criminal record, said Jeff Terronez, Rock Island County state's attorney.
She has worked at National Amusements' Showcase 53 theater in Davenport since Nov. 8, said Garry La Roche, district manager for National Amusements.
``As an employee, she gave us no problem whatsoever,'' he said. ``Obviously, this has caught us all by surprise.''
Kathy Carmack, who said she's been friends with Ms. Kolb since seventh grade, said Ms. Kolb isn't a violent person.
``She says a lot of things, but she doesn't mean it,'' Ms. Carmack said.
Staff writers Kurt Allemeier and Rebecca Morris contributed to this report.
Thanks for the post! You saved me a Google search to learn more about this sweet young girl.
I noted that her picture on the Moline tv station site looked as if she might have "Goth" leanings judging from several aspects of her appearance. If that's the case, I guess she gravitated towards this group of kids much to her misfortune.
Oh, really?! I guess she fooled you.
This moonbat is a defense attorney's dream juror.
Well, apparently she meant it THIS time. I had a feeling she may have been a 'goth' girl. We see them now and then all dressed in black with weird makeup and hair.