Wikipedia: On the afternoon of January 21, 2005, Sarah Kolb
(16) invited Adrianne Leigh Reynolds (16) to join her and Cory Gregory (18) for
lunch at Taco Bell; on the way there, Sarah and Adrianne reportedly began
fighting. In the parking lot of Taco Bell, Cory held down Adrianne while Sarah
strangled her with a belt.
After the murder, Sarah and Cory took Adrianne's body to
Sarah's grandparents' farm in Aledo, Illinois, where
they tried to burn it with gasoline. When it failed to burn after several
hours, they recruited Nathan Gaudet, a 16-year-old boy from Moline, to help
dismember the body. Nathan used his grandfather's handsaw to remove Adrianne's
head and arms and placed them in a garbage bag. The three teenagers ate lunch
at McDonald's, then later disposed of the garbage bag at the Black Hawk State
Historic Site.
Adrianne's parents reported her missing after she failed to
show up to work at a nearby Checkers restaurant. Authorities discovered
Adrianne's remains a few days later on January 26, 2005.
Sarah Kolb and Cory Gregory were both charged with two
counts of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide on February 1,
2005; they both pleaded not guilty.
Sarah was the first to go to trial, which began on October
31, 2005, at the Rock Island County Courthouse. After two weeks of trial and 15
hours of deliberation, the trial jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict
on any of the three charges. The hung jury resulted in a mistrial. One juror
opted for acquittal, while eleven were in favor of conviction.
At her retrial on February 6, 2006, in Dixon, Illinois, Sarah
was convicted on all counts. At her sentencing a few months later, she was
sentenced to 48 years in prison for murder and 5 years for concealment. These
sentences were to be served consecutively, for a total of 53 years
incarcerated. She is serving her sentence at the Logan Correctional Center.
In the meantime, Cory Gregory pleaded guilty to all charges
against him. On July 10, 2006, he was sentenced to 40 years in prison for
murder and 5 years for concealment, resulting in a 45-year prison term. He is
serving his sentence at the Stateville Correctional Center.
Nathan Gaudet was also charged with concealment for helping
to dismember Adrianne. He pleaded guilty and was given a juvenile sentence of
five years. He was released from juvenile detention on November 11, 2008, after
serving almost four years. On April 16, 2012, he died in an automobile accident
in Indiana.
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CHRONOLOGY
Nov. 2, 1987 – Cory Gregory born.
Sep. 12, 1988 – Adrianne Reynolds born.
Jan. 2005 – Adrianne reportedly asked Cory out, which
allegedly angered Sarah
Jan. 21, 2005 – Adrianne Reynolds
murdered (16), by Sarah (16), Cory (18); Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Jan. 23, 2005 – Adrianne’s body dismembered at Mercer County
farm, Aledo, Illinois, with assistance from Nathan Gaudet.
Oct. 31, 2005 – Sarah’s trial begins, Rock Island County
Courthouse; hung jury.
Feb. 6, 2006 – Sarah’s retrial, in Dixon, Illinois,
convicted on all counts.
Apr. 2006 – Cory Gregory, pleads guilty. He is serving
40 years at the maximum security prison at Menard in southern Illinois.
July 13, 2006 – Cory Sentenced to 45 years in prison.
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