David Eisenhauer and Natalie Keepers: A dark duo? | Forensic Files

who were these two students uh they were both young I think they were both freshmen or at least
people assumed as much going through class going through everyday life walking across this drill field every
single day probably police arrested David Eisenhower in his dorm saying he killed the middle schooler no one saw it
coming uh he was normal what do you want the world to know about David Eisenhower he was a good person at least
at least from my experience my name is Kirk artrell and I went to high school in junior high with
David Eisenhower everything he did he worked hard at and he wanted to be the best at
whether it was school whether it was just the chess game I make my personal goals achievable like what is your
favorite memory of David Eisenhower my very favorite I held the 800 meter record and I knew this entire year he
was trying to beat it and I cheered him on during his race and he walked up to me he's he's all slouched over and he's
got this giant smile on his face and I was like so did you beat me he's like I finally beat you by one
second and uh I just gave him a big old hug and smiled and said it's about time you've told me as much as you know about
David Eisenhower give me a portrait of Natalie Keepers Natalie Keepers was extremely smart she was very
academically driven uh she had connection to NASA she wanted to be successful as any
person does finding a job in this economy has gotten to be extremely important so what first attracted you to
Natalie first I just got to know her as a friend and eventually a crush developed in e8th grade she struggled
with mental illness what did you sense or see um I knew that she was self Haring back then she had self-inflicted
wounds on her wrist and I believe she would cut her stomach as well with a thumbtack and you said she struggled
with depression did she talk to you about that yeah uh not terribly often but it would come up every now and again
so how did you hear the awful news my friend uh who was actually his neighbor sent me a text and he said you'll never
believe whose mug shot this is and I look at the article and there's David's face I didn't know how how to take it in
how about now now I still don't know what to feel her accused Killers appeared in court together until he's
tried either guilty or innocent to be honest and you're going into this with an open mind yes very much so

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Brief Summary

David Eisenhower's arrest for murder shocks friends, revealing his and Natalie Keepers' complex backgrounds and struggles.

Key points

David Eisenhower's Arrest. David Eisenhower is arrested for the murder of a middle schooler, shocking the community.
Natalie Keepers' Struggles. Natalie Keepers was academically driven but struggled with mental illness.
A Friend's Reaction. A friend learns about David's arrest through a shocking text message.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He was a good person at least from my experience.

Kirk Artrell reflects on David Eisenhower.

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