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And i thought, this is funny. and i answered the phone and i said, yep? he said to me, get in your car, pistorius, theres problems at the house. >> by the time they arrived, police were already on the scene. >> when we arrived, it was already flooded with police, and everything was cordoned off and couldnt have access to oscar at all. >> i was just in shock. because when i arrived at house and you see all the police cars and lights, i was standing outside. oscar was inside. i could hear him cryi...

>> reporter: reeva steenkamp was known as one of south africas most sexiest women. this video shows reeva posing for the cover of a monthly magazine. this man was the editor of the south african edition. >> she had beauty and int intelligence, and that is the double whammy. >> we are shooting the descembe cover, and lovely. i remember. so have a good christmas. >> she got the magazine cover, and that is going to get you noticed and a little bit more commercial work, and probably leads to better ...

Amidst a media frenzy as his murder trial began. there was even a drone equipped with cameras hovering above the crowds of spectators. all trying to catch a glimpse of the blade runner as he made his way into court. pistorius is charged with murder and three gun charges. >> do you understand the charges, mr. pistorius? >> i do. i do, milady. >> how do you plead? >> not guilty, milady. >> at the start of day one, the defense read a statement from pistorius, backing his plea. >> at the time of the...

♪ early morning, a tragedy at the home of oscar pistorius. he thought there was an intruder in the bathroom, according to his affidavit. >> i fired shots at the toilet door and shouted to reeva to phone the police. she did not respond. when i reached the bed, i realized that reeva was not in bed. >> thats when pistorius says it dawned on him that it could have been his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, on the toilet. >> i put on my prosthetic legs, ran back to the bathroom and tried to kick the t...

And what i put to you, thats what would explain why you would hear like a woman screaming and you ought to hear a man scream. >> pistorius ex-girlfriend, samantha taylor, later testified to the contrary. >> that is not true. he sounds like a man. >> she also said that night wasnt the first time pistorius had feared an intruder had entered his home. >> there was one occasion where something hit the bottom window and oscar woke me up and asked me if i had heard it. and so he got up with his gun an...

Commercial work. probably lead toss a bit of tv work. >> she was becoming the next big thing. but to family and friend, she was the same old reeva. cnns drew griffin talked with reevas uncle and cousin. >> when you were with her, you were like -- you felt like you were a teenager. she was just so vibrant, so full of life. so bouncy. she was just always laughing, joking, fun. and the media side, her career, we never really saw that. we knew that she was, you know, she was a model and doing thing ...

>> she got the magazine cover, and that gets you noticed. that gets you a bit more commercial work. probably leads to better tv work. >> she was becoming the next big thing. but to family and friend, she was the same old reeva. cnns drew griffin talked with reevas uncle and cousin. >> when you were with her, you were like -- you felt like you were a teenager. she was just so vibrant, so full of life. so bouncy. she was just always laughing, joking, fun. and the media side, her career, we never r...

Have a good christmas and buy this issue. >> she got the magazine cover, and that gets you noticed. that gets you a bit more commercial work. probably leads to a bit of tv work. >> she was becoming the next big thing. but to family and friend, she was the same old reeva. cnns drew griffin talked with reevas uncle and cousin. >> when you were with her, you were like -- you felt like you were a teenager. she was just so vibrant, so full of life. so bouncy. she was just always laughing, joking, fun...

That gets you a bit more commercial work. probably leads to better tv work. >> she was becoming the next big thing. but to family and friend, she was the same old reeva. cnns drew griffin talked with reevas uncle and cousin. >> when you were with her, you were like -- you felt like you were a teenager. she was just so vibrant, so full of life. so bouncy. she was just always laughing, joking, fun. and the media side, her career, we never really saw that. we knew that she was, you know, she was a ...

Transformed herself from a slacky, chubby student look to an absolute stunning blonde. >> this is the cover for "hfm." number one -- [ inaudible ] >> she got the magazine cover, and that gets you noticed. that gets you a bit more commercial work. probably leads to better tv work. >> she was becoming the next big thing. but to family and friend, she was the same old reeva. cnns drew griffin talked with reevas uncle and cousin. >> when you were with her, you were like -- you felt like you were a t...