Date Rape Murder Case Goes To Court

What's believed to be the first date rape murder trial in the country is taking place in Detroit. CBS News' Lauren Bishop has the details of a spiked soda that ended in death for a teenager.

Samantha Reid was 15 years old when she died. Poisoned, prosecutors say, by four men who spiked her soft drink with the date rape drug, GHB, at a party in January, 1999.

"The weapon in this case was not a gun, a knife, a club," said prosecuting attorney Doug Baker, But in this case, a drug, which was just as deadly.

Prosecutors say Samantha and two girlfriends were given drinks at an apartment complex in Grosse Isle, Michigan. Tests show Samanatha's body contained double the lethal dose of GHB. She lost consciousness within ten minutes. A girlfriend followed soon after.

Yet prosecutors say the defendents, who range in age from 18 to 26, waited for hours to take the girls to the hospital, where Samantha later died.

"They acted to together, they drugged the girls, they rolled the dice with their lives," said the prosecutor.

GHB is colorless, odorless, and nearly tasteless. A recipe is available on the Internet; it can be made from common household products.

But at least one defense attorney say there's conflicting testimony about who mixed and served the drinks, and whether the girls were willing parties.

"My client had no idea there was any GHB cocktail. He didn't know the drugs were in the apartment," said Brian Daley, a defense attorney.

This is expected to be a lengthy trial. There are four defendants, each with their own attorney, and two juries.

In Michigan, a conviction for poisoning carries up to a life sentence.