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There has not been a glimpse of Olympian Oscar Pistorius since he was released on bail, accused of murdering his girlfriend, but friends and family arrived at his uncle's house last night for a memorial for Reeva Steenkamp. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. (TODAY)

"Always be true to yourself. And...I'm gonna miss you all so much! And I love you very, very much," Reeva Steenkamp said in a show that aired after she was found shot to death. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports. (TODAY)

Family members of the six educators killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School accept the Presidential Citizens Medal on behalf of the victims Friday. (NBC News)

Sarai Sierra, 33, arrived in Istanbul last month on a solo trip, her first abroad. Turkish authorities discovered her body nearly two weeks after she disappeared on Jan. 22, reportedly killed by a blow to the head. NBC's Richard Engel reports and her mother, Betsy Jimenez, speaks about her loss. (TODAY)

Chris Kyle, 38, a former Navy SEAL sniper and author was shot and killed at a Texas gun range Saturday, along with another man, Chad Littlefield, and police have arrested a suspect, Eddie Routh, 25. Mark Schnyder of KXAS reports and TODAY's Lester Holt takes a look back at an interview with Kyle from last year. (TODAY)

As Jimmy Lee Dykes continues to hold a five-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker, more than 60 hours snatching him from his school bus, the family of the bus driver who was killed for refusing to hand children over to Dykes is speaking out for the first time. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports. (TODAY)

Just last week, Hadiya Pendleton, 15, experienced the thrill of performing during President Obama's inauguration. On Tuesday of this week, her life was cut short in a shooting in Chicago. Her friends and family mourn her loss, saying she was "destined for great things." NBC's Mara Schiavocampo reports. (TODAY)

Daniel Barden, 7, had said he wanted to be a firefighter when he grew up. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Funeral directors from throughout Connecticut have come forward to help the grieving town, another example of support that's so desperately needed. NBC's Anne Thompson reports. (Nightly News)

Siblings and cousins of Vicky Soto, who died after gunfire erupted in her first-grade classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, remember the teacher who loved the color green, Christmas and, most of all, her students. (TODAY)