It took 25 hours—and 14 hours later—before the Metropolitan Police would agree to the family’s final guarantee regarding the damage, allowing them to enter Bibaa Henry’s Alt. Friends and family last communicated around 1 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2020. By 2:30 a.m., messages began flooding in. The story of BIBAA & NICOLE: Murder in the Park unfolds as a tragic account of a woman’s murder, deeply compounded by the events that followed.
Police first discovered that Vivaa wasn’t at home. “You might think,” Mina, the mother, recounted. But they were wrong. It was Adam, Nicole’s partner, who, along with his parents, Jill and Dave, stumbled upon the sisters’ bodies, hidden in the bushes after their killers had dragged them away post-multiple stabbings. His parents heard his screams late. “Well then—everything falls apart,” Dave told Mina. “We found them,” he said, adding that it had been 36 hours since they had gone missing. It was only after Adam called the police that they arrived, prompting a terrible revelation.
One might assume that this story, as tragic as it is, would be impactful enough. Yet, what makes Vivaa and Nicole’s case especially poignant is the delay in discovering their bodies. This led to a rainy night washing away critical forensic evidence, intensifying their family’s anguish, particularly for Adam. Not to mention, two police officers tasked with safeguarding the sisters’ bodies took and shared photos on WhatsApp, a moment that remains almost unbelievable.
It’s difficult to grasp the full implications unless you delve into the distracting chatter surrounding those messages. “I was holding back anything I had,” Mina shared upon learning of the actions taken by officers Dennis Jaffer and Jamie Lewis.
Mina described the lead detective as “the best in the Metropolitan Police.” Yet she felt let down by the team, recounting how they struggled against the setbacks caused by their colleagues’ errors and the delays in reporting the sisters as missing. Under Di Maria Greene’s leadership—who spoke candidly and passionately, an impressive trait for her role—they explored every lead and eventually captured the murderer, Daniyal Hussein. An unusual character, Hussein was obsessed with various far-right online groups and had signed a “contract” in his own blood vowing to kill six women to win the lottery. Investigators believe he was in a heated struggle with Nicole when she encountered him.
Despite the scandal surrounding Jaffer and Lewis, Hussein was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison. He was merely 18 at the time, too young for a life sentence, making him eligible for parole in 2055. After enduring the trial, the family was left to witness the sentencing of a uniformed officer who received only two years and nine months for his part in the scandal. Though it felt insufficient, it was what the family could expect.
Mina, once an archbishop, redirected her energy into advocating for women’s safety and police reform. Together with her husband Chris (Nicole’s father and Vivaa’s stepfather) and surviving daughter Monique, they convey resilience and compassion. Particularly, Mina remains resolute in her stance against forgiveness without accountability, emphasizing that there can be no progression or success for the family without justice. They hold on to the hope that divine support will guide them.
