Samantha Reid (January 4, 1984 – January 17, 1999) was an American manslaughter victim. She grew up in the Detroit, Michigan Metropolitan Area. She came to national attention due to her death at the age of 15 after being drugged.
In the company of three young men at another man's apartment, Samantha and her friends, Melanie and Jessica, were offered drinks. Samantha and Melanie asked for Mountain Dew, while Jessica asked for a Screwdriver (orange juice and vodka). The young men brought them the cocktails, to which they had added either gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) or gamma-butyrolactone (GBL). Melanie stated that her face became numb soon after, and then both of the girls passed out. The boys at first did not think anything was wrong, since both GHB and alcohol can cause those drinking them to pass out if they drink too much of it and this is not usually a medical emergency. However, Jessica noticed later that they were having difficulty breathing. The boys eventually drove her to the hospital, but Samantha stopped breathing on the way there. Both of the girls were put on life-support; Reid died roughly eighteen hours later.
Samantha Reid (born 28 October 1988) is an Australian synchronised swimmer. She participated in the 2008 Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics, representing Australia.
Reid was born on 28 October 1988 in Sunnybank, Queensland. She attended Kimberley Park State School and then went to high school at Rivermount College. In high school, she played field hockey and volleyball.As of 2012, she lives in Brisbane.
Reid is 160 centimetres (5 ft 3 in) tall and weighs 50 kilograms (110 lb).
Reid is a synchronised swimmer. She became involved in the sport when she was eight years old because her sister was doing it. She has been coached by Anna Nepotcheva since 2005 and Marina Kholod since 2006. In 2008, she was a member of the Aqualina Synchronised Swimming Club, and a member of the Gold Coast Mermaids in 2012.
Reid competed in the Montreal hosted 2002 World Junior Synchro Championships in 2002. She represented Australia at the 2003 Oceania Synchronised Swimming Championships. At the 2006 Oceania Championships, she came in first. In 2007, she competed at the FINA world championships in the team event. The ten person team was the first Australian one to make it in the finals for the synchronised swimming free combination routine.