Officials at UNC-Wilmington have sent letters and e-mail messages to students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni about a nationally televised news segment about the murders of two students last year.

University spokeswoman Mimi Cunningham said the university did not want the community to be surprised by the show. School officials also wanted to make sure the community knew about the new programs and safety measures, Cunningham said.

"We have cooperated with the producer in providing information, but, of course, we have no control over how the information will be presented," Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo wrote in the letter. "I am writing to make you aware of how UNCW has responded to these untimely deaths and to help you respond should the program raise questions for your friends or family."

Christen Marie Naujoks, 22, and Jessica Lee Faulkner, 19, were both killed in 2004.

Faulkner was killed in her dorm May 5. Fellow student Curtis Dixon was charged with kidnapping, raping and murdering her. He committed suicide in December while in custody.

Naujoks was shot to death June 4, allegedly by a former boyfriend, John Brian Peck. Peck, a former UNCW student, killed himself three days later as he fled from police.

The news segment on the murders is scheduled to air at 10 p.m. Nov. 17 on ABC News Primetime. The date is subject to change.