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Jury convicts woman of negligent homicide in death of reporter covering Super Bowl in New Orleans
Jurors also convicted her of racketeering in an alleged years-long scheme that prosecutors said used drugs to rob victims in the French Quarter.
- A Louisiana jury convicted 49-year-old Danette Colbert and 35-year-old Rickey White of racketeering and negligent homicide on Thursday in the death of 27-year-old Adan Manzano, a Telemundo reporter found dead in a Kenner hotel room last year.
- Prosecutors described a criminal enterprise where Colbert acted under the guise of a "prostitute or party girl" while White served as her "pimp," drugging victims in the French Quarter to drain their bank accounts.
- Autopsy results revealed Manzano died of positional asphyxia after ingesting alcohol and Xanax; investigators recovered his debit card at Colbert's residence, with Colbert the last person seen leaving his room.
- Christian Anderson, an accomplice who testified against the pair for reduced charges, received a six-year prison sentence, while Colbert and White await sentencing in late September for their racketeering and homicide convictions.
- During closing arguments, prosecutors presented a collage of 80 driver's licenses and Social Security cards, arguing that Manzano was one of many victims targeted in this scheme to steal personal information.
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Woman found guilty of negligent homicide in death of Super Bowl reporter
A Louisiana woman was found guilty in the death of a Telemundo Kansas City reporter covering the 2025 Super Bowl who prosecutors said was the victim of a criminal enterprise that targeted men in New Orleans by drugging and stealing…
‘Pimp’ and ‘Prostitute’ Found Guilty of Negligent Homicide in Death of Super Bowl Reporter * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina Laila
As previously reported, a Louisiana woman with a history of drugging men was arrested after a Super Bowl reporter was mysteriously found dead in his hotel.
·St. Louis, United States
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‘Bourbon Street Hustler’ found guilty of negligent homicide in Super Bowl reporter’s death
“Ladies and gentlemen, I wish I could tell you something different, but the truth is, there is nothing anybody in this room can do to bring Adan Manzano back to his family,” Assistant District Attorney Brendan Bowen told jurors in closing arguments.
·New York, United States
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