NC Woman Brutally Stabbed 100+ Times, Accused Killer Used Pumkin Spice to Mask the Odor | Crime Alert 5PM 10.14.25

The family of Mary Collins is outraged as her accused killer walks free after repeatedly breaking bond conditions. Mary was found wearing a dog leash stuffed inside a mattress. 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Nicole
parton a disturbing update out of North Carolina today where
a woman accused in the brutal murder of a young,
intellectually disabled woman is still walking free despite repeated violations
of her bond conditions. America Deal, one of four people

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charged in connection with the twenty twenty killing of twenty
one year old Mary Collins, has failed to charge her
ankle monitor and missed curfew multiple times over the past
two years, yet a judge has now removed the monitor altogether,
saying it's unreliable. Prosecutors say Deal helped conceal Colin's body

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using dish detergent and pumpkin spice, shower jail to mask
the smell, and even stuffed the girl's body inside a mattress,
but her attorney argues she is not a threat, is
employed and is working closely with the DA's office. She
was eighteen years old when this happened and was forced

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into a terrible situation, said Dil's lawyer Lambert. Again, her
willingness to help has not changed, but Mary Colin's family
says the justice system continues to fail them. Mary, who
had a mental capacity of a fifteen year old due
to a genetic disorder, was stabbed one hundred and thirty
three times in an apartment in Charlotte's Noda neighborhood. Her

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body was found wrapped in plastics stuffed inside a mattress.
There's a place reserved in hell for them, said Mary's mother,
Casey confora Every time I come to the courthouse, I
feel violated all over again. The three others charged in
the case, one Kelly Laveri, pleaded guilty and is serving
a twenty five year sentence. Another, James Salerno, was released

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in twenty three, sparking outrage. The fourth lave Fam remains
behind bars. Prosecutors alleged Colin was lured to an apartment
by people's s thought were friends, then killed in retribution
for refusing to have sex with them. They bled her
out in a bathtub like an animal, said Mary's grandmother,
Mia Alderman. She had a dog leash around her neck.

Speaker 2 (02:13):
They said that Mary had a dog leash around her
neck in a bouttub. Bloody stabbed. There was an audible
gasp in the courtroom and we started crying. I remember
putting my hands over my ears, trying not to hear.

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Nobody is going to tell me that Mary's life. The
value of her life is twenty five years. Mary matters
more than that.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
The trial for Mary Collins murder is expected to begin
in twenty twenty six. Her family says they continue to
fight for justice even though the system seems to push back.
More crime and justice news after this, a troubling video

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released by police in Wichita, Kansas captures a woman being
forcibly taken outside of residence early Sunday morning. The police
department shared the footage on x appealing to the community
for assistance in identifying both the woman and the man
seen grabbing her from behind. The video shows her screaming

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as the man pulls her down the driveway. Your help
is crucial in ensuring her safety, the police stated in
a post on Monday. If you recognize her or have
any information about her identity or whereabouts, please call nine
to one one immediately. The incident occurred around two am

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in the fourteen hundred block of North Belusha. While investigators
have pursued multiple leads, they have yet to identify the
individuals involved. Authorities have labeled the event as a potential
abduction and planned to provide updates during a news conference.
They have also sought assistance from regional and federal law
enforcement agencies, saying, in part, our team has worked on

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enhancing the audio to minimize background noise in hopes that
someone might recognize her. Please take a moment to watch
the video, Whichita police urged on x. Local residents expressed
their alarm and concern for the woman's safety. The community
is deeply worried, said Sean trees Beard, a nearby resident,
in an interview with KSNTV. I live close, we know

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things happen, but not like this. The owner of the
home who found the ring doorbell footage immediately called nine
to one one and did not recognize the woman or
the man who's seen grabbing her and pulling her away.
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I'm Nico Parton