Son Sends Bloody Snapchat: "I Was Doing Witchcraft" | Crime Alert 6AM 05.01.25

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime alert. I mean see grace breaking crime news now.
A man answers his door holding a bible covered in
blood and tells fort Worth police it's an exorcism. Alexander
Valdez twenty three, then walks out of his house to
sit on a chair on the front porch. Valdez tells
police he was quote doing witchcraft to kill my mom.

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When asked if anyone's in the home, he says, a
dead body. It's my mom. Tterasita Sey Soon fifty eight,
found covered in blood, trauma to her face and upper body.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
Nancy Season's dog is also found beaten to death. In
the bedroom with both of their bodies is a broken
jewelry box covered in blood and human hair. The grusome
killing is discovered when Valdez sends a snapchat to his
friends captioning the picture I wanted to do a Satanic ritual.
The photo shows his mother and dog beaten bloody. One
of the friends who received the photo immediately calls police.

Speaker 1 (00:55):
Valdez charged with murder. An Oregon man posts videos online
showing him recklessly driving a ninety four gmc Sierra through Portland, speeding,
passing illegally failing to maintain lanes, hanging out of the
window of his truck, driving through parks and more. Police
see the post and the surges. On April eighteen, Oscar

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Burrell Junior comes to cops. He calls to report a
hit and run, saying another driver syeswiped him in downtown
Portland and fled. Cops recognize Burrell and his car from
the wild online videos and bust him for his own
alleged crimes, including three accounts reckless driving, first degree criminal
mischief and endangering others. More crime and justice news after

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this Now with the latest crime and justice breaking news
Crime Onlines.

Speaker 3 (01:47):
John Lenley Virginia Giuffrey, a key figure and exposing Jeffrey
Epstein's sex trafficking network and a longtime advocate for survivors,
has died by suicide. She was forty one. Death was
confirmed by her publicist Deni von Muffling. She died at
her farm in Western Australia. Giuffrey, originally born Virginia Roberts,

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gained international attention after alleging that Epstein and his associate
Glaine Maxwell sexually exploited her as a teenager. She also
accused Britain's Prince Andrew of sexual abuse allegations. He denied,
but ultimately settled in twenty twenty two with a financial
payment and a statement recognizing Giuffrey as a victim. After

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surviving years of abuse, Giuffrey founded an advocacy organization for
trafficking survivors called SORE, and had lived in Australia for
many years with her family. If you or someone you
know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, help is available
by calling or texting nine eight eight. A federal murder
case involving a top health insurance executive is moving forward

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in New York Crime Online, Sidney Sumner reports.

Speaker 2 (02:58):
Twenty six year old Luigi Mangiona He is pleaded not
guilty to federal charges in the killing of United Healthcare
CEO Brian Thompson. Prosecutor Say Mangioni, an Ivy League graduate
from a prominent Maryland real estate family, ambush Thompson last
December outside a midtown Manhattan hotel. Surveillance video showed a
masked gunman shooting Thompson from behind, with investigators later finding

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bullets etched with the words delay, deny, and depose, a
slogan often used to criticize insurance companies. Attorney General Pam
Bondi announced the Justice Department would seek the death penalty,
calling it a cold blooded assassination. It's the first federal
capital case launch since executions resumed under President Trump. At
the hearing, US District Judge Margaret Garnett warrened prosecutors who

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avoid public statements that could jeopardize Mangioni's right to a
fair trial. Defense attorneys argue Bondi's social media posts and
TV appearances already violated due process. Mangioni, held in a
Brooklyn federal jail, is also facing related charges in state court.
His next federal hearing is set for December, fifth, day
after the anniversary of Thompson's death.

Speaker 3 (04:02):
No trial dates have been set. If convicted federally, mangione
could face either life in prison or the death penalty.

Speaker 1 (04:10):
Thanks John. Abigail Bernstein, thirty four, and her two sons,
CoA eleven cush eight, set off for a year long
sea journey with a friend she met online. They're spotted
at the Alawaii Boat Harbor in Honolulu. The family lives
a nomadic lifestyle with no cell phone. The children are
not enrolled in school. Police say their living quote off

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the grid in Hawaii. Abigail cuts ties with family, but
they're searching for her and the children. Abigail Caucasian five three,
one hundred pounds, brown hair, brown eyes. If you have
info on Abigail, CoA and Kush, please contact the FBI
eight zero eight six seven three two seven one nine.

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