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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Crime Alard hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Jackie Howard,
an eighteen year old Alabama woman arrested for allegedly killing
her grandmother. Police first arrive at seventy year old Dian
Trieste mobile home for a medical emergency. She was found
unresponsive in her front yard with head trauma. A mallet
(00:21):
lies near the victim, who is pronounced dead. As detectives
interview witnesses, two people report being flagged down by a
woman who says Jalen Lupin beat her grandmother to death.
Police locate a neighbor who beat off the teen herself
with a mop after a frantic home invasion attempt. As
the eighteen year old tries to push her way into
(00:42):
Cheryl Edward's home, she admits the unthinkable she had just
killed her grandmother. Police say the teen tried to swipe
the neighbor's car keys for a quick getaway. The terrifying
moments caught on home surveillance video. Cheryl Edwards says she's
been friends with Dian Trieste and store neighbor for almost
ten years. Edward says she often saw Treest with cuts
(01:05):
and bruises, for which she blamed her dogs. Jayleen Lupin,
now charged with murder and second degree burglary.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
She had just.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Graduated high school a few months ago. War Crime and
Justice News after.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
This, I'm Jennifer Gould. A high speed horror on Malibu's
Pacific Coast Highway in southern California left four Pepperdine University
sorority sisters dead and now Fraser Michael Bohm, the twenty
three year old scion of a wealthy family, is fighting
(01:40):
for his freedom with a top tier defense attorney, Alan
Jackson by his side. Bohm, who allegedly plowed his BMW
into the co eds at a staggering one hundred and
four miles per hour, has hired the same high profile
lawyer who just defended Karen Reid and her blocks murder case.
(02:01):
Charged with four counts of murder and vehicular manslaughter, Bohm
appeared in a Vani's courtroom pleading not guilty to the
October seventeenth, twenty twenty three tragedy that shocked the coastal enclave.
J're before the entry of a not guilty plea, which
is what we expect, obviously, I would ask the court
for one continuance of the arrangement we had just been
(02:24):
brought off the case. The victims, Niam Ralston twenty, Peyton
Stewart twenty one, Ashoweir twenty one, and Deslin Williams twenty one,
were Alpha Fi sorority sisters and seniors at Pepperdine's sever
College of Liberal Arts. They were standing near park cars
on the notorious dead Man's Curve stretch of PCH when
(02:44):
Boehm's car smashed into three vehicles, killing the women instantly
from blunt force trauma. Witness to say Bohm, who was uninjured,
tried to flee the wreckage, but was stopped by Pepperdine
fraternity members who tackled him. Boom, former high school baseball star,
lives in an eight point seven million dollar Malibu mansion
(03:06):
and was driving a BMW gifted to him for his
eighteenth birthday as part of his parents' divorce settlement. Baum
was released on a four million dollar bond. His new lawyer,
Alan Jackson, who previously defended high profile figures like Harvey
Weinstein and Phil Spector, said he plans to file a
motion to reduce the bail package. Here's more from court.
(03:29):
Between two and a half to four and a half
seconds prior to the collision, the dependency vehicle was at
a sheet of one hundred and.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Four miles an hour.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Prosecutors alleged that Baum was speeding in excess of one
hundred miles per hour in a forty five mile per
hour zone, with his BMW's black box showing acceleration from
ninety three miles per hour just seconds before the crash.
Baum's previous attorney, Michael Kroud, had claimed Bam was fleeing
a road rage incident, a claim that a Los Angeles
(04:02):
County Sheriff's sergeant said had no evidence to support. Crowd
also disputed the black box data, arguing bom speed was
closer to seventy miles per hour based on witness accounts.
With Jackson now at the HELM, the case has been postponed,
with the attorney stating he does not expect the trial
to begin before the end of twenty twenty five. If convicted,
(04:23):
Baem faces the possibility of multiple life sentences.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
I'm Nicole Parton, the family of a ten year old
girl believed by authorities to have been tortured before being
discovered unresponsive along a highway, is now seeking accountability from
child welfare officials, claiming they overlooked critical details that could
have potentially saved the little girl's life. Rebecca Baptiste passed
(04:50):
away on July thirty, just three days after being found
unresponsive at the junction of two highways. As reported by
the police in Holbrook, Arizona, her father, Richard Baptiz thirty two,
and his girlfriend, Anisia Woods, twenty nine, have been arrested
in connection with the girl's death. According to the Apache
County Sheriff's Office, When officers arrived, they found Rebecca severely
(05:14):
dehydrated and malnourished. Prosecutors revealed in court on August four
that she was missing her toenails. The state of her
health led medical professionals to conclude the little girl had
been tortured, with indications of potential physical and sexual abuse.
Rebecca's uncle, Damon Hawkins, described her condition. The little girl
(05:36):
was black and blue from head to toe. She had
two black eyes at the time she was found in
Power College Prep, the school Rebecca attended with her siblings,
reported that staff members reached out to the Department of
Child Safety on Rebecca's behalf more than twelve times between
November twenty twenty three and January twenty five, including three
(05:58):
calls in a single week in January, as reported by
ABC fifteen. However, a DCF official contested this figure, saying
that they only received five calls concerning the girl's well being.
In a statement, DCF officials clarified that only one of
the five reports met criteria for a statutory investigation. They
(06:21):
added the other four calls did not align with a
statutory definition of abuse or neglect. The department also claimed
they had no records of any relatives reporting suspicions of
abuse or neglect regarding Rebecca or her siblings. DCS did
not provide any further answers regarding why the school's report
did not meet their criteria. The agency announced that its
(06:43):
Safety Analysis Review Team would conduct a comprehensive examination of
the case to identify and address any systematic issues that
may have impacted the situation, and to implement data driven
changes aimed at preventing similar trees in the future. Both
Baptiste and Woods faced charges of first degree murder and
(07:05):
child abuse, according to court documents, although the records did
not specify their please or if they have legal representation
at this time. The school maintains that they did make
those reports to the Department of Children's Services more than
a dozen times. On Rebecca's behalf.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
I'm Drew Nelson. New information in the Fort Stewart shooting
reveals that an unarmed soldier tackled the gunman moments after
he opened fire, wounding five of his fellow troops. The
suspect has been identified as twenty eight year old Sergeant
Cornelius Radford. He was an automated logistics sergeant assigned to
the second Brigade Combat Team. The attack took place inside
(07:45):
the brigades work area. Radford legedly used his personal nine millimeter.
Officials say Radford followed one of his co workers into
a maintenance area and shot him in the chest. He
then shot four others. Thankfully, all are unstable condition and
all are expected to recover. Brigadier General John Lewis says
three needed surgery. One remains hospitalized in Savannah, with a
(08:07):
long road ahead to recovery. Soldiers nearby acted fast. One
ran at Radford and tackled him. Another jumped on top
to hold him down until law enforcement arrived. Army Secretary
Daniel Driscoll said those actions quote absolutely Saved Lives Medals
were awarded to six soldiers for their roles in stopping
the shooting and helping the wounded. Radford is not a
(08:29):
veteran of deployment. He joined the Army in twenty eighteen
and had worked at Fort Stewart since twenty twenty two.
Officials confirmed he was out on bond from a May
DUI arrest in Liberty County. His chain of command did
not know about that arrest until after the shooting. His father,
Eddie Radford, told The New York Times that his son
had been trying to transfer from Fort Stewart and had
complained about racism on the base. Radford sent a message
(08:53):
to his aunt saying he loved everyone and would be
quote in a better place because he was about to
quote go and do something. Investigation are still trying to
determine how Radford brought his personal weapon onto the secure base.
He is now in pre trial confinement while the Army's
Office of Special Trial Council considers charges. A motive has
not been released with this Crimeler Tim Drew Nelson
Crime Alard hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Jackie Howard,
an eighteen year old Alabama woman arrested for allegedly killing
her grandmother. Police first arrive at seventy year old Dian
Trieste mobile home for a medical emergency. She was found
unresponsive in her front yard with head trauma. A mallet
(00:21):
lies near the victim, who is pronounced dead. As detectives
interview witnesses, two people report being flagged down by a
woman who says Jalen Lupin beat her grandmother to death.
Police locate a neighbor who beat off the teen herself
with a mop after a frantic home invasion attempt. As
the eighteen year old tries to push her way into
(00:42):
Cheryl Edward's home, she admits the unthinkable she had just
killed her grandmother. Police say the teen tried to swipe
the neighbor's car keys for a quick getaway. The terrifying
moments caught on home surveillance video. Cheryl Edwards says she's
been friends with Dian Trieste and store neighbor for almost
ten years. Edward says she often saw Treest with cuts
(01:05):
and bruises, for which she blamed her dogs. Jayleen Lupin,
now charged with murder and second degree burglary.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
She had just.
Speaker 1 (01:13):
Graduated high school a few months ago. War Crime and
Justice News after.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
This, I'm Jennifer Gould. A high speed horror on Malibu's
Pacific Coast Highway in southern California left four Pepperdine University
sorority sisters dead and now Fraser Michael Bohm, the twenty
three year old scion of a wealthy family, is fighting
(01:40):
for his freedom with a top tier defense attorney, Alan
Jackson by his side. Bohm, who allegedly plowed his BMW
into the co eds at a staggering one hundred and
four miles per hour, has hired the same high profile
lawyer who just defended Karen Reid and her blocks murder case.
(02:01):
Charged with four counts of murder and vehicular manslaughter, Bohm
appeared in a Vani's courtroom pleading not guilty to the
October seventeenth, twenty twenty three tragedy that shocked the coastal enclave.
J're before the entry of a not guilty plea, which
is what we expect, obviously, I would ask the court
for one continuance of the arrangement we had just been
(02:24):
brought off the case. The victims, Niam Ralston twenty, Peyton
Stewart twenty one, Ashoweir twenty one, and Deslin Williams twenty one,
were Alpha Fi sorority sisters and seniors at Pepperdine's sever
College of Liberal Arts. They were standing near park cars
on the notorious dead Man's Curve stretch of PCH when
(02:44):
Boehm's car smashed into three vehicles, killing the women instantly
from blunt force trauma. Witness to say Bohm, who was uninjured,
tried to flee the wreckage, but was stopped by Pepperdine
fraternity members who tackled him. Boom, former high school baseball star,
lives in an eight point seven million dollar Malibu mansion
(03:06):
and was driving a BMW gifted to him for his
eighteenth birthday as part of his parents' divorce settlement. Baum
was released on a four million dollar bond. His new lawyer,
Alan Jackson, who previously defended high profile figures like Harvey
Weinstein and Phil Spector, said he plans to file a
motion to reduce the bail package. Here's more from court.
(03:29):
Between two and a half to four and a half
seconds prior to the collision, the dependency vehicle was at
a sheet of one hundred and.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
Four miles an hour.
Speaker 3 (03:39):
Prosecutors alleged that Baum was speeding in excess of one
hundred miles per hour in a forty five mile per
hour zone, with his BMW's black box showing acceleration from
ninety three miles per hour just seconds before the crash.
Baum's previous attorney, Michael Kroud, had claimed Bam was fleeing
a road rage incident, a claim that a Los Angeles
(04:02):
County Sheriff's sergeant said had no evidence to support. Crowd
also disputed the black box data, arguing bom speed was
closer to seventy miles per hour based on witness accounts.
With Jackson now at the HELM, the case has been postponed,
with the attorney stating he does not expect the trial
to begin before the end of twenty twenty five. If convicted,
(04:23):
Baem faces the possibility of multiple life sentences.
Speaker 2 (04:28):
I'm Nicole Parton, the family of a ten year old
girl believed by authorities to have been tortured before being
discovered unresponsive along a highway, is now seeking accountability from
child welfare officials, claiming they overlooked critical details that could
have potentially saved the little girl's life. Rebecca Baptiste passed
(04:50):
away on July thirty, just three days after being found
unresponsive at the junction of two highways. As reported by
the police in Holbrook, Arizona, her father, Richard Baptiz thirty two,
and his girlfriend, Anisia Woods, twenty nine, have been arrested
in connection with the girl's death. According to the Apache
County Sheriff's Office, When officers arrived, they found Rebecca severely
(05:14):
dehydrated and malnourished. Prosecutors revealed in court on August four
that she was missing her toenails. The state of her
health led medical professionals to conclude the little girl had
been tortured, with indications of potential physical and sexual abuse.
Rebecca's uncle, Damon Hawkins, described her condition. The little girl
(05:36):
was black and blue from head to toe. She had
two black eyes at the time she was found in
Power College Prep, the school Rebecca attended with her siblings,
reported that staff members reached out to the Department of
Child Safety on Rebecca's behalf more than twelve times between
November twenty twenty three and January twenty five, including three
(05:58):
calls in a single week in January, as reported by
ABC fifteen. However, a DCF official contested this figure, saying
that they only received five calls concerning the girl's well being.
In a statement, DCF officials clarified that only one of
the five reports met criteria for a statutory investigation. They
(06:21):
added the other four calls did not align with a
statutory definition of abuse or neglect. The department also claimed
they had no records of any relatives reporting suspicions of
abuse or neglect regarding Rebecca or her siblings. DCS did
not provide any further answers regarding why the school's report
did not meet their criteria. The agency announced that its
(06:43):
Safety Analysis Review Team would conduct a comprehensive examination of
the case to identify and address any systematic issues that
may have impacted the situation, and to implement data driven
changes aimed at preventing similar trees in the future. Both
Baptiste and Woods faced charges of first degree murder and
(07:05):
child abuse, according to court documents, although the records did
not specify their please or if they have legal representation
at this time. The school maintains that they did make
those reports to the Department of Children's Services more than
a dozen times. On Rebecca's behalf.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
I'm Drew Nelson. New information in the Fort Stewart shooting
reveals that an unarmed soldier tackled the gunman moments after
he opened fire, wounding five of his fellow troops. The
suspect has been identified as twenty eight year old Sergeant
Cornelius Radford. He was an automated logistics sergeant assigned to
the second Brigade Combat Team. The attack took place inside
(07:45):
the brigades work area. Radford legedly used his personal nine millimeter.
Officials say Radford followed one of his co workers into
a maintenance area and shot him in the chest. He
then shot four others. Thankfully, all are unstable condition and
all are expected to recover. Brigadier General John Lewis says
three needed surgery. One remains hospitalized in Savannah, with a
(08:07):
long road ahead to recovery. Soldiers nearby acted fast. One
ran at Radford and tackled him. Another jumped on top
to hold him down until law enforcement arrived. Army Secretary
Daniel Driscoll said those actions quote absolutely Saved Lives Medals
were awarded to six soldiers for their roles in stopping
the shooting and helping the wounded. Radford is not a
(08:29):
veteran of deployment. He joined the Army in twenty eighteen
and had worked at Fort Stewart since twenty twenty two.
Officials confirmed he was out on bond from a May
DUI arrest in Liberty County. His chain of command did
not know about that arrest until after the shooting. His father,
Eddie Radford, told The New York Times that his son
had been trying to transfer from Fort Stewart and had
complained about racism on the base. Radford sent a message
(08:53):
to his aunt saying he loved everyone and would be
quote in a better place because he was about to
quote go and do something. Investigation are still trying to
determine how Radford brought his personal weapon onto the secure base.
He is now in pre trial confinement while the Army's
Office of Special Trial Council considers charges. A motive has
not been released with this Crimeler Tim Drew Nelson
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