She blames her high-end heels for the fatal crash that killed a man out on his first date. But her pricey shoes won't keep Kristina Chambers out of prison! The "Perfect Neighbor" who gunned down a woman through a closed door is now threatening to sue the victim's grieving family! Plus, a furry fugitive gets rescued by the fuzz! Jennifer Gould reports.
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Crime Alert, I'm miss Grace breaking crime news now. A
wealthy Texas woman blames her pricey Lubaton heels for killing
a pedestrian. Okay, Joseph McMullin, thirty three on his date
walking from a donut shop when Christina Chambers hits a curb,
sending her Porsche careening into the couple. Joseph thrown thirty
(00:22):
feet in the air dead. Police say Christina Chambers had
a blood alcohol content of point three zero one, and
that's an hour after the crash, time for the blood
alcohol to dissipate. Charged with second degree manslaughter, she pleads
not guilty and blames the shoes. I hope their estate's witness,
Jennifer Gould has the details.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Nancy, this alleged fatal fashion fail argument did not work
at all. Houston socialite Christina Chambers was not only found guilty,
she was slammed with a symbolic prison turn for turning
her high life drama into a death sentence for thirty
three year old Joseph McMullen as he walked on that
(01:05):
first date on April nineteenth, twenty twenty three. Her ludicrous
defense that her expensive Christian lubiton high heels jammed the
gas pedal of her Porsche. Was utterly rejected by the jury,
who agreed with prosecutors that the claim itself proved her
wanton disregard for safety. Here's Harris County DA Andrew Figliuzi
(01:27):
talking to Inside Edition. If you're drunk going seventy eighty
ninety miles per hour in a sports car and you're
wearing high heels, I mean, that doesn't absolve you. That
makes it even worse. Chamber's own friends delivered devastating testimony
confirming she was intentionally speeding and showing off the luxury car,
(01:47):
a Porsche, a flashy toy gifted by her rich husband.
By the way, that husband filed for divorce right after
the incident. The socialite's fatal ride, though, wasn't just about booze,
to testimony, exposed chambers coke fueled antics as well. She
followed heavy drinking at the upscale Blue Doorn restaurant with
(02:08):
a stop at a drug dealer's house to buy cocaine
and adderall. She tested positive for the drugs hours after
the rack, a crucial detail she weakly tried to blame
on quote day's earlier use end quote. Then came the
biggest bombshell. Chambers is four months pregnant by her ex husband,
(02:30):
prompting speculation the pregnancy was a calculated sympathy play. The
jury ignored her plea for probation, and she is now
destined to give birth behind bars in the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice custody. The judge handed down a sentence
of eleven years and fourteen days, a precise duration chosen
(02:52):
to mimic Mark McMullen's November fourteenth birthday eleven fourteen. Chambers
apologized on the stand during the trial, but when asked
for a final statement before sentencing, she went stone cold,
whispering no, she had nothing to say. McMullen's family, though,
had plenty to say in their powerful impact statements. They
(03:14):
also embraced prosecutors for trying to achieve a measure of
justice for their loved ones. The family is also continuing
their fight, actively pursuing a wrongful death civil lawsuit to
ensure the punishment continues long after her time is served.
By the way, no Pricey heels in prison. For the
(03:35):
latest crime and justice news, follow crime stories with Nancy
Grace on your favorite podcast app and you can also
watch Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on Fox one and YouTube.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Nancy, Thanks Jennifer more crime and justice news after this.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
In a stunning cold blooded maneuver from behind bars, Susan Larnz,
the Ocala Florida woman serving twenty five years for the
ruthless shooting of her neighbor Adja k a j Owens,
has fired a shocking handwritten threat to sue the victim's
grieving children and mother for defamation. The development deepens the
(04:19):
wounds of a nationally publicized tragedy detailed in the Netflix
documentary The Perfect Neighbor. Lawnz, sixty, was convicted of manslaughter
in August twenty twenty four after fatally shooting Owens, thirty five,
through her locked front door in June of twenty twenty three.
The confrontation began after Owens, a mother of four, went
(04:42):
to Lawrence's apartment in the Silver Road Quadplex to confront
her after Lawrence allegedly through a roller skate at one
of Owens's young sons during a playground spat. Lawrence, barricaded inside,
fired a single three to eighty bullet through the front door,
(05:02):
striking and killing Owens. In the chest as the victim
stood with her child nearby. Here's Lorenz talking to deputies
after the shooting. I just remembered being terrified that she
was banging and screaming, and I just remember hearing her
say I'm going to kill you. I wasn't feared for
by my side, I mean, honest to god.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
I just feared that she was going to come through
that door. I'm sorry, That's how I felt. Now.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Responding to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Owens's mother,
Pamela Diaz, Lawrence has panned a four page handwritten letter
to the Marion County Circuit Court. In it, she lashes
out at the family, reiterating her desperate trial claim that
she was the true victim of harassment from Owen's and
(05:45):
her kids, who allegedly played ding dong ditch and ignored
her no trespassing signs. Lawrence is not just defending the lawsuit,
she is flipping the script. She vows to quote counter
super slander, libel, and defamation of character end quote against Dias, Owens,
his minor children, and the property owner, Charles Gabbard. Lorence
(06:08):
demands damages that exceed fifty thousand dollars, accusing the children
of quote unquote lying in depositions about the skate incident
and demanding money from the family she destroyed. Diaz's original
suit accuses Lawrenceus's former landlord Gabbard of negligence for ignoring
Lawrenceus's alleged quote propensity for gross negligence and or intentional
(06:32):
harm end quote. Meanwhile, Lawrence, who declined to testify at
her own trial, is using her prison sentence at Homestead
Correctional Institution to continue her relentless campaign of victimhood. The
audacious letter is also now a matter of public record.
Court records do not list any attorney for Lawrence in
(06:53):
the civil case, and no hearing dates have been set.
And finally, this he is officially the ultimut hero story.
An adorable little escape artist named Moose decided he'd had
enough of daycare and went on a little walk about
on the wild side. Unfortunately, his big city tail ended
(07:14):
when he found himself pawking ride under the Number two
train at Fourteenth Street, forcing a major subway pause. Luckily,
Detective Frank Sarrow arrived ready for the rescue and proved
he is the finest in the new York Pause. Instead
of a net, Sarah used whistles and sweet talk, literally
(07:35):
crawling on the tracks to coax the terrified pup into safety.
The moment he emerged clutching the little dog, the whole
precinct fond moose, who looked like a furry felon, caught
red handed, was quickly scooped up for cuddles before being
waggingly reunited with his owner, a dogne happy ending. If
you ask me Nancy.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
For the latest crime injustice needs, go to crime online
dot com and please join us for our daily podcast,
Crime Stories, where we do our best define missing people,
especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert,
I'm Nancy Grace
Crime Alert, I'm miss Grace breaking crime news now. A
wealthy Texas woman blames her pricey Lubaton heels for killing
a pedestrian. Okay, Joseph McMullin, thirty three on his date
walking from a donut shop when Christina Chambers hits a curb,
sending her Porsche careening into the couple. Joseph thrown thirty
(00:22):
feet in the air dead. Police say Christina Chambers had
a blood alcohol content of point three zero one, and
that's an hour after the crash, time for the blood
alcohol to dissipate. Charged with second degree manslaughter, she pleads
not guilty and blames the shoes. I hope their estate's witness,
Jennifer Gould has the details.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Nancy, this alleged fatal fashion fail argument did not work
at all. Houston socialite Christina Chambers was not only found guilty,
she was slammed with a symbolic prison turn for turning
her high life drama into a death sentence for thirty
three year old Joseph McMullen as he walked on that
(01:05):
first date on April nineteenth, twenty twenty three. Her ludicrous
defense that her expensive Christian lubiton high heels jammed the
gas pedal of her Porsche. Was utterly rejected by the jury,
who agreed with prosecutors that the claim itself proved her
wanton disregard for safety. Here's Harris County DA Andrew Figliuzi
(01:27):
talking to Inside Edition. If you're drunk going seventy eighty
ninety miles per hour in a sports car and you're
wearing high heels, I mean, that doesn't absolve you. That
makes it even worse. Chamber's own friends delivered devastating testimony
confirming she was intentionally speeding and showing off the luxury car,
(01:47):
a Porsche, a flashy toy gifted by her rich husband.
By the way, that husband filed for divorce right after
the incident. The socialite's fatal ride, though, wasn't just about booze,
to testimony, exposed chambers coke fueled antics as well. She
followed heavy drinking at the upscale Blue Doorn restaurant with
(02:08):
a stop at a drug dealer's house to buy cocaine
and adderall. She tested positive for the drugs hours after
the rack, a crucial detail she weakly tried to blame
on quote day's earlier use end quote. Then came the
biggest bombshell. Chambers is four months pregnant by her ex husband,
(02:30):
prompting speculation the pregnancy was a calculated sympathy play. The
jury ignored her plea for probation, and she is now
destined to give birth behind bars in the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice custody. The judge handed down a sentence
of eleven years and fourteen days, a precise duration chosen
(02:52):
to mimic Mark McMullen's November fourteenth birthday eleven fourteen. Chambers
apologized on the stand during the trial, but when asked
for a final statement before sentencing, she went stone cold,
whispering no, she had nothing to say. McMullen's family, though,
had plenty to say in their powerful impact statements. They
(03:14):
also embraced prosecutors for trying to achieve a measure of
justice for their loved ones. The family is also continuing
their fight, actively pursuing a wrongful death civil lawsuit to
ensure the punishment continues long after her time is served.
By the way, no Pricey heels in prison. For the
(03:35):
latest crime and justice news, follow crime stories with Nancy
Grace on your favorite podcast app and you can also
watch Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on Fox one and YouTube.
Speaker 1 (03:45):
Nancy, Thanks Jennifer more crime and justice news after this.
Speaker 2 (03:56):
In a stunning cold blooded maneuver from behind bars, Susan Larnz,
the Ocala Florida woman serving twenty five years for the
ruthless shooting of her neighbor Adja k a j Owens,
has fired a shocking handwritten threat to sue the victim's
grieving children and mother for defamation. The development deepens the
(04:19):
wounds of a nationally publicized tragedy detailed in the Netflix
documentary The Perfect Neighbor. Lawnz, sixty, was convicted of manslaughter
in August twenty twenty four after fatally shooting Owens, thirty five,
through her locked front door in June of twenty twenty three.
The confrontation began after Owens, a mother of four, went
(04:42):
to Lawrence's apartment in the Silver Road Quadplex to confront
her after Lawrence allegedly through a roller skate at one
of Owens's young sons during a playground spat. Lawrence, barricaded inside,
fired a single three to eighty bullet through the front door,
(05:02):
striking and killing Owens. In the chest as the victim
stood with her child nearby. Here's Lorenz talking to deputies
after the shooting. I just remembered being terrified that she
was banging and screaming, and I just remember hearing her
say I'm going to kill you. I wasn't feared for
by my side, I mean, honest to god.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
I just feared that she was going to come through
that door. I'm sorry, That's how I felt. Now.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Responding to a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Owens's mother,
Pamela Diaz, Lawrence has panned a four page handwritten letter
to the Marion County Circuit Court. In it, she lashes
out at the family, reiterating her desperate trial claim that
she was the true victim of harassment from Owen's and
(05:45):
her kids, who allegedly played ding dong ditch and ignored
her no trespassing signs. Lawrence is not just defending the lawsuit,
she is flipping the script. She vows to quote counter
super slander, libel, and defamation of character end quote against Dias, Owens,
his minor children, and the property owner, Charles Gabbard. Lorence
(06:08):
demands damages that exceed fifty thousand dollars, accusing the children
of quote unquote lying in depositions about the skate incident
and demanding money from the family she destroyed. Diaz's original
suit accuses Lawrenceus's former landlord Gabbard of negligence for ignoring
Lawrenceus's alleged quote propensity for gross negligence and or intentional
(06:32):
harm end quote. Meanwhile, Lawrence, who declined to testify at
her own trial, is using her prison sentence at Homestead
Correctional Institution to continue her relentless campaign of victimhood. The
audacious letter is also now a matter of public record.
Court records do not list any attorney for Lawrence in
(06:53):
the civil case, and no hearing dates have been set.
And finally, this he is officially the ultimut hero story.
An adorable little escape artist named Moose decided he'd had
enough of daycare and went on a little walk about
on the wild side. Unfortunately, his big city tail ended
(07:14):
when he found himself pawking ride under the Number two
train at Fourteenth Street, forcing a major subway pause. Luckily,
Detective Frank Sarrow arrived ready for the rescue and proved
he is the finest in the new York Pause. Instead
of a net, Sarah used whistles and sweet talk, literally
(07:35):
crawling on the tracks to coax the terrified pup into safety.
The moment he emerged clutching the little dog, the whole
precinct fond moose, who looked like a furry felon, caught
red handed, was quickly scooped up for cuddles before being
waggingly reunited with his owner, a dogne happy ending. If
you ask me Nancy.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
For the latest crime injustice needs, go to crime online
dot com and please join us for our daily podcast,
Crime Stories, where we do our best define missing people,
especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert,
I'm Nancy Grace
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