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Speaker 1: Crime Alard hourly update breaking crime news Now, I'm Nicole Pardon.

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Speaker 1: A man from Florida has been convicted on all charges

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Speaker 1: linked to the death and disappearance of his boyfriend. Christopher

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Speaker 1: Davis was found guilty of second degree murder in the

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Speaker 1: case of Barry Schmalbach, who was reported missing in July

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Speaker 1: twenty twenty three. To date, Schmalbach's body has not been found.

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Speaker 1: Following the jury's decision, Davis received a sentence of life

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Speaker 1: in prison plus an additional forty five years.

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Speaker 2: In the Circuit Court of the twentieth Juditional Circuit and

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Speaker 2: M flor Lee counting Florida from reaction State of Florida

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Speaker 2: First Christopher David Pace Hummer.

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Speaker 1: Twenty four cf.

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Speaker 2: Zero zero zero zero eighty three burdict. We The jury

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Speaker 2: finds as follows as to count one of the charge,

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Speaker 2: Count one, second degree murder, the defendant is guilty of

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Speaker 2: second degree murder. Count two tampering with physical evidence. That

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Speaker 2: defendant is guilty of tampering with his whole evidence.

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Speaker 1: After a thorough, year long investigation into Schmabach's disappearance, authorities

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Speaker 1: charged Davis, who was in a relationship with Schmabach at

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Speaker 1: the time he went missing. Police records indicate that friends

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Speaker 1: of the man suggested he intended to end his relationship

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Speaker 1: with Davis. He was last spotted at Cruiser's Bar, where

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Speaker 1: he was reportedly arguing with Davis before departing. Witnesses reported

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Speaker 1: hearing disturbances coming from Schmabach's condominium around eight thirty PM,

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Speaker 1: and saw his jeep leaving the premises shortly after nine

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Speaker 1: on the night he vanished. Davis maintains his innocence, stating

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Speaker 1: to detectives that Schmalbach was active on other dating apps

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Speaker 1: and potentially seeing other people. I'm eager to demonstrate my

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Speaker 1: innocence and concur with them that this process is taking

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Speaker 1: too long, Davis expressed during a pre trial hearing for

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Speaker 1: Laubach's family, the confirmation of murder charges has evoked mixed feelings.

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Speaker 1: Despite the legal proceedings. Their main priority continues to find

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Speaker 1: their missing loved one. Our ultimate go remains the same.

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Speaker 1: We want to find Barry and we understand that many

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Speaker 1: cases like this one remain unsolved, leaving families in constant

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Speaker 1: uncertainty about the fate of their loved one. In addition

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Speaker 1: to the murder conviction, Davis was also found guilty of

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Speaker 1: tampering with or fabricating evidence, along with several counts of fraud,

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Speaker 1: primarily involving the unauthorized use of Schmalbach's credit card or

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Speaker 1: Crime and Justice News After this, Carmelo Anthony's family made

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Speaker 1: a public appeal for additional money just hours after he

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Speaker 1: was indicted for murder by a grand jury. The eighteen

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Speaker 1: year old is facing allegations of killing seventeen year old

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Speaker 1: Austin Metcalf during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, on

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Speaker 1: April two. Anthony, who claims he acted in self defense,

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Speaker 1: is charged with first degree murder and has been under

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Speaker 1: house arrest since being released from jail on a reduced

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Speaker 1: bond of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. While he

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Speaker 1: was incarcerated, his family initiated a fundraiser to help cover

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Speaker 1: his legal expenses and ensure his safety, as he reportedly

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Speaker 1: received racist threats following the incident. After successfully raising over

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Speaker 1: half a million dollars, they have now raised their fundraising goal.

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Speaker 1: On Tuesday, Anthony's father posted a message on Facebook urging

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Speaker 1: for more contributions, increasing the target amount to one point

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Speaker 1: three million. We have learned that the county district attorney

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Speaker 1: has indicted our son, your nephew, your friend, your neighbor,

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Speaker 1: wrote Drew Anthony. This is a moment we had hoped

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Speaker 1: to avoid, Yet here we are. We must prepare. He added,

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Speaker 1: as we move forward in the legal process toward the trial,

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Speaker 1: we are entering a new, even more challenging phase that

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Speaker 1: will require every everything we have emotionally, financially, and spiritually Drew.

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Speaker 1: Andrew explained that besides legal fees, the funds would also

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Speaker 1: be used to relocate the family due to ongoing threats

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Speaker 1: and the public disclosure of his address. Additionally, the money

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Speaker 1: will assist with living expenses, he said, transportation, and enhanced security. However,

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Speaker 1: reactions on social media have been largely critical of the fundraiser,

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Speaker 1: with many calling for justice for Metcalf. Metcalf's father expressed

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Speaker 1: satisfaction with the indictment and is looking forward to the

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Speaker 1: upcoming trial. One user on x questioned, is there any

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Speaker 1: way I can take money from Carmelo Anthony's gofund me

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Speaker 1: that should go to the families of the victim. It

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Speaker 1: would be a minimal form of justice right Another commentator

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Speaker 1: said they should take that half a million dollars raise

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Speaker 1: for Carmelo and give it to the family who lost

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Speaker 1: their son. What have we done for them? Said another

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Speaker 1: TikTok user. And now to Michigan, where the family of

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Speaker 1: style Ella Denton and Lansing is offering a reward for

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Speaker 1: information that leads to her being located and returned home safely. Denton,

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Speaker 1: just fourteen, has been missing from Eton County since June fifteen.

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Speaker 1: Officials say she is believed to be in the company

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Speaker 1: of mail individuals in their twenties that she met online.

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Speaker 1: The Michigan State Police is searching for the missing fourteen

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Speaker 1: year old. A post on x formerly known as Twitter

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Speaker 1: from the Michigan State Police on Monday announced the family

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Speaker 1: is offering a one thousand dollars reward for information leading

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Speaker 1: to her location and return. A screenshot of the Michigan

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Speaker 1: State Police ex post announced a reward. Denton is considered endangered.

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Speaker 1: Michigan State Police originally posted on social media when the

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Speaker 1: search for her began on June fifteen, that she was

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Speaker 1: believed to be with individuals she had met online. The

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Speaker 1: Michigan State Police continues to search for her and ask

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Speaker 1: anyone with relevant information to immediately call nine to one one.

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Speaker 1: The date is crime injustice News. Follow crime Alert hourly

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Speaker 1: I'm Nicol Park