1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Crime a art hourly update breaking crime news Now. I'm 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 1: Nicole partner Sean Diddy. Combs has launched a fifty million 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: dollar defamation lawsuit against Courtney Burgess, attorney Ariel Mitchell, and 4 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: Nextstar Media Group that's the parent company of News Nation. 5 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: The lawsuit was filed on January twenty two in Southern 6 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: District of New York, accusing the defendants of intentionally fabricating 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: and spreading false claims about Combs for their own financial benefit. 8 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: It also contends that News Nation aired these allegations without 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: adequate investigation, which has harmed Combs economically and damaged his reputation, 10 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,880 Speaker 1: jeopardizing his right to a fair trial with an unbiased jury. 11 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: The fifty five year old Combs is currently detained in 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center facing charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, 13 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: and transportation for prostitution, all of which he denies. The 14 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: lawsuit alleges that Burgess claim to have video of Comb's 15 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: quote involved in sexual assault of celebrities and miners. It 16 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: is claimed that both Burgess and Mitchell shared these allegations 17 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: to various news outlets, including News Nation. Combe's legal team 18 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: asserts that since the alleged videos do not exist. The 19 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: statements made by Burgess and Mitchell were either outright lies 20 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: or made with reckless disregard for the truth. Additionally, Burgess 21 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:31,559 Speaker 1: reportedly claimed that Kim Porter, Combe's late girlfriend and mother 22 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: of his four children, had given him a copy of 23 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: her memoir and videos allegedly showing Comb's sexually assaulting inebriated 24 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: celebrities and miners in her words. Colmb's attorneys strongly maintained 25 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 1: that Burgess has never met Comb's and has no connection 26 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: to his family. Attorney Erica Wolfe previously described the memoir 27 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: as quote fake and offensive, a shameless attempt to exploit tragedy. 28 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: Comb's and portersh children also refuted claims made in the 29 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: memoir before it was taken down from Amazon. The lawsuit 30 00:02:06,480 --> 00:02:11,679 Speaker 1: also names Mitchell, who has previously filed multiple lawsuits against Combs, 31 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: including one on the behalf of an adult entertainer alleging 32 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: sex trafficking. The court documents highlight a segment aired by 33 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: News Nation in late September where Mitchell allegedly made false 34 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: statements that tapes of Combs in compromising situations had been 35 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: leaked in Hollywood. Mitchell also suggested that individuals were being 36 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: recorded without their knowledge in Comb's residence. In response to 37 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 1: Mitchell's claims, the News Nation host reportedly remarked, it sounds 38 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: like there was probably a lot of hidden cameras as well, 39 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: despite a lack of evidence to support her allegations. The 40 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: filings also states that Burgess and Mitchell reiterated false claims 41 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: about Burchess possessing those videos of Comb's sexually assaulting celebrities, 42 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: including miners. The same day Combs appeared before a grand 43 00:03:02,360 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: jury regarding his sex crimes case. Burgess was a witness 44 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: in that hearing. The lawsuit asserts that the defendants have 45 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: profited from their public accusations against Combs, with Burgess allegedly 46 00:03:14,840 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: earning from his fabricated memoir about Kim Porter, while Mitchell 47 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 1: has gained media attention through her allegations. It is claimed 48 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: that the airing of these allegations by News Nation has 49 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: boosted the network's viewer ratings. Combs is seeking a defamation 50 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: damage to be determined at trial, but no less than 51 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: fifty million dollars including punitive damages, and is requesting a 52 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:40,000 Speaker 1: jury trial. 53 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 2: I'm Jennifer Gould in a shocking display of callousness, David Mish, 54 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: recently convicted of the brutal murders of two young women 55 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 2: in Alameda County, California, interrupted his own sentencing hearing by 56 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 2: singing ninety nine bottles of beer on the wall and 57 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: one of the victim's families. This outrageous act came as 58 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 2: family members were delivering their victim impact statements begging for 59 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 2: information about the disappearance of Mikayla Joy Garrett, a nine 60 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 2: year old girl he's accused of abducting and killing in 61 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: a separate case. Mikayla's mom, Sharon Murch, spoke to KTVU 62 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 2: Fox two News. 63 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: I would rather he tell us where Mikayla is than 64 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,560 Speaker 1: that they try to get the death penalty for him. 65 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 3: Nothing that happens to him is going to bring Mikayla back. 66 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 2: Despite the family's emotional please, Mish's response was to sing. 67 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 2: He was then removed from the courtroom, but his whistling 68 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 2: could still be heard from an adjacent holding cell, adding 69 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 2: insult to the injury of those still mourning their lost 70 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 2: loved ones. David Mish was convicted last month for the 71 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: murder of Jennifer Dewey, and Michelle Xavier, whose naked and 72 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 2: lifeless bodies were found in a remote area of Fremont 73 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 2: in the late nineteen eighties. The two women, who went 74 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 2: to a birthda Day party together on February second of 75 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 2: nineteen eighty six, were found shot and stabbed in a 76 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 2: ditch by a motorcyclist later that night. Mish, known to 77 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 2: be a drug addict and commercial burglar living in the 78 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 2: area at the time, became a suspect. After the case 79 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 2: went cold for fifteen years, it was reopened when advancements 80 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 2: in DNA technology linked his genetic material found under Dewey's 81 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:28,240 Speaker 2: fingernails to the crime scene. Another crucial piece of evidence 82 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:32,359 Speaker 2: was a partial license plate number written on one of 83 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 2: the victim's hands, which matched Mish's car. Mish was sentenced 84 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 2: to two consecutive life sentences twenty five years to life, 85 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 2: each to be served after he completes an eighteen year 86 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 2: term for a previous murder conviction from nineteen eighty nine. 87 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,880 Speaker 2: As for the case of MICHAELA. Joy Garrett, it was 88 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 2: back on November nineteenth, nineteen eighty eight. The nine year 89 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 2: old was at the Rainbow Market in Hayward with friends 90 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,799 Speaker 2: when a man now identified as Mish, moved her scooter 91 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 2: closer to his car. As MICHAELA tried to retrieve it, 92 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 2: she was abducted. The case remained unsolved until twenty twenty, 93 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 2: when a partial palm print on the scooter was matched 94 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:18,400 Speaker 2: to Mish, leading to charges for her abduction and presumed murder. 95 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: Her remains have never been found. Mish now awaits trial 96 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 2: for a fourth murder, that of Margaret Vall, a thirty 97 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 2: six year old woman he killed in nineteen eighty nine. 98 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 4: I'm Drew Nelson, a twenty five year old man in Illinois, 99 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 4: receives a sixty year prison sentence for the brutal decapitation 100 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 4: of his pregnant ex girlfriend Lise Dodd in twenty twenty two. 101 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 4: The sentencing brings to an end a prolonged legal process 102 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:47,800 Speaker 4: involving delays over his mental fitness to stand trial. On 103 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 4: June ninth of twenty twenty two, Heidi Noel went to 104 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 4: her daughter Lese Dodd's Alton apartment, and, after failing to 105 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 4: reach her by phone, she discovered Dodd's headless body inside 106 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 4: the home. Her head was later found in a dumpster outside. 107 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,600 Speaker 4: She was twenty two years old and nearly eight months pregnant. 108 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 4: Authorities confirmed that the father of the unworn baby was 109 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,239 Speaker 4: not Dodd's ex boyfriend, DeAndre Holloway, who committed the murder. 110 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 4: Halloway was arrested shortly after the killing during a theft investigation. 111 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 4: He later pleaded guilty to first degree murder, intentional homicide 112 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 4: of an unborn child, and concealment of a homicidal death. 113 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 4: Prosecutors say Halloway must serve at least fifty two years 114 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 4: before he becomes eligible for release. Advocates for the family 115 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 4: held a news conference after the sentencing. 116 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 5: If you have a mental instability or mental illness, seek 117 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 5: treatment and be consistent with your treatment. Understand that your 118 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 5: conditioner illness will not keep you from being held accountable 119 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 5: for the crimes you commit. 120 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 3: You know, Lisa's last act, her hand was resting on 121 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 3: a book about pregnancy, so her last thought was probably 122 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 3: about her unborn child. 123 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 4: Dodd and Holloway had been in an on and off 124 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 4: relationship for two years, her mother describing Holloway as a 125 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 4: quote savage monster. Noel said during the Senate saying those 126 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 4: and abuse of relationships need to seek help. Quote This 127 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 4: didn't have to end this way. My daughter should be 128 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 4: here raising her daughter. The senencying brings some solace to 129 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 4: Dodd's family. Madison County State's Attorney Tom Haynes said, quote, 130 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 4: this guilty conviction ends the continued uncertainty. Our hope is 131 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 4: that this conviction and sentence provide the family and loved 132 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 4: ones some assurance and will be a step toward healing. 133 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 4: A GoFundMe created to support Dodd's family, raised nearly sixteen 134 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 4: thousand dollars, part of which is being donated to domestic 135 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 4: violence Resources and animal shelters. For the latest crime and 136 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 4: justice news, follow Crime Alerts hourly update on your favorite 137 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 4: podcast app. With his crime alert, I'm Drew Nelson.