1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:01,080 Speaker 1: Crime art. 2 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 2: I'm Nancy Grace, A prominent California farmer, plates not guilty 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 2: to murdering his wife, Carrie Ann Labadi. The acute husband, 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 2: Michael Abodi, comes. 5 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: From a long line of farmers in. 6 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 2: The crop rich Imperial Valley. Nearly uncovered evidence takes a 7 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 2: case over state lines and directly to the farm mogul. 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 2: The couple in the midst of a bitter divorce course 9 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 2: money the main issue, straight out to Drew Nelson for more. 10 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 3: Nancy Investigators say Michael Abadi, sixty three, traveled from El Centro, 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 3: California to Pinetop, Arizona on November twentieth, shot his wife, 12 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 3: and then drove back to California the same day. He 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 3: was arrested days later and remains in custody awaiting extradition. 14 00:00:47,400 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 3: Carrie Annabody, fifty nine, was found unconscious on the floor 15 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 3: of her family's one point six million dollar hilltop home 16 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 3: by her nephew, who called nine to one one after 17 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 3: hearing a loud noise. She later died at the hospital 18 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 3: from the gold shot wounded the head. Investigators say evidence 19 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 3: that the scene showed the fatal shot likely came from 20 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 3: outside the house. A damaged window and trajectory analysis led 21 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,759 Speaker 3: detectives to believe the bullet was fired from the yard. 22 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 3: The case quickly expanding back across the California state line. 23 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 3: Detectives executed multiple search warrants at properties tied to a 24 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 3: Body in California and Arizona and interviewed family members, friends, 25 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 3: and business associates. Authorities say the couple's divorce proceedings surfaced 26 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 3: repeatedly during those interviews. Court records showed that a Bodies 27 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:34,920 Speaker 3: had been locked in a two year legal battle over 28 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:39,199 Speaker 3: spousal support and finances following their separation. In twenty twenty three. 29 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,760 Speaker 3: Carry a Body had asked the court to increase her 30 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 3: monthly support from five thousand to thirty thousand dollars and 31 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 3: sought one hundred thousand dollars in attorney's fees, writing and 32 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 3: filings that she struggled to afford utilities and maintain the 33 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 3: Arizona property. Michael a Body countered that his farming operation 34 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 3: had suffered losses and argued that he could not pay more. 35 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 3: A judge leader rai the support to sixty four hundred 36 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 3: dollars a month. Investigators have not publicly identified a motive, 37 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 3: but the unresolved divorce remains a central backdrop. Authorities believe 38 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 3: Michael Abody acted alone. He was taken into custody in 39 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 3: Imperial County without incident, and is expected to be transferred 40 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 3: to Navajo County to face a first degree murder charge. 41 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 3: His attorneys say he maintains his innocence and plans to 42 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 3: plead not guilty, urging the public to respect his constitutional 43 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 3: rights as the case moves toward trial. 44 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: Thanks Drew more crime and justice news after this. 45 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 3: A North Carolina teacher is dead after calling nine to 46 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 3: one one to report an intruder in her home, then 47 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 3: being attacked while still on the line. Zoey Welsh, aged 48 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 3: fifty seven, was a longtime biology teacher at Ravenscroft School. 49 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 3: Police say she called nine one one early Saturday morning 50 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 3: from her home on Clay Street and Raleigh to report 51 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 3: someone had broken in. When she was speaking with dispatchers, 52 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 3: the intruder assaulted and beat her. Officers arrived minutes later. 53 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 3: Welsh was rushed to a hospital, where she later died. 54 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 3: Flowers and notes now lined the front of her home. 55 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 3: Friends describe her as a bright light in the classroom 56 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:14,400 Speaker 3: and a devoted mother. Olivia Alvarez, who had known Welsh 57 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 3: for years and worked in her home as a house cleaner, 58 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 3: remembers her smile and her kindness. Here she is speaking 59 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:21,160 Speaker 3: with WTVD. 60 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 4: She was always happy. She was dis with this lady 61 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 4: in New world. 62 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,080 Speaker 3: She want don't know why, Alvarez says. Learning the break 63 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 3: in happened in a house she worked in every week 64 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 3: has shaken her sense of safety. I always feel safe 65 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 3: on every house, but now Mosca students and staff at 66 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 3: Ravenscrofts released a statement saying Welsh's loss is deeply felt 67 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 3: by all who had the privilege of learning in her classroom. 68 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 3: Police have arrested Ryan Camacho, aged thirty six, and charged 69 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 3: him with murder and felony burglary. Court record show Camacho 70 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 3: has a lengthy criminal history, including dozens of arrests and 71 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 3: a twenty twenty one conviction for escaping prison in Salispry. 72 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 3: Just weeks ago. A separate breaking and entering case was 73 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 3: dismissed after he was found incapable to proceed and a 74 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 3: request for voluntary commitment was denied. As the community mourns, 75 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 3: Alvarez says she wants justice. I love you so so much. 76 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:20,720 Speaker 4: You are now with me and this man he's going 77 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 4: to pay. 78 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 3: To pick grief counselors are available to students at Ravenscroft 79 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,520 Speaker 3: as they returned to campus. What began as a routine 80 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 3: traffic stop and Flagler County, Florida, quickly turned into the 81 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 3: rescue of an eleven year old boy and a case 82 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 3: prosecutors say could carry multiple life sentences. Darnelle Harston appeared 83 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 3: before a judge Sunday and was ordered held without bond. 84 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 3: The sixty year old is accused of kidnapping an eleven 85 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 3: year old boy who had been missing for three days. 86 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 3: In court, the judge cited the seriousness of the charges. 87 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 4: Probable cause was previously determined by the court. As argued 88 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,520 Speaker 4: by this state, the kidnapping church and the robbery charge 89 00:05:02,560 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 4: are both crimes that are punishable by life in prison, 90 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:10,040 Speaker 4: so there is not the same entitlement to bond, and 91 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 4: you'll be held without bond on those two counts. 92 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,480 Speaker 3: Sir Deputy say. The case began December thirty first in 93 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,919 Speaker 3: Bunnle when they stopped a white Ford pickup after a 94 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 3: call about suspicious activity inside, where Harston and two juveniles. 95 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,479 Speaker 3: Investigators say the eleven year old immediately told deputies he 96 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 3: had been kidnapped and feared for his life. According to 97 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 3: the Flagler County Sheriff's Office, the child told investigators he 98 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 3: was lured to a campsite in the woods, choked unconscious, 99 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 3: then threatened with a knife and a gun. He said 100 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 3: he was tied up, gagged with duct tape, and forced 101 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 3: to hide on the floorboard of the truck while being transported. 102 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 3: Also in the vehicle was a fifteen year old boy, 103 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 3: who deputy say fled the scene, rammed a patrol car, 104 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 3: and crashed after a chase. He now faces multiple charges 105 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 3: and is being held in the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. 106 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 3: Investigators say the juveniles were connected through a Snapchat group chat, 107 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 3: where the younger boy had warned others that Hairston was 108 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,160 Speaker 3: the sexual predator. Sheriff Rick's Daily credits a tip from 109 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 3: the public with stopping the ordeal, speaking with w E sh. 110 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 5: See something, Say something. A caller that knews background as 111 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 5: a sex offender with two children in his pickup draw 112 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 5: and called us and if it wasn't for that, we 113 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 5: might be investigating a completely different prime. 114 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 3: Harston faces multiple fellow ee charges, including kidnapping, aggravated child abuse, 115 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 3: battery by strangulation, and robbery with a deadly weapon. The 116 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 3: investigation remains active. 117 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: Thanks Drew for the latest crime and justice to use. 118 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: Go to crimeonline dot com and please join us for 119 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:40,799 Speaker 1: our daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best 120 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: to find missing people, especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides. 121 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: With this crime alert, I'm Eansie Grace.