1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Crime Lord Hourly Update, Breaking crime News Now, I'm Dave 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:08,920 Speaker 1: mac David. Anthony Burke, the singer known as D four 3 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: v D David, could be indicted in the Celestie of 4 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: his murder TMC claimed. Sources say the grand jury hearing 5 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: the case will be asked to hand down an indictment. 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: An early report said the grand jury is an investigative 7 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: grand jury, one that helps gather evidence for investigators but 8 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: does not indict. Now, sources say the grand jury that 9 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: has been hearing witnesses in the Celestiy of his murder 10 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: case is actually one that will vote on indictments, and 11 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: multiple sources say authorities, including prosecutor Beth Silverman, believe Burke 12 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,599 Speaker 1: was involved in the death of Celeste Reevas. Burke's day 13 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 1: to day manager, Robert Morganroth, testified for days and was 14 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 1: overheard telling his lawyer in the courtroom hallway that Silverman 15 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: was very pushy as to why he didn't call the police. 16 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: He said he responded by saying it wasn't his responsibility 17 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: and his job was to make sure Burke's tour kept going. 18 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: The context about what morgan Roth was specifically talking about 19 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 1: with regard to reporting to authorities is not clear. Something 20 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: else overheard in the courthouse hallway the grand jury could 21 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: hear witnesses in February, meaning an indictment might not be 22 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: coming anytime soon. More Burke related news, one of his 23 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: songs has been taken down from major video game franchise 24 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:27,160 Speaker 1: amid the celestiy of his death investigation. Electronic Arts EA, 25 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: one of the biggest sports video game franchises in the world, 26 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: trying to distance this self from the singer due to 27 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: his alleged connection with the case. The video game company 28 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: has quietly pulled his song from Madden NFL twenty six. 29 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 1: Burke's song what Are You Waiting For was initially part 30 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: of the football game soundtrack when it was released back 31 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: in August of twenty twenty five, and was positioned between 32 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: Bia and Alex Warren on the playlist. The song is 33 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: now nowhere to be found. No public announcement has been made. 34 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: It's just gone. In another odd twist, Burke's father manages 35 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: electronic discovery for the law firm managing the Jeffrey Epstein 36 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: estate as a litigation support manager at Troutman Pepper Locke. 37 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: The law firm is a co executor and manager of 38 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: the Jeffrey Epstein estate, and it provided Epstein records to 39 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 1: the House Oversight Committee following subpoenas. More crime and justice news. Next, 40 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: in Florida, a woman has been sentenced to prison following 41 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty one death of her three month old son. 42 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 1: In August, a Sarasota jury found thirty five year old 43 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: Lily Shipe guilty of manslaughter in connection with the death 44 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: of her son, Dominic. A judge now sentenced Shype to 45 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: ten years behind bars, with credit served since her twenty 46 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 1: twenty two arrest. She was also sentenced to four years 47 00:02:56,040 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: on probation. Shipe had initially been charged with second degree murder, 48 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: but under Florida law, the prosecution must prove that the 49 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: defendant acted with a depraved mind or disregard for human life. 50 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,119 Speaker 1: The case begins when police responded to a Sarasota home 51 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: in November twenty twenty one after receiving a report of 52 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: an unconscious infant. A nine one one caller claimed that 53 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: Shipe came to her door with the baby. The neighbor, 54 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: who worked as a nurse, performed CPR until first responders arrived. 55 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: First responders then transported Dominick to a hospital, where he 56 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 1: died two days later. Official sad Dominic did not have 57 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: obvious injuries, but doctors later discovered evidence of had drauma. 58 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: Shipe admitted to being with the infant when he stopped breathing, 59 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: along with the baby's older brother. Her husband had been 60 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: away for the day. Officials ultimately deemed his death a 61 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: homicide after medical staff stated that Shipe would have been 62 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: the only person who could have delivered the blunt force impacts. 63 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: Shipe later told investigators that she put the baby in 64 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: his basenet and watch television with her other child. When 65 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: she checked on Dominic around twenty minutes later, he didn't respond. 66 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: She later admitted that she had dropped the infant from 67 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: a recliner in September twenty twenty one. Investigators then determined 68 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: that since his birth in August of twenty twenty one, 69 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 1: Dominick had a series of unexplained injuries. Sarastoto Police said. 70 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: The investigation revealed the child previously suffered two broken legs 71 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 1: in September from an apparent accidental fall. Following an autopsy, 72 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: detectives learned there was one partially healed skull fracture and 73 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: at least two recent impact injuries to the back of 74 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: the infant's head while he was in the exclusive care 75 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,520 Speaker 1: of Shipe. During the trial, the defense successfully reduced the 76 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:50,240 Speaker 1: charges from murder to manslaughter after proving Shipe didn't act 77 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: with intentional malice. Meanwhile, in a statement, family members say 78 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: they were relieved the trial was over, but some, including 79 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: her in laws, were disappointed with the Senate. Her brother 80 00:05:00,839 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: in law stated that the ordeal aged my parents before 81 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: my eyes. The victim's family had to suffer through almost 82 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: four years of pain from the time of his death 83 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: to the time of the verdict. Every time a trial 84 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: day was continued, the defense was delayed or dates rescheduled. 85 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: We were traumatized all over again, unable to fully heal. 86 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: Shipe's parents continued to defend her, with her mother claiming 87 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: that she could not imagine in my wildest imagination her 88 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: hurting my grandson intentionally. For the latest crime and justice 89 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,360 Speaker 1: breaking news, be sure to have followed the Crime Alert 90 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: hourly update on your favorite podcast app. With this crime Alert, 91 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: I'm Dave Mac