WEBVTT - Justice Denied: Chanell Crosby

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<v Speaker 1>Hunting for Answers is a production of the Black Effect

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<v Speaker 1>Podcast Network and iHeartRadio. Welcome to Hunting for Answers, a

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<v Speaker 1>true crime podcast. I'm your host Hunter and today's case

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<v Speaker 1>takes us to Atlanta, Georgia, where a story of heartbreak, resilience,

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<v Speaker 1>and devastating loss unfolded. This case surrounds a mother, an activist,

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<v Speaker 1>and a voice for justice. What began as a missing

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<v Speaker 1>this person's report would soon unravel into something far more chilling.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the story of Chanel Crosby.

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<v Speaker 1>July fourteenth, twenty twenty four, thirty five year old Chanel

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<v Speaker 1>was reported missing by her family. They hadn't heard from

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<v Speaker 1>her since she loved for a trip to make in

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<v Speaker 1>Georgia with her boyfriend. Five days later, on July nineteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>police respec to a disturbing call an unresponsive person found

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<v Speaker 1>in a parked vehicle near the West End Morti station. Inside,

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<v Speaker 1>they discovered Chanelle's body. She was no longer alert, no

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<v Speaker 1>longer breathing, and according to a Fulton County Medical Examiners report,

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<v Speaker 1>her body showed signs of decomposition. She had been dead

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<v Speaker 1>for days, and the cause of death a single gunshot

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<v Speaker 1>wound to the head. Her death was ruled a homicide.

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<v Speaker 1>For many, this news was shocking. For those who knew Chanel,

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<v Speaker 1>it was devastating. For many, this news was shocking. For

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<v Speaker 1>those who knew Chanel, it was devastating. But for those

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<v Speaker 1>who really knew her story, it was painfully familiar because

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<v Speaker 1>Chanel had lived through the unimagina. In September twenty twenty two,

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<v Speaker 1>her thirteen year old son, Jamieron Cosby, was shot and

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<v Speaker 1>killed just minutes away from their home in Lifetonia, Georgia.

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<v Speaker 1>Jamieran was a straight A student, a rising football star,

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<v Speaker 1>and his death shattered her world. Earlier that same year,

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<v Speaker 1>in April, Janelle's brother, Harrio Polo Giosh was also found

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<v Speaker 1>fatally shot inside an apartment building on Martin Luther King

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<v Speaker 1>Drive in Atlanta, just after winning four thousand dollars at

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<v Speaker 1>a slot machine. Noah rests were made in either case,

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<v Speaker 1>and now Janelle was gone too.

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<v Speaker 2>But Chanelle didn't just grieve. She fought.

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<v Speaker 1>In the months after her son's seth she started a

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<v Speaker 1>family foundation focused on gun violence, police brutality, and munity service.

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<v Speaker 1>She marched, organized, and spoke out relentlessly demanding justice for

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<v Speaker 1>her son.

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<v Speaker 2>There are people out there who know.

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<v Speaker 1>What happened, she said, refusing to let her son's memory

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<v Speaker 1>fade away. Was this a targeted act of violence against

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<v Speaker 1>her or something darker? Her boyfriend was the last known

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<v Speaker 1>person to see her alive. Authorities have not named any suspects,

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<v Speaker 1>and no arrests have been made, and so far there

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<v Speaker 1>are no updates from the inn A Police department on

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<v Speaker 1>the progress of the investigation. Her death, like her sons

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<v Speaker 1>and her brothers, remains frouded in mystery. Three lives, three shootings,

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<v Speaker 1>no justice.

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<v Speaker 2>The pain felt by Chanelle's family is a measureable.

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<v Speaker 1>I can imagine her community still really and the silence

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<v Speaker 1>from investigators.

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<v Speaker 2>Only deepens the woman who killed Chanelle Crosby? Why? And

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<v Speaker 2>will anyone ever be held accountable?

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<v Speaker 1>As of now, Chanelle's case remains unsolved. My thoughts and

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<v Speaker 1>prayers go out to Chanelle's Stanley and friends. I hope

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<v Speaker 1>one day they're able to receive the closure that they deserve.

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<v Speaker 1>Janelle's story isn't just a heartbreaking tragedy, but it's a

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<v Speaker 1>glaring reminder of the devastating impacts of gun.

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<v Speaker 2>Violence in our communities.

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<v Speaker 1>Anyone with information about Chanelle's case to contact Crime Stoppers

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta or visit stop crimeatl dot org. You can find

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