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Speaker 1: Crime al art I mean see grace breaking crime needs.

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Speaker 1: Now we are in a verdict watch as we wait

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Speaker 1: for the Shawnhim's jury to hand down a verdict. Our

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Speaker 1: Nicole parton keeping an eye on the court room to

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Speaker 1: call Nancy.

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Speaker 2: Today's the day we wait for the jury to enter

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Speaker 2: the courthouse to begin deliberation. But according to the closing arguments,

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Speaker 2: it wasn't a case of sex trafficking. Rather, it was

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Speaker 2: portrayed by Sean Diddycombe's legal team as quote one of

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Speaker 2: the great modern love stories. In their closing arguments presented

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Speaker 2: to the jury on Friday, Comb's attorneys attempted to frame

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Speaker 2: the troubling allegations of violence, drugs, and orchestrated sexual encounters

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Speaker 2: as a reflection of a complicated yet passionate relationship. Following

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Speaker 2: weeks of testimonies detailing how Comb's allegedly cohersed women, including

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Speaker 2: his long term girlfriend Cassie Ventira, into sexual acts with

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Speaker 2: male escorts through intimidate and substance abuse, defense attorney Mark

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Speaker 2: Agnifilo emphasized the depth of Comb's and Ventira's connection, marred

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Speaker 2: only by jealousy and infidelity. He said, the crux of

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Speaker 2: the federal prosecution's case revolves around Combe's relationships with Ventira

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Speaker 2: and a woman identified as Jane. Prosecutors contend that Combs

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Speaker 2: romantically manipulated the women, pressuring them into prolonged sexual gatherings

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Speaker 2: known as freak golfs or hotel nights, and then resorting

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Speaker 2: to threats to silence them about his voyeuristic behavior. After

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Speaker 2: a lengthy five hour summary from the prosecution on Thursday,

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Speaker 2: Agnifilo fired back with a four hour rebuttal, which included

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Speaker 2: moments of mocking the prosecution's arguments, suggesting that law enforcement

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Speaker 2: had unjustly targeted Combs for his private sex life. Thank

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Speaker 2: goodness for the special response team, he said, they discovered

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Speaker 2: the baby oil and astro glass. Agnifilio mocked, alluding to

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Speaker 2: the numerous lubricants allegedly found at Combe's residence. The only

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Speaker 2: real crime here is in your personal sex life, he said.

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Speaker 2: He went on to maintain that Comb's is innocent of

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Speaker 2: the charges against him, which include running a criminal enterprise

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Speaker 2: tied to his sexual desires, asserting that all sexual interactions

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Speaker 2: were consensual. If convicted on all counts, Combs could face

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Speaker 2: a life sentence. The jury consisting of eight men, and

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Speaker 2: four women is expected to begin deliberations today after receiving

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Speaker 2: instructions from the presiding judge regarding the charges and how

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Speaker 2: to interpret the evidence presented since mid May. After hours

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Speaker 2: of defense arguments, prosecutor Maureen Comy addressed the jury, criticizing

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Speaker 2: the defense's implication that the women wanted it and urging

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Speaker 2: jurors to reject such logic. Quote, what we're discussing is

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Speaker 2: a dark hotel room, being awake for days, covered in oil,

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Speaker 2: often suffering from a urinary track infection, in heels, with

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Speaker 2: sore pelvic areas, engaging in sex for hours, including with strangers.

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Speaker 2: Komy stated, the defense would have you believe that Cassie

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Speaker 2: and Jane wanted this. That's absurd, she concluded. Comy asserted

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Speaker 2: that juris needed to find at least one instance where

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Speaker 2: Combe's knowingly used force, fraud or cohersion to gain compliance

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Speaker 2: from either Ventura or Jane to convict him of sex trafficking.

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Speaker 2: The defendant never anticipated that the women he mistreated would

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Speaker 2: find the courage to speak out, she concluded. For two

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Speaker 2: decades he evaded accountability for his actions, but that ends

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Speaker 2: here in this courtroom. So here we go, it's now

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Speaker 2: in the hands of the jury. Nancy. We will stay

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Speaker 2: on top of this and wait for the jury's verdict.

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Speaker 3: Thanks Nicole more on crime and justice news after this.

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Speaker 2: A shooting at a restaurant in Myrtle Beach has resulted

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Speaker 2: in one fatality and another individuals sustaining injuries. Authorities have

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Speaker 2: apprehended a suspect linked to the incident. During a press

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Speaker 2: briefing on Saturday, the Myrtle Beach Police Department identified the

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Speaker 2: alleged shooter as seventeen year old Evany McRae, who will

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Speaker 2: face charges as an adult. Officers responded to the scene

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Speaker 2: at Peach's Corner, located in the nine hundred block of

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Speaker 2: North Ocean Boulevard, around eleven to fifteen pm on Friday,

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Speaker 2: following reports of gunfire. Preliminary investigations indicate that the shooting

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Speaker 2: was preceded by a confrontation between a restaurant employee and

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Speaker 2: another patron. Police, who were already patrolling the area, arrived

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Speaker 2: promptly on the scene. One victim was transported to the

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Speaker 2: hospital with injuries that are not life threatening, while the

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Speaker 2: second victim was pronounced dead from their wounds. The identities

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Speaker 2: of the victims have not yet been disclosed. Myrtle Beach

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Speaker 2: Police Chief Amy Prock addressed the residents of the area

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Speaker 2: and local leaders, emphasizing the need to confront violence. We

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Speaker 2: must concentrate on the issues of violence and ensure we

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Speaker 2: are addressing it effectively within the community, She said. It's

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Speaker 2: crucial that we work together with our legislators to tackle

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Speaker 2: these challenges, she said. Zion Atkinson, a visitor from West Virginia,

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Speaker 2: recounted the moment when he heard the shots ring out.

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Speaker 2: He said, people begin to run in every direction. A

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Speaker 2: tourist from Vermont expressed her concerns for her grandchildren. I

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Speaker 2: felt very unsafe in this moment. Up till now, Myrtle

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Speaker 2: Beach has always been a safe vacation spot, but in

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Speaker 2: this moment of violence, we ran. During the press conference,

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Speaker 2: police officials also discussed the existing curfew ordinance for miners

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Speaker 2: and the potential for revisions. We are currently reassessing the situation,

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Speaker 2: said the sheriff. The investigation is ongoing and authorities are

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Speaker 2: urging anyone with photographs or video footage of the incident

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Speaker 2: to reach out at eight four three nine point eight

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Speaker 3: Neighbors call Carrol County, Georgia cops after hearing a gunshot

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Speaker 3: from Jeremy Talbart's home. Inside, Cops find Talbert shot himself

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Speaker 3: when they informed the family. Cops discoverer Talbert has an

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Speaker 3: ex wife, Samantha, who hasn't been seen or heard of

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Speaker 3: in nearly two weeks. The couple had a history of

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Speaker 3: domestic violence, but Samantha's truck was parked in Talbert's driveway.

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Speaker 3: Samantha's daughter says she last spoke with mom Feb twenty five.

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Speaker 3: Cops find Samantha's phone was shut off not long after

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Speaker 3: that call, and no activity on bank accounts since. Samantha

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Speaker 3: Talbert five four shoulder length blonde hair missing nearly a month.

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Speaker 3: If you have info on Samantha Talbert, called Carrol County,

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Speaker 3: Georgia Sheriff's seven seven zero eight three zero five nine

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