1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: Crime Lard Hourly Update, Breaking Crimews Now. I'm Jackie Howard. 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Convicted murderer Chad Dave Bell takes a page out of 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:12,239 Speaker 1: Chris Wants playbook, sharing his innermost thoughts through letters from 4 00:00:12,280 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: death Row. He started a website called Letters from Chad. 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: It features uncensored and unfiltered content to share with the 6 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,319 Speaker 1: world with the help of his daughter, Emma Murray, she 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 1: has said she believes her father was framed. Dave Bell 8 00:00:28,040 --> 00:00:32,160 Speaker 1: found guilty in twenty twenty four of murdering his first wife, 9 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: Tammy forty nine, and current wife Laurie Valo, Davebill's two children, 10 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: Joshua JJ Valo seven and Tyler Ryan sixteen. He continues 11 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 1: to profess his innocence. In his first letter, Dave Bell writes, quote, 12 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: I have never caused anyone's death and never conspired to 13 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: commit such acts against anyone. I share in your sadness, 14 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: pain and grief over the debts of Tammy, Tyly and Jaja. 15 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: I don't have all of the answers even now, but 16 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:07,319 Speaker 1: I'm grateful a more complete story will be shared during 17 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: my appeals process. Unquote. Dave Bell is on death row 18 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:16,120 Speaker 1: at the Idaho Maximum Security Institute in Kuna, where convicted 19 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: killer Brian Cooberger is also housed from there. Dave Bell 20 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 1: has thanked those who have sent him cards and letters, 21 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 1: saying your kind words of support really helped me. I 22 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: cherished each one, he writes, I suppose you could say 23 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 1: I've settled in. It really is a different world in here, 24 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: but I'm surviving and I spend a lot of time 25 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 1: working on my upcoming appeals. Dave Bill says he hopes 26 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: the letters will help change people's perception off him, saying 27 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: he is not a conspirator or killer and never has been. 28 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: More crime and justice news after this, I'm Nicole Carton. 29 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 2: On Wednesday night, authorities conducted the search of a residence 30 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:04,640 Speaker 2: in the Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles as part 31 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:09,119 Speaker 2: of an ongoing investigation into the discovery of human remains 32 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,359 Speaker 2: belonging to a missing teenage girl. These remains were located 33 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 2: on September eighth inside the trunk of an impounded Tesla 34 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 2: registered to the well known artist David d four VD. 35 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:25,119 Speaker 2: According to sources from law enforcement, David had been residing 36 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 2: at the property that was searched. Reports from TMZ indicated 37 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 2: that the LAPD homicide detectives emerged from the house carrying 38 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 2: a computer in multiple evidence bags. The deceased, identified as 39 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: fifteen year old Celeste Revas, was confirmed through forensic analysis 40 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: on Wednesday, As stated by law enforcement officials to NBC, 41 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 2: the exact cause of death remains undetermined and the Los 42 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 2: Angeles County Medical Examiner is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding 43 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 2: the girl's death. The tesla in question was impounded at 44 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 2: the beginning of septem after being reported abandoned. It had 45 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 2: not been reported stolen. Employees at the mpound facility alerted 46 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: authorities due to a strong odor emanating from the car. 47 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: When police arrived on September eight, they discovered human remains 48 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 2: inside a bag in the front trunk of the tesla. 49 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: Following the release of the victim's identity by the medical examiner, 50 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:28,279 Speaker 2: TMZ reported that David's concert schedule for Wednesday at Showbox 51 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 2: in Seattle, part of his Withered World tour, was canceled. However, 52 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: as of Thursday afternoon, he was still slated to perform 53 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: at the war Field in San Francisco on Friday, September nineteen. 54 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 2: TMZ also revealed that they had spoken to Celeste's mother, 55 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 2: who mentioned her daughter had been missing since April twenty 56 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: twenty four. The mother expressed her concern regarding the tesla 57 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: being registered under David's real name, David Anthony Burke, noting 58 00:03:56,920 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 2: that Celeste had a boyfriend named David. Other mysterious facts, 59 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,640 Speaker 2: they have a matching tattoo. David recorded a song with 60 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 2: lyrics referencing Celeste, and there's even a video showing David 61 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 2: with a then thirteen year old Celeste beside him. Yo 62 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 2: yo yo yo way pray for his career. Chat are 63 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:24,839 Speaker 2: we done? We are mass Can we delete all vibes? 64 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 3: And then as soon as the sheep man has to 65 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 3: leave the stream too, can we do anything You're done for? 66 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 4: Bro y'all are not done for? 67 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 5: Yo yo yo yo way way wait wait look. 68 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 2: Answer that one. That soon means if you don't ask 69 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 2: one on one. A representative for David has stated that 70 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 2: the artist is fully cooperating with the ongoing investigation. Authorities 71 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 2: have not disclosed whether they have identified any suspects in 72 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 2: the case. David has been on tour for the past 73 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 2: few weeks despite the unfolding events. He performed in Minneapolis 74 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 2: on the day the news broke even distributing La Boo 75 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 2: Boo dolls to the audience. On September eighth, shortly before 76 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: twelve thirty, LAPD officers responded to Hollywood tow on North 77 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 2: Mansfield Avenue after a report about a strong smell coming 78 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 2: from a car. It was inside the car that police 79 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 2: found a plastic bag with the dismembered body of the 80 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 2: young girl. The tesla with Texas plates had been towed 81 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,880 Speaker 2: after being discovered abandoned a few days earlier on Bluebird 82 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 2: Avenue that's near Hollywood Hills. It had been at the 83 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: tow yard for two days before they noticed the odor. 84 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,159 Speaker 5: I'm Drew Nelson, a Pennsylvania father, is accused of setting 85 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 5: a gasoline fueled fire that killed his daughter and left 86 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 5: his wife badly burned, and prosecutors are now preparing their 87 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 5: case against him. Nineteen year old Lake and Shelby, a 88 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,559 Speaker 5: sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh, died in the fire 89 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:02,240 Speaker 5: in Castle Shannon on Sunday. Her mother, Carly, survived but 90 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 5: remains hospitalized with burns. Her father, forty six year old 91 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,840 Speaker 5: Brian Shelby, admitted to police that he poured gasoline through 92 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 5: the basement garage and first floor before the house exploded 93 00:06:12,200 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 5: into flames. He is charged with criminal homicide, aggravated arson, 94 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 5: and other crimes. 95 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 3: Look at your child in that type of position and 96 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,680 Speaker 3: you can't help him, but feeling well. 97 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 5: This is extreme Alleghany County District Attorney stephen's Apola telling 98 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 5: WPXI his first concern was intent. 99 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 3: The first question I had was did he intend to 100 00:06:32,720 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 3: kill his daughter? His animus appeared to be directed towards 101 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 3: his wife, but. 102 00:06:37,560 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 5: Sapaula says the use of gasoline left no control over 103 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 5: the destruction. He adds that his office is also examining 104 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 5: the suspect's condition before the blaze. 105 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 3: I want to know if he was intoxic, kidd. I 106 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 3: want to know if he was under the influence of drugs. 107 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 3: I want to know if he has a mental health. 108 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 5: Problem, Zapola telling the TV station that determining how Laken 109 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:56,680 Speaker 5: died is critical. They want to know if she died 110 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 5: from smoke inhalation or fire. 111 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 3: They want to know if they're people that they love 112 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,680 Speaker 3: suffered and I don't have that answer right now from 113 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 3: the Emmy, but we intend to get that to the family. 114 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 5: Neighbors describe hearing a blast and rushing to help. Some 115 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 5: tried breaking windows, but the fire spread too quickly. Court 116 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 5: records show Carly told police that her husband threatened to 117 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 5: quote burn the house down after she refused to let 118 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 5: him stay because they were separated. She said she heard 119 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 5: liquid being poured in the garage and saw him with 120 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 5: gasoline before the home erupted. At a vigil outside Saint 121 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 5: Anne's church, friends and classmates remembered lake In as bright, 122 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 5: strong willed, and caring. A GoFundMe set up in her 123 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 5: honor has raised more than fifty two thousand dollars toward 124 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 5: a sixty thousand dollars goal. Organizers right that Laken will 125 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 5: be forever nineteen and the proceeds will help Carly and 126 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 5: the family through the tragedy. Brian Shelby remains shailed without bond. 127 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 5: He is due back in court on the twenty sixth. 128 00:07:51,120 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 4: I'm Jennifer Gould. A tragic act of callous indifference has 129 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 4: left a Texas family in mourning after a thirty four 130 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 4: year old man collapse inside a Houston steakhouse and was 131 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 4: moved outside by staff who assumed he was homeless, where 132 00:08:07,480 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 4: he was left to die in the parking lot. The 133 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 4: heartbroken family of Jesse Mobley Junior is demanding accountability from 134 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 4: the restaurant that they say chose to dump him instead 135 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 4: of calling nine to one one for help. Just a 136 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 4: week shy of his thirty fifth birthday, Mobli was dining 137 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 4: alone at kffo Afro Steakhouse on Westheimer Road when he 138 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 4: suddenly passed out at his table. Surveillance footage reviewed by 139 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 4: the Houston Police Department shows employees believing he was a 140 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 4: homeless individual who had fallen asleep. Carrying Mobli and his 141 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:47,120 Speaker 4: backpack to the adjacent Strip Center parking lot, they propped 142 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 4: him up against a wall near a beauty school and 143 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 4: just left him there overnight without alerting authorities or medical services. 144 00:08:56,000 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 4: The following morning, beauty student Andreas c Arezola discovered Mobley's 145 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 4: body and called nine to one one. She also spoke 146 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 4: to KHOU eleven News, no matter what, he's a human 147 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 4: being and he just dil liked that that he was 148 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 4: a dog. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Authorities 149 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 4: noted grim details, including insects swarming over his ears and 150 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 4: one side of his body having turned purple, signs that 151 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 4: he had been dead for several hours, Houston Police identified 152 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 4: mobi and delivered the devastating news to his family. His 153 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 4: father and stepmother traveled from San Antonio to the morgue 154 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 4: to view his body, which they described. 155 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 2: As quote unquote horrible. 156 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 4: Mobly, affectionately known as Little Jesse, had reportedly been managing 157 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 4: several health conditions and his backpack contained his medications. Family 158 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 4: say the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is still 159 00:09:55,559 --> 00:10:00,560 Speaker 4: conducting an autopsy, and Mobley's exact cause of death remains 160 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 4: undetermined as of now. The Houston Police Department has not 161 00:10:05,800 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 4: found evidence of criminal activity at this stage, but the 162 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 4: family remains steadfast in their belief that a simple nine 163 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 4: to one one call could have saved his life. The 164 00:10:16,880 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 4: tragedy is compounded by the fact that this is the 165 00:10:19,840 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 4: third child the family has buried in the past thirteen years. 166 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 4: Owners of KFFO Afro Steakhouse have declined to comment on 167 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,520 Speaker 4: the incident. For the latest crime and justice news, follow 168 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 4: the Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast app, 169 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 4: and watch Crime Stories with Nancy Grace on Fox one 170 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 4: and YouTube with this Crime Alert. I'm Jennifer Gould.