1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,240 Speaker 1: Crime Alert I Nancy Grace breaking crime news now. New 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: Orleans police respond to the Governor Nichols Street Wharf in 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: the French Quarter where a woman's body recovered from the water. 4 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: The victim I date is Patricia Fitzgerald, forty four. According 5 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: to an autopsy, she was strangled and dumped in the Mississippi. 6 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: Patricia's roommate tells police he last saw her with a 7 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:25,800 Speaker 1: guy named Courtney Cantrell. Cops discover Cantrell gets on a 8 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: plane the same day Patricia's body discovered. He's tracked to Poplar, Montana, 9 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: nearly two thousand miles away Nancy. 10 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:38,839 Speaker 2: It's unclear what relationship Fitzgerald and Kntrell had. Several outlets 11 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 2: are reporting that Cantrell is homeless. Police initially considered Cantrell 12 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 2: someone who might have information in the case, and later 13 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 2: upgraded his status to a suspect. Fort Beck police found 14 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 2: Cantrell hiding out on tribal land in Montana. A hearing 15 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 2: is scheduled for his extradition. Fitzgerald's autopsy also revealed she 16 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 2: was beaten and blunt forced trauma. It's a contributing factor 17 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 2: in her death. Fitzgerald's roommate Michael Kirkham met Fitzgerald when 18 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: they both worked at an aircraft manufacturing plant. In his 19 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 2: mourning the loss of his. 20 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: Friend Courtney Cantrell, thirty five, now charged with murder and 21 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 1: awaiting extradition. Kiva Kirby, thirty tries to break away from 22 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: a late night argument with his girlfriend to go to bed, 23 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: but the argument escalates into an all out screaming match 24 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: in the Florida home. All of a sudden, Kirby strips 25 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: naked and poops on the floor. Horrified, the girl screams. 26 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: Kirby puts a hand over her nose and mouth and 27 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 1: pins her to the wall. The girlfriend calls nine one 28 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 1: one as soon as she escapes, and cops give Kirby 29 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 1: the chance to quote clean up before he's arrested for 30 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: domestic battery. More Crime in Justice news after this now 31 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: with the latest crime in justice breaking news Crime on Lines. 32 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 3: John Limley in Virginia, a former Fairfax Scouty Police lase officer, 33 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 3: is on trial for the fatal shooting of an unarmed 34 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 3: man suspected of shoplifting. Wesley Shiflet is charged with involuntary 35 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 3: manslaughter and reckless discharge of a weapon, and the death 36 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 3: of thirty seven year old Timothy McCree Johnson, who was 37 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 3: shot during a foot chase near Tyson's Corner Center in 38 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 3: February twenty twenty three. Shiflett, who has fleeted not guilty, 39 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 3: was fired by the police department for violating use of 40 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 3: force policies. Body camera footage captured the nighttime chase and 41 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 3: the moment Shiflet fired the fatal shot. He later claimed 42 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 3: he believed Johnson was reaching for a weapon, but no 43 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 3: firearm was found. Initially, a grand jury declined to indict Shiflet. However, 44 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 3: Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano convened a special grand 45 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 3: jury that ultimately brought charges. Dscano argued the case involved 46 00:02:55,560 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 3: grossly negligent conduct, which warranted an involuntary mansie slaughter charge. 47 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 3: In recent hearings, the judge denied prosecutor's request to introduce 48 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 3: evidence of previous incidents where Schifflett aimed his weapon at 49 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 3: other shoplifters, while allowing the defense to reference parts of 50 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 3: Johnson's criminal history. However, a twenty nineteen conviction for involuntary 51 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 3: manslaughter related to a car crash will not be presented 52 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 3: to the jury. Now to a major legal victory for 53 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 3: prosecutors in the case against Gallaine Maxwell. We turned to 54 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 3: Sidney Sumner of Crime Online for more. 55 00:03:34,120 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 2: A federal appeals court has now upheld the conviction of 56 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 2: Gallaine Maxwell, the former socialite who helped facilitate Jeffrey Epstein's 57 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 2: sexual abuse of underage girls. Maxwell was found guilty on 58 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 2: multiple counts of sex trafficking and sentenced to twenty years 59 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 2: in prison. Her attorneys had argued that the conviction violated 60 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: a non prosecution agreement Epstein had reached with federal prosecutors 61 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 2: in Florida, but the appeals court ruled that the agreement 62 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 2: did not bar insecutors in New York from bringing a 63 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 2: case against Maxwell. Maxwell's trial revealed a disturbing pattern of abuse. 64 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: Four women testified that they were sexually assaulted by Epstein 65 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 2: at his various properties, often with Maxwell's direct involvement. Prosecutors 66 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: painted a picture of a predatory relationship where Maxwell lured 67 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 2: young girls into Epstein's orbit and facilitated his abuse. The 68 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: case has also shed light on the dark side of 69 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 2: power and privilege. Epstein and Maxwell's connections to prominent figures, 70 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,520 Speaker 2: including former presidents and billionaires. Were not a central focus 71 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 2: of the trial, but the mentions of these individuals highlighted 72 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 2: the couple's ability to exploit their social status to manipulate 73 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 2: their victims. 74 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 3: Maxwell is currently serving her sentence in Tallahassee, Florida, at 75 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,720 Speaker 3: a minimum security federal prison. 76 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,280 Speaker 1: Thanks John. Samantha Tap, sixteen, and sister Kendall Wyat, are 77 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: removed from their adoptive mom's home from the Texas Department 78 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: of Children's Services after they find evidence of abuse. Samantha 79 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: and Kendall placed with Graham parents in Burleson, Texas, where 80 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: Samantha thrives. Kendall turns eighteen and moves out to live 81 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: with a boyfriend. Samantha then begins to spiral. A month later, 82 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: she knocks on Kendall's door asking for a place to stay. 83 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: After an argument with Grandpa, Kendall tells Samantha she's willing 84 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: to help, but Samantha needs to stay with grandparents until 85 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:25,839 Speaker 1: she can figure out custody. Samantha never goes back to 86 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: the grandparents. There have been possible sightings off Samantha Tap, 87 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: none confirmed. Kendall Wyatt believes her sister is out there 88 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: and begs her to come forward. Samantha Tap has brown hair, 89 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 1: brown eyes five five. If you have info on Samantha Tap, 90 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: please call Burleson, Texas PD eight one seven four two 91 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 1: six ninety nine zero three. For the latest crime in 92 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: justice news, go to crimeonline dot com and please join 93 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,800 Speaker 1: us for our daily podcast Crime Stories with this crime alert. 94 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: I'm Nancy Grace.