1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Crime a art hourly update breaking crime news Now. 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 2: I'm Nicole Parton. A newly revised indictment against Sean Diddy 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 2: Combs has been filed, reinforcing the allegations without introducing any 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 2: new charges. If found guilty, the music mogul could face 5 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 2: a life sentence. Federal prosecutors have unveiled an enhanced indictment 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 2: claiming that Combs orchestrated a large scale criminal operation involving 7 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 2: the assault and trafficking of women, leveraging his various business ventures. 8 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 2: This updated indictment, submitted to a federal court in New 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 2: York on Thursday, seeks to bolster the prosecution's case by 10 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: elaborating on accusations within the alleged racketeering conspiracy. It specifies 11 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 2: three victims whom Combs is accused of cohersing into sex 12 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 2: acts for financial gain. However, no additional charges have been added. 13 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 2: Combs's attorney, Mark Agnifilo contended that the new filing includes 14 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 2: quote no new offenses and criticize the prosecution's primary theory 15 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 2: as flawed. He also dismissed the assertion that two of 16 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 2: Combe's former girlfriends were in fact prostitutes. A spokesperson for 17 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 2: Combs has yet to respond to requests for comment. This 18 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 2: new filing supplements a September indictment that charged Combs with 19 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 2: sex trafficking and racketeering, alleging he assaulted women and facilitated 20 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 2: forced sexual encounters. Over the years, Colmbs has been accused 21 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: of abusing, threatening, and cohersing women and others to satisfy 22 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:38,680 Speaker 2: his sexual desires, safeguard his reputation, and hide his action 23 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 2: this according to the indictment. The sex trafficking allegations include 24 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 2: claims that he manipulated women to partake and meticulously planned 25 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: sexual performances with male workers who were often flown in 26 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 2: from various states and countries. Among the fresh allegations in 27 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 2: the updated indictment is a claim that Combs paid one 28 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: hundred thousand dollars to hotel security for footage related to 29 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: a reported assault on his ex girlfriend, Cassie Ventira in 30 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: March of twenty sixteen. The indictment asserts that when Combe's 31 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: reputation or authority was at risk due to potential negative press, 32 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:21,079 Speaker 2: he and his associates quote intimidated witnesses and victims, including 33 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: through attempted bribery, to remain silent and refrain from reporting 34 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 2: their experiences to law enforcement. Prosecutors alleged that Comb's quote 35 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: provided these victims and witnesses with a fabricated narrative to 36 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 2: cover up his offenses. Additionally, prosecutors introduced a new element 37 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: to the alleged criminal enterprise, involving and unspecified kidnapping. Significantly, 38 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 2: the revised indictment asserts that the criminal enterprise commenced in 39 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: two thousand and four, rather than two thousand and eight 40 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 2: as previously stated when Combs was first charged. It also 41 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 2: mentions the involvement of psychedelic mushrooms and meth in the 42 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 2: alle alleged misconduct. In a letter to the court following 43 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 2: the updated indictment, Combe's legal team noted that the government 44 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: has indicated its investigation remains quote active and ongoing, which 45 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 2: could result in further charges. Combe's trial is scheduled to 46 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 2: begin in May. If convicted, he could face a maximum 47 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: sentence of life in prison. 48 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: I'm Jennifer Gould. A shocking shooting spree spanning Missouri and 49 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: Arkansas leaves two people dead and one person critically injured. 50 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: The fatal events unfolded over two days, culminating in the 51 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: arrest of an Aurora woman. On the evening of January 52 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: twenty second, Taylor Santiago, thirty one, allegedly decided to kill 53 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: her estranged husband, Troy Huffman, after getting coffee at Casey's 54 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: General Store in Aurora. She lured Huffman to her home 55 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: under the pretense of allowing him to see their twelve 56 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,960 Speaker 1: year old son. Neighbor Carla Rodgers spoke to KY three 57 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: TV news, the. 58 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 2: Last time I sawm was about two weeks ago, and 59 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 2: he was trying to get custody of his Sonnebel, and 60 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: she was refusing him to let him see him. 61 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: According to police reports, once Huffman arrived, Santiago instructed their 62 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: son to cover his ears, telling him she was quote 63 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: going to take care of the bad guys end quote. 64 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: That's when she shot Huffman twice, killing him at their residence. 65 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: After the murder, Santiago dragged Huffman's body out of the doorway, 66 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,599 Speaker 1: took his car keys, and drove approximately fifty miles to 67 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 1: Carroll County, Arkansas. There, she continued her rampage by entering 68 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 1: the home where her ex partner, the biological father of 69 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: another of her children, lived with his girlfriend. Both adults 70 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: were shot. The woman died of the scene, while the 71 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: man was hospitalized in critical condition. Santiago's daughter was present 72 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: during this second incident but was not hurt. Then, at 73 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,919 Speaker 1: about one forty five in the morning on January twenty third, 74 00:04:56,480 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: Santiago surrendered herself to the Aurora Police and Fire facility. 75 00:05:01,279 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: She confessed to having killed her estranged husband and believe 76 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: she had killed three people, unaware her ex partner in 77 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: Arkansas had survived. Santiago has been charged in Missouri with 78 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: first degree murder, first degree robbery, unlawful use of a weapon, 79 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: and endangering the welfare of a child. She's currently being 80 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:25,239 Speaker 1: held without bail at the Lawrence County Jail. Additional charges 81 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,719 Speaker 1: in Arkansas are expected related to the murder of the 82 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: woman and the attempted murder of the man. The investigation continues. 83 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 3: I'm Drew Nelson, a Michigan mother, planned to die with 84 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 3: her three daughters and set their home on fire while 85 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 3: they slept, the blade, killing her twelve year old daughter 86 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 3: and leaving her two younger children with injuries. Raconda Singleton, 87 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 3: aged forty six, remains in custody after the fire and 88 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 3: Grand Rapids. Prosecutors say she poured lighter fluid in multiple 89 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 3: rooms before lighting the house on fire. Investigators found seven 90 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 3: smoke detectors hidden in a pillowcase in the backyard. Singleton 91 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 3: admitting her intent, telling detectives quote, I did it. I'm 92 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 3: not going to sit here and play like I am 93 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 3: the victim. 94 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 4: Put it lightly. That's saying something. This is a shockingly cruel, 95 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 4: unimaginable crime committed by a mom against her three kids. 96 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 4: Being a twelve year old, this just should not be 97 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,279 Speaker 4: anything that anyone's ever contemplated in the world, that my 98 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 4: mom is going to start the house on fire while 99 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 4: I'm asleep in the bed. 100 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 3: Grand Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom says at first, Singleton 101 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 3: told police she did not know what happened. Later, she 102 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 3: described how she set fires in a second floor bathroom 103 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 3: and on a living room couch. She allegedly waited until 104 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 3: her daughters were asleep before starting the fire. As the 105 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 3: flame spread, Singleton stood outside while her children screamed. A 106 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 3: stranger intervened, rescuing her ten year old and seven year 107 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 3: old daughters. Firefighters pulled twelve year old Shemaiah Stewart from 108 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 3: the burning home, but she suffered severe burns and died 109 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 3: after two days in the ICU. Singleton appeared in court 110 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 3: on arson and child abuse charges. A judge entered a 111 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 3: not guilty plea on her behalf. Prosecutors expect additional charges 112 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:10,240 Speaker 3: to be filed, including murder. Her bond is set at 113 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 3: half a million. Court records show Singleton had a history 114 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,880 Speaker 3: of mental health struggles. She told investigators that her life 115 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 3: quote took a turn in August and that she was 116 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 3: unable to find help for herself and her family. Documents 117 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 3: show that she was hospitalized for what's been described as 118 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 3: a quote brief psychotic disorder, being placed in a treatment center. 119 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:34,280 Speaker 3: A court ordered report described her as paranoid and disorganized. 120 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 3: Authority say Singleton plan to die with her daughter's quote 121 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 3: so they could be free. Outside the burning home, A 122 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 3: memorial of stuffed animals and balloons honors little Shemaiah. A 123 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 3: GoFundMe has been set up to help her father and 124 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,679 Speaker 3: surviving sisters and with the latest crime and justice news. 125 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 3: Follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast app 126 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 3: with this crime Alert. I'm Drew Nelson.