Danette Colbert and Rickey White were both convicted of racketeering in a scheme connected to the death of Adan Manzano
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- Danette Colbert was convicted of racketeering and negligent homicide in connection with the 2025 death of Telemundo Kansas City reporter Adan Manzano
- Colbert’s pimp, Rickey White, was also convicted of racketeering
- Manzano was drugged while he was in Louisiana covering the Super Bowl
A Louisiana woman was convicted of racketeering and negligent homicide in connection with the death of a reporter who was covering the Super Bowl.
Adan Manzano, 27, a reporter for a Kansas City Telemundo affiliate, was in the area to report on the Super Bowl in February 2025 when he was found dead in a hotel room.
Manzano’s death was the result of combined toxic effects of alcohol and Xanax. Authorities said Danette Colbert, a sex worker, had drugged him and taken his credit card…