After Super Bowl reporter’s death, testimony reveals ongoing scheme to drug, rob men

Two people accused by Jefferson Parish authorities in the Super Bowl week death of a Kansas City reporter had been scheming with other women to drug and rob men, a Kenner police detective told a judge Wednesday, using alcohol and Xanax as a “knock out” punch before making off with cash, phones, jewelry and other property.

Detectives obtained a trove of text messages between suspects Danette Colbert and Rickey White, which police said show a trail of incidents similar to 27-year-old Adan Manzano’s death in a Kenner hotel room in February, which they believe was unintentional.

Manzano was a Telemundo reporter and a father of one. After a night of drinking with Colbert, Manzano’s body was found at the Comfort Suites on Feb. 5, four days before Super Bowl LIX at the Superdome…

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