The Josh Innes Show - Telemundo Dude Dies In New Orleans

Episode Date: February 7, 2025

A reporter who covers the Chiefs for Telemundo was found dead in his hotel room earlier this week. Police have arrested a woman who was seen leaving his hotel room. She used his credit cards. I'm going to guess this dude was drugged and robbed. But, the woman who committed the crime was extremely basic. The details of the story are sketchy. Also, is there a worse way to die than at the hands of a shitty criminal? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hell, jamokes! Super Bowl Sunday, and, uh, well, we've already got a dead guy in New Orleans. Well, I say already, the guy died a couple days ago, but, uh, and it's Friday already. It's the Friday before the Super Bowl! I guess you could say that only one person dying that's related to the Super Bowl is actually an accomplishment for New Orleans, so, hat tip to you, New Orleans, I doff my cap to you. Now, I don't know how many people have died that, you know, aren't associated with anybody in the Super Bowl because then they don't make news. Because here's what happens in cities like New Orleans, which, by the way, I love New Orleans. I love Louisiana.

Those are my peeps. That's my home there. So, look, I love them. You know that my preference in life is to move back to Texas, really anywhere in one of the four big cities in Texas, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Houston. I'd move to any of them. I'd prefer Houston, but hey, it is what it is. But Louisiana is where I spent the large portion of my life. It's where I spent the longest part of my life.

So I love Louisiana. I love New Orleans. I've been to New Orleans many times. I've been to many Saints games. I've been to Pelicans slash Hornets games. I've done it all. I've been there. I've been to LSU games. Saw LSU win the national championship against Ohio State in the 2007 national championship game. Saw it right there in New Orleans. So New Orleans, those are my people. I love them. But New Orleans for all of its charm and all of the wackiness about it and the fun and the booze and the music and the food and all of it is great.

But every time you go to New Orleans, there is a possibility that you end up dead. And New Orleans has a thousand warts. It's got poor government like a lot of these cities do. Terrible government. Terrible infrastructure. thousand warts it's got poor government like a lot of these cities do terrible government terrible infrastructure uh you know the same typical bullshit that you deal with road problems bad parts like everything that you deal with in many major cities but one of the things about new orleans is when they host a super bowl new orleans likes to put up that good front like everything is good and they clean it up and you

know what happens in all these major cities when they get a Super Bowl or a big event you know in San Francisco whenever there's a Super Bowl I'm gonna guess you're not gonna see people shitting on the sidewalk but you're gonna see people shitting on the sidewalk just on a normal Tuesday but not during the Super Bowl so that's kind of how it is in New Orleans they put up a nice clean front and they they got rid of all the homeless people around the Superdome. They have all these homeless camps and stuff. And they made sure they found a place for these people to stay because, God forbid, people come into your city and actually see how it is on a day-to-day basis. God forbid the people who live in your city, you know, they have to see it every day. God forbid that the people who are

coming to visit for the Super Bowl have to see what the people that live in the city deal with every day. Oh no, we hide away all of our warts. We cover up our blemishes. So the Super Bowl, everybody that comes here feels pretty good about themselves and that's great. Imagine being someone who lives in New Orleans and you're like, so these homeless camps, you're getting rid of these for the Super Bowl, like are you just gonna bring them right back out when it's over like Monday after the Super Bowl all right all you hobos get your fucking blue tarps let's go we're resetting it up let's go we're relocating it's amazing how you can find housing for all these homeless people whenever the Super Bowl's in town. But just on a normal Wednesday, you can't. They just live under the overpass. But whatever. But for the most part,

there aren't too many big game cities that are better than New Orleans. It's just built to be a big game city. It's not a great tailgating city. I know a lot of if you're Eagles people and you've listened and you've gone, they were there this year. If you've ever been to New Orleans, it's a weird place to tailgate because it's right there in the middle of a city. And it's a lot of stuff like in parking lots. It's not a great tailgating place. And there's surprisingly not a lot of bars around the Superdome. Like it's got some flaws in that way.

But great party city. Awesome place for a big game. Super Bowl's been there more than it's ever been anywhere else. So, I mean, it's obviously doing something right. It's a great fucking place. I love the Dome. The Dome is my favorite sports venue, period. Like, I like Tiger Stadium, but, you know, Tiger Stadium is fine,

and Baton Rouge, you know, and I've been to a lot of baseball parks, probably like 20 baseball parks. I've seen some really nice ones. I haven't been to a ton of arenas, but arenas aren't very charming anyway. They're all kind of the same. And now these football stadiums are all kind of running into that same problem too,

is they're building these brand new, luxurious $5 billion stadiums and they're sterile and benign and just boring. So you're not getting a lot out of that anymore. It's just like they're trying to build a shopping mall that there happens to be a football game in, and that doesn't interest me. I like the charm of a football stadium.

But the reason I love the Dome is, and if you've never been there, there's something about when you walk into the Dome and there's this level of how vast it is. I've been in other domes before. When you walk into a dome, I've never been into the Dome here in when you walk into a dome like I've never been into the to the dome here in St. Louis but just by looking at pictures and just by looking

at the size of it you can tell that when you walk into this dome it doesn't feel like it engulfs you it doesn't feel like like you're seeing something that's a mammoth structure and I do believe that the Superdome is like the tallest domed stadium in the world or something like that. But when you walk in, it just feels vast. And like, especially the upper deck, because the upper deck seems to go to the fucking heavens, man. It's such an awesome venue and I love it. So I just, it's my favorite stadium. I love the vibe of it. I just, I love it. It's a little, it's uncomfortable in some spots. They've renovated it and added some bars and shit.

That's fine. None of that bothers me. Give me a beer. I don't care about the expensive food offerings. I don't care about nice bars and the fucking thing. I'm not there for that. I'm there to see the saints and there to see a football game. I don't give a shit about all the bars and the clubs and all that shit.

But man, give me a beer and you get in that upper deck of the dome, man. And it just feels like, I don't know, man, I love that stadium so much. But anyway, all this conversation started because a dude is dead and because he covers the Chiefs, it became a story. People die in New Orleans all the time. I'm sure other people died in New Orleans this week and it's like, I'm going to hide that away, guys. But, man, once you get someone who's got somewhat Super Bowl ties, it becomes a story everywhere. So we're going to talk about that. It's actually interesting, though, because there's nefarious details. It wasn't just like, okay, guy went to his room, had a heart attack, and died.

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covering super bowl police say woman has previously been accused of drugging men credit card fraud police say so it makes sense that she's just out and about. Two days after a Kansas City Telemundo reporter visiting the New Orleans area to cover Super Bowl 59 was found dead in his hotel room, Kenner police have announced the arrest of a woman seen leaving his room and later using his credit cards at several local stores. What a dummy.

Like, I get that to get the guy's stuff, you have to go to his room, but there is no way you're not going to get caught. That's what I tell you about committing crimes, right? You're going to get caught. I think we had this discussion a couple of days ago about, like, I forgot what it was we were breaking down. Oh, the gambling thing that we talked about the other day. Like, if you're going to fix a game in 2025, you're not going to get away with it.

It is virtually impossible. There's nothing you can do where you can're not going to get away with it. It is virtually impossible. There's nothing you can do where you can go, I can get away with this. There's just every base has to be covered. And if you don't have them covered, even if you think you have your bases covered, they're not covered. So it's no good. But in this case, if you're a woman that's going to this guy's hotel room, there's cameras everywhere. They're going to see you leaving this guy's hotel room. And then our brilliant criminal here decides to use the guy's credit card like the day he died. Now, I guess what's the point of having someone's credit card if you're not going to use it? You know, I guess all these like these who are that steal money really started to to lose some of that oomph whenever people started

carrying plastic more often than carrying cash. These gals that are drugging you and killing you and taking your money are certainly people that would rather you carry cash because then there's no trail. Danette Colbert, or could be Colbert, 48 of Slidell is only facing fraud and theft charges, said Deputy Chief mccormick of the kenner police department but authorities noted that she has a criminal history that includes allegations of drugging men theft and credit card fraud colbert has convictions in jefferson and orleans parish for targeting tourists on bourbon street and illegally using the credit cards according to authorities so why is this person still out and about?

If this person has multiple convictions in two different parishes for targeting tourists on Bourbon Street and illegally using their credit cards, maybe at some point you've got to be like, this person shouldn't be out and about. Aiden Manzano, Adon Manzano, 27, of Topeka, Kansas, was working as a sideline reporter for KBKC, Kansas City's Telemundo affiliate, according to the station. He was found dead in a hotel room in Kenner on Wednesday, police said. His cause of death has not yet been determined. The Jefferson Parish coroner's office is awaiting the results of further testing but authorities have said there were no signs of obvious trauma to his body so perhaps my dude here got drugged got poisoned died maybe he was doing drugs I don't know now the chick um, you might be asking yourself, what does Danette Colbert look like?

Danette Colbert of Slidell, Louisiana, 48 years old, not an attractive woman. And doesn't really look like the kind of woman that if she wore makeup and got all dolled up would look good. She just kind of haggard 48 year old black chick. I think that's an important part of the story here. 48 year old black chick. He's a Hispanic dude. Like, is this a scenario where she starts like targeting this guy? She drugs his drink, takes him back to a hotel, robs him and he dies. I don't know. But like this kind of shit happens a lot. Remember the weather dude in Philadelphia, John Boleros. If you guys don't

know this story, I think they've got like an American Greed story about it. But John Boleros is this weather dude in Philadelphia. He's not on TV anymore, but he used to be like the cock of the walk weather guy. And he's big in New York and everything. And at one point he was in Miami, I think it was. And he was targeted by a ring that was like a hot chick, like a smoking hot chick, whatever. They drug him. I think the dudes steal all of his shit.

It was like a whole to-do. You should watch it. Look up the John Boleros American Greed, if you have American Greed anywhere on one of these streaming platforms. It's interesting. But this is a pretty common thing that people do. They go around. They get a hot chick as the front of it.

She starts flirting with you. That should be your first sign, though. If you're just some random jamoke that's out at a bar and you're on vacation, if any chick starts hitting on you or flirting, they are trying to set you up. Don't be a narcissist. Don't be arrogant. Don't start thinking you're better looking or hotter than you actually are. These women don't want to fuck you. They want to take your money and maybe leave you for dead. They want to drug you, take your money, take your watch, take your credit cards. I forgot how much of a tab or how much of a bill John Belaris' credit card was run up, but I want to say it was in the six figures. They used six figures worth of credit on this dude and they fucked him. Not even the good kind of fuck. He didn't even get laid. The thing is, guys, you're not even going to get laid.

Really, the key in life is this. If you're going to go on vacation anywhere, don't dress nice. Don't look rich. Don't wear big watches. I want you to dress down to the point that there's no reason anybody should ever think that you are someone who is worth anything. You need to look like a bum. Don't wear a Tommy Bahama shirt. Wear some knockoff Hawaiian shirt you bought at Walmart,

like a No Boundaries. Go find a No Boundaries Hawaiian shirt. Don't wear anything expensive. Don't wear nice shoes. Wear flip-flops. Wear cargo shorts. No one's gonna try to rob a dude wearing cargo shorts. Why?

Because they assume if you're wearing cargo shorts you're just an old putz don't wear nice things don't wear a watch don't show off don't look fancy don't have expensive sunglasses dress down and then you won't be approached by these people but the important thing is also don't fucking fall for it you're not good looking they don't want to fuck you but in this case I don't know if this is what happened here but if this is the woman that approached you this is a 27 year old guy seemingly a decent looking guy right like he's not some total putz you know he's a decent looking dude this woman is haggard my friends black cracked she does not look good so a 48 year old unimpressive

woman comes up to you and maybe she drugs you maybe she propositions you for sex I don't know but just say no words of advice from uncle Josh if you are propositioned by someone she doesn't want to actually fuck you she does not think you're attractive she wants your money just say Just say no. No bueno. Say, ma'am, I'm against it. Now, that's not to say that's what happened here, but it kind of feels like some sort of encounter had to have taken place. There had to have been some sort of flirting. It's not like this chick just drugged the dude and then dragged him back to his hotel and robbed him and killed him. There had to have been a reason why she was in there and

perhaps it was a scenario where she's flirting with him you know she's like hey you looking for a date sugar whatever and one thing leads to another she drugs him he dies he has a bad reaction to it i don't know uh let's continue authorities have said there were no signs of trauma kenner police investigators checked hotel security video and determined that Colbert was seen arriving with Manzano during the time between 4 and 5 a.m. Okay, so they partied together. She drugged him. He's probably hammered.

She probably slid some shit into his drink. I mean, she's obviously got a history of this. She's a pro. McCormick said a few moments later she was seen leaving his hotel room, according to McCormick. Manzano was discovered dead about 4 p.m. His crew called the hotel, seeking a wellness check after he missed a morning appointment. Detectives later discovered that Colbert used Manzano's credit cards at several stores in the New Orleans area.

She was taken into custody about 9 p.m. Thursday in New Orleans. Colbert was being held Friday at the New Orleans Parish. The New Orleans Parish prison is a fugitive. Once brought to Kenner, Colbert will be booked with bank fraud, computer fraud, illegal transmissions of monetary funds, access device fraud, and purse snatching, McCormick said. Colbert has not been booked on any charges directly related to manzano's death authorities can't yet say whether manzano was drugged toxicology testing will take time i feel like this cat was drugged and there's no signs of trauma means he wasn't shot wasn't beaten

over the head with anything she drugged him with something maybe she poised him i don't know but she drugged the dude and brother you lost your life over this basic ass bitch. Brother, what are you doing? I can understand it if it was some hot ass dime piece that you lost your shit for, but man, doing this kind of shit here, that's no good. Brother, this chick is haggard. If you're going to go out and lose your life over some piece of ass, it might as well be a good piece of ass. This chick, like I at least want to believe that some smoking hot chick would want to bang, not this chick. Obviously, there are allegations in Colbert's past criminal history that make us consider that, but we don't have anything at this point. Those allegations include criminal arrests in Louisiana and other states, according

to Kenner Police. In 2016, Colbert was accused of using a credit card belonging to a man who said the card and his cell phone went missing after he met a woman while out drinking with friends on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. She tried to use the man's cards the next day to buy $1,600 worth of gift cards and other items at Walmart and Kenner, where she was arrested. In May 2017, she was pleading guilty to access device fraud and two counts of possession of stolen property and was sentenced to three years in prison. She also pleaded guilty to access device fraud in December 2019. In that case, Colbert and two other women were arrested in May 2018 in a Walmart in Gretna. Hello, Gretna. The victim told investigators he lost his credit card while visiting Bourbon Street Strip Club. The suspects bought gift cards

and got cash back on purchases totaling $3,000. Authorities said, again, I'm no criminal mastermind here, but I feel like if you're going to rob somebody and use their credit card, which is something that is obviously traceable, maybe get the fuck out of the city where you committed the crime and give yourself a little

bit of a chance. Like maybe go to Baton Rouge or something. Go 45 minutes down the road to Baton Rouge, Prairieville, Gonzales, Plaquemine. Go somewhere outside of New Orleans and give yourself a chance. Go to a different state. Hell, make a run for the border. I don't know. But just like robbing some dude. Dude's in town. He's robbed. And your first thought is, man, I got to go to a different state. Hell, make a run for the border. I don't know. But just like robbing some dude, dude's in town, he's robbed. And your first thought is, man, I got to go to run to Walmart and use this guy's credit card. They're going to get, this is a dumb criminal. It's a shame that this guy had to lose his life to someone who's actually a shitty fucking criminal that keeps getting caught. That's the worst part about it. Well, I guess the worst part of it is that you're dead, but the worst, worst part about it is that you're dead because maybe some really basic ass bitch

drugged you and she's a shitty criminal to begin with. She gets caught every time. Like, it'd be one thing if like, like Jack the Ripper murdered you. It took forever to catch Jack the Ripper, you know, or like, or like, you know, the, the railroad, the railroad killer guy, Rafael Resendez Ramirez. Like if you got killed by that guy, at least he went on a spree. At least like you get to be part of a documentary, right? Like if you got killed by, you know, the Zodiac, we still don't know who the fuck the Zodiac is, but like, if you're killed by someone who is presumed to have been the Zodiac, it's

like, well, that's kind of cool. At least, you know, I died at the hands of a celebrity murderer. is but like if you're killed by someone who is presumed to have been the zodiac it's like well that's kind of cool at least you know i died at the hands of a celebrity murderer i didn't die at the hands of some bitch who robs dudes and then takes their credit cards to a walmart right down the street she's like the worst criminal ever she's terrible she's an inept criminal and you're dead at the hands of this woman presumably who. Who knows? My guess is something involved in the way that she, I mean, something you guys were doing together. Now, maybe she just partied with you all night and you did a lot of blow and died and she stole your credit card. Maybe she actually loved him. Maybe she fell in love with him that night.

It's like leaving Las Vegas. She fell in love with him and then, like, he does too much blow and then just dies or he, like like dies of alcohol poisoning or something and she's like well I think he'd want me to have this and then she just leaves with this credit card and proceeds to go to fucking Walmart right down the road and buy gift cards I really think that's a poor job and get yourself caught on a security camera what a dumb just stupid criminal dying at the hands of a stupid criminal has to be one of the worst ways to go. It'd be like if Kevin McAllister was killed by the wet bandits. You know, they're inept. They're clowns, right? But like, what if Kevin McAllister, which in a real world would have happened, the wet bandits just would have shanked the little shit and killed

him, right? Like, wouldn't that be a horrible way to go it'd be like one thing if like oh i got taken out by bundy or dommer you know someone prolific and famous or gacy or or you know ed gein getting taken out by the wet bandits ain't no good you're like god you got taken out by those fucking guys they're the worst criminals ever and you got taken out by them? The man from Telemundo here got taken out by one of the shittiest criminals. So, hey, rest in power, King. Sorry that you're dead. That's no good. We'll get more details. But you did get taken out by a really shitty criminal, possibly.

Be blessed.