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Calarugus Shark Media. Good morning, I'm Reed Carter. Thursday, January fifteenth,
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twenty twenty six. December twenty twenty a wedding ceremony, the
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bride tells her groom, I had quite a journey to
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get to you, countless bad bumble dates, wrong relationships, and
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waterfalls of tears. She calls him her lobster, her best friend,
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the love of her life. December twenty twenty five, that
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bride and her husband are found shot to death in
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their Columbus, Ohio home. Their two children, ages one and four,
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left alive in the house no forced entry. The suspect
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her ex husband, a vascular surgeon. They divorced eight years
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ago after just seven months of marriage. He'd been disappeared
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for months, dodging process servers trying to serve him an
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malpractice lawsuit. Then he allegedly drove three hundred miles to
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execute her and her new husband. Forensic psychologists call it calculated,
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cold blooded, reptilian, an eight year grudge waiting planning. Then
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if I can't have it, nobody can. Day six of
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the Uvalde trial, an off duty officer testifies he was
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the one who actually breached the classroom, used a master key,
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fired the shot that killed the shooter while the defendant,
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officer Adrian Gonzales, waited in the hallway with only a
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handgun and three magazines. And Keefer Sutherland, star of twenty four,
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arrested for allegedly assaulting a ride share driver on Sunset Boulevard. Felony,
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criminal threats. Released on fifty thousand dollars bond. I'm read
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Carter today. A surgeon's revenge, an officer who actually acted,
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and a TV star's latest run in with the law.
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This is celebrity Trials. Let's start. In Columbus, Ohio, December thirtieth,
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twenty twenty five, early morning hours, Wineland Park neighborhood, Spencer Tape,
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thirty seven years old, and his wife, Monique, thirty nine,
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are found shot dead inside their home. Two small children,
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ages one and four, are left unharmed. The family dog
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is fine. No sign of forced entry. Spencer was a dentist,
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Monique worked in healthcare administration. They'd been married five years,
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just celebrated their anniversary. By all accounts, a happy couple,
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a loving family, a normal life. For more than a week,
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police released almost nothing, just a surveillance video of a
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hooded figure walking in the alley next to their home
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between two am and five am the morning of the murders.
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Please call if you recognize this person. Then Saturday, January eleventh,
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a break Michael David mcckee, d thirty nine years old
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arrested in Rockford, Illinois, charged with two counts of murder.
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Michael McKee is a vascular surgeon and he's Monique Tepe's
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ex husband. They were married in August twenty fifteen, divorced
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in June twenty seventeen, seven months of marriage, no children together.
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The divorce was granted on grounds of incompatibility. Court records
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don't explain what went wrong, but those wedding vows Monique
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made to Spencer in December twenty twenty, I had quite
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a journey to get to you, countless bad bumble dates,
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wrong relationships, and waterfalls of tears. She wasn't just being romantic.
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She was referring to her past, to relationships that didn't
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work to Michael McKee. Eight years. That's how long between
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the divorce and the murders. Eight years since Monique moved
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on with her life met Spencer, got married, had two children,
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built a family, and eight years the Michael McKee apparently waited.
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Doctor Gary Bruccado is a leading clinical and forensic psychologist
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who co led the largest study ever on mass murders.
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He told The Daily Mail that when former spouses kill
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years after a separation, it usually falls into one of
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two categories. First, impulsive rage, someone walks in on an affair,
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gets overwhelmed with emotion kills immediately. That usually happens close
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to the separation because the passion will burn lower over
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the years in a normal person, they move on. Second,
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calculated revenge. Someone who broods for a long time, holds
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a grudge, quietly enraged, waiting to level the playing field
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an eight year gap. That's category two. Brucado called it
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unusual because it takes a certain type of person to
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be that angry and hold a grudge for so long.
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Most spousal killings are people that are emotionally overwhelmed, he explained,
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But to wait ye years to ruin a person's happiness
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is calculated, cold blooded reptilian. Here's what makes this case
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even more disturbing. Michael McKee had been disappeared for months
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before the murders. McKee worked as a vascular surgeon at
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OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. Before that,
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he practiced in Las Vegas at Las Vegas Surgical Associates.
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His Nevada medical license was issued in March twenty twenty
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three and expired in June twenty twenty five. During his
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time in Las Vegas, McKee was named in a medical
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malpractice lawsuit. A patient named Guillerme Schwantz underwent laser treatment
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in July twenty twenty three. According to the complaint, a
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catheter or device sheared or fractured, leaving an eight point
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six inch portion inside Schwantz's body. Emergency surgery required. The
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lawsuit alleges McKee failed to properly train or supervise the
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physician who performed the procedure. Attorneys tried to serve McKee
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with a lawsuit, they couldn't find him. September thirtieth, twenty
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twenty five, Process Server goes to McKee's home near Rainbow
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Boulevard and West Cheyenne Avenue in Las Vegas. No answer.
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The home was quiet, all the blinds were closed. October first,
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process server heard the television on, knocked on the door.
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The TV was turned off. No response. October ninth, process
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server knocked again, no answer, no movement, left a contact card,
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then discovered McKee's medical license had expired. Called the medical board,
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no help. Spoke with another doctor who said he had
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no idea where McKee was. Said McKee had just disappeared.
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The process server found another address, an apartment near Bermuda
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Road and East Star Avenue. Tried multiple times. Nobody home, quiet,
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no movement, blinds closed. A neighbor said McKee didn't live
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there and didn't know him. So where was Michael McKee
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In October twenty twenty five, nobody knew, His colleagues didn't know.
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Process servers couldn't find him. He'd vanished. Two months later,
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Spencer and Monique Tape were dead. According to court documents,
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McKee was linked to the murders after his vehicle was
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captured on surveillance footage near the crime scene around the
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time of the killings. Police haven't confirmed whether McKee is
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the hooded figure in the alley footage they released to
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the public, but if that video shows the killer, Brusato
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noted something important that person does not seem passionate in
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that moment, but calculated and cunning enough to conceal their identity,
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look inconspicuous and calm. That suggests a calculated person who
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thinks it's D Day. It's time to go in and
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settle this. McKee lived in Rockford, Illinois. The Tepays lived
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in Columbus, Ohio. That's over three hundred miles a five
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hour drive. He allegedly drove three hundred miles to kill
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his ex wife and her new husband eight years after
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they divorced. Why now why eight years later? Generally, Brucato explained,
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when someone harbors a long standing grudge, there's often a
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precipitating factor that motivates them to finally act. Something pushes
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them over the edge. Could be as simple as seeing
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an old photo, remembering an anniversary, something that reminds them,
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or bumping into them. They're walking around, brooding, mad and
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delirious for a long time, thinking they would like to
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kill them, Brucado said, but then something pushes the person
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and then they go, you know what, it's time. What
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pushed Michael McKee, We don't know yet. Maybe he saw
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something about their fifth wedding anniversary, maybe something else triggered it.
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The investigation is ongoing On Monday, McKee appeared in court
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in Illinois. His charges were upgraded from murder to premeditated
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aggravated murder. He waived his right to an extradition, hearing
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he'll be transferred to Franklin County, Ohio to face charges.
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His public defender said he plans to plead not guilty.
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A relative of the Tepees told The Daily Mail the
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family was not surprised by McKee's arrest. It was absolutely
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not a shock to anybody. We had all expected it,
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but we weren't saying that because we didn't want to
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compromise the investigation. We are all breathing a bit of
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a sigh of relief because they got him. The relative
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said they didn't know of any recent problems between Monique
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Spencer and McKee. Whatever grievance McKee held, he held it
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silently for eight years. If convicted, McKee faces life in
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prison without parole or the death penalty. Spencer Tape was
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thirty seven years old, dentist father of two. Monique called
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him her lobster, her best friend, should be raising his children,
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building his practice, growing old with the woman who called
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him the love of her life. Monique Tape was thirty
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nine years old, finally found happiness after wrong relationships and
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waterfalls of tears. Had two beautiful children, a loving husband,
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a life she built after leaving a marriage that didn't work.
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Their children are one and four years old. They'll grow
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up without parents because someone couldn't let go. Make it
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make sense. We'll be right back with. Day six of
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the Uvaldi trial and off duty officer testifies he breached
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the classroom and killed the shooter while the defendant waited
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in the hallway. Plus Day two of the mansion murders
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trial and Kiefer Sutherland's arrest. Welcome back to celebrity trials.
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I'm reed Carter. Day six of the Uvalde trial and
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for the first time, the jury heard from the officer
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who actually killed the shooter. Joe Vasquez Uvalde, can Ony
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Sheriff's Office, off duty when the shooting started. He was
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finishing a run headed to the gym when he got
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a text about an active shooter. Put on a vest
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over his workout clothes, didn't have a body camera, grabbed
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an ar rifle with ten to twelve rounds. He drove
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to rob elementary, encountered parents and other officers recognized the location.
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It's where he picked up his daughter. His daughter was
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inside that school. Vasquez ran between buildings, joined other officers,
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was told about the shooter's likely location, heard discussion about
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breaching the door, about a negotiator. Then Border Patrol tactical
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Bortac arrived. Vasquez had a master key. They breached the classroom.
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Upon entry, Vasquez expected gunfire, described the confusion and darkness
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in the room. He fired a shot at the shooter.
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The shooter was neutralized. Let me repeat that an off
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duty officer wearing a vest over his workout clothes, carrying
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an ar rifle with ten to twelve rounds, breached the
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classroom and fired the shot that killed the shooter. Meanwhile,
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what was the defendant doing? Officer Adrian Gonzalez was equipped
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with only a side arm, no rifle, three magazines. He
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waited in the hallway. Testimony revealed that no officers were
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permanently assigned to rab elementary at the time of the shooting.
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Only the high school had permanent security a chief, a lieutenant,
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three officers and a security guard. The elementary school, where
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nineteen children and two teachers would be murdered, nobody the
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prosecution's theory. Gonzales arrived while the shooter was still outside
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the building. Did nothing, only entered after the damage was done,
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then waited in the hallway for over an hour while
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children bled out. Day six also brought testimony from more
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teachers who survived. Elsa Avala taught fourth grade at raw
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Elementary for eight years. On May twenty fourth, twenty twenty two,
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she was preparing for a fun day, a ward ceremony
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stem activities. Then she heard students and teachers shouting something
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was wrong. She initiated lockdown procedures, directed students to safety,
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then she was shot through the wall. Through the wall,
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the bullets came through the classroom wall and hit her.
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She communicated for help via text message. Despite her injuries.
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Her students, nine and ten years old comforted her while
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she bled told her it would be okay. Police eventually
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evacuated her through a window. She was the last person
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out of her classroom. She retired because of the trauma,
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eventually returned to teaching after counseling. Here's a detail that
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should infuriate you. The school had a raptor alert system.
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It's supposed to notify teachers of emergencies. Elsa Avella testified
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the raptor system didn't send a notification to her phone
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during the shooting. Aaron Robin, second grade teacher said she
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received a raptor alert about an armed intruder around eleven
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twenty four am, but other teachers didn't get it. The
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system that was supposed to protect them failed and those
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classroom doors. Teachers testified they used magnet strips to keep
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them from locking during the day easier access standard practice
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school issued magnets. When the shooter arrived, those doors were
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unlocked because it was more convenient. Ranger Ricardo Guahardo testified
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he interviewed Adrian Gonzalez the day after the shooting. The
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investigation began immediately, and now nearly four years later, Gonzalez
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is on trial for twenty nine counts of child endangerment
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and abandonment, twenty nine counts each carrying up to two
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years fifty eight years maximum. An off duty officer in
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workout clothes breached the classroom and killed the shooter. The defendant,
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a ten year veteran with extensive active shooter training, waited
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in the hallway with a handgun. The trial continues Day
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two of the mansion murders trial in New Jersey. Paul
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Kaniro fifty seven, accused of murdering his brother Keith fifty,
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a sister in law, Jennifer forty five, and their children,
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Sophia eight and Jesse eleven, November twenty eighteen, shot and
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stabbed to death. Bodies burned in a mansion fire. Yesterday,
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the jury heard about the money. Detective Debbie Bassenger from
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the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Financial Crimes Unit walked the
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jury through bank records, insurance documents, the paper trail that
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prosecutors say proves motive, but the most damning evidence two
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phone calls captured on a home security camera. November nineteenth,
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twenty eighteen, the day before the murders, Keith Caniro called
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his brother Paul. WHY camera in Keith's home recorded his
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side of the conversation. Keith pressed Paul about missing money
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Canada life insurance payments that weren't being made. He demanded
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access log in information. Where did the money go? I
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need to know where it went, Keith told his brother.
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The next morning, Keith was dead, shot four times in
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the head and once in the back. Jennifer was shot
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and stabbed. The children, eight and eleven years old, were
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stabbed to death, the house was set on fire. Prosecutors
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say Paul Canero killed his brother's entire family to cover
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up financial crimes, then set fire to his own house
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to make it look like both families were being targeted.
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The defenses pointing to a third Caniro brother, arguing police