*preview* Crime Wire Weekly 4/3/26 | Devil Wears Dunks, Tiger Woods DUI’s, “Lovers Lane” Suspect

0:16 Hey, folks, welcome back. Do we have some topics to cover today in the world of crime news. In Louisiana, the central figure in the documentary The Devilwares Dunks is arrested on ten counts of rape, ten counts of extortion, in four counts of sexual battery. In Massachusetts, a cop on cop chuting leads to a highly publicized trial and an acquittal for Kelsey Fitzsimmons. In Florida, golfer Tiger Woods continues his issues with dwi's after another arrest. In Houston, a suspect in the Lover's Lane killings is arrested, and we got some great news that has drawn as the infamous California two sucker is arrested as well. Actually he was sentenced Kelly, and Kelly sent me that story.

1:10 It was a touching. Literally, Well, we're going to cover all of that. We got all that plus much more coming your way today. So, first of all, welcome to Crime Wire Weekly. I'm Jim Chapman and I am Kelly. Jenny and Kelly, you were so kind as to have wished everyone a happy Easter last week, just giving him a little heads up, if you will, So I'm going to send that sentiment today and tell everybody Happy Easter. And if you're watching the video version of this podcast on Patreon, you know that we have the studio decorated. I am wearing my Easter best and even my Easter colors.

1:52 And you'll have to see what Kelly's wearing. Well, listen, you have to see it. It's very eastery. I have got my leopard leggings on and. She didn't get the memo and my black. Unspeakable T shirt with an LSU sweatshirt. Yep. And if they say dressed for the job you want, not the job you have, I am dressed for being homeless. Well there you go. And and so she did not get the memo. And it was funny when she came in today. I'm like, dude, it's the Easter episode and you're not dressed for Easter. But I actually never told her anything about it, so to be fair, Jim Chapman dropped the ball. Well. I have a heart of gold, though, so please see my heart.

2:34 Yes, all right, let's get into what is has been an active week of crying, to say the least, And we're gonna start off right here in denim Springs, Louisiana. Ricky Foster, the central figure in a documentary titled The Devil Wears Dunks, was arrested Tuesday on multiple felony charges. This included rape, sexual battery, in extortion. Foster, who is forty six of Denham Springs, was taken into custody by the Livingston Pears Sheriff's Office with the assistants from the Denham Springs Marshall's Office. Shout out Calvin Bowden and Marshall Joemack.

3:15 Ricky is being held without bond at the Livingston Parish Detention Center. He's charged with ten counts of third degree rape, four counts of sexual battery, and ten counts of extortion. Now, these charges stem from allegations by a victim who was in a romantic relationship with Foster. This is from January to August of twenty twenty three. The woman told detectives that during that time, Foster secretly took out more than seventy thousand dollars in credit card loans and cash advances in her name without her knowledge or her consent. She further alleged that Foster coerced her into performing sexual acts on multiple occasions. Telling her he would not repaid the fraudulent debt unless she complied. These acts allegedly occurred without her consent. LPSO Sheriff Jason Ard said in a statement, contact was made with the victim, who stated she was in a relationship with Ricky Foster during that time. She revealed on numerous occasions, without her consent, that she was forced to perform sexual acts with Foster. Sheffard also added quote, we also believe more victims are out there. I'm asking you to come forward and work with detectives now. Foster became known in the Denham Springs area as the driving force behind Dads of Denim and Dads of Denham two point zero, the former being a popular Denim Springs High School tailgate where he and other members would encourage community

4:48 involvement by offering free posteliah. The Dads of Denham two point zero was a large scale fundraiser type deal that was organized by Ricky and primarily this dealt with car shows, and he would allegedly help coordinate these fundraisers. In one instance, in twenty twenty two, there was a fire that destroyed the Live Junior High School gymnasium and they did a fundraiser, and questions later surfaced as to the handling of some two thousand dollars in donations. Now, Foster is the primary subject of The Devil Wares Donk, a documentary which examines allegations of financial manipulation, fabricated multi million dollar business deals, and questionable charity practices. The series, which is currently on episode three, has gone through nearly four million views on YouTube, and was sparked when Foster attempted to hustle Jeremy Green, who was a multi millionaire CEO of samples. They sell rare shoe brands. These are sample of like Nike shoes and things of that nature types and stuff dude types. Yeah, and they sell these online and they go for fifteen twenty thousand dollars a pair. And this guy is no joke and very legit. Allegedly, Foster attempted to partner with Green's company and he attempted to hustle Green on a

6:20 fifteen million dollar deal. Green took this personally launched an investigation into Foster, which uncovered a ton of horrific things that I can't even attempt to get into because it would take up the whole podcast. What I can say is I knew Ricky. Ricky has been in this very studio I'm recording him right now, And it did not take me long to know Ricky before. I knew one thing for sure, and that was Ricky was a freaking shyster and as Tupac would say, fake money. So personally, I'm glad to see he is now right where he belonged in jail.

7:01 So obviously tons of charges here, but let's let's go back to the heart of things here as far as I'm concerned, because again, like we've said, this is a very local case. You know, I taught at Denim Springs High School. I'm a huge fan of that school, and they they work very hard to not only teach these kids, but to love them. And so this group steps up this Dad's of Denim, and their whole premise was that not every kid has the support at home of a dad, but they should all feel supported and loved and cared for. And so it's a genuinely awesome community effort to cook for the kids, to tailgate, to support them before their their football games, and really, I just thought it was the coolest thing, you know it, and not to.

7:43 Cut you off. But I do want to say this because it's important. There were other members of that of that Hellgate that are really good people. All of them were no idea all this shit was going on with Ricky. They knew he was full of shit most of the time, but they had no idea, no that it was to any sort of level like it has become. Right. He just kind of seemed to weasel his way in because it, I guess it made him feel good to be part of this group that had good intentions. But then he took those good intentions and spawned into something, you know, not so good. But to have someone come in and and do fundraisers and all that under the premise that you're going to be helping community, and really all you're doing is line to everybody's face, and then the money is questionable and what happens. That's the worst kind of word of criminal in my opinion. I know this is all alleged right now, but there's also talk about him possibly. I know that there was a report written that I saw where Saint Jude was involved in that he was supposed to be donating money to Saint Jude that never got there. Now that's all allegedly that's obviously not be There was a there.

8:53 Was a police investigation, yeah, on that. And what his excuse for that was, he said the cost to put on that event superseded the donations received for the event. Right, So obviously you're not very good at putting on events because you would hopefully have you know. Well, if you believe that story, well yeah, I mean. Sure, right, but yeah, so and then we're gonna add on top of your Okay, so you're swindling around kids. And I remember Jim and I both we would go to the football games because we have children that went there. And I remember us looking at each other one day when he was walking up and down the sidelines. Do you remember that? And we kind of elbow each other, like who does he think he is? Because he thought he was like a local celebrity or something. But everybody that you speak to pretty much seems to have the same vibe about this guy, that he was a shisty swindler.

9:43 And then you fafo would a millionaire a multi multi millionaire? Yep, and uh, And he wasn't gonna let it go. He wasn't gonna let it go. He took it personal and these guys are from California, and uh they're used to kind of chasing these things down and exposing them. They don't give it. I don't give a shit. They got Ricky and this guy felt offended that Ricky tried to do what he did and he went after So. Go watch that. Where can they find it? Jim the Double who can YouTube? Just go to YouTube and type in the Devilwar's donks? Are you gonna put a link on our show page on Facebook? If? Yeah? Likely? If I can, if I think about it, But if not, it's real eazy got a YouTube and just type it in. It's worth a while, very easily.

10:26 All right, Let's go to Houston, where a sixty four year old man has been charged with capital murder in the brutal nineteen ninety double homicide of a young couple whose bodies were found near a wooded area off of Enclave Parkway Parkway, a case that haunted Houston for nearly thirty six years and became known as the quote Lover's Lane murders. Floyd William Parrott was arrested Wednesday night by an FBI swat team in Lincoln, Nebraska. He faces capital murder charges and the deaths of twenty two year old Cheryl Henry and twenty one year old Garland Andy Atkinson. The coup was last seen leaving Bay U Mama's, which was a nightclub in West Houston, on the night of August twenty second, nineteen ninety. Their bodies were discovered the next day in a secluded wooded area near Enclave Parkway.

11:12 Both of them had been shot. Henry was found partially undressed and bound, while Atkinson was discovered nearby. The case quickly became or became famous and gained notoriety because of its location, which was the popular Lover's Lane spot, and the lack of immediate leads. For decades, the killings remained unsolved despite extensive investigation by Houston Police and the Harris County District Attorney's office. A breakthrough came earlier this month when advanced DNA evidence and genetic genealogy linked Parrot to the crime scene. Harris County District Attorney Seawan Terr said that on Friday at a news conference that Parrot is believed to have impersonated a police officer around the time of the murders and may have driven a fake patrol car.

11:56 Terror urged anyone with information about Parrot's activities in the Houston area during the early nineteen nineties to come forward, noting that authorities suspect that he could be linked to numerous different types of crimes and possibly additional victims. All right, So, family members of the victims expressed a mix of relief and grief following the arrest. Today is a good day. One relative told reporters, We've waited thirty six years for this. Houston Chief Police Chief Troy Finner called the arrest a testament to the persistence of our cold case team and the power of modern forensic science. The investigation remains active as authorities continue to examine whether Parrot is connected to other unsolved cases in the area. So I'll tell you this too. I met C. C. Moore, you know, the famous genetic genealogists, and she put on an amazing presentation one day, and one day when I went to, like I said, a conference, and that genetic genealogy is going to start solving some cold cases.

12:55 You can bet yeah. Is that what pretty much solved this one? Yeah? And so basically what happens is they can actually take DNA, and they can work backwards and try to figure out that they can figure out like who your familiar relatives are, so like they have DNA, they can figure out a grandpa, a grandma, a cousin, and then they can kind of work backwards through the genealogy to figure out who well. They can if that person has turned in their DNA, the grandmother, grandfather, those sorts of things. I think with genetic DNA, the way that they're able to trace that stuff back is a grandma or a cousin might do one, two, three and me, and so there's a record up there the DNA somewhere. Yeah, there's a database, but there's a lot of people that have never turned their DNA in.

13:44 They haven't been arrested or anything to where they you know, some states have it where when you're arrested you have to turn over your DNA or when you're convicted of something, so obviously they would have to have somebody in that family's DNA already on record. That's how Brown Coburger got court. Yeah, I'm a fan of this. I think it's really really cool that this can be done. And I think, like I said, I think a lot of cold cases. You know, we've got the advancements in how we can test DNA that can get very specific. And then with the genetic genealogy, I think that we are onto something in terms of true crime and solving some mold cases. I think that's great. Yeah, it took a long time, but it got done.

14:27 It got done. Let's go to Massachusetts and a Massachusetts judge has acquitted a former North Endover police officer by the name of Kelsey Fitzsimmons of assault with the dangerous weapon. This ended a dramatic bench trial that centered around whether she pointed a gun at a fellow officer before he shot her during the service of a restraining order at her home. Essex Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Karp delivered the not guilty verdict after three days of testimony and hours of deliberation. Telling A Cordy found the account from both sides credible, but ultimately concluded there was reasonable doubt quote. The Commonwealth has failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Fitzsimmons committed the assault by means of a dangerous weapon on Officer Newman, who was the guy that shot her.

15:17 My verdict is and must be not guilty. The incident occurred June thirty, twenty twenty five, when Fitzsimmons, then twenty nine, on maternity leave with her son, was at her North end Over home. Officers, including fellow North Andover Police officer Patrick Nnnan, arrived to server with a restraining order filed by her ex fiance amid a contentious custody dispute. What began as a welfare check ex escalated inside of a bedroom. Nnnon drew his weapon and fired twice, striking Fitzsimmons in the chest. She survived. Fitzsimmons testified she was in the midst of a mental health crisis in postpartum struggles, and had raised the gun to her own head in an apparent suicide attempt, and prosecutors counter that she turned the weapon towards him and attempted to fire at him first, prompting his response. No body camera footage captured the critical moments, leaving the case to hinge on conflicting eyewitness testimony. Fitzsimmons waved a right to a jury trial, placing her fate soling in the hands of the judge. Defense attorney Tip Timothy Brandle argued the prosecution failed to meet its burden, emphasize the absence of physical evidence and the chaotic circumstances, and following the verdict, Fitzsimmons embraced or attorneys and family in the courtroom. Judge Karp described the case as exhausting and perplexing, netting the credibility of the testimony on both sides was good, but lack definitive proof to convict. The acquittal coms this. Questions linger about Fitzsimmons' future. Legal experts

16:51 have speculated she may pursue a civil law suit. I would say that's probably stronger than a may against the department and involved parties in the custody battle with her ex fiance over the young son remains ongoing. She was placed on lead following the shooting, and she's obviously no longer with the department. She declined to comment immediately after the ruling, but it was emotional as she left the courthouse, and I want to say this and then we'll get your comments. kJ I actually did a two part documentary type exposed podcast on this that starts this upcoming week.

17:33 This case is absolutely freaking wild. When you get to peeling the onions back on this one. There's a lot of a lot of onion. Yeah, to be peeled. And so I have not followed that case, but I know Jim and I did kind of discuss it just off hand, and something that really struck me was that I think it might be hard for a man to understand one thing. And I'm not one of those people who thinks, you know, men are can't understand women's emotions. But postpartum depression is an animal all of its own. I suffered from it with my first child. And when I say suffered, you got to know that's a real, real word there, because it's a very bizarre feeling because your mind knows that's your child and your baby. You know it's brand I only had it for like two weeks or three weeks. I guess you could say that it was really a tough time for me, But your brain knows that your baby and you just had it. But it's like your emotions are disregulated and you can't you're so profoundly sad, almost in shock, is how I would explain it. And so it makes your your emotions are just all over the place. Plus you have to care for this child, you know, it's completely dependent on you. And then from what I understand that you told me, the police came to take her brand new infant away from her. Correct.

18:52 Yeah, there was a there was an order, a reshining order, and as part of that order, she had to turn her baby over her to her estrange fiance for fourteen days until they sorted all that out. This is signed by judge. And so yeah, you're and she was already in a very fragile stit. She was in a fragile state, and I will totally give credit there that that's but then you turn I mean, think of animals in the wild you take try to take their babies away from you, from them, and what do you do or what do they do? They freak out. So my heart in this instance is very tender towards her in that moment, because I can't imagine someone trying to just take your newborn from you and you're going through a lot, you're going through a lot. Then you say you want to kill yourself. And I believe her, even though I didn't follow that case, that she really was in the throes of an all out mental health crisis.

19:45 And it just seems like a tragedy all the way around. Yeah, and look, when I'm done talking about this one, if you know whoever wants to listen to it, you're going to believe her too. Yeah. I can tell you there's a lot to it. Yeah. So go to Exposed Exposed scandless files of the elite right and you can listen to that on Gim's feed. And it's going to be a good one from what he told me. All right. Now, we're going to come right back here to where we are, but it's going to be in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In a powerful show of bipartisan support, the Louisiana House of Representatives unanimously approved House Bill eight six. And this one is going to be very close to home for both Jim and I.

20:27 This is going to be known as Jody's Law, because on Tuesday, the bill went up for vote and the Senate approved in an effort to strengthen penalties and procedures for hit and run drivers. Now, the bill was sponsored by Representative Vanessa Lafleur. She's a Democrat from Baton Rouge. But it's named in memory of twenty year old Jody Mann, who was fatally struck by a hit and run driver while walking along the side of the road in Livingston Parish. And this was last year, so I remember this very well, know you do, because we were following this. But Jody's mother, Holly Crow, has been the driving force behind the legislation. Testifying before lawmakers alongside other mothers who lost daughters to hit and runs, Crow has repeatedly highlighted how current laws allow suspects to post bond quickly, potentially giving them time to sober up, destroy evidence, or coordinate false stories. So the key provisions of Jody's Law, Here's what the legislation would do. It would require a full bail hearing before a judge sets bond for anyone charged with hit and run driving, eliminating the use of preset bail schedules. Direct law enforcement agencies, or it would direct law enforcement agencies to immediately use the Louisiana Law Enforcement Telecommunications System to notify all other agencies statewide about the incident and vehicle details.

21:50 It would establish a rapid public alert system to help identify and locate fleeing vehicles faster. Jody would stand up for what was right, and I plan to do the same, Crow told the lawmakers during committee testimony last month. The bill enacts new provisions, and it's formally cited as Jody's Law. Supporters say it treats hit and run crashes as the violent crimes that they are, and gives prosecutors and law enforcement stronger tools to hold drivers accountable. The measure now heads to the Senate for consideration during the twenty twenty six regular session. If passed and signed by Governor Jeff Landry, it would take effect later this year. The family of Jody Mann and advocates across Louisiana are urging senators to act swiftly so no other family has to endure this same preventable pain. Anonymous tips from the public ultimately helped identify the suspect in Jody's case, underscoring the importance of rapid information sharing that the new law would mandate. This unanimous House vote marks a significant victory for families of the victims, who have long argued that the Louisiana's hit and run statutes contain dangerous gaps.

22:57 I mean, you know, this still has to pass the sun, but I don't think it's going to have any problem doing that. I think it would be a great law to put in the books, and I was surprised that that most of this wasn't already established. Actually establishing a public alert system to help identify in locating fleeing vehicles. I did know that that wasn't something we have done before. That sounds to me like it would be like an amber alert maybe. Yeah, so like a BOLO would just go out to like the local dispatch, you know, be on the lookout for, you know, a white truck damage to the right front side or whatever. But it sounds like you're right. It sounds like this is going to be more like an alert to everybody that says, hey, if you see a blue truck in the area of you know, this street in this area, called it, you know, call police.

23:45 I think that's a great idea. And I'm curious if this is hit and runs just when it involves like a person walking on the road, or if this is hit and runs in general. I don't know. It doesn't really specify on this, so if anybody knows, let me know. But the way it reads, it seems like any hit and run, which I think is a good thing. Heck, my kids were hitting ran and then people literally jumped out the car and ran like like, and it was a serious accident. So I think if there's some sort of alert system to say be on the lookout for, that's definitely a good thing in my book. Yeah, and this seems like a victory too, just for us locally, because I've watched on our local rants and raves pages or whatever you want to call it. But the mom has consistently updated the public when Jodie was and I don't know her personally, but she was in the hospital on the ventilator and on the tubes, and you know, her mother consistently updated photos saying, this is my daughter, look at my daughter. You know. The guy that did this left, and you know, I believe in this case Sidney leave and then come back allegedly and see her and leave again. Wasn't that this instant?

24:55 Is it? I don't recall. I think it is. And so it took a long time to get him. And so again all these issues that are being addressed. Jody lost her life, unfortunately, but her life has value here obviously continued and this will hopefully help families in the future not to suffer this same fate. And shout out to her mama. You know, a mama's heart doesn't quit, and I think her mama worked hard for this, So shout out to her. Yep, yep, all right, Let's go to Jupiter Island, Florida and Tiger Woods back in the news. The golf legend was arrested this past Friday on suspicion of driving under the influence after a rollover crash near his home. This marked the second d UI related arrest in nearly a decade. Woods, who was fifty, was charged with misdemeanor d UI with property damage and refusal to submit a lawful test after his black lamb rover struck the back of a truck and flipped onto its side on a residential road. No one was injured in the crash, and it occurred around three pm that day. A breathalyzer test showed Woods had no alcohol in his system triple zeros, but deputies did report that he appeared lethargic, had bloodshot eyes, was sweating profusely, and had failed to multiple well. He had failed multiple fielled sobriety tests on arrust. Affidavit released Tuesday revealed two

26:26 hydra codon pials were found in his pants. Pocket, Wood seld investigators he was looking down at his phone changing his radio station before the crash. He refused to provide a urine sample for further drug testing, and he was booked into jail and released later that evening after posting bond. This is Wood's second high profile driving accident. In twenty seventeen, he was also arrested on dui charges in Florida after being found asleep behind the wheel of his Mercedes. He later pleaded guilty to reckless driving. The fifteen time Major champ has been open about his past struggles with pain medication following multiple backed surgeries, and he has not publicly commented on this Labis arrest, although that has changed, and I'll fig you in on that. The arrest comes as Woods has been eyeing a potential return to competitive golf, including the twenty twenty six Masters. So as far as comments, he has come out and said that he will not be in the twenty twenty six Masters tournament. He is going to seek some treatment, and he's actually gonna do this treatment overseas, obviously, because it's it's hard to get any sort of privacy here in the United States when you're Tiger Woods and you're going through something like that.

27:40 Yeah, he's no different than the rest of us. If you know I got hooked on pain pills, I'd be going through the same struggles. I'm not saying it's okay. I'm not condoning that. Obviously he hits somebody, and you know he needs to get help. He needs to get help, go after it, say you're sorry, you know, and don't do it again. If you continue the behavior, that's whenever people are going to have enough of you. Well. And there's a big difference between Tiger Woods and a junkie. And what I mean by that is this man's had five back surgeries and twenty knee surgeries. He's fifty years old. This guy is in pain. I'm sure he lives every day with pain. So the way he's managing it now, I don't know. I mean, he didn't take a urine test. He could have not had anything.

28:28 The pain pills were in his pocket, not in his mouth, so he could have not. Now you're assuming that you have no evidence of that. He could have been looking down changing his Radiosay, he. Could have, but the refusal to submit. Any good attorney's going to tell you don't submit to a urine test, of course, even if you've never done anything. He knows that. Yeah, but you're Tiger Woods, and I think that exactly right. And I know, and so what I'm saying is if I was Tiger Woods and I'm like, that ain't not in my system and you're not gonna drag my name through the mud, then I would be submitting for that reason. Again, we should all be held at the same standard. But I would want people to understand that this was an accident and you're not gonna, you know, make it look like I've done something. I'm inclined to believe the refusal.

29:17 I'm inclined to believe the refusal was for a reason. And if he failed field sobriety test of all those that those are not you know, one hundred percent science, They're done for a reason. And so yeah, I mean, come on, I'm just saying he did this for legal win, a legal win, and he's gonna win on the legality there because he doesn't have anything to prove it otherwise. But just like Jodie's law here, right, if they can bond out and they can sober up, and then there's no proof or anything like that. It's kind of along the same lines here that he he played the legal He played the legal game. He played it right, all right, because there's not gonna bething to convict him one. But you know, this is where I'm at. My husband is disabled, Okay.

29:58 He was in a motorcycle accident. His leg was partially amputated. He has a broken he's broken his back, he was had twenty seven surgeries, and he was in three comas because of this accident. And when he got out of when he got out of the hospital, he's in the hospital for three and a half years. You know, pain medicine is obviously a part of the regimen when you're trying to rebuild your body. But he makes a conscious decision to not continue pay medication because he doesn't want these kinds of problems and he hurts every day of his life. If he can do it, so can Tiger Woods. And I think that's where my. View point out. I don't compare anybody to anybody. I think that, you know, we don't know what Tiger Woods pain is like. We don't know it's tolerance to pain.

30:45 Everybody's tolerance to pain is different. I'm not defending if he was out there high as a kite. But there's a lot to this. He just played a turrent. He just played a round of golf right before this. I seriously doubt he was high as a kite playing around to golf with six other guys. I wish man, you were really an. One of the Let me finish. One of the things with this is, for example, they used well, he was showing signs because he was sweating. He just played eighteen rounds of golf. Walking, Okay, I sweat perfusely doesn't mean. And secondly, if you prescribe pain medication and it says take one at seven am, he may have just been like, well, if I do a pissed ass, I'm gonna piss hot because I took that one pain pial doesn't mean he can't necessarily drive a car, you know what I mean?

31:37 People go to work every day and they they they're prescribed hydra codone, and it's if you're really in pain, it takes the edge off of that pain. And look, I don't even take medications. I don't know why I'm defending him here, but I'm just saying the judgment without knowing the circumstances is kind of an issue to me. Yeah, I don't think that he could be cold victed behind a reasonable doubt. Here, there'd be a reasonable doubt, so I'll get it. I totally get it. Hey everyone, Crime Wire Weekly has moved to its own new channel. We hope you've enjoyed this preview. To continue listening, please follow the link referenced in the description of this podcast. Or simply search Crime Wire Weekly wherever you're listening.

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