Mexican journalist Adán Manzano tragically passed away in New Orleans while covering Super Bowl 2025, which has created shock in the journalistic community and among sports fans. Manzano was found dead in his hotel room.
Authorities arrested Danette Colbert, a 45-year-old woman with a criminal record for thefts and frauds. Colbert was seen using Manzano's credit card in local stores shortly after his death. She had already been arrested in Las Vegas for drugging a man in January 2025 and stealing a significant amount of money and valuables from him.
In the Las Vegas incidents, victims' testimonies coincide that they were drugged and, upon waking, missed valuable personal belongings. Security cameras in these hotels captured Colbert leaving rooms with bags containing stolen belongings, which identifies her as a suspect.
Colbert's modus operandi involved meeting her victims in bars, inviting them to her hotel rooms, drugging them, and then robbing them. Despite her history, in the case of Manzano's death, Colbert only faces charges of fraud and unauthorized use of credit cards. The exact cause of the reporter's death has not yet been clarified, and authorities are still investigating possible connections between Colbert and his death. Her arrest has raised questions about her involvement in this case and about potential details that could confirm her participation.
