Danette Colbert, a woman with a history of fraud convictions, was sentenced to 25 years in an unrelated case following a second-degree murder charge for the death of a television reporter in New Orleans. The Louisiana attorney general argued successfully that Colbert, a habitual offender, deserved a harsher sentence due to her criminal past. The victim, Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter from Kansas City in town to cover the Super Bowl, was found dead in his hotel room suffocated while under the influence of alcohol and Xanax. Security footage captured Colbert leaving the scene, leading to her arrest. The attorney general highlighted Colbert’s pattern of defrauding tourists and innocent individuals in the French Quarter over the years. Colbert faces second-degree murder charges alongside another individual in Jefferson Parish. Despite the severity of the charges, Colbert’s attorneys have not provided comments on the case. The case underscores the tragic outcome of a series of criminal activities by Colbert, resulting in a lengthy sentence and ongoing legal proceedings for her involvement in the reporter’s death.