NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A jury is seated in the trial of a man and woman charged in the death of a Kansas City sports reporter.
Adan Manzano was in New Orleans reporting on the Super Bowl when his body was found dead in a Jefferson Parish hotel room. Manzano had been drugged and robbed, officials said.
Danette Colbert and Rickey White are charged in Manzano’s death. Opening statements in their trial begin Tuesday (Sept. 15).
A third person, Christian Anderson, is also charged, but his case is separate.
All three pleaded not guilty.
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