Donations pour in for family of Super Bowl journalist who died in New Orleans as mystery deepens

Donations are pouring successful for the household of deceased Kansas City sports writer Adan Manzano after the 27-year-old was mysteriously recovered unresponsive successful his Louisiana edifice country days earlier helium was acceptable to screen Sunday's Super Bowl LIX successful New Orleans.

'Adan was a kind, loving, and hardworking idiosyncratic who touched the lives of galore with his warmth and generosity,' work a connection from his household connected Manzano's GoFundMe page. 

'He was a dedicated sports newsman and a existent fanatic astatine heart. His passionateness for sports and storytelling connected radical from Kansas City each the mode to his location successful Mexico. Through his work, helium brought communities together, sharing the excitement, emotion, and emotion for sports that helium held truthful dearly.'

The household has acceptable a $25,000 extremity to rise wealth for ceremonial costs. As of Tuesday morning, astir $7,000 had been pledged by generous donors.

'As we navigate this achy time, we privation to springiness Adan the farewell helium deserves, but we request your enactment to marque it possible,' work the transition connected his GoFundMe page. 

'We are humbly asking for donations to assistance screen ceremonial expenses and supply our household with the means to accidental goodbye properly. The funds volition beryllium managed by his parents and volition beryllium utilized to screen the costs of transportation, service, and cremation for Adan. Any amount, nary substance however small, volition marque a quality and volition beryllium profoundly appreciated.'

The connection goes connected to inquire for privateness for the family, who thanked good wishers for their kindness, prayers and support.

A autochthonal of Mexico who lived successful Topeka, Kansas, Manzano was connected the crushed successful New Orleans moving arsenic a sports anchor and sideline newsman past week portion his young kid was backmost astatine location with relatives. WIBW antecedently reported the quality that Manzano's woman Ashleigh died past April astatine the property of 24 successful a car clang that besides earnestly injured their babe daughter.

In Manzano's Instagram bio, helium pays tribute to his precocious woman with the message: 'Always successful my bosom Ashleigh Boyd.'

Police successful Kenner, Louisiana arrested 48-year-old Danette Colbert connected Thursday evening aft she was recovered utilizing the deceased reporter's recognition paper astatine respective stores successful the New Orleans area, according to a constabulary study provided to DailyMail.com .

Security footage shows Colbert with Manzano connected Wednesday greeting earlier she was seen leaving his edifice hours later, according to investigators. Manzano was yet recovered unresponsive successful his edifice connected Wednesday day and a origin of decease has not been determined. 

Authorities accidental determination were nary signs of evident trauma to Manzano's body, adding that it remains unclear if helium was drugged arsenic they await the results of a toxicology report.

A Kenner constabulary spokesperson said the section is moving to find immoderate impervious she whitethorn beryllium progressive with his death. 

'Colbert has an apprehension past that includes akin allegations involving drugging individuals to facilitate theft,' a spokesperson said. 

Results of a toxicology screening connected Manzano person not been returned. 

Currently, Colbert is lone being charged for spot crimes, specified arsenic slope fraud, machine fraud, amerciable transmission of monetary funds, entree instrumentality fraud and purse snatching, said Kenner lawman constabulary main Mark McCormick. However, arsenic the section noted successful its release, the probe is ongoing.

'Obviously, determination are allegations successful [Colbert's] past transgression past that marque america see that,' McCormick said of the anticipation of foul play, arsenic quoted by NoLa.com. 'But we don't person thing astatine this point.'

Kenner constabulary are asking anyone with accusation connected the lawsuit to telephone the Criminal Investigations Division astatine (504) 712-2222 oregon Crime Stoppers astatine (504) 822-1111.

Haunting surveillance footage shows Manzano's last moments alongside the 'Bourbon Street Hustler,' Colbert, before helium was recovered dormant successful a motel room.

The portion - exclusively obtained by Daily Mail - shows Manzano and Colbert entering the Comfort Inn successful Kenner, Louisiana outside New Orleans connected February 5 astatine 3:46am. 

He appears coherent, pursuing Colbert done the lobby, to his room. It remains unclear wherever the brace met. 

Manzano, 27, was successful municipality from Kansas City arsenic portion of Telemundo's squad covering the event. At immoderate constituent he came crossed Colbert, who has a agelong transgression history.

What happened wrong the motel country remains nether constabulary investigation, but the video shows Manzano entering the edifice and ne'er emerging again. He was recovered unresponsive connected February 6 astatine 3pm aft colleagues requested a payment check. 

The newsman - a caller widower whose woman died successful April 2024 - had failed to amusement up for their day meeting. 

Colbert, connected the different hand, near the country twice. She archetypal emerged astatine 4:45am, leaving the country unsocial and returning 20 minutes later. 

She past made 2 trips to reception, wherever it appeared she requested an other cardinal for the room. Colbert is past seen leaving the country astatine 5.21am for a last time. 

She was arrested days aboriginal aft being caught utilizing Manzano's recognition cards successful stores crossed New Orleans. 

While she has been charged with recognition paper fraud, constabulary are inactive moving to necktie her to Manzano's death.