Woman Sentenced for Negligent Homicide in Telemundo Reporter’s Death During Super Bowl

Woman convicted of negligent homicide in death of Telemundo reporter during Super Bowl. Details on crime, trial, and sentencing.

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September 19, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — New Orleans, United States — A woman has been found guilty of negligent homicide in the death of a Telemundo news anchor who was in New Orleans to cover the Super Bowl last year.

Danette Colbert, 49, and her accomplice Rickey White, 35, were both involved in a criminal operation that targeted individuals in the French Quarter, luring them with promises of sex before drugging them and stealing their belongings, according to prosecutors.

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Colbert was the last person seen leaving the hotel room of Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old Telemundo reporter from Kansas City, Missouri, who was discovered deceased in his Kenner, Louisiana, hotel room on February 5. An autopsy indicated he died from suffocation after mixing alcohol and Xanax. Colbert was later caught using his credit card at local gas stations and stores.

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