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Giant Nitrous Oxide Canister Found in BMW that Plowed Down Four Pepperdine Students | Crime Alert 09.05.26 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert, hourly update, breaking crime news now.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sydney Silvani. In Malibu, California, explosive new court filings
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  Speaker 2: have derailed the high-profile murder trial of 24-year-old Frazier Boehm,
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  Speaker 2: who stands accused of killing four Pepperdine sorority sisters in
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  Speaker 2: a horrific high-speed crash on the Pacific Coast Highway. Just
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  Speaker 2: days before trial proceedings were set to commence in Van
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  Speaker 2: Nuys Court, prosecutors dropped a bombshell allegation. Moments before slamming
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  Speaker 2: his BMW into parked vehicles at 104 miles per hour,
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  Speaker 2: Bohm reportedly had a giant 10-12 pound canister of nitrous
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  Speaker 2: oxide resting in his lap. Boehm has pleaded not guilty
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  Speaker 2: to four counts of second-degree murder and four counts of
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  Speaker 2: vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in the tragic October 2023
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  Speaker 2: deaths of 20-year-old Neem Rolston, 21-year-old Asha Weir, 21-year-old Peyton Stewart,
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  Speaker 2: and 21-year-old Deslyn Williams. All four young women were seniors
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  Speaker 2: at Pepperdine University's Seaver College of Liberal Arts and members
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  Speaker 2: of the Alpha Phi sorority. They were standing on the
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  Speaker 2: side of Malibu's notorious stretch of PCH, known as Dead
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  Speaker 2: Man's Curve, when Boehm lost control. The speed limit on
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  Speaker 2: that corridor is 45 miles per hour, but black box
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  Speaker 2: data retrieved from Boehm's vehicle revealed he accelerated from 93
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  Speaker 2: to 104 miles per hour just two and a half
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  Speaker 2: seconds before impact. During Wednesday's hearing, BOEM's lead defense attorney,
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  Speaker 2: Alan Jackson, argued that this sudden new theory from the
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  Speaker 2: prosecution required an immediate delay so defense experts could inspect
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  Speaker 2: the vehicle, verify evidence chain of custody, and examine blood
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  Speaker 2: smears found on the nitrous tank's nozzle, which are presumed
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  Speaker 2: to belong to BOEM. Jackson maintains that the fatal crash
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  Speaker 2: was a tragic accident triggered by an ongoing road rage pursuit,
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  Speaker 2: an argument the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office firmly rejects,
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  Speaker 2: citing a total lack of evidence. Instead, Deputy District Attorney
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  Speaker 2: Nathan Bartos clarified that while prosecutors do not intend to
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  Speaker 2: claim Boehm was actively inhaling the gas at the moment
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  Speaker 2: of impact, the physical possession of the large tank on
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  Speaker 2: his lap directly contributed to severe driver distraction. Presiding Judge
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  Speaker 2: Thomas Rubison granted the defense's motion for a continuance, rescheduling
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  Speaker 2: jury selection to December 1, while cautioning prosecutors that no
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  Speaker 2: improper inferences regarding drug use will be allowed at trial.
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  Speaker 2: Boehm remains free on $ 4 million bail, while the grieving
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  Speaker 2: families continue pursuing wrongful death lawsuits against Boehm and multiple
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  Speaker 2: state and local agencies over dangerous road conditions. More crime
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  Speaker 2: and justice news after this. In Waynesboro, Virginia, terror gripped
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  Speaker 2: Westwood Hills Elementary School on Wednesday morning when a 19-year-old
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  Speaker 2: gunman breached the building and opened fire. According to Waynesboro
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  Speaker 2: Police Chief David Shaw during a press conference, 19-year-old Anthony
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  Speaker 2: Ignatius Isabel entered the school and shot an adult staff
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  Speaker 2: member before turning the gun on himself. Police later located
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  Speaker 2: Ignatius Isabel dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound inside
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  Speaker 2: the elementary school library. Fortunately, no children were in the
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  Speaker 2: library at the time of the shooting, and the injured
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  Speaker 2: staff member was treated at a local hospital and subsequently released.
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  Speaker 2: Authorities confirmed Ignatius Isabel had no known former enrollment in
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  Speaker 2: the district and the motive remains under active investigation. Waynesboro
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  Speaker 2: Public Schools Superintendent Jeffrey Cassell commended the rapid emergency response
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  Speaker 2: and lockdown protocols, addressing reporters during the official briefing.
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  Speaker 1: Our safety and security protocols and procedures worked. Staff notified
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  Speaker 1: law enforcement immediately, and our school executed lockdown procedures. Every
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  Speaker 1: student and staff member is safe and returns home to
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  Speaker 1: their families.
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  Speaker 2: Superintendent Cassell became visibly emotional while reflecting on the harrowing ordeal.
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  Speaker 3: Today is, excuse me, if you don't get emotional today,
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  Speaker 3: you never will. Today is the day every school system
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  Speaker 3: hopes they never have to deal with. Please hug your
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  Speaker 3: children and your families this evening.
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  Speaker 2: This marks the second major educational facility shooting in Virginia
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  Speaker 2: within weeks following an August 15th shooting at Virginia State
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  Speaker 2: University that wounded five students. In Albuquerque, New Mexico, a
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  Speaker 2: violent dispute over a home-cooked meal has ended in murder.
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  Speaker 2: 22-year-old Irvin Joaquin Gutierrez remains behind bars at the Metropolitan
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  Speaker 2: Detention Center, facing an open count of murder for the
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  Speaker 2: fatal shooting of his 25-year-old cousin, Nathaniel Cavazos. According to
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  Speaker 2: police affidavits and court records obtained by local news outlets,
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  Speaker 2: Gutierrez had driven from Roswell to Albuquerque on August 27th
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  Speaker 2: to cook green chili enchiladas and drink with family members
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  Speaker 2: at an apartment complex. However, as the evening progressed, a
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  Speaker 2: heated argument erupted between the two cousins over whose enchiladas
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  Speaker 2: were spicier. Witnesses report that the verbal disagreement rapidly escalated
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  Speaker 2: into a physical confrontation. As Cavazos attempted to walk away
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  Speaker 2: from the altercation, a witness overheard Gutierrez shout, We're family.
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  Speaker 2: How could you do this to me? before pulling out
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  Speaker 2: a firearm and shooting Cavazos three to four times in
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  Speaker 2: the back from 10 feet away. Cavazos died at the scene.
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  Speaker 2: Gutierrez fled before Albuquerque police officers arrived, later sending Snapchat
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  Speaker 2: messages to family members asking if Cavazos was really dead
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  Speaker 2: and claiming self-defense. At a neighborhood vigil held outside the
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  Speaker 2: Copper Hills Apartments, devastated community members remembered Cavazos as a kind,
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  Speaker 2: helpful man who was always ready to lend a hand
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  Speaker 2: to disabled neighbors and bring joy to those around him.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sydney Silvani.