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Ring Camera Leads to Capture - Relative of Beyoncé Was Tragically Killed by his Girlfriend · Murder Files Unsealed

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  Speaker 1: Sasha Scare asserted that the shooting of rising rapper Martel
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  de Rouin through his apartment door was accidental. However, the
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  jury reached a different conclusion. The homicide escalated into a
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  prominent murder case in San Antonio, Texas, following the discovery
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  of the aspiring music producer and rapper shot dead in
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  his secured apartment. Martel de Rouin, aged thirty four, known
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  by his stage name Cordone, was connected to the renowned
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  singer Beyonce through his maternal lineage, which heightened media and
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  public fascination surrounding his death. During the investigation, footage from
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  a neighbour's ring camera proved crucial in uncovering the details
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  of the murder. She held a firearm in one hand
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  and a cell phone in the other while she was
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  outside Martel's apartment knocking on the door. Stated doctor Amita Sanni,
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  a forensic psychologist on the show, snapped, this indicates a
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  woman who, by all accounts, succumbed to her emotions in
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  that moment. Her emotion was one of rage. How did
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  neighbours help police determine who killed Martel Duran? On January
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  twenty sixth, twenty twenty one, nine one one dispatches in
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  San Antonio received a call from a woman expressing concern
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  over her step son, Martel Duran, who had not been
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  in contact for four days. Upon arrival at his apartment
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  for a welfare check, officers observed a bullet hole in
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  the door, which was secured from the inside. Inside, they
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  discovered de Ruon lying on the floor near the entrance
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  with dried blood surrounding his head. Based on the bullet
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  hole's position, it seemed to have penetrated his forehead, stated
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  San Antonio Police d Detective Lawrence says during an episode
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  of Snapped, this suggests he may have been looking through
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  the peephole when he was shot. The apartment showed signs
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  of a struggle, with broken dishes and glass scattered across
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  the floor. An empty gun box was located in the closet,
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  indicating that the firearm was missing. Additionally, women's footwear and
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  clothing were found throughout the apartment, along with a broken
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  acrylic fingernail on the bed. Neighbours provided law enforcement with
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  substantial information regarding the circumstances surrounding de Ruan's case. One
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  individual reported hearing a loud altercation emanating from de Ruan's
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  apartment at approximately eight pm on January twenty second, just
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  four days prior to the discovery of his body, and
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  even recorded audio of the incident for the landlord. Another
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  neighbor witnessed a barefoot woman attempting to gain entry into
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  de Ruan's residence by knocking on his door. However, it
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  was a third neighbor who presented the most critical evidence
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  to the authorities. This neighbour's ring camera recorded a distinct
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  pop sound on the evening of January twenty second, which
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  investigators suspected to be a gun shot. Shortly thereafter, another
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  motion was detected by the camera, revealing a young woman
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  walking past the door of the apartment who fits the
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  description of the female scene attempting to enter mister Derhand's home.
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  Size stated it was evident that she was holding a
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  handgun in her right hand and her cell phone in
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  her left hand. Additionally, an intriguing nine one one call
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  was made to San Antonio dispatches on the night of
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  January twenty second. In this call, a woman reported a
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  bullet lodged in a door and expressed concern for her
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  husband inside. When asked to provide and spell her name.
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  She identified herself as Joya de Ruent. Notably, the caller
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  misspelled both her first and last names. How did Joya
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  de Ruent help police capture her husband's killer. During an
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  interview with the police, Joya, the estranged wife of Martel
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  de Rouan, denied having made any calls to nine one one. Instead,
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  she directed the authorities to her husband's current romantic partner,
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  twenty one year old Sasha Scare, who is also an
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  aspiring musician, while they were separated. Hernandez remarked on the
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  nature of Martel and Joya's relationship, stating they maintained a
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  strong friendship throughout their separation. Joya, being a hair stylist,
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  continued to do his hair and they communicated frequently. Despite
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  their separation, Joya and Martel shared a solid bond, Martel
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  confided in Joya. Saiz noted he expressed concerns about Sasha's
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  violent behavior, mentioning that she would instigate fights or create disturbances.
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  The police discovered that Scare had a history of involvement
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  in violent crime. In November twenty nineteen, she and her
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  then boyfriend Andrew Bass were implicated in a drug deal
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  that turned deadly, resulting in Bass's shooting. Scara faced charges
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  of aggravated robbery and assault with a deadly weapon and
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  was out on bond at the time of Martel de
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  Ruan's murder. Text messages revealed a confrontation between Sca and
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  de Ruon prior to his death. The bullet retrieved from
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  de Ruan's body was consistent with the caliber of his
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  missing firearm. Scar received a sentence of fifty five years
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  in prison and will be eligible for parole in two
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  thousand forty eight. She intends to challenge her conviction through
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  an appeal. Scar testified that after she ran out the
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  door to get away from Derouen, she realized her belongings
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  were inside