‘Bourbon Street Hustler’ Lured Reporter to Hotel Room Before Death

Murder Files Unsealed · Oct 6, 2026 · 21m · transcript

Authorities arrested Denette Colbert following the suspicious hotel room death of Adon Manzano, a young television reporter who was in town to cover a major football game. Investigators discovered the victim's missing credit card and cell phone inside Colbert's residence, alongside surveillance footage showing the two together shortly before his passing. Colbert possesses a documented criminal history featuring similar confidence schemes, property thefts, and previous allegations of drugging male victims. While law enforcement has currently charged her only with property crimes, experts…