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Arrest Made in 2002 Killing as Riverside County Investigators Reopen Long-Dormant Case | Crime Alert 04.03.2026 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert. I'm John Lemley. We begin the hour with
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  Speaker 1: a major break in a decade's old homicide case in
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  Speaker 1: southern California, where investigators say new evidence has led to
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  Speaker 1: an arrest after more than twenty years, and they're now
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  Speaker 1: urging anyone with information to come forward as they continue
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  Speaker 1: working to buring closure. The case centers on Airnon Marques,
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  Speaker 1: a twenty seven year old man who was found fatally
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  Speaker 1: shot in August of two thousand two. Authorities say deputies
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  Speaker 1: responded to what initially appeared to be a crash in Lakita,
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  Speaker 1: but when they arrived, they found Marques inside his vehicles
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  Speaker 1: suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at
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  Speaker 1: the scene. Detectives later determined Marquees had been to a
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  Speaker 1: house party shortly before the shooting. Investigators believe an altercation
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  Speaker 1: broke out and that Marquees was shot as he was leaving.
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  Speaker 1: Despite his injuries, he managed to drive away, but law
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  Speaker 1: control of the car and crashed into parked vehicles. For years,
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  Speaker 1: the case went unsolved. Now, after a renewed investigation and
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  Speaker 1: advances in forensic technology, authorities say they have identified a suspect,
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  Speaker 1: Alex Anthony Uribe, now forty six years old, has been
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  Speaker 1: arrested in connection with the killing, and investigators believe he
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  Speaker 1: may be the sole suspect. Officials say the case remains
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  Speaker 1: active and they are continuing to follow up on additional leads.
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  Speaker 1: For Marquez's family, the development represents a long awaited step
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  Speaker 1: toward answers in a case that has remained unresolved for
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  Speaker 1: more than two decades.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crime instice news. Go to
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  Speaker 2: crime online dot com and please join us for our
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  Speaker 2: daily podcast Crime Stories, more crime and justice news after
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  Speaker 2: this now with the latest crime and justice breaking news
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  Speaker 2: Crime Online John Lemley.
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  Speaker 1: In Alabama, there are a new developments and a mass
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  Speaker 1: shooting that stunned a small community and left lasting scars,
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  Speaker 1: an attack that remains one of the deadliest in the
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  Speaker 1: area's recent history, with its impacts still being felt. Five
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  Speaker 1: defendants have now been sentenced in connection with the twenty
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  Speaker 1: twenty three shooting at a sweet sixteen birthday party in Dadeville.
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  Speaker 1: The attack left four people dead and more than thirty
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  Speaker 1: others injured. Investigators say multiple gunman open fire during the celebration,
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  Speaker 1: which was being held at a dance studio. The victims
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  Speaker 1: ranged in age from seventeen to twenty three, including high
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  Speaker 1: school seniors and young adults. Under plea agreements, the five
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  Speaker 1: defendants receive sentences of five years in prison followed by probation.
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  Speaker 1: The outcome has drawn criticism from some victims families, who
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  Speaker 1: say the sentences do not reflect the scale of the
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  Speaker 1: violence or the laws suffered that night. Prosecutors have defended
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  Speaker 1: the agreement, citing the complexity of the case and challenges
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  Speaker 1: in determining how the gunfire began. In New York death
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  Speaker 1: inside a correctional facility is now the focus of a
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  Speaker 1: criminal case, with officials saying the investigation remains ongoing and
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  Speaker 1: additional details may be released as court proceedings continue. Prosecutors
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  Speaker 1: have filed manslaughter charges in connection with the death of
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  Speaker 1: inmate Jonah Levy. Authorities say Levy died while in custody,
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  Speaker 1: and investigators allege his death was not simply accidental, but
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  Speaker 1: the result of actions that rose to a criminal level.
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  Speaker 1: While officials have not released all details publicly, the charges
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  Speaker 1: suggest prosecutors believe there was a significant failure in the
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  Speaker 1: duty of care ode to Levy while he was behind bars.
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  Speaker 1: The cases now moving forward in the legal system and
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  Speaker 1: could bring increased scrutiny to conditions and oversight within the facility.
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  Speaker 1: And finally, this our concern is growing over an American
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  Speaker 1: journalist kidnapped overseas, where her whereabouts remain unknown as officials
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  Speaker 1: continue at international effort to secure her safe return. Shelley Kittleson,
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  Speaker 1: a forty nine year old freelance reporter, was abducted in
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  Speaker 1: Baghdad earlier this week. Iraqi officials say she was taken
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  Speaker 1: by armed men at a busy intersection and forced into
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  Speaker 1: a vehicle. Security forces quickly launched a search. Authorities say
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  Speaker 1: one suspect has been arrested after a vehicle believed to
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  Speaker 1: be connected to the kidnapping crash during a pursuit. However,
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  Speaker 1: Kittlesen was not inside, and other suspects remain at large.
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  Speaker 1: US officials say Kittlesen had previously been warned about potential threats,
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  Speaker 1: including risks linked to Iran backed militia groups operating in
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  Speaker 1: the region. She's an experienced journalist who has spent years
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  Speaker 1: reporting from Iraq and Syria, often working independently and high
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  Speaker 1: risk environments.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks John for the latest crime in justice news. Go
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  Speaker 2: to crime online dot com and please join us for
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  Speaker 2: our daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best
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  Speaker 2: to find missing people, especially children, and solve unsolved homicides.
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  Speaker 2: With this crime alert, I'm Nancy Grace