13
13 IS
13 IS NOW
13 IS NOW AT 6 STARTS RIGHT NOW. A NEW TWIST IN A VIOLENT ENCOUNTER THAT LEFT 2 PEOPLE
DEAD AND I HAD FAMILY AND
FRIENDS TELL US THE VICTIM
WAS BRUTALLY MURDERED AS HIS
FAMILY WATCHED THAT IS OUR
TOP STORY THIS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THANKS FOR JOINING US.
I'M DAVID ALAN. I'M JANET
ROACH THOSE WHO KNEW OR ANSTO
CRESPO ARE TALKING TO 13 NEWS
NOW. THEY WANT TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT LED UP TO
THE KILLING AND POLICE TELL
US PRESS WAS KILLER SHOT HIM
ON OCEAN AVENUE OFFICERS
LATER CAUGHT UP WITH
THE SUSPECT COMMODORE DRIVE
FAST FOR THIS STORY TAKES
ANOTHER TURNED 30 NEWS NOW
REPORTER IVAN WATSON
UNCOVERED. NEW DETAILS
INCLUDING AN OMINOUS MESSAGE
POSTED JUST HOURS BEFORE
THE KILLING NORFOLK POLICE
SAY ERNESTO CRESPO WAS KILLED
HERE IN THE USUALLY QUIET
WEST OCEAN AVENUE CRESPO AS
THE FATHER OF 3 YOUNG
CHILDREN 1 OF HIS CLOSE
FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS SAYS
HE'S STILL GRAPPLING WITH
CROSSBOWS LOSS INTEL YOU KNOW
HE DRIVEWAYS VOMITING YOU
KNOW HE GOT KILLED FOR HIS
FAMILY. ERNIE SANTINI
INTERNET STOW CRESPO WORK
TOGETHER BUT THEY WERE CLOSER
THAN CO-WORKERS IT WAS MY
BLOOD. YOU KNOW I CONSIDER
HIM MY BLOOD. MY BROTHER
CRESPO WAS WITH HIS CHILDREN
AT A LOCAL JIM. ON FRIDAY
NIGHT. HIS BOYS TAKE LESSONS
THERE SOON AFTER LEAVING
CRESPO WAS SHOT AND KILLED ON
WEST OCEAN AVENUE NORFOLK
POLICE SAY THEY FOUND A
SUSPECT'S CAR AT A HOME 5
MINUTES AWAY AFTER A LONG
STANDOFF. THEY FOUND ROBERT
DABNEY DEAD INSIDE THAT HOME
THEY'RE INVESTIGATING HIS
DEATH SANTINI SAYS CRESPO WAS
POLITE AND HUMBLE. HE DIDN'T
ASK FOR TROUBLE IN THE SAME
GUY. HE DON'T FIGHT WE KNOW
BITING THIS WEEK WORK HAS
BEEN DIFFERENT. FOR SANTINI
LIKE YOU COME IN. WE COME
INTO WORK GAME AND YOU DON'T
SEE YOU. YOU SEE THE END THIS
BASE. AND IS REALLY PAINFUL
WHAT WILL HE MISSED ABOUT HIM
OH EVERYTHING EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING MY EVERY DAY. HE'S
A FRIEND AND A BROTHER THAT
SANTINI SAYS HE JUST CAN'T
REPLACE. I DON'T GET CLOSE TO
MANY PEOPLE. WE HAD MET WITH
DIFFERING CRESPO HIS WIFE IS
TAKING CARE OF THE 3 CHILDREN
AND SAYS GO FUND ME SET UP BY
SANTINI IS THE BEST WAY TO
HELP WITH FUNERAL COSTS
REPORTING IN NORFOLK IVAN
WATSON 13 IS NOW STRONG WORDS
AFTER THE MOM ACCUSED IN
THE DEATH OF HER 11 YEAR OLD
DAUGHTER ADMITS HER GUILT IN
COURT. JUST BECAUSE SHE'S
ADMITTED TO IT. I DON'T THINK
SHE SHOULD GET A SLAP ON
THE WRIST AND COURT TODAY
LATOYA SMITH PLEADED GUILTY
TO HOMICIDE AND FELONY CHILD
ABUSE IN THE DEATH OF HER.
HER DAUGHTER 11 YEAR OLD
HEAVEN WATKINS THIS IS A CASE
13 NEWS NOW HAS COVERED
EXTENSIVELY AND WE WANT TO
WARN YOU THE DETAILS FROM
COURT ARE GRAPHIC 13 NEWS NOW
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER LAURA
KELLER PICKS UP OUR COVERAGE
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW YET IS
WHAT LATOYA SMITH'S
PUNISHMENT WILL BE FOR HER
ROLE IN KILLING HER DAUGHTER
HEAVEN ON THE HIGH END SHE
FACES A MAXIMUM OF 50 YEARS
IN PRISON. ON THE LOW END
ACCORDING TO STATUTE JUST 7
YEARS BEHIND BARS. THAT'S
LESS TIME THAN HER YOUNG
DAUGHTER GOT TO LIVE. HAVEN'T
ASTHMA HERE. SHE WOULD NEVER
HAVE A 12TH BIRTHDAY. SHE
WOULD NEVER HAD ANYTHING FOR
HEAVEN WATKINS FAMILY IN
MINNESOTA TODAY'S GUILTY PLEA
DOES NOT EASE THE PAIN OF
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LITTLE
GIRL THEY LOVED HIS MATES
FACE I HAVE CRIED EVERY
SINGLE DAY. AND TOMORROW WILL
BE 5 MONTHS AND I'M SURE
YEARS FROM NOW STILL LOBBY
FOR US. THE TEARS CALM AS NEW
COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL
HAVEN'T SUFFERED NOT JUST
DURING HER DEATH. BUT
THROUGHOUT HER LIFE GRAPHIC
MEDICAL REPORTS CALL
THE INJURIES A CLASSIC
HALLMARK OF CHILD ABUSE THEY
INCLUDE 23 RIB FRACTURES FROM
AT LEAST 4 PRIOR INCIDENTS
EXTENSIVE BRUISING ALL OVER
HER LITTLE BODY BRUISES ON
HER FOREHEAD CHEEK AND SHIN
AND A FRACTURE TO A LEG BONE.
HE DID NOT HAVE THE BAD. YOU
KNOW BEST MAN A HORRIBLE WAY
THIS YEAR AND IS MY RIGHTS.
TOILETS TO BE STILL
BREATHING. WE WILL FIND OUT
IN JANUARY WHAT'S MOST
PUNISHMENT WILL BE IN NORFOLK
LAURA GELLER 13 NEWS NOW
SMITH'S BOYFRIEND THEM ON
HARRIS IS ALSO CHARGED IN
HEAVEN'S DEATH TODAY WE
LEARNED HARRIS IS SCHEDULED
TO PLEAD GUILTY TO HIS
CHARGES MOTH 13 IS NOW TOOK
AT AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT HOW
THE SYSTEM FAILED CHILDREN
LIKE HEAVEN YOU CAN WATCH
LAURA GELLER'S FULL SERIES
SOME 13 THESE SMALL DOT COM
JUST CLICK THE INVESTIGATES
TAB AND THAT'S ALWAYS IF
THERE IS SOMETHING YOU THINK
WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE REACH
OUT BY EMAIL INVESTIGATED
13 NEWS NOW DOT COM. ALL
RIGHT LET'S TALK WHETHER
LOOKING LIVE AT DOWNTOWN CAMP
AND THINGS ARE COOLING DOWN
AS THE SUN SETS MAKING IT A
CHILLY WALK ALONG THE WATER
TONIGHT OPEN UP THE 13 NEWS
NOW APP AND TELL US WHAT YOU
THINK OF THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES TODAY IS GOING
TO BE THE WARMEST OF THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. 13 NEWS NOW IN
VIRGINIA BEACH. WE SAW PEOPLE
LAYERING UP BEFORE
TEMPERATURES REALLY TOOK A
TUMBLE AND LIKE IT OR NOT.
THE CHIEF SAYS FALL IS HERE
TO STAY. ALL RIGHT LET'S GO
TO THE CHIEF WITH
THE FORECAST. YEAH I HAVE A
DAY OR SO. MAYBE 2 AT
THE MOST IN THE NEXT 7 OR 8
WHERE TEMPERATURES GET UP
ABOUT WHERE THEY WERE TODAY
WHICH IS RIGHT ABOUT NORMAL
NEAR 70. BUT IN GENERAL IT IS
GOING TO BE BELOW NORMAL YOU
SAW THAT SKYVIEW ALSO SHOWING
CLEAR SKIES ALL THE SKY HAVE
USED AROUND THE AREA ARE
WE'VE HAD A FEW SHOWERS EARLY
MORNING OF COURSE HERE
LOCALLY. THEN THEY MOVED INTO
NORTH CAROLINA EVEN NOW THOSE
ARE FINALLY EXITING OFF
THE OUTER BANKS SO CURRENT
TEMPTER WAS 70 NOW ARE DOWN
TO 68 WESTERLY WINDS RIGHT
NOW AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.
THEY'LL START TO PICK UP
THOUGH THAT FRONT IS GOING TO
SORT OF BRING IN A
REINFORCING SHOT OF COLDER
AIR THE SEED AND THAT'LL
REALLY START TO GIVE US SOME
GUSTY CONDITIONS GIVING
THE THIS IS FOR INLAND AREAS
I SHOWED THE NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS EARLIER FOR NORFOLK
WHICH IS AGAINST SYMBOLIC OR
REPRESENTATIVE I GUESS I
SHOULD SAY OF THE MORE
URBANIZE LOCATIONS. WHEN YOU
GET UP ONTO THE PENINSULA A
LITTLE MORE RURAL PARTS IN
NEWPORT NEWS SO OR
THE TEMPERATURES FOR SLIGHTLY
MORE RURAL AREAS AND THAT
GOES FOR RURAL CHESAPEAKE
RURAL VIRGINIA BEACH WHATEVER
YOU'RE TALKING OR WHEREVER
YOU'RE TALKING RURAL SPOTS.
IT WILL DROP A LITTLE MORE
QUICKLY TO SEE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT DOWN THROUGH
THE 50S AND INTO THE 40S SO
OVERALL PLEASANTLY COOL TO
SEE EVENING BUT THEN QUITE
BREEZY LATER TONIGHT AND
CHILE DURING THE DAY TOMORROW
IT WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER BY
SATURDAY BACK TO WHERE WE
WERE TODAY BUT WITH SOME RAIN
AT TIMES ALLAH YOU KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE TIMING OF THAT RAIN
TO START YOUR WEEKEND AND
ABOUT A BIG COOLED DOWN
BEHIND THAT FRONT AS WELL.
THAT'S ALL COMING UP IN JUST
A FEW MINUTES. 6 SENTENCING
DAY FOR MICHAEL VICK'S FATHER
MICHAEL BODY WILL SPEND 5
YEARS IN PRISON HE LEARNED
HIS FATE IN NEWPORT NEWS
FEDERAL COURT THIS MORNING
BODY AND 11 OTHERS WERE
INDICTED ON DRUG CHARGES IN
CONNECTION WITH A LARGE SCALE
OPERATION FOR THE SECOND DAY
IN A ROW THREATENING MESSAGES
HERE IN BATHROOMS THAT OCEAN
LAKES HIGH SCHOOL. VIRGINIA
BEACH CITY SCHOOLS EMAILED
PARENTS TODAY AND YESTERDAY
ABOUT THE GRAFFITI
THE DISTRICT SAYS
THE GRAFFITI REFERENCES
VIOLENCE AT THE SCHOOL.
POLICE HAVE BEEN AT
THE SCHOOL ALL DAY AND THEY
ARE STILL INVESTIGATING
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JOE
BIDEN WILL BE IN HAMPTON
ROADS. THIS WEEK THE FORMER
VICE PRESIDENT WILL VISIT
THE UNITED STEELWORKERS UNION
OFFICE HE'LL BE MEETING WITH
THOSE WHO WORK AT NEWPORT
NEWS SHIPYARD IT COMES AHEAD
OF THE CRITICAL MIDTERM
ELECTION THE