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\\xa0Trigger warning for this episode \\u2013 sexual assault. \\xa0
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\\nMadison Brooks (19) loved spending time with her family and friends.\\xa0 Her family have said she loved adventures and travel. \\xa0
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\\nIn the early hours of January 15, 2023 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Madison accepted a ride home from a bar with four males.\\xa0 She seemed to be intoxicated according to CCTV and witness reports.\\xa0 The story that these \\u2018men\\u2019 gave was that Madison consented to sex with two of them in the vehicle.\\xa0 After they were done with her, they dropped her off on the side of the road.\\xa0 Madison was killed shortly after this \\u2013 she was struck by a vehicle.
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\\nInvestigation showed that Madison\\u2019s BAC was .319%.\\xa0 According to University of Notre Dame research, a BAC of between .250 and .399 indicates alcohol poisoning and loss of consciousness.\\xa0 \\xa0 This indicates that there is NO WAY Madison could have consented in that state.\\xa0 Two of the males have now been charged with third-degree rape, and the additional two have been charged with a failure to intervene.
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\\nIn this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast, we discuss the death of Madison Brooks, as well as the murder of Valentina Trespalacios.
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\\n\\xa0Colombian DJ Valentina Trespalacios (23) met American John Poulos on a dating app in 2022.\\xa0 John abandoned his three children in America to move to Colombia.\\xa0 The couple were seen on January 22, 2023 on CCTV, leaving a nightclub where Valentina had just finished a set at.\\xa0 John was seen soon after putting a suitcase into his rental vehicle.\\xa0 \\xa0
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\\nHours later, a man came across the suitcase in a dumpster.\\xa0 Valentina\\u2019s lifeless body had been shoved in the case, and her head was sticking out.\\xa0 John was arrested soon after, while trying to flee the country.\\xa0 His story was that the cartel were involved in Valentina\\u2019s death.\\xa0 He has been charged with aggravated femicide, concealment, alteration and destruction of evidence.\\xa0 John has told the court that he doesn\\u2019t feel safe in the Bogota jail and he has demanded additional security. \\xa0
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Read our blogs for these cases - https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/02/01/valentina-trespalacios-was-murdered-and-her-body-dumped-in-a-suitcase/
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\\nhttps://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2023/01/27/madison-brooks-assaulted-and-left-to-die/
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