EP. 156: MEXICO - The Murder Of Shanquella Robinson & The Cabo 6
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Your friends are supposed to be there for you. They're supposed to look out for you and have your best interest in mind. When you travel together, everyone tells you to use the buddy system, which essentially means you stick together. If you go somewhere with a friend, make sure you leave with them.

But in the story we have for you today, a group of seven people would make their way to Cabo for a fun and relaxing vacation in October of 2022. However, in the end, only six would make it back. 25-year-old Shinquella Robinson had no idea that these so-called friends she traveled with did not have her best interest in mind.

And just a few days into her trip, she would wind up dead in a luxury villa with her friends claiming she died of alcohol poisoning.

This group, who would later be referred to as the Cabo Six, quickly made their way back to the United States and tried their best to stay below the radar. A video would surface showing Shinquella Robinson naked, being brutally beaten by one of the girls in the group just hours before her death.

And sadly, her autopsy would reveal that she did not die of alcohol poisoning, but by a severe spinal cord injury. So this is the story of Shinquella Robinson and the Cabo Six. I'm Courtney Browen. And I'm Colin Browen. And you're listening to our new series, Murdered Americans. ♪♪

Shanquilla Bernarda Robinson was born on January 9, 1997, in Charlotte, North Carolina, to Bernard and Salamandra Robinson. And by all accounts, Shanquilla had a normal, loving childhood. Growing up, she enjoyed gymnastics, basketball, cheerleading, but she was also intelligent, driven, and outgoing. Her father Bernard described her as "a growing, sweet-hearted person, loved people, loved her friends, loved to have fun."

Shanquilla's bubbly, sociable nature allowed her to make friends easily, and even after all these years, she still had a close bond with friends from her kindergarten days. Shanquilla was popular in high school and won the title of prom queen during her senior year. After graduating from West Charlotte High, Shanquilla went on to attend Winston-Salem University, which is a part of the University of North Carolina.

and it's a historically black university. Now, Shanquilla had a very entrepreneurial spirit, so she decided to major in business, and she did really well. Shanquilla was great at managing her studies while also keeping up with her social life. One of her best friends she met at college was a young man named Khalil Cook. She and Khalil spent a lot of time together, and he would even go to her family's home all the time, joining them for dinner, holidays, birthdays, and even traveling with them for vacations. He seemed to be a part of the family.

Shanquilla's parents thought that Khalil had a good head on his shoulders and that they could trust him. After college graduation, Shanquilla decided to use her business degree and opened several businesses in Charlotte.

One of the businesses was called Exquisite Boutique, which was a woman's clothing and fashion store. Her other business was called Exquisite Kids, a hair braiding salon, which she created for African American children to fall in love with their natural hair. And it's not easy having children sit in a chair for hours while you braid their hair. Children get distracted easily, they can't sit still,

and many even cry while they get their hair done. But Shinquella was the perfect person for the job. She loved kids, and her main goal was for them to be proud of their heritage.

Dikela Graves, a nail technician who rented a suite inside of the same building, said that she admired her work ethic, saying, quote, She was a hard worker. No matter what was going on in her life, she always worked. She would work until past midnight to get the job done and would be back there early the next morning doing another person's hair, end quote.

The two women instantly connected and often talked about ways they could make their businesses better. They also looked out for one another during and after the workday. Dykayla said her fondest memories of Shankwella was when she brought her French bulldog to work, something that she admitted always made her laugh, saying, "I will always remember her chasing that dog whenever people were coming in." - Shankwella was a proactive go-getter who took charge of her own life. She made things happen through her own determination and hard work.

She was young, successful, and had a bright future ahead of her. She also knew how to balance work and play. So in 2022, when one of Shankwela's best friends, Khalil, asked if she wanted to go on a trip to Cabo, she agreed. But it wasn't just going to be them two. In addition to Shankwela and Khalil, there were five other people who were going, two of whom were celebrating their birthdays.

Now, Shinquella had met these other five people in college, but she wasn't close with any of them. Her only real friend on the trip was Khalil. But that was okay with her. She was just happy to go on a nice relaxing vacation. And to make matters even better, the group had rented out this truly exquisite villa. Online, it was listed as $2,500 a night.

It had multiple bedrooms with white marble flooring, a jacuzzi, a private chef, and a private pool with a swim-up bar that overlooked the Pacific Ocean.

It was paradise, and Shinquella was so excited to go. And being this incredibly hard worker who never took time off, she deserved this trip. The day before the group was scheduled to fly out, Shinquella went to get her hair done by Laveria Smith, a close friend and neighbor. And while she sat in his chair,

She talked with him about how excited she was to go to Cabo. She had meticulously planned out what she was going to pack for the vacation: stylish swimsuits and cute dresses. By all accounts, Xunquella was really looking forward to traveling with the Cabo Six, as they would later be named.

On October 28, 2022, Shankwella boarded a plane in North Carolina with Kahlil Cook, Malik Dyer, Wendter Donovan, Elise Hyatt, and Dejanay Jackson, and they made their way to the beautiful coastline of San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.

The seventh member of the group, Nazir Wiggins, was to join them the next day, October 29th. But as soon as the group landed, Shankwella phoned her mom Salamandra in Charlotte to let her know she arrived safely. Salamandra would later tell CNN that Shankwella was in good spirits on the phone. She said, "When I spoke with her, she seemed to be pretty happy. She was laughing. She seemed very happy on that trip. I said, 'Okay, enjoy yourself. Love you. I will talk to you tomorrow.' And I never spoke with her again."

The group checked into their luxurious resort at Villa Linda 32 in the distinguished community of Puerto Los Cabos, and it was even prettier in person. The villa was huge, big enough for 12 people, and the views were stunning. Everyone ran around going room to room, each picking out which room they wanted, and after they found it, they began unpacking their things. It was exciting. The group also planned to go on boats and ride AFVs.

It was truly the vacation of a lifetime and an experience never to be forgotten. - On the first day of their vacation, it appeared that the group was having a good time. Khalil had even taken Shankwela's phone and recorded a video of her that was later posted to Instagram. The video showed Shankwela passed out in a hammock. It was posted around 9:00 PM and shockingly, Khalil can be heard saying, "We got our first dead body.

Although ironic, the video didn't appear to be nefarious. If anything, it looked like two friends sharing a funny, lighthearted moment. But given the events that transpired the next day, that video proved to be an ominous prediction of what was ahead.

But in the meantime, the group seemed to be having fun. Videos and pictures posted on social media showed the group laughing, drinking alcohol, playing cards, and even skinny dipping. However, the concierge working at the villa on the day the group arrived would later tell the Charlotte Observer that something seemed off when he checked in Shenkuela and the other guests.

He also noted that she was the last person to join the group at dinner that evening and admitted, quote, "She seemed not to fit in with the others," end quote. And that was kind of true.

The other people on the trip were close friends, while Shinquella was only really friends with Khalil. But she wasn't going to let that bother her. In fact, it was clear that she had been trying to connect with the other five people. On October 29th, Shinquella posted a video to her Instagram account, showing her walking around the villa looking for the other girls in the group. In the video, she jokingly said, quote,

It don't take that long to get naked hoes. Where y'all at? It don't take that long to get naked. It don't take that long to get naked hoes. Where y'all at? I'm gonna keep it hot. She told me I'm gonna keep it hot. You're gonna keep it hot, what? I'm gonna keep it hot. They just keep saying I don't know the words because this people's fucked. When the old said they crew. The one that's like mediocre is in my check-in. I can't do them.

But Shinquella's video ended after she found a group of girls in one of the bedrooms, fully clothed and standing in a circle. And you know when you walk into a room and everyone gets quiet and you just get this feeling that they were talking about you before you walked in? Well, that's the energy this video gave off.

Many people that have watched it said that it almost felt like the girls were plotting something and maybe they were, or maybe they were just simply chatting with no ill intent. But based on what happens later,

This video is pretty eerie. However, whatever was going on inside of Villa Linda 32 on the morning of October 29th, Shinquella continued to be energized, bubbly, and positive. She wanted to enjoy her trip. And on that day, she wanted to start it with a dip in the pool.

But sadly, the fun day she had planned would end in tragedy. Only hours after Shinquella's video was posted to social media, at around 1:50 p.m., it was reported that one of the girls in the group, Dejanay Jackson, texted the concierge at the villa and asked him where the nearest medical facility was located. The text read, quote, "I think my friend has alcohol poisoning and needs emergency service.

and someone to translate or speak Spanish for us, end quote. The concierge responded that he could send a doctor that spoke English and they would be able to determine if their friend needed to be taken to a hospital. Desgenais agreed and told him to send the doctor, quote, as soon as possible. About 10 minutes later at 2 p.m.,

the concierge phoned the on-call doctor at the villa, who was a woman named Dr. Carolina Gutierrez of the American Medical Center.

Now, for whatever reason, Dr. Gutierrez wouldn't show up to the villa until 3:15 PM, over an hour after she was called. When she did finally get there, she determined that Shinquella was quote, "minimally responsive and clearly dehydrated," but her vital signs were stable.

It was reported that Shinquella was making sounds, but she wasn't able to make full sentences, which is something you would expect if someone was so drunk they had alcohol poisoning. Shinquella's friends told the doctor that she had been drinking all day and that she probably just needed an IV to get rehydrated. So Dr. Gutierrez attempted to administer an IV, but she wasn't able to find a vein.

which is pretty common if someone is extremely dehydrated. So from here, Dr. Gutierrez told the group that it would probably be best to take Xanquilla to the hospital, but the friends refused. They wanted the doctor to treat her at the villa. It was later reported that one of the group members said that the reason they didn't want to take her to the hospital was because of the cost.

So because of that, Dr. Gutierrez continued to help Shinquella in the video. And while she did that, her friend Khalil decided to call her parents in Charlotte to let them know what was going on. Shinquella's mom, Salamandra, said that she received a phone call at 4:00 PM from Khalil's phone. When she answered, she expected to hear her daughter's voice because the day before, she promised to give her mom a call.

But instead of hearing Shinquella, she heard her friend Khalil on the other end. He appeared calm as he told her that Shinquella wasn't feeling well and she most likely had alcohol poisoning, which is so scary to hear for any parent.

Salamandra said she was shocked and she begged Khalil to take Shankwela to the doctor. But Khalil told her that the doctor was already in the room with Shankwela and that everything was okay. So Salamandra asked if she could speak with the doctor, but Khalil responded that she was busy taking care of her daughter, everything would be okay, and he would give her an update if anything changed. Then from there, he hung up the phone.

Of course, Salamandra was upset and nervous. Her daughter was sick with alcohol poisoning in another country, and she could do nothing to help her.

But she trusted Khalil and believed that he would have done anything to make sure she was taken care of. So, while Salamandra waited for updates, Dr. Gutierrez stayed beside Shanquilla in the villa and attempted to help her to the best of her ability. But Shanquilla would not get any better. In fact, at 4:49 p.m., it was reported that Shanquilla started convulsing and had a seizure that lasted less than one minute. It was also obvious that Shanquilla was struggling to breathe, and soon enough, she was in full-blown cardiac arrest.

Dr. Gutierrez quickly called paramedics while she and the friends took turns administering CPR as Shankwela's pulse stopped. When the ambulance finally arrived, they administered a total of 14 rounds of CPR, five doses of adrenaline, and six discharges AED shocks without success. Unfortunately, Shankwela Robinson was pronounced dead at 5:57 p.m., with the cause of death listed as cardiopulmonary arrest.

A police report was written after her death and it stated that Shankwala passed away two hours and 45 minutes after Dr. Gutierrez arrived at the scene and that there were no visible injuries on her body. Of course, this information would later be disputed. - Back in the United States, Salamandra anxiously waited for Khalil's phone call with an update on Shankwala's condition. The news she received would leave the Robinson family devastated.

Soon after Shinquella's death, Khalil called Salamandra back and told her the news that her daughter was dead due to alcohol poisoning. From that moment on, Salamandra's life would never be the same. She was understandably distraught, but she was also shocked as she listened to Khalil calmly speak on the other end of the line. He didn't appear to be upset or panicked that he just lost his best friend.

Salamandra was also confused because although her daughter did drink alcohol, she was a responsible young woman who knew her limits. Shinqueira had never had any issues with alcohol consumption and she never drank to the point of where it was a problem. But back in Cabo, Shinqueira's body was taken by the Mexican authorities for a partial autopsy that was conducted on the morning of October 30th.

The concierge later reported in a witness statement that after he learned of Shankwela's death, he was instructed by his supervisor to go to the villa and find out if there was anything he could do to help. When he arrived, he found a group of police officers outside speaking to one of the house guests. And as he made his way inside, he found the remainder of the group calmly sitting in the living room near the bar.

He said, quote, "My purpose was to look for the main guest, Ms. Jackson, and give her my condolences. When I talked to her, I gave her my condolences. She thanked me and told me that they had talked to her friend's mother and mentioned that this was so fast, quote, to lose her in an instant for having too much alcohol. I asked her if I could give her a hug, to which she said yes, and she gave me a very indifferent hug.

But minutes later, I heard laughter, end quote.

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Now, as for the Cabo 6, they all decided to end their vacation early and rebook flights out of Mexico and went back to North Carolina almost immediately. Shockingly, it was also reported that the Cabo 6 had already started looking into earlier flights back to the US after only being in Mexico for 24 hours before Shankuela's death. And this prompted people to wonder about their underlying intentions. Why look for flights home right when you get there? But now that Shankuela had passed, they're all rushing to get back.

Now, the Cabo Six ended up stuffing all of Shankuela's belongings into her suitcase and would later return them to her family in Charlotte. Once back in the States, one by one, each member of the Cabo Six would visit the Robinson family and give their side of the story.

And immediately, Salamandra knew that they were all lying straight to her face. She said that the story between each person was somewhat consistent, as they all told her that Shinqueala had passed away due to alcohol poisoning.

However, she noticed that smaller details, such as who called for medical services, where her body was found, and who found her body, all appeared to be different between each person. One friend told Salamandra that a maid had discovered her unresponsive on the bathroom floor, while another friend said they found her unconscious in bed.

But the one person Salamandra felt like she could trust was Khalil.

After all, he was her daughter's best friend. They had known each other for years and Khalil had even gone on vacations with them. Surely he would be the one to tell her the truth. But when he sat down in their family living room, he too was acting strange. Salamandra expected him to be grieving along with their family as they dealt with this loss. But that didn't seem to be the case.

And with all of the inconsistencies in their stories, Salamandra knew that something was wrong here. Even further, after this initial meeting with the Cabo Six, where each of them came to tell her what happened, the group seemed to have disappeared, wanting to get as far away from Shankwela's family as possible. But for now, her parents had a lot on their plates.

like getting her body back to the US. Her father, Bernard, called the vacation villa in Mexico and the Mexican authorities numerous times to find out what he had to do to extradite her body back to America. But he said it was almost impossible to get anyone on the phone. There was also a language barrier, which didn't help as well.

And on top of all of this, they were still trying to figure out exactly what happened. Without any information from anyone in Mexico, the Robinsons were forced to rely on what the Cabo 6 had told them.

But deep down, they knew that the group was lying. And that would be confirmed days later when Salamandra received an anonymous phone call. On the other end of the line, this person told her that her daughter's death was not accidental. In fact, they said Shinquella had, quote, been beaten into submission. From that moment on, the Robinsons made it their life mission to get to the bottom of what happened.

on the morning of october 30th shanquilla underwent a partial autopsy by medical examiner dr renee adalberto galvan osiguera from the secretariat of health he determined that shanquilla's cause of death was a severe spinal cord injury and an atlas luxation

an atlas luxation is defined as a separation of the skull base from the atlas bone which is the first cervical vertebrae of the spinal column in addition to her internal injuries dr osagwara also noted a three inch bruise on her forehead bruises on her anatomic snuff box which was located on her left wrist and bruises on both sides of her pelvis a split lip and internal hemorrhaging behind her right eye the autopsy report also said that shanquilla obtained these injuries more than 12 hours before her death

The final assessment stated that the type of manner of death was violent.

Unfortunately, the Robinson family did not know these new details, as Bernard was still struggling to find someone in Mexico who could speak English. Every day, multiple times per day, Bernard called to get information from someone who could help bring Shanquilla home. And finally, after calling the villa, someone picked up. It was a woman from the management team who could speak English. She informed Bernard that Shanquilla had not passed away from alcohol poisoning. She had died because her neck had been broken.

Bernard told the Washington Post: "She's an angel. She's the one who first told us the truth." She said: "Mr. Robinson, your daughter didn't die of alcohol poisoning. She died of a broken neck." Both Bernard and Salamandra were devastated and shocked at the news, and even more so because Shankwela's so-called friends had blatantly lied to them about what happened. Salamandra vowed to find the truth as to what happened to her child and who was responsible, and it would only be a few weeks before she uncovered the truth.

On November 16th, 2022, one of the Cabo 6 shared a cell phone video that started to make its way around the campus of Winston-Salem University. The video was horrific and extremely violent. It showed a naked Shanquilla inside of a bedroom at the Villa Linda 32.

and she was being beaten by one of the girls on the trip. A witness later identified her attacker in the video as Dejanay Jackson, and it appeared that Shinquella's best friend, Kahlil Cook, was the one recording it. Kahlil could also be heard saying, "Kuella, can't you at least fight back?" To which she defeatedly responded, "No." - Kuella, can you at least fight back? - No.

The date of the video was October 29th, the same day Shin Quella died, and it showed her vulnerable, attempting to maintain distance from her attacker. But despite this, the girl continued to beat her. At one point, Shin Quella was thrown to the ground.

and Shinquella just continued to sit by the foot of the bed while the woman beat, yank, and repeatedly hit her in the head. Desjonnais then kicked Shinquella's head with her knee, which sent her stumbling to the other side of the room. And it was only then when the video stopped recording. Now to this day, no one really knows why Shinquella was being beat up, but it's clear in the video that she was extremely vulnerable.

Keep in mind, she was naked and while she was getting beaten, her so-called friends are videoing it. When the video went viral after being uploaded to Twitter, the people who saw it wondered why nobody intervened to stop the attack and instead chose to film it, especially when the person recording was Shinquella's best friend.

Her father, Bernard, was out searching for a grave site for his daughter when he learned there was a video of her attack. And when her parents watched it, they felt sick. They had always speculated that the Cabo Six had been lying about what happened, but now they had proof. Shinquella's sister, Quilla Long, said that after she saw the video, she immediately called Khalil Cook. She said, quote, "I called his ass after I saw the video.

and he won't even pick up the phone." Now after the autopsy results from Mexico were given to the Robinson family on November 4th, Salamandra said she asked each one of the Capo 6 what they did to her child. She said one of the males broke out into a sweat and immediately left her house.

and Salamandra never heard from them again. But after the video went viral, people began to theorize on what went down on the Cabo vacation. A subreddit forum was even created titled "Chinquela Robinson" and people were quick to offer their opinions. Many people believed her death was premeditated and that the Cabo Six had lured Chinquela to Mexico with the intention of murdering her.

Some people stated that maybe there was tension between the women because of one of the men on the trip. But there have never been any reports that proved Shankwela was romantically involved with anyone there. Other people suspect that she was attacked because of jealousy or greed. But in the end, we don't really know.

Suspicions also fell on that video Shinquella posted on the morning of October 29th, the one where she walked into the room and those girls were standing in a circle talking about her. Some people speculate that the group was conspiring to jump her.

Keep in mind, in that video, Shinquella was naked, and hours later, she was being jumped while also naked. But Salamandra said that she believed the women attacked her daughter when she was asleep, because Shinquella was known to sleep naked. She said that the women attacked her when Shinquella was most vulnerable, and they wanted to humiliate her by recording it.

As all of this was unfolding, internet sleuths searched for clues on the social media accounts of the Cobb 06. But once those videos went viral, many of them deleted their accounts and stopped communicating with the Robinson family altogether. When they got a ride back to Charlotte, they came over to the house to visit and tell us what had happened. What was that conversation like? What did they tell you exactly?

Well, they told us it was alcohol poisoning. And we questioned each one of them because we had heard different. We had got a call saying that they was over there fighting her. It was no such thing as alcohol poisoning. So we started asking each one of them questions about the situation. And they denied and said there was never a fight. You know, it was alcohol poisoning. Who told you that there was a fight? Who had told you that?

Well, it was someone called on the phone. We don't know who it was. They just called us and told us this, that they was over there fighting us. So the video had to be already out when they called to tell us that because they had seen the video and we hadn't seen it. I see. OK, that's how we learned that information.

Now CNN deliberately has not aired this video that appears to show your daughter being attacked Do you have any idea did anyone told tell you who filmed that video? No, we have no idea. Hmm So when you ask the friends you say you asked each of them individually what happened? They all stuck to that story. They all stuck to the story. It was just alcohol. Yes, and

But no matter what the motive, the video made one thing clear. The combo six didn't like Shankwella. It has also been reported that there was another video recorded that afternoon which showed Wenter Donovan, another woman on the trip, brutally beating Shankwella after Desjardins had stepped back.

Now, this video has not been released and there's no sufficient evidence to conclude that it even exists, but apparently, Shankuela's parents and authorities have seen it. However, due to the first video going viral on social media and the story being thrust into the spotlight, Mexican authorities and the FBI finally got involved. The Robinson family and everyone following the case closely on social media were outraged after the autopsy results indicated that Shankuela had suffered a brutal and violent death.

but the police report from mexico still stated that she had passed from alcohol poisoning it was also upsetting for people to learn that the cabo 6 had fled mexico and gone back to the us without being questioned and were back to living their normal lives mexican authorities were investigating the death of shanquilla as femicide a gender-based homicide that's similar to a hate crime in the u.s

Serbian judge Ivana Milovanovic explained to UN Women that "femicide differs from other forms of murder because it's the gender-related killing of a woman only because she's a woman. This indicates that the root causes of femicide differ from any other types of murder and are related to the general position of women in the society. Discrimination against women,

gender roles, unequal distribution of power between men and women, habitual gender stereotypes, prejudices, and violence against women. The United States does not differentiate between femicide and homicide, but certain countries, including those in Latin America, recognize that violence against women is in a category of its own. The Attorney General in Baja California, Sir Daniel Del Rosa Anaya, said, "The fight wasn't a quarrel, but instead a direct aggression. It's about two Americans, the victim and the culprit."

Unfortunately, Beatriz Garcia-Nice, a project lead for Wilson Center's Initiative on Gender-Based Violence, admitted that Mexico is one of the countries that really struggles with these types of homicides against women, and added, "If you commit a crime of femicide, there's really not that much of a chance for you to get convicted for it. And that's one of the reasons why we see that rates are still very, very high."

Now, the Robinson family was hopeful that the Mexican authorities, as well as the FBI, would do their jobs and bring justice to their daughter. Bernard would later say, quote, "There's a whole lot of unanswered questions about her death. I just want justice for my daughter. She was my only child."

However, by the end of November 2022, the original police report and Shanquilla's autopsy report were given to her family.

And there were major inconsistencies between the two. For instance, the police report, which was released on November 21st, stated from Dr. Carolina Gutierrez and the two police officers who responded to the scene that Shinkela had passed away due to a seizure brought on by alcohol poisoning. The police report also listed her time of death as 5.57 p.m.,

But her autopsy report said something totally different. The doctor who conducted her autopsy said that she had to have died around 3 p.m., which is almost a three-hour difference from what the police report says. Her official death certificate said that Shinquella died of a spinal cord injury and her manner of death was considered violent.

It also stated that Shinquella's death occurred within 15 minutes of receiving the final blow that snapped her neck. But how could that be possible? If that were true, then that would mean that Shinquella died right around the time the doctor arrived at the villa.

But the doctor claimed she died hours later. And believe it or not, in the police report, there was no mention of Shin-Quella's physical injuries to her body. While the autopsy report mentioned numerous bruises, a split lip, and hemorrhaging behind her right eye. So why wasn't any of this noted in the police report?

Interestingly enough, the autopsy report also had no mentions of alcohol or any other substance found in Cinquella's system at the time of death. Now toxicology reports usually take weeks to come back, but it is important to note that the medical examiner did not mention alcohol at any point in the autopsy report.

A criminal defense attorney in Mexico named Fabian Meneses told WSOC-TV that autopsies are more trustworthy documents. He said, "The autopsy should overrule the report because the police report is written by cops and the cops are not forensic experts. They're just taking notes. They're just going to write out what they're told by witnesses."

I would say that most police reports don't have the truth because it's either hearsay or they're being custom tailored to what the police need to be in the report. I don't want to say that all police reports are false, but you definitely cannot rely just on a report. But the police report and the autopsy report only created more questions for the Robinson family. How was Shankola alive for two hours and 45 minutes while Dr. Gutierrez attempted to revive her? But the autopsy report suggested she was deceased within 15 minutes after receiving the fatal blow to her neck.

it's been speculated that the police and dr gutierrez lied but of course this is mere conjecture at this point but it created more suspicions about what exactly happened to shanquilla on october 29th the media attention continued to invoke a global outcry with a hashtag justice for shanquilla trending on facebook tick tock and twitter although the cabo 6 remained radio silent after information and footage leaked regarding shanquilla's death nazir wagons the friend who arrived late to the vacation on october 29th

went live on his social media and talked about what he witnessed. So far, he's the only person to ever speak about what happened inside Villa Linda 32. But keep in mind, this is a live stream, so some of the audio is a little messed up.

That's it, but I didn't really go in there like, damn, y'all jumped her, y'all beat her ass, what's going on? Like, could they know? And nobody even told me about nothing. I was blind to everything. I'm literally in there giving her my all. Like, come on, girl, we is 2,000 miles away from home. 2,000 miles away from home. Don't nobody deserve this. 50 more questions.

I can't make that up. I can't.

Nazir said that he arrived after 3 p.m. to the villa on the afternoon of October 29th. And when he got there, he had no knowledge about a fight.

He said when he arrived, he was told by the group that Shinquella had alcohol poisoning. So he went into her bedroom, turned on some soft music, and stroked her hair until the doctor arrived.

I was not there till the next day. I didn't see a fight. I didn't know it was a fight. I didn't know it was a video. I didn't know they did any harm, anything. I went in there and told those alcohol coordinates, so that's what I helped her as. That's what I helped her as. I didn't leave her side. I cut on soft music, Summer Walker rubbing her head to the nurse payment. Nobody even talked about the nurse. Nobody even said a nurse came. None of this stuff. So I'm really not understanding. I say that in the...

He went on to say that Shenkwella was alive when he arrived at the villa. And by the time the medical examiner got there, at around 3:30, she was deceased.

He said he was told by the rest of the Cabo 6 that the maids had found her slumped over on the toilet inside of her bedroom. By that time, well, I skipped another thing. Quilla wasn't found dead. She wasn't found dead. The maids found her slumped over the toilet in her room. That's what they did find her, slumped over her toilet in her room. That's what I was told. Quilla was not dead when I got there. Um...

Um, yeah, boom. Okay, so when I get in there, I go in, I see Quilla, I see she chilling, I put her on her side, I go up and make that video where I'm talking about I'm here, that I have Quilla get up. I'm thinking like, damn, we got stuff to do, ATVs, a boat, dinner. I miss the chefs, I miss everything. So I'm like, damn, I'm thinking, Quilla, let's get up. I see.

Now again, none of these timelines are adding up. Nazir, the guy in the video you just listened to, said that he got to the villa at three and Shinquella was alive.

Then by 3:30, the medical examiner said she was deceased. But again, the police report said she died around 6. And another thing people wanted to know is why wouldn't the doctor at the villa immediately send Shenkwella to the hospital once she saw her condition? Clearly, she knew she was in rough shape, but she just continued to treat her at the villa.

Now the doctor would later say that the friends didn't want Shinkela going to the hospital because it would be too expensive. But hospital visits in Mexico are way cheaper compared to the United States. And even if it was very expensive, you have a 25 year old girl who was dying in front of you. The cost shouldn't matter and she should have been sent to the hospital immediately.

But all of this information only clouded the case even more. And the one question that lingered in everyone's mind was what in the hell happened? And why were people lying?

Once Chanquilla's body was back in the US, the FBI ordered another autopsy, which took place on November 17, 2022. That morning, around 9:00 a.m., the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner's Office started the autopsy, but the report wouldn't be made public until April 2023.

Meanwhile, 25 days after Shankuela's death, on November 24th, Attorney General Daniel de la Rosa Anaya in Mexico announced that a warrant for arrest and extradition has been issued for one of the female members of the Combo 6. He stated, This case is fully clarified. We even have a court order. There's an arrest warrant issued for the crime of femicide to the detriment of the victim and against an alleged perpetrator, a friend of hers who was the aggressor. Actually, it wasn't a quarrel, but instead a direct aggression.

We are carrying out all the pertinent procedures such as the Interpol alert and the request for extradition to the United States of America.

It's about two Americans, the victim and the culprit. It was later reported that the American citizen was Dejanay Jackson, the woman who was observed as being the aggressor in the video that went viral. According to the Charlotte Observer, Dejanay had two prior arrests in North Carolina before the Cabo incident, but both were nonviolent offenses, with one being a speeding ticket in Guilford County. But despite an arrest warrant being issued for Dejanay Jackson, there have been no legitimate reports that indicate she was ever brought into police custody.

However, a Mexican news outlet titled Metropolomics reported that Dejanay was arrested by Interpol agents on November 28, 2022. Metropolomics said that she was apprehended in Connecticut and was being held in federal custody. But the Robinson family stated that they were never made aware of any arrests in their daughter's murder. In response, Metropolomics stated that the Mexican government wanted the arrest to be kept secret to avoid violating the due process of extradition. But this information has not been confirmed.

Salamandra hoped that Dejanay Jackson, as well as the rest of the Cabo Six would be arrested and sent back to Mexico for prosecution. Under federal law in Mexico, if the Cabo Six was convicted, they could each face up to 60 years in prison. Salamandra told ABC News, quote, "I would like to see each of them sent back to Mexico because their plan was to come back here thinking they weren't going to be prosecuted."

She further added, quote, "Shenkuela was a caring person and I want them to always remember that. We're going to keep her legacy alive." End quote. And it appeared that the Mexican authorities and the FBI were finally taking the murder of Shenkuela seriously after her sister Quila Long created a GoFundMe page

The page read, quote, "The United States released a statement claiming, quote, 'No clear evidence of foul play.' Yet there is a video circulating of a woman violently attacking Shinkewala. This statement is unacceptable and we are beyond devastated."

we continue to fight for the truth." The GoFundMe would ultimately raise $407,982 for the Robinson family, which included a top donation of $50,000 from the American professional basketball player, Kyrie Irving. Quilla said that the donations would help with Shankuela's funeral expenses, as well as legal fees.

Now in December of 2022, Quilla Long spoke to Nancy Grace on her podcast, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, about the ongoing investigation into her sister's murder. Nancy asked Quilla Long, what are the police telling your mom? And Quilla responded, as of now, nothing. The FBI, when she's in contact with them, they tell her they can't give her any more information and to just be patient, end quote.

Nancy Grace ripped into the American authorities about why no arrests had been made after a warrant and extradition was issued. According to Nancy, finding the Cabo 6 shouldn't be a hard process if American authorities were doing their jobs. As for Khalil, Shankwella's so-called best friend, Quilla said that she tried to track him down at this residence but found that he had moved. Meanwhile, while the Cabo 6 remained free to go about their lives, the Robinson family was forced to lay Shankwella to rest.

On Saturday, November 19th, 2022, Shanquilla's funeral service was held at the Macedonia Baptist Church in Charlotte, where she and her family worshiped. Hundreds of friends, family and members of the community arrived to show their support and grieve the untimely death of the 25-year-old woman. Her pink and white coffin was brought in on a horse-drawn carriage, and mourners wore pink in her honor. She was a very humble spirit, very, just very sweet girl.

Shenquilla Robinson's coffin brought into the church by a horse-drawn carriage. Her celebration of life service is bringing out hundreds of people. Loved ones wore pink in her honor.

Danny Griffin, a family friend, says she'll always be remembered as a kind soul and daddy's little girl. Sometimes my daughter just don't do wrong in front of her father's eyes and everything. And, you know, she was the twinkle of his eye. Robinson's death remains a mystery after a trip with friends in Cabo last month. But her death captured the hearts of communities beyond the Queen City. It means a lot to see Charlotte supporting her and her family. I have a daughter. I have nieces.

That child was amongst friends and she should have been able to feel comfortable and feel safe. This shouldn't have happened. Robinson's neighbor and stylist, LaVaris Smith, styled her hair for the trip and says he's heartbroken. She was just excited about going on a trip. She

She sat on my chair. We just talked about a lot of personal stuff. Like, we just clicked like she was like my little sister. Well-known activist Tamika D. Mallory says she stands in solidarity with the Robinsons. Losing a loved one in the heinous way in which has happened to Shankwella, there probably will never be peace for them. But there cannot just be an unopened situation. It has to be closed with truth.

And it has to be that there is accountability for those who are responsible for her death. Griffin says this is a tough loss and he is leaning to his faith. Everybody that have children, either it's a son or a father or a daughter or anything, it make you want to just get down on your knees and pray for this family and then pray for the protection over your own children. Jessie Pierre, WCNC Charlotte.

With no progress in the case, on December 10th, 2022, Shenkuela's friends and family held a rally at Little Rock AME Zion Church in Uptown Charlotte, and they were there to demand justice be served. Those in attendance honored Shenkuela's life and demanded that the Cabo Six be punished for the crime of murder.

Community members by the hundreds gathering inside this uptown Charlotte church. Somber moments with an outpouring of grief. I wish I could yell at the top of my lungs or bang my hands on the table. And I am sad.

I'm sad. A packed church honoring Sienkwila Robinson, the 25 year old Charlotte native who died on vacation in Mexico. We are incredibly sad, right? Young life.

tragically ended. Unanswered questions leaving the family and community members heartbroken. In the latest updates, Mexican authorities confirming this was not an accident. A disturbing video circulating online. WCNC Charlotte choosing to not air the footage out of respect. But in the video, Robinson's father confirming it shows Robinson being beaten in what appears on the trip to Mexico. According to the death certificate,

Robinson's cause of death was severe spinal cord injury and atlas luxation, which is instability of the uppermost neck vertebrae. Recently, according to a Mexican prosecutor, an arrest warrant has been issued for one of Robinson's friends in relation to her death. What do we want? When do we want it? Through the emotion, a call for action fills the sanctuary. Even though justice will prevail. Inspirational words captivating everyone inside. We didn't come to sit quiet.

We didn't come to be still, but we came for justice tonight. As each person takes the mic, the same takeaway was given. Keep allowing her legacy to be lived.

Keep speaking her name. Remembering the light Shankwilla Robinson was and how she will forever be in the hearts of many across the world. In Charlotte, Austin Walker, WCNC Charlotte. In January of 2023, after family members, friends, and the community released balloons on what would have been Shankwilla's 26th birthday, there were still no updates or progress in the investigation.

Salamandra Bernard Quilla and those closest to Shinquella could only wait for word that someone had been arrested.

The balloon release on January 9th, 2023 was hosted by the Million Youth March. Hundreds of balloons were released and one of Shankwela's closest friends, a woman named Shanotika, told WCNC Charlotte that birthday celebrations were always Shankwela's favorite. One of the group organizers stated, quote, the Robinson family became Charlotte's family when this tragedy happened.

So ensuring and seeing the hashtags on social media is very important. The case's momentum appeared to hinge solely on its social media presence, and the hashtag Justice for Shankwella Robinson continued to make its rounds on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

on january 17 2023 the baja california sewer attorney general daniel de la rosa anaya held a press conference and gave an update on the progress of the case he said there's no impunity in this case right

Right now, it is important to obtain, above all, the judicial order of the presumed person responsible for these unfortunate events." He also said that through their work with Interpol, a "red notice" was issued for the location and arrest of Dejanay Jackson. A red notice is a request issued by Interpol to be on the lookout for a suspect pending extradition. Although it is not an international arrest warrant, a red notice serves as a request for countries to work together to locate and detain a suspect pending legal proceedings.

It was a positive step forward for the Robinson family, but of course, there were limitations with the murder happening outside of the U.S. Chris Sweeker, a retired FBI agent, spoke with WCNC Charlotte and admitted, "...if the foreign country is willing to prosecute that individual, they will exercise their jurisdiction."

The other one is if that perpetrator is out of the country where the murder took place, then that country has no means of prosecuting or investigating the perpetrator. During her podcast, Nancy Grace slammed the United States' efforts in helping locate the Cabo 6 and said that it shouldn't be a hard task. She also said that if any of the family members were actively hiding the suspects, then they too should be charged with harboring a fugitive.

But despite the international attention on Shanquilla's case, the Combo Six were still going about their normal routines, while the Robinson family endured torment day in and day out. On February 18th, 2023, the Robinson family, friends, and community activists once again gathered at the Little Rock AME Zion Church to demand justice.

This time, the group sat down and wrote letters to Mexican authorities and White House officials, begging them to take action in her case. 100 letters were mailed to Mexico and Washington, D.C. in pink envelopes, Shinquilla's favorite color.

Civil rights activist John C. Barnett said, quote, Every time they see a pink envelope, they are going to know that we are trying to put pressure on them to execute the warrant to arrest these individuals. End quote.

It's been nearly four months since a local woman, Shankwela Robinson, mysteriously died during a vacation with friends while in Cabo. Her death is being investigated as a homicide after a video surfaced showing Robinson being violently attacked during her trip. An arrest warrant has been filed by Mexican authorities, but no one has yet been arrested.

Today, as the search goes on for answers, dozens of people taken to the streets to demand justice. WCNC Charlotte's Jessie Pierre has that part of the story.

The people who really love her and genuinely know her and genuinely, you know, have been around her, we know we're not letting up. The call for justice in the case of Shankwella Robinson continues. Family, friends and supporters putting their demands in writing, filling each pink envelope with a letter to Mexican authorities asking them to take action.

So every time they see a pink envelope, they're going to know that we're trying to put pressure on them to execute the warrants to lock up these individuals. In October, Robinson tragically lost her life during a vacation with friends in Cabo. Mexican authorities filed an arrest warrant in her case the following month.

after a video showed her violently beaten by one of her friends. But months later, no one has been arrested for her death. In my letter, it mainly states, we want justice now or you guys won't be able to rest. But I made sure I put in that letter how we genuinely feel, how it hasn't been easy since it happened. And I am going to continue to send letters, make phone calls, do more marches, whatever we have to do. What do we want? Justice! When do we want?

The group marched to the post office to mail about 100 letters to not only Mexican authorities, but also the White House, holding a banner with Robinson's photo and the words "Fight for Cuala." She is from North Carolina. She is our daughter. She's everybody's daughter, everybody's cousin, everybody's sister, everybody's granddaughter.

and we need to support her family and continue to say her name. Loved ones hoping that with every letter mailed, it is a step closer to getting justice for Robinson. She deserves justice. Her family deserves justice. Her friends, her clients, kid clients, everyone deserves justice because it wasn't fair that what happened to her. Jessie Pierre, WCNC Charlotte.

But despite their efforts, the case stood still and there was no word from Mexican officials regarding an arrest or extradition of any of the Cabo Six. So on March 3rd, the Robinson family and a group of activists traveled to Washington, D.C. to plead to lawmakers to take action.

Ben Crump and Sue Ann Robinson, two attorneys hired by the Robinsons, said that Shankwela's case was in the hands of the United States government.

Ben Crump, a renowned civil rights attorney, was responsible for bringing attention to the justice of high profile, was responsible for bringing attention and justice to the high profile cases of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, and the residents of Flint, Michigan, who were poisoned by the water of the Flint River.

Now with this help in the case of Shankwela, the Robinson family was hopeful that the United States would finally listen and bring justice to their daughter.

Ben Crump would later say, quote, It's not a hard ask. Either extradite the killer or take jurisdiction so you can prosecute the killer. It's simple. We are asking for a high level of diplomatic intervention from the President of the United States and for the Department of Justice to do what is necessary to bring the person and people who are responsible for her murder to justice. I'm Attorney Ben Crump.

along with my great co-counsel and partner, Attorney Sue Ann Robinson and Attorney Nabiha Shear, Monique Presley. We have the honor of representing the mother of Shankwila Robinson and her family. We also have present with us a force of nature in the name of Tamika Mallory with Until Freedom.

Also, we have Maison the General. We have Angelo the Professor, Linda Sorensen, and other freedom fighters and activists, not only here in Washington, D.C., but especially in her hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina. And we applaud those activists from Charlotte for being there from the beginning till the end.

We are delighted and so thankful to have one of our true icons, one of our heroes standing for justice for the family of Shunquilla Robinson. And that is none other than Dr. Ben Chavis, the head of the National Newspaper Association. Thank you so much, Dr. Chavis, for being here. Attorney Robinson and Ms. Mallory,

We talked about this day with the family long before it happened. And we were praying that we would not have to come here on this day. Six months later, 200 days later, from when Ms. Alamandra's baby, Shankwila, was tragically killed on that video, to Quilla's, her sister is also present with us. And we were hopeful that the killers

of Shankwila Robinson will have already started to face would have already started to face their biggest. We want to make sure everybody can hear. Okay, we want to make sure everyone can hear. We were hopeful that this day never had to happen.

six month mark from when she Quilla Robinson was killed, we were hopeful that her killers would have already been bought to justice that they would have already been picked up with the warrant that the Mexican government issue for the merciful beating.

brutality that saw this young black woman who at the time was naked and not fighting back and when asked, right, Miss Mallory, why don't you fight back? She said she's not going to fight back. But yet her killers continued to brutalize her. We were hoping that that was enough to say you should be arrested and

and let the wheels of justice start turning because she quelled a life matter. And then we got the autopsy reports and we just believed in our heart of hearts that that was enough to bring the killers to be arrested. So the wheels of justice will start turning. But yet that did not happen. We were hopeful

that once the FBI got engaged, that they will respect this American citizen, this young black woman who, based on the video, did absolutely nothing to warrant such a savage beating. But yet, here we are, six months later, and everybody who participated in the

maiming and brutality of Shankwila Robertson is still completely free. Imagine if this is your child. Imagine if this is your daughter who you bear and you brought into this world. Just imagine that. And nobody is being held accountable for how they killed her. And that's why I'm so thankful to

my partner attorney Sue Ann Robinson and Tamika Mallory, these strong black women saying that it's not just your sister, Tequila,

Shangquilla Robinson is all our sister. And if it can happen to Shangquilla Robinson, then it can happen to your sister too. So we all got to stand up for justice for Shangquilla Robinson. Justice for Shangquilla Robinson. Justice for Shangquilla Robinson. Justice for Shangquilla Robinson. Justice for Shangquilla Robinson.

Sue Ann Robinson traveled to Mexico on the family's behalf and publicly stated that the treatment of black women in cases like Shankwela's is unfair. She said, "Going to the police station, going to the attorney general's office, going to the Mexican Red Cross, going to the doctor's office, and going to the actual villa where she had spent her last moment. Trying to find answers for this family was actually unreal. Nobody should have to do that for something that is equal and fair."

Activist Tamika Mallory compared Shankwella's case to the disappearance of Natalie Holloway in 2005, the story that we just covered. She added: "Forget about her being a black woman. She is a woman and she is a United States citizen, and we know what you can do. Let me tell you how we know what you can do because we've seen you do it before. When Natalie Holloway went missing in Aruba, America stopped and stood still. Natalie Holloway was in our homes every day, and she should have been, and so should Shankwella Robinson."

Salamandra stated that while the Cabo 6 returned to work and their normal lives, their lives had been turned upside down, and they were left to wait and beg for answers in their daughter's case. On March 13th, Ben Crump and Sue Ann Robinson shared a letter that they wrote to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken that identified Dejanay Jackson as the aggressor in the video that showed Shanquilla being beaten to death. Included with the letter was an 18-page document that included the Mexican autopsy.

Police report: The original Cabo Villa's rental agreement and multiple interviews with witnesses after the murder The letter stated: "Dear President Biden and Secretary Blinken, on behalf of the family of Shankwella Robinson, we write to request immediate diplomatic intervention from the U.S. government in this transnational criminal case. The case involves the death of Shankwella Robinson, a 25-year-old ambitious, bright entrepreneur and American citizen.

Given the nature and scope of this case, we believe that diplomatic intervention from the U.S. government could help facilitate the necessary cooperation and coordination between the involved parties to ensure that justice is served timely, that the accused are tried under the appropriate legal system, that extradition is possible, and that international cooperation is fostered.

The document included an official statement from the administrator of the villa on November 19th, 2022. Although the name is blacked out, the man admitted that he saw the video of Shanquilla being beaten inside of the bedroom. And he concluded that after watching the video and looking at the sun rays, he indicated that the video was taken between 7:00 and 8:30 AM saying quote,

In the video, it can be seen that the headboard is illuminated by the sun's rays.

And due to the location of the sun's rays, I can deduce that it is between 7 and 8.30 a.m. since the bedrooms one and three are waterfront. And it's easy to deduce the morning schedule since the sun rises on the seaside, illuminating those rooms. That is room number three because that is the only one that has a hammock outside of it. And the hammock can be seen in the video, end quote.

Also included was the official statement from the concierge, who admitted to hearing the Cop-06 laugh after Shinquella's death and how the group packed up their belongings and left the villa without informing anyone at the front desk. The concierge said that Dejanay Jackson texted him at 9 p.m. on October 29th and asked for a driver to take them to dinner in San Jose.

Apparently, the group hadn't eaten all day and they were hungry. But the concierge was later informed that instead of going to a restaurant, the group had the driver take them to the airport, where they quickly flew back to the United States on October 30th. He would later say, quote,

"When I saw the video on social media, "I realized that practically the main guest, "Miss Jackson had manipulated me with the information "she provided of what happened to leave the country "as soon as possible." But months later on March 16th, the White House publicly addressed the murder of Shankwela Robinson for the first time with a press conference given by the White House Press Secretary. - A letter to the White House

about this case. This young woman was killed in Mexico in October of last year. The suspect is in this country along with those back here, along with those who were present during the deadly

beaten. And he sent a letter asking for extradition of the suspect to Mexico, so Mexican authorities deal with, or if not, take jurisdiction of it here and deal with it. What's next? What's the White House willing to do? So let me just first say our hearts go out to Ms. Robinson's family and friends. It is devastating what occurred. And certainly the

The tragedy is just devastating and we've been following the news here, but because because there's an FBI investigation underway There's very little that we can say we got a as you know, we are very careful about criminal investigations or any investigations that are currently happening through DOJ in this particular case FBI, but our hearts go out to

again, to the families. And I would have to refer you to the DOJ and the State Department on this. Let me ask you this. So since there's an FBI investigation, does that mean nothing happens until the investigation is complete? Or, I mean, the United States has an extradition treaty with Mexico. Is all of this contingent upon...

the FBI investigation? What I can say is there's an investigation going on, so this is something that the FBI has to speak to. So that's why I'm referring you to the Department of Justice. And it's also an issue of the State Department, again, so would refer you to the State Department as it relates to another country and the diplomatic conversations that occur there. But again, this is something that we're clearly following here.

and our hearts go out to her family. And last question on this, though. Are there capabilities for the United States to take jurisdiction over this if it doesn't go, if...

the suspect is not extradited back. April, I understand the question and I appreciate the questions, all important questions to ask of me, but again, there's an ongoing investigation, so I would refer you to the Department of Justice. Not necessarily the investigation. But there is a process that's currently happening because of the investigation, so I would refer you to the Department of Justice and also the State Department as there are, you know, this is a diplomatic issue that needs to be handled on that end. Okay.

The information provided by the White House was limited. It didn't provide any important information regarding Shankwala's case other than it was an active investigation and questions should be directed to the FBI, State Department, and the Department of Justice. But the Robinson family continued to demand federal action.

And on March 23rd, the family and attorney Ben Crump promised to maintain pressure on authorities to either prosecute the combo six in the United States or extradite them back to Mexico. In addition to Ben Crump, there were several other civil rights advocates in attendance inside the Varick Auditorium at Livingston College in Salisbury, North Carolina. The developments, as you all know, attorney Sue Ann Robinson, my co-counsel, and I

After the letter that we sent to President Biden and Secretary Blinken, asking them to do one or two things. And that was either to extradite the killers of Shangri-La Robinson, because there's an outstanding warrant by the Mexican government based on the evidence, not just on the video, but there's evidence of autopsy.

that her neck was broke, that was the cause of death. And we see how her neck got broke based on the video. Or two, to accept the concurrent jurisdiction that the Mexican government has offered America to come and have a federal prosecutor prosecute the killers of Shaquilla Johnson, and the reason that is an option

When you think about it, everybody involved were U.S. citizens. I don't have to tell you all this story. Her and these alleged friends went to Mexico for a vacation for reasons we cannot think of. It's inexplicable whether it's envy or what, why they would murder, why they would murder Shaquille O'Neal.

And it's still heartbreaking to think about the video. And so we have put the issue right at the footsteps of the White House. Thank you, Tony.

We expect Senator Menendez, who's over the Foreign Relations Committee, to have a meeting with our legal team and the family, Tamika Mallory and others who have been advocating for justice, to explain to us

why they can do all these things for other people where they have no video evidence, but when you have video evidence of what happened to this angel from Charlotte, you all are slow tracking. It don't make any sense to any of us. And then also we expect that we're going to have

whether virtually or in person, a meeting with the White House after the 1st of April. And these hear something from them in regards to our request. Now, they have been very cautious to say they don't want to interfere with the State Department prosecutors, and we respect that. However, however, she was an American citizen. She was killed on a foreign land.

land on video. We expect for you to care about this black woman just like you would care about any other American citizen killed in a foreign country on video. So we want you to use the full weight of your office

to get justice because as we talked about so eloquently and passionately today here at Livingstone College at the Equal Justice Now Forum, justice delayed is justice denied.

And we're going to get justice for Shankwila Robinson. We're going to get justice one way or the other for Shankwila Robinson. Justice for Shankwila Robinson. Justice for Shankwila Robinson. Justice for Shankwila Robinson. Justice for Shankwila Robinson. Justice for Shankwila Robinson. Ben Crump continued by saying that the Mexican authorities offered concurrent jurisdiction to the United States, which meant that they would allow an American prosecutor to handle the case of Shankwila Robinson.

On March 28th, 2023, the legal team representing the Robinson family stated that a meeting with the White House officials was scheduled to happen during the first week of April. Sue Ann Robinson stated, quote,

The purpose of the meeting is essentially to find out where the United States administration is in the protocol. The protocol dictates that the State Department has to have communication with Mexican authorities in order to either initiate an extradition process, which would then generate a federal case in the United States. Our government does not want to set a precedent that you can murder citizens overseas and then flee back home and get away with it.

"We are asking for a high level of diplomatic intervention. And if we don't get it by the 200 days, then we'll have to demand louder."

It was now five months after the murder of Shinkela and nothing had been done to arrest the people responsible. Sue Ann Robinson also stated that all of the COP-06 had been located, but no one had reached out to them. And more importantly, no one had been taken into custody. She said, quote, they're all sleeping in their beds at night. They're not in custody anywhere, end quote.

The Robinson family, along with everyone who has followed the case from the beginning, were frustrated as there was no progress in the case. From the streets of Charlotte to the street of Washington, D.C., the calls for justice and demands for the U.S. to take action in the case of Shankwala Robinson continue. It's been five months since she died in Cabo, Mexico. Justice delayed could become justice denied because every day that dissipates, every moment that dissipates,

Witness memories fade, physical evidence dissipates. Sue Ann Robinson, the family's attorney, traveled to Mexico herself for answers. She said Mexican authorities told her this case is a priority for them. One of the witnesses, one of the personnel then was brought in and they watched the video and identified the person attacking and beating Shankwila Robinson.

And that person was named as the aggressor by the Mexican authorities. Mexican authorities have filed an arrest warrant and extradition proceedings for the aggressor identified, but no one has yet been arrested. Robinson says they want the U.S. to intervene to either extradite the person identified or ask for a concurrent jurisdiction to do their own investigation. Only the United States government

highest office, the president, the Department of State really has the authority to do those things and has the authority to say to the Department of Justice, to say to the head of the FBI, you need to prioritize this case. Robinson says their legal team is meeting with White House officials next week to find out the status of the case.

as previously mentioned after shanquilla's body was brought back to the united states another autopsy was performed by the mecklenburg county medical examiner's office in charlotte forensic pathologist dr thomas owens examined shanquilla's embalmed body on november 17th however during the second autopsy dr owens said there were no injuries to shanquilla's spinal cord and he ruled her death as undetermined he pointed out that mexican officials did not properly

or fully inspect Shanquilla's spine during the initial autopsy and attributed this to a partial autopsy. As for the toxicology reports, both found that there were no traces of alcohol in Shanquilla's system, but Dr. Owens stated that if she had consumed large amounts of alcohol the previous night on October 28th, and because she was not taken to the hospital when she became unresponsive, it cannot be determined what the alcohol content was in her system leading up to her death.

According to the original police report, Shanquilla was found passed out inside the bathroom by the maid on the afternoon of October 29th. There was a large bruise found on Shanquilla's forehead and hemorrhaging inside her right eye that Dr. Owens said either happened when she fell or perhaps blunt force trauma from the assault caused her to get a concussion which led to the fall. If Shanquilla received a concussion from the repeated beatings that were recorded on the video, Dr. Owens said it could have resulted in her passing out and her level of consciousness when medical help arrived.

In addition to these injuries, Dr. Owens noted multiple scratches and bruises on her arms, right leg, and lower abdomen, and there were also traces of vomit found in her throat. Although there were no spinal injuries, there was a hypoxic ischemic brain injury, which can lead to brain swelling, but that can also happen after a person goes into cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest was listed as her original cause of death in the police report.

Ultimately, due to the second autopsy administered in the U.S. revealing that Shankwella's cause of death was undetermined, the Department of Justice said that the evidence did not support federal prosecution.

but we're not deterred. We're still going to be marching. We're still going to rally in D.C. on May 19th because it shouldn't be that in this country that black women, black and brown victims of crime have to do this every time they are victims of crimes. But it is unfortunately what it is. And again, any discrepancies or any issues with respect to

Mexican autopsy versus the autopsy conducted by the FBI, all of those things are going to be a result of a delay. And now we're witnessing the result of a delay.

which is why there was always a concern, which is why I always say this is the people's case, this is the people's movement that said, hey, there's no reason why a black woman should go on vacation with her friends, be returned to her family in a box, and nothing be done for five months.

that the FBI be permitted to sit on their hands, that they be permitted to say, "We're working," because justice delayed can be justice denied. We all know that and have seen it time and time again. And so that's why I say on behalf of the family, again, we're very disappointed, very deeply disappointed.

But we're not deterred because it's something that we've seen before, and we know that we have to carve our own path to justice. Ms. Robinson knew that when she asked me to go on a fact-finding mission to Mexico, that we were obviously in a state of affairs where there's two different justice systems in America. And we know that in ours, we have to fight justice.

for our justice, we have to rally for our justice, we have to beg for the same constitutional rights and Shankwila is doing that even in death. Even in death she's having to fight for her rights as a US citizen, as a victim of a crime. The US authorities have to understand and have to know that even if for them it's not about Shankwila, that United States citizens cannot go to Mexico

commit a crime that we all saw on a video and then come back to America and say we're on base, we're safe, we're not going to be charged with a crime. That cannot be the message that the U.S. authorities want to send. So again,

that we've all been discussing, that we've been discussing unfortunately and not being discussed by the right individuals, have caused the autopsy results to be so bad that we're not able to get the results.

have all been caused by delays. If it had been taken serious from the very beginning, if the internet and the people and social media didn't have to create the movement behind the case and the authorities would have gotten involved the minute the video surfaced, there wouldn't have been a delay. There would have been immediate statements taken from the individuals involved. There would have been

time to take an immediate autopsy of the body before it was embalmed. All of those things would have been done, but because it was the death of a young, black, beautiful, brilliant, educated woman who was on vacation,

justice was delayed. There was no investigation done. It was not taken seriously until the people had to say, "Hey, we're not going to accept that this is just what it is. This can't be just what it is. We see with our own eyes an attack, an assault, a crime happening, and nothing's being done." That came from you all. That came from the people saying, "We demand answers." And today, we actually ended up with way more questions than answers.

And so that's why I'm determined and fully aware and the team, Ben Crump, Tamika Mallory, Untold Freedom, Mario Black, all of us, we stand with this family and we're gonna stand with this family till the very end. - On April 12th, 2023, the United States Department of Justice released a statement that said, quote,

The death of Ms. Robinson has been incredibly difficult for her family and the community. As a matter of policy, federal officials generally do not issue public statements concerning the status of an investigation. However, given the circumstances of Ms. Robinson's death and the public concerns surrounding this investigation,

"It is important to reassure the public that experienced federal agents and seasoned prosecutors extensively reviewed the available evidence and have concluded that federal charges cannot be pursued. As in any case, the government is prepared to review and examine new information related to the investigation should it become available."

The Robinson family was told that if there were any criminal charges, it was now up to Mexico to arrest the Cabo Six. Stephen Ward, a retired assistant district attorney, said that even though the United States decided not to pursue charges, it does not mean that it would affect extradition.

saying, quote, "When an extradition request is made, that's simply asking the jurisdiction that receives the request for police to pick this person up and turn them over to us." But of course, these situations don't happen overnight, and an extradition request could take a lot of time.

In the months following the announcement that the United States wouldn't pursue charges against the Cabo 6, the Robinson family attorney, Sue Ann Robinson, ordered the FBI to turn over important documents that detailed what the Cabo 6 told Mexican authorities, after Shankuela's death. According to the Charlotte Observer, Sue Ann's request was denied, with the FBI saying, "We can't give you the file because we're still in the process of translating documents from the Mexican government."

Suen believes the FBI was negligent and hopes to bring a wrongful death civil suit against the Cabo 6, as well as taking legal action against the FBI and the U.S. State Department. Suen added, "The FBI, saying that they've done a thorough and diligent complete investigation, announcing the case is closed, and still saying that they're waiting for the documents to be translated, is negligent. Hopefully, during the process of preparing and getting discovery and evidence in the civil case."

we might actually be able to do the thorough investigation that the FBI never did and possibly find more information about the case to initiate criminal proceedings. The Robinson family is heartbroken, tired, and still grieving the death of Shankwella, but they're committed to continuing the fight until justice is served. The case continues to circulate on social media, and Salamandra said that she is grateful for the continual outpouring of love for her daughter. She thanked Twitter for shedding light on the case and not allowing it to go cold.

In May of 2023, it was reported by the NC Beat that Elise Hyatt and Dejanae Jackson were spotted at Electric Tequila, a nightclub in Greensboro, North Carolina. Because of the media surrounding the case, people noticed the women and decided to take matters into their own hands.

Dejanay and Elise were actually jumped outside of the bar. Sources say Winter Donovan was also there but was not recorded in the fight. - My word on the current three members of the Cabo 6 is out here in these streets. - I'm gonna say my piece on the matter and then I'm gonna go to bed. But I just wanna know the level of delusion that you have to have to think that it's safe for you to walk in the streets with the ANC for May change.

civil rights change that you thought it was safe for you to come get a drink at electric tequila in the land where the Aggies ain't got no sense and the Greensboro locals ain't got no sense either you thought it was safe for you to get a drink at electric tequila I hope them girls learn a lesson that it is not safe for them in these streets out here for real because y'all if you look at the recent video the girl who was fighting Shankwilla

She won't really get in touch like I needed her to get in touch. Like, I needed her head to be getting work. Like, the wig was still on. She was still standing up. She's in a blue shirt and shorts. She won't get in touch enough for me. And that's injustice for Shankwilla. But thank you, Greensboro, for holding it down. That's real of you. In all honesty, it really just goes to show what kind of friends they are. They legit let their friend, Joya, get beat up. Like, I'm talking about, she in more fights than they are. And the camera person, it...

But like her getting in a headlock with a man. I don't condone a man beating on a woman or like fight a woman. But it's the headlock he had her in. You just cut to it. It's just too much. But you see DJ standing on the side not trying to jump in. I know why she ain't trying to jump in because they know she would have got rocked. Especially for the first video. Baby, you was beating that girl. She won't fight back. You want to fight somebody who want to fight back now?

They let their friend get beat up. A forum on Lipstick Alley showed pictures and videos of the women getting attacked. One woman wrote, quote, We knew it wouldn't be long before Elise Hyatt, Winter Donovan, and Dajanae Jackson got scratched up. And from what the streets say, quote, it's just the beginning.

Shanquilla's case has outraged numerous people, and their beliefs are that if the United States fails to take action, street justice prevails. Today, no one has been arrested for Shanquilla Robinson's murder, and an order for extradition to take place, authorization would have to be granted by the U.S. State Department. Sue Ann Robinson said, "The family is literally out here having to carve their own path to justice, like they are their own FBI."

Hopefully, one day in the near future, questions will be answered and justice will be served. But until then, we can honor Shankwala's legacy by shedding light on her case and ensuring that her name remains spoken in the media.

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