Showgirl's Murder: Griffith's Confession

0:00It's April 17th. This is California News Today, driven by AI. Debbie Flores Narbaya's was a rising showgirl in Las Vegas, landing a prime spot in the fantasy show at the Luxor Hotel right next to R&B star Sisko. She vanished just before the final rehearsal in December 2008. And her boyfriend, Cirque du Soleil performer Jason Griffith, known. Onstage as Blue, turned out to be the last person to see her alive. There's quickly zeroed in on Griffith after firing her maroon 1997 Chevy Prism, hidden at an abandoned house, packed with her. Clothes and the license plate tucked in the trunk. Their relationship was rocky, marked by infidelity, a prior domestic violence arrest for him, and a restraining order she had against him. Griffith's roommate, Louis Colombo, cut a deal for immunity and spilled the details. Griffith choked her to death during an argument at their place. Then they dismembered the body and encased it in concrete at that same abandoned spot.

1:02Cops found her remains almost a month later. Griffith got convicted of second degree murder in 2014, despite claiming self-defense, and he's serving ten years to life at high. Desert State Prison in Nevada. Parole boards have denied his releases so far. A fresh 2020 episode called Death of a Showgirl airs this Friday, April 17th at 9 p.m. Eastern on ABC, streaming next day on Disney. Plus in Hulu, with new interviews including one from Griffith himself owning up to it from behind bars. Her sister still fights his parole bids every time, keeping the pain front and center.