
"SMILING SISTERS" KITTY & COOKIE HACK MOM OF 5, 32, DEAD IN BROAD DAYLIGHT INTERSECTION
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Caroline “Caro” Peña, 32, dies after being stabbed multiple times. According to police, the mom of five, was attacked in broad daylight by a female trio made up by two sisters and a friend. Kitty Mia Diaz (21) and Amaya "Cookie" Diaz (19), along with their friend Kyandra Renee Faz (21) have been charged with first degree murder. Surveillance footage, physical evidence, and witness interviews led to police identification of the attackers. Officers say as Pena and he suspects knew each other, the attack was not random.
A video shows Cookie leave the passenger seat of the black Chrysler 300 to confront Peña. It appears she had an object in her hand, belief to be the knife with which Pena was stabbed. Blood on the victim's shirt is also visible.
Joining Nancy Grace today:
- Christina Salinas - Caroline Pena best friend
- Eric Faddis - Founder of The Law Offices of Eric Faddis, known as “The Mile High Lion,” former felony prosecutor and current criminal defense and civil litigation attorney; website: EricFaddisLaw.com
- Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/, Instagram FB & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter:@DrBethanyLiveAuthor: "Deal Breaker," Also featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock and "The Valley, Persian Style" on Bravo. Host: "On The Couch with Dr. Bethany Marshall"
- Chris Mcdonough - Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective, https://www.coldcasefoundation.org/chris-mcdonough---law-enforcement-relations.html
- Dr. Kendall Crowns - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth), Host: "Mayhem in the Morgue", Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University)
- Michael Elizondo - Independent Journalist
- Sydney Silvagni - Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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