Bryanna Barozzini Video

0:00so with all the people that we interviewed and the video that we recovered we’re charging you with murder

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8 secondswe are getting a look at police body cameras and interrogation Room videos that Chronicle the investigation into a brutal stabbing outside an Ohio smoke

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18 secondsshop as two teens started to fight in the parking lot one stabbed the other in the neck causing her to bleed out the

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25 secondsnewly released video files lay out what and who police encountered as they got to the scene and how they were quickly able to identify and arrest the killer

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34 secondswelcome to sidebar presented by law on crime I’m Jesse Weber in the summer of 2024 now

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43 seconds20-year-old Briana berosini entered a guilty pleate to a charge of involuntary manslaughter for killing 17-year-old

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51 secondshalia Culbertson in Franklin County Ohio now bazini who was 18 when this altercation happened outside of a smoke

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59 secondsshot just before midnight agreed to enter The Plea just before she was scheduled to go to trial are you pleading guilty to this crime I’ve

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1 minute, 8 secondsoutline for you because you did in fact commit that crime yes Shor all right have a seat thank you but now we have

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1 minute, 16 secondsnewly released footage from that crime scene and it is giving us a much better look at the investigation by Columbus

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1 minute, 23 secondsPolice in March of 2023 because that is when they say berosini encountered 17-year-old Lea Culbertson at a store

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1 minute, 32 secondsand that is when the two get into this argument inside now according to Witnesses at the scene barini and Culbertson used to be friends but there

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1 minute, 40 secondshad apparently been bad blood Brewing between the two of them for years and when barini allegedly accused Culbertson

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1 minute, 47 secondsof using drugs Culbertson decided to wait for bazini outside the store seemingly so the two could fight now one

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1 minute, 55 secondsof the witnesses filmed the fight and part of that video was played for the court during

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2 minutes, 2 secondssentencing hold up hold up hey get off my sister bro get off get off my S hey if you

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2 minutes, 9 secondstouch my sister girl I’m have to put my phone down bro that’s what Helia crunch your to get it over way bro crunch to get it over

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2 minutes, 18 secondsway helah and at the end of that video culbertson’s chest is covered in blood as she goes back to her car it is a

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2 minutes, 26 secondsreally disturbing crime in a disturbing scene think about the ages here and when Columbus police officers arrived at that scene Culbertson was in the process of

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2 minutes, 35 secondsbeing transported to the hospital officers do their best to figure out what led up to this absolutely brutal

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2 minutes, 42 secondsand violent

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2 minutes, 56 secondsaltercation just get back boss just get back I know you’re my little sister I know I know I need you to stay back all right you got to let them do their work

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3 minutes, 3 secondsokay come on guys let’s get back let’s get back come on this my come on I understand let’s get back okay I’m going

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3 minutes, 11 secondsto get your information did you see it yeset who saw it happen the red hoodie okay in the red

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3 minutes, 18 secondshoodie yes all right I need you to get in the cruiser for me okay I’m going to have to get you off your phone all right it’s my mom I understand that but I need you up okay I need you to get in the

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3 minutes, 27 secondscruiser okay I’m talking to a cop mom I have to hang up the pH all right what happened Bri barini stabbed her they were getting into a

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3 minutes, 35 secondsfight and I was sitting in the Jeep because I cannot be around Bri barini because her baby dad her brothers my baby dad and me and her have issues I don’t you know how to spell berini b a r

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3 minutes, 44 secondso z z i n i t i n i okay Pine Oak cour Westerville Ohio it’s where she

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3 minutes, 52 secondslives she lives in Westerville you think West I know she lives in Westerville she lives in W said they got in a fight go ahead they got into a fight and

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4 minutesas Helia walked to the front door of the Jeep I saw she had a gash on her she got in the car and she goes I’m getting aous

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4 minutes, 7 secondsI hopped out the car I called 911 because I didn’t see the fight I was sitting in the Jeep looking away cuz I’m not I can’t be by B I can’t be part of

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4 minutes, 15 secondsthat you didn’t see the actual fight no but I know who Bri beini is I know her mother and I know her address okay okay all right the officer speaks with two

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4 minutes, 23 secondsother Witnesses one who says he didn’t know the girls very well and another who told police he had grown up with Culbertson and she was like a sister to

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4 minutes, 30 secondshim he told officers he knew the girls were going to fight but didn’t think it would go so far I didn’t see her get stabbed at all okay it just looked like

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4 minutes, 39 secondsthey were throwing punches okay do you know either of them I know her that was it who helah the one that got stabbed

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4 minutes, 47 secondsthat was it you know her but you don’t know I barely like I know him I worked with Dal for a little bit and I was

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4 minutes, 54 secondshanging out with him tonight I need I need you where did it happen at yeah take that it’s right here in the front

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5 minutes, 2 secondslike in the front of the the smoke shop yes sir okay all right I need uh we need

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5 minutes, 9 secondsa I need tape and that is when police find out that the witness actually filmed the entire thing he’s got the

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5 minutes, 17 secondswhole thing on video on video whole thing okay um awesome that’s fantastic

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5 minutes, 24 secondsuh I mean it’s Crystal Clear HD video he was there were two girls standing right here fighting uh they were just mouthing

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5 minutes, 31 secondswhere at does it show um just I want to make sure I get the whole scene whever there’s blood is right where it happens

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5 minutes, 37 secondsokay because she started spting it had to bit oh it was all the way up here by this that’s where she was

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5 minutes, 45 secondslaying was all the way up here there’s a vape pin hey take it out a lot wider guys all um hold on right here right

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5 minutes, 55 secondshere Yep this is it so we need to go I would go all the way back to that one yeah yeah cuz it kind of started

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6 minutes, 2 secondsover here they were kind of mouthing okay it was random as she came in while we came in like it was random as yeah in the smoke shop right there

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6 minutes, 11 secondsokay she it just happened to come in and they started going at it in store and Bri

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6 minutes, 18 secondscalled halia cokehead okay Helia is a sober like she’s she’s a recovering addict so she took that into great offense you know I don’t know if you’ve

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6 minutes, 27 secondsmet any recovering addicts but like me personally I’m one who was an addict I’m sorry helah Helia was an addict so and

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6 minutes, 33 secondsshe called she called Helia out on being a c yeah so like halah got mad and halia was waiting outside and they were

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6 minutes, 41 secondssupposed to just fight it supposed to just be a fight like I like I was there I was supposed to be like in between it

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6 minutes, 48 secondsI didn’t even see a knife get pulled like I’m not sure if it was a knife or she had a ring on her finger and just got her like you know what I’m saying

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6 minutes, 55 secondslike cuz the knife got pulled out and it was on the ground and I saw it what kind of knife was it it looked like a switchblade like a butterfly knife type

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7 minutes, 3 secondsokay type of knife but I’m not entirely sure okay like if I’m going to be honest with you but she didn’t have time to pull it out

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7 minutes, 10 secondscuz halia like I’m not going to lie that’s my little sister but she smacked the out of her first like you can see it on the video right Helia smacked her all

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7 minutes, 18 secondsyou saw from that was hands on hands there was no like digging into pockets and pulling out and going like you know

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7 minutes, 25 secondswhat I’m saying there was none of that cuz if I would have seen that I would have already been in there and right yall would have been called

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7 minutes, 33 secondssooner we didn’t know she was bleeding out till she got it back she like she crunched Bri in the face Bri

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7 minutes, 42 secondswas on the ground and she walked away helah walked away got in the Jeep ready to drive right and she was sitting there and Kenzie comes over to me and goes

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7 minutes, 50 secondsshe’s spitting blood out of her chest and I come over and I just see like right in this area on the right or left

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7 minutes, 57 secondsside of left side of her chest mhm shootting blood my first reaction is take my mother shirt off put it on top

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8 minutes, 7 secondsput pressure on it I’ve had I’ve had my brothers die in my arms because they got shot and I didn’t put pressure on

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8 minutes, 14 secondspressure on it you know what I’m saying like I didn’t put pressure fast enough so like that’s rough that’s rough brother that’s rough man just please

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8 minutes, 22 secondssave my sister bro talk about a key piece of evidence right now thanks to the witnesses police were quickly able to identify Miss berosini they went to

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8 minutes, 31 secondsher home took her into custody transported her to the police station for an interview and according to prosecutors police found that bini’s

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8 minutes, 39 secondsclothes were in the washing machine and the knife that she’d stabbed curon with was hidden in a crawl space so once they

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8 minutes, 48 secondsgot to Police Headquarters officers leave bazini alone in an interview room for hours and she mostly keeps her head down on the table only lifting it a few

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8 minutes, 57 secondstimes to stretch a rub her face but when a detective came in to talk to her barini was surprised to learn she was being charged with murder even more

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9 minutes, 6 secondssurprised that she was going to have to go to jail just so that you know um Talia was taken to the

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9 minutes, 14 secondshospital and that’s where she she died she didn’t survive her

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9 minutes, 28 secondsinjuries so with all the people that we interviewed and the video that we

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9 minutes, 35 secondsrecovered uh we’re charging you with murder no sort of self-defense or

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9 minutes, 44 secondsanything essentially it’ll be up to the prosecutor’s office we’ll present the case to them and then if they

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9 minutes, 52 secondsdecided that they want us to present to the grand jury we’ll present to the grand jury if you get indicted for it

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9 minutes, 58 secondsthen it’ll go to trial it’ll go to court and then you’ll be able to present a self-defense claim at that

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10 minutes, 8 secondspoint does that make sense you make questions for me at this time do you want me to call your mom

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10 minutes, 17 secondsright now or do you want to call her you’ll get a call when you get to the county the county jail I’m not going home no you’re going

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10 minutes, 24 secondsto jail because we’re charging you with the

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10 minutes, 31 secondsmurder you’ll go to County Jail uh tomorrow you’ll go to court for your first arraignment they’ll set your bond

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10 minutes, 39 secondsand then at that point we have 10 days to present the case to the Grand Jury for indictment um if we don’t do that you

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10 minutes, 49 secondshave to be released um if you don’t postp um if you if we do present to the grand jury and

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10 minutes, 57 secondsthey what’s called a no bill if they decline charges then the case is dismissed at that point um that’s kind of the process

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11 minutes, 5 secondsright now so you’ll go right now some uh Patrol officers will take you down to the county jail you’ll get slated down

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11 minutes, 14 secondsthere under the one charge of murder tomorrow you’ll go to court where they’ll set your bond so when you do get down to county

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11 minutes, 23 secondsyou’ll you’ll will have access to a phone if you want to call your family then I would like to call my mom as soon as possible

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11 minutes, 31 secondsyeah so right now they’re going to take you uh down one floor um and right there they’ll take

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11 minutes, 39 secondsyour uh take a photos of you and take your fingerprints uh that’s just process that’s just policy and then you’ll be uh

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11 minutes, 47 secondsdriven down to Frank County Jail you have any questions or anything like that do you have anything else on

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11 minutes, 54 secondsyou besides anything in your pockets or anything like that you just got a bracelet do you have earrings in I have a

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12 minutes, 3 secondsnecklace never mind I don’t know where that went you don’t have your necklace anymore

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12 minutes, 11 secondsokay you have any questions of me right now uh no just want to be sure I can

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12 minutes, 19 secondscall my mom and get all the way all already yep You’ be able to do that all right I’ll sit tight just for sex officer to be with you you stand up for

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12 minutes, 28 secondsme the wall put your palms together like this there you go lift your hands off your

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12 minutes, 36 secondsback a little

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12 minutes, 53 secondsbit so we’re going to run downstairs get your picture taken and then head down to Jackson Pike okay so barini was charged

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13 minuteswith two counts of Murder One lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter and the murder charge would essentially have meant a life sentence if she were

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13 minutes, 9 secondsconvicted now she was released on a $750,000 bomb by the way we were able to look up barzini on truthfinder the

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13 minutes, 58 secondsthis now bear is in’s lawyer argued that she had acted in self-defense saying arguing that Culbertson was the aggressor in the situation and that she

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14 minutes, 7 secondswas the one who slapped barini first after the judge indicated that he would allow the jury to see incriminating

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14 minutes, 15 secondsmessages including one where barini apparently said I will cut that blank on my whole family if she tries showing up

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14 minutes, 22 secondsto my family’s home again barzini decided to enter a guilty plea instead to the Lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter now during her sentencing

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14 minutes, 31 secondshearing which was a month later in July of 2024 the judge had a warning for everybody in the courtroom so before we get started I want to let everybody know

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14 minutes, 39 secondsI understand this is a an emotional and uh heart rendering situation but I do expect

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14 minutes, 48 secondsdecorum that’s why we have the officers here this is a courtroom it’s not the street barzini sat stone-faced as

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14 minutes, 56 secondsculbertson’s loved ones shared victim imp impact statements including her grandmother and sister as well as the best friend who was with Culbertson on

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15 minutes, 4 secondsthat faithful day since she was only 17 she hadn’t even begun to understand

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15 minutes, 12 secondswhat she had to offer this world her family and friends didn’t even get a chance to watch how far her talents and

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15 minutes, 19 secondslove for life would take her they say how horrifying it would be to outlive your child while I’m telling you feeling

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15 minutes, 27 secondsthe grief so suffering the pain of out living your granddaughter is unbearable she was the most beautiful

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15 minutes, 36 secondsperson I’ve ever met everything about her her strengths her hardship her sadness her anger her soul she was one in a

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15 minutes, 45 secondsmillion and the reason I wanted to write this and I wanted to speak was to tell you who Leo was and my personal feelings towards

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15 minutes, 54 secondsthis whole thing take your time

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16 minutes, 11 secondsready it’s okay take your Tong that’s

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16 minutes, 21 secondsfine very well keep going

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16 minutes, 36 secondsfor I’d rather be standing at her wedding and giving a speech or her

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16 minutes, 43 secondsgraduation but I’m here and I know J and I know her killer that night I

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16 minutes, 52 secondsfelt I felt like part of my soul more like all of it left when AIA left

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17 minutes, 6 secondsI relive March 27th of 2023 in my head every day all I see is

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17 minutes, 13 secondsHelia in my arms and I’m screaming on the phone with 911 telling them to hurry then I wake up and it’s 5:30 a.m. in the

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17 minutes, 22 secondsmorning and it’s the next morning and it was my dream every night since I lost her Helia never got another birthday or

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17 minutes, 30 secondsChristmas or Thanksgiving no more

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17 minutes, 40 secondsholidays but her killer got to spend every holiday last year since Helia has been killed freely and with her

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17 minutes, 49 secondsfamily when jia’s family her whole family never gets another one she’s forever 17 and that lives in my mind

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17 minutes, 58 secondsthis V took my sister’s life that night but my sister’s life was not the only thing it took it robbed me of my happiness it stole my

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18 minutes, 6 secondssmile it took the best part of me I will never be able to get back because of this my sister is gone forever and every

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18 minutes, 14 secondstime I want to talk to halia I have to go sit at a graveyard and talk to her headstone wishing I could just hear her voice one more time I wish I could just

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18 minutes, 23 secondswake up and run into her room and lay on her bed and hug her and tell her I love her just one more time this villain ruined every memory Helia

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18 minutes, 31 secondsnever got to make and then bazini herself spoke during sentencing as well not a day goes by that this incident

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18 minutes, 38 secondshasn’t been on my mind I understand and feel for the victim’s family as I know the harm I have caused them is Indescribable I also feel for my own

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18 minutes, 45 secondsfamily as the situation has caused them a lot of pain I can understand and appreciate the harm that I have caused now I would be living with this guilt

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18 minutes, 53 secondsthe rest of my life I took a life and I understand the victim’s family will suffer for the rest of their lives as well my family for what I’ve put them

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19 minutesthrough I pray and will continue to pray for all parties involved and the judge ended up sentencing barini to the

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19 minutes, 7 secondsmaximum allowed under the law 3 years in prison she’s currently locked up in the Ohio Reformatory for women and is due to

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19 minutes, 16 secondsbe released in June of 2027 but that’s all we have for you right now here on sidebar everybody thank you so much for joining us and as always please

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