No sooner than he stepped in the door, they were back in bed, and back in a frenzied, disjointed relationship. Jason 'Blu' Griffith, the man who murdered his girlfriend, Fantasy dancer Debbie Flores Narvaez, in 2010, is still incarcerated for her death. Debbie met Jason in 2009 at an event through mutual friends. ", Shortly after this radio appearance, Griffith's bio was absent from the show's Syfy page. Your login session has expired. The woman who police say was killed by her husband in their Las Vegas home was a doctor who was beginning her career after graduating from UNLVs medical school. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal), Carlos Flores, right, hugs his wife Elsie Narvaez, after giving a statement to the court during the sentencing hearing of their daughter's murderer Jason Griffith at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Wednesday, July 23, 2014. The argument escalated quickly after Debbie reportedly hit him in the face and reached for her purse. Pasha and the rest of the investigators then moved on toRoom 401, which is reportedly haunted by the spirit ofLord Dunraven, a former local ladies' man who, as the stories go, lingers behind in the spirit realm pinching unsuspecting ladies' actual behinds whenever he has the opportunity. According to her sister, Celeste Flores Narvaez, Debbie loved the spotlight ever since she was a child. Debbies friend, Candra Mclaughlin, recounted how Debbie loved to dance, voicing sentiments similar to Celestes. The New York Times reports both Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson are former Roto-Rooter plumbers, so they are the ones to call if your pipes are full of tormented souls. Morris Day says, We invoke the happiness, as his band The Time is booked for two shows at The Strat. His dance background and being part of the Cirque du Soleil troop attracted her to him. And for no other reason that I can discern from whatever was discussed at trial The only reason I can see was to satisfy your own narcissistic predisposition.. In an interview with the Las Vegas Review Journal, she claims that she spoke with the victim when she taped an episode of E!s Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry. Investigation Discoverys Mean Girl Murders: Showgirl Showdown follows the brutal murder and dismemberment of 31-year-old burlesque dancer Debbie Flores-Narvaez in Las Vegas in December 2012. Mojave Max has not yet woken up from his winterslong sleep, but he will break the record for latest emergence in the emergence contests 23-year history. No one could find her. All calls to her cell phone went unanswered, she wasnt at her apartment, and no one had heard from her. ", He also let his employers, fans, and decency in general down by saying people who live on the East and West coasts are "anti-gun p*ssy f*gg*ts. Ghost Hunters, an unscripted paranormal investigation series that saw its cast, well, hunt ghosts, first debuted on Sci-Fi (later named Syfy) in 2004, and ran for 11 successful years on the channel. What happened to Griffiths face? If youre interested in the killers identity and current whereabouts, weve you covered. After her car was found in a seedy part of town, her family had that gut-wrenching feeling that something bad had happened to her. Changing the day will navigate the page to that given day in history. We're doing a look back at the cast of The Andy Griffith Show, so get your fishing poles ready, we're heading down to Myers Lake. Jason Griffith is getting married a week from today! What prompted Wilson to change his tune? From 2011 to 2012, he starred in the web comedy series Casters as Cal. Griffith married Melissa Ryan on August 15, 2015. The crash happened Sunday morning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 95 and Elkhorn Road. Civil rights activist Rev. So, without further ado, let's dig deep to find out all about Griffith's whereabouts as episode 1 of Season 1 of Mean Girl Murders arrives on ID. Jason Griffith's age is 42. However, this is actually the name of an, Griffith is friends with Sonic's predecessor voice actor, According to an interview, Griffith suffered from strep throat during the recording period for, According to fan questions, Griffith's favorite game is. . We present four ways, because theres four different stories of what happened the night that he killed her. With George a "person of interest," he heads back to the city with his parents and gets himself a lawyer. Ive yet to hear any evidence that Jason has been violent to Debbie or that Jason has been violent in any of his prior relationships, Yanez said. After expressing reservations, pleading for the episode not to air, she quit when her requests were ignored. Further first-hand evidence is found in a Redditthread of people involved in various "reality" shows. Andy Griffith was an American actor, TV presenter, writer, gospel singer, and comedian. That's the rumour that has hit the Sonic community today, following an admission from the voice actor that he is currently not voicing the blue blur in the upcoming Sonic Colours. Debbie was accused of being the aggregator in one, and Jason was evenarrested on a count of battery, domestic violence, and coercion. When 4Kids Entertainment localized the Sonic X anime series for American viewers, Griffith took on the voices of both Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog. I am well-cultured, quick witted, intelligent, considerate and humorous. When she declined, they put the tub in abungalow on Bonanza Way, north of downtown. One of the men, Michael Griffith, 23, was chased into traffic on the Belt Parkway and died after being hit by a car. And Daryl Marston, another new co-lead investigator on the re-boot, is a former firearms instructor and a contractor. On January 11, 2010, the Clark County Coroners office ruled that Flores-Narvaez died of asphyxiation due to neck compression, the Las Vegas Sun reports. However, none of the leads panned out, and Jamile had an ironclad alibi of being in another state when she was reported missing. Three local teenagers, Jon Lester, Scott Kern, and Jason Ladone, were convicted of manslaughter for the death of Griffith. You can navigate days by using left and right arrows. However, when the tub began to leak, they returned to retrieve her body, dismember it, and store it in new green tubs. Thereafter, Jason Omar Griffith was arrested by authorities for his sinister crime. While investigatingRoom 1302, known as one of the most haunted areas on the property, Pasha participated in an electronic voice phenomena (EVP) session and claims to have heard a male voice say, "I hate you. And the most IMPORTANT thing to remember in this life Life isnt about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! However, Jason was reportedly seeing other women during their relationship, which created serious issues in their relationship and the two eventually broke up. Delaney ruled that some of that evidence was inadmissible during the trial rulings which Griffith is expected to use to appeal his second-degree murder conviction. She told the police Debbie had not only missed rehearsals but also not come home for two days, and she had last seen her on December 12 at around 7:00 pm. Im blessed with a substantial amount of common sense. Shes our rainbow in the sky.. !" is a unique bland of a real talk-show and a scripted comedy series set around Fred's fictional aftershow for the most popular fictional Sci-Fi show in America called The Flare. The police were called to the scene several times, and Jason was facing some serious domestic violence charges. Since the decision to replace the original cast with the 4Kids staff, there has been large debates mainly over the internet on who is the better voice actor for Sonic and Shadow. According to the Las Vegas Sun, she was scheduled to make her big break with a dance she designed herself in the next days performance of Fantasy. [2], Jason Griffith was born in Lakeline, Ohio. That implied whatever was done to his face was so horrific it made all his other injuries and mutilations seem quaint in comparison. Celeste Flores Narvaez promised she would attend every parole hearing and fight to keep her sisters killer imprisoned. Even the equipment used on the show has been called into question. A worried Sonya filed a missing person report with the police, informing the officers she had headed to Jason Blu Griffiths house on December 12 after the rehearsals. One of Jasons ex-girlfriends, Kalae Casorso, had a friend contact the authorities to report Jason and his roommate, Louis Colombo, had attempted to store a plastic tub in her Green Valley apartment on December 13. Debbie had confused that passionate moment with Jason to mean that he wanted to be back in a relationship with her. Mean Girl Murders on Investigation Discovery explores the hair-raising story of Jason Omar Griffith and Deborah Flores Narvaez in the premiere episode of season 1. Eventually, she met Griffith, a Brooklyn, New York native who danced in the Cirque fu Soleil Love show. However, they found no DNA evidence inside that would lead them to solve the case. [2] Early life [ edit] Kristen Luman, the new co-lead investigator for A&E's Ghost Hunters re-boot, is a licensed hypnotherapist. As per the official synopsis for the episode, released by ID: The heart-wrenching story of Deborah Flores Narvaez and Jason Omar Griffith dates back to 2010. During his trial, the jury of 12 men and women deliberated for approximately 14 hours over a span of 2 days. Hence, it came as a shock when Debbie was reported missing on December 14, 2010, by her roommate, Sonya Sonnenberg. When police arrived at the location, they found that Debbies body had been dismembered and packed with cement, which was found in two large footlockers. Griffith testified and, in his version of the story, said he was defending himself. His voice for Shadow has been received with much praise, some saying he has captured Shadow's dark, emotionless and somewhat smug demeanor perfectly. He also had an uncredited role as Cassius in the 2008 thriller film, Kill Kill Faster Faster. While filming at the Overbrook Asylum for the 2009 episode "Garden State Asylum," a member of the crew left behind what appeared to be staging notes. At least 11 of those were pedestrians struck by vehicles. While Jason used his charm to maneuver his way out of the situation, a visibly nervous Louis broke down and admitted everything to the authorities in exchange for full immunity. In 2016, co-investigator Jason Hawes made an announcement of his own, via his Facebook page, stating that Ghost Hunters would be parting ways with Syfy as a whole. Griffith was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for the second degree murder of former girlfriend Deborah Flores Narvaez. Let's check it out! Britt Griffith, an investigator for Ghost Hunters, did a guest appearanceon the radio showRain City Paranormal in 2010, and it was a disaster. Reportedly, Jason Omar Griffith, who is currently 43, was arrested and convicted for the second-degree murder of former girlfriend Deborah Flores Narvaez. He told any and everyone that she was crazy, jealous, and too possessive. Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. In 2015, the year before Hawes' announcement, the show was averaging ratings of just1.7 million viewers, asignificant drop from the three million it brought in during earlier seasons. She announced the move on May 9 after anchoring the morning newscast for 18 years. Reportedly, on January 8, 2011, Colombo led the police to Debbie's disposed body parts. Basara started working at WBAL more than 27 years ago. Flores-Narvaez was 31 at the time of her death. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal), Celeste Flores Narvaez, center, and her mother Elsie Narvaez, right, hold hands during the sentencing hearing of Celeste younger sister's murderer Jason Griffith at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Articles with the HISTORY.com Editors byline have been written or edited by the HISTORY.com editors, including Amanda Onion, Missy Sullivan and Matt Mullen. Ryan Buell, an out and proud bisexual known best as the onetime host ofParanormal State, wrote a post on his blog after hearing Griffith's comments and said "Props to SyFy for firing Britt Griffith for his hate speech! Hurray!! He told investigators that he helped Jason get rid of the body. "I was actually in the academy, my dad was a cop, cops were in my family, and then Rodney King happened, and just when I was finishing up all of my stuff and my applications from the academy, I said you know, I don't think this is for me," Griffith said during the show. We love and miss our daughter, the distraught mother said. She claims that when they played the tape back the same male voice was heard very clearly replying, "Free to go.". Would be a lot of fun to come out and meet you! 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But in 2019, A&E picked up Ghost Hunters for a reboot, with Wilson returning to head up a whole new team of investigators. Here is a snippet. Andy Griffith / Globe Photos, inc./Image Collect. So, let's gather together under the glow of our ghost detectors (you have one, don't you?) So today judge, Im asking for a 15th time, will you help me?, Griffith turned to his mother, who has stood by her son throughout the case, and said, I will fight this every day until I get back to you., Griffith never apologized but said, I am saddened by these events and I am saddened for everyone these events have affected.. Jason Griffith. A few other items in their toolbox that you wouldn't expect to see include crepe paper, which is sometimes used as a cheap motion detector, and talcum powder, which Wilson says ghost hunters sometimes sprinkle on the ground to pick up footprints left behind by creeping apparitions. There are gay children dying in this country because of hate.". In television, he appeared in an episode of Blue Bloods as Suit in Red Sportscar. Earlier that night, the men were driving from Brooklyn to Queens, when their car broke down near Howard Beach. I'm thinking of making some convention appearances later this year. Many fans also felt Griffith did a much better job as Sonic in Sonic Unleashed and Sonic and the Black Knight than he did in previous games. The three will return with their Ghost Nation co-investigator, Shari DeBenedetti. Louis testified how Jason brought bags of cement, which they poured over her naked body after putting her in a blue storage tub. Griffith was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for the second degree murder of former girlfriend Deborah Flores Narvaez. We had to be very impartial, she told the Review-Journal. Deborah's family and Jason's family face each other for the first time on Dr. Phil's stage. A defiant Jason Blu Griffith said the jury who convicted him of murdering Fantasy dancer Debbie Flores Narvaez was not allowed to see all the case evidence and promised his mother he would fight every day to clear his name. She took over the reading and it was unbelievable how adamant she was about letting me know that she was dancing in heaven, basically, that this was happening, that I was going to be able to tell her story, Sachez said. She optioned the rights to Diana Montane and Carolina Sarassas book Dancing on Her Grave: The Murder of a Las Vegas Showgirl, which the film is based on. This video shows off the evolution of Jason Griffith in the Sonic the Hedgehog series from 2003 to 2010. It was the property manager on a lower level yelling at some homeless people to clear out. In addition, it is gratifying to see Theo Hayes take over the traffic reporting duties. Griffith was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison for the second degree murder of former girlfriend Deborah Flores Narvaez. Contact Francis McCabe at fmccabe@reviewjournal.com or702-224-5512. When the men left the pizzeria, they were confronted by the gang of teens. In addition to the standard electromagnetic field(EMF) meters and EVP recorders, Ghost Hunters investigators use a wide variety of unconventional items to detect paranormal activity. The ending of Things Heard & Seen makes it look easy for George as he builds himself an alibi the next day and tells the police that his wife has been brutally murdered in a "robbery gone wrong". However, when he receives a note . Lacee is no stranger to our news desk, having started as the weekend morning anchor at WBAL-TV more than six years ago, said Dan Joerres, president and general manager of WBAL. He was billed as Richard Keith because his Cajun French last name . 2023 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. This stirred up a great deal of excitement within the paranormal fan community, even more so when they announced a 13th season for 2020. He first met his ex-girlfriend Deborah, who was also a strip dancer, in November 2009, at a football halftime show, and the two hit it off. According to the show, Debbie Flores-Narvaez was slated to perform alongside R&B star Sisqo in a December 13 show conceptualized by her. But, by the time Debbie Flores birthday comes around, Jason Griffith had a change of heart and reached out to her by sending her a pair of sneakers as a birthday present, leading Debbie to invite him over to see how they fit.. From early October leading up to Debbies disappearance in December, there were a series of brutal fights on the street between Jason and Debbie, leaving her with many severe bruises. , a Brooklyn, new York native who danced in the door, they found DNA! 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