Trip to Cabo with “Friends” Goes Horribly Wrong: The Murder of Shanquella Robinson 42:45

Hello everyone, welcome back to my channel. So happy to have you here with me today to discuss another case and if you are new then welcome. So the case that I'm going to be covering today, just a warning, is very upsetting. It's also developing so I am only going to be able to talk about what we know so far. The investigation is active and ongoing and things should be

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editors to get them, you know, out to you guys. And obviously that makes it a little more difficult to cover ongoing cases like this. And I'm just not sure what will come out in the next week. This case has been changing by the day and it's very complicated. Today we're going to be discussing what we know so far about the murder of Shankwala Robinson, which occurred on October 29th, this year, 2022. And you guys have

requested this one like crazy. I wanted to wait until there was enough information to kind of get an idea of what happened here, although there's still so much we don't know. And for a while there, there were, you know, quite a bit of rumors going around. This case has gotten a decent amount of attention on social media, and obviously that's a great thing, but it does come with misinformation spreading pretty

Like I said, this case is very fresh and it's very upsetting and it will definitely make you think twice about the people in your own life and who you call friends. But like many cases involving a woman of color or really any person of color, at first, Chanquilla's story was largely ignored by mainstream media. So social media and citizen journalism has played a huge role.

role in bringing attention to her murder and are largely responsible for getting the authorities to take a deeper look into what really happened to her. Without all of the support online and people demanding answers and justice, this case would probably still be very underreported and those who are responsible for her murder may have slipped through the cracks, especially if the recent video footage hadn't come out, which really changed

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Thank you guys for being patient. Now let's get into this case. So like I said, this case is developing. Things have come out and then they have ended up not being true or have been kind of misrepresented and confusing. So I really hope we can sort through a lot of that today.

And again, I'm recording this December 11th, and that means it has, as of today, been 43 days since she died. And so obviously there's still a lot of information that will be coming out, and the journey is kind of just getting started for this family. Also, there hasn't been a ton of information released from the FBI, so there's definitely been room, like I said, for people to speculate on what really went down in Mexico. Also, there's a lot of theories out there right now.

about what truly happened. I don't want to get into speculation and theories too much here. There is content available, you know, on YouTube and podcasts that get more into the speculation of it all. I like to stay kind of away from that and keep to the facts. I find that is valuable.

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Like anything, if you decide to go ahead and research this case and follow it for yourself, make sure that you use reliable sources. That's very important. And again, there might be something that you have heard about this case or know about this case that I don't mention today, and that's because I wasn't able to confirm it with a reliable source. Especially in the early days of cases like this, it's really important, like I said, to stick to the facts and what we know to be true. Shankwilla Robinson. Shankwilla Robinson. Shankwilla Robinson. Shankwilla Robinson.

This after she was found dead during a trip in Cabo with people believed to be her friends. So, Shankwila Brenda Robinson. She was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, and only 25 years old when she was killed while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. She would be turning 26 this upcoming January 2023, January 9th. And I'm sure that birthday and the holidays is just going to be so hard for her family to not have her there.

Her family said that her future was very bright, and it's very obvious from what we know about her. She graduated from Winston-Salem State University and went on to become an entrepreneur. And by 2022, Shankwella was already running two successful businesses and had big plans for the future. One of her businesses is called Exquisite Designs.

where she ran a braiding service for children's hair, and the other was Exquisite Boutique, where she sold women's clothing. Shanquilla was a motivated, hardworking, and extremely kind person. And I get the sense she was the type of person who was loyal to those she loved and would do anything for them. She was a good person. She had a good heart. You know, she loved everybody. She loved life.

And she went to college for business. You know, she just had a heart of gold. And I know that there's nothing that she could have done to anyone to make him do her like that. So like I mentioned, Shankwala was killed while on vacation in Mexico with six of her friends. Now, clearly, these people were not actually her friends. And we'll get into why.

but I'm going to be referring to them just as the others because I don't think they deserve the title of friends. So it was Shanquilla and these six others who planned a trip to Cabo San Lucas to celebrate the birthdays of two of the people on the trip. Their names are Dejanay Jackson and Nazir Wiggins. Shanquilla and the others met in college at Winston-Salem University, but from what I can tell, the other six were pretty good friends with one another before befriending Shanquilla.

It sounds like she was sort of the seventh person to join this group. However, the dynamic between this group of people is still kind of, you know, confusing at this point. Although one person in this group, Khalil Cook, was especially close to Shankwella. Some people say the two of them were best friends, but like I said, it really means nothing in the aftermath of her death.

Shanquilla's mother, Salamandra Robinson, has since made it clear that she was not super familiar with this group of people, with the exception of Khalil, who was frequently hanging out with Shanquilla and her family and even joined them on a handful of family trips. If any of these six people should have had the Robinsons back, it would have been him. But

Like the others, his silence speaks volumes. So the trip to Cabo began on October 28th, 2022, when six of the seven total guests flew into Mexico and they were staying at a resort called the Cabo Villas and they rented out the Villa Linda 32 property.

The seventh person in the group, Nazir Wiggins, didn't arrive until the following day, October 29th, but I will get into that later because it's been a heavily debated piece of the puzzle. Now, the exact property that they stayed in has since been removed from the Cabo Villa's website, but photos of it are still available on other property websites, and that will show you just how nice of a place this was. It's definitely what you might expect when you think of a villa in Cabo, wide open living space, private parking,

pool, hot tub, and they even scheduled their own private chef. So this was going to be a really, well, supposed to be a really fun vacation. It has five bedrooms, five and a half bathrooms. It sleeps up to 12 guests. So the seven staying there, the six others plus Shankwela had a

plenty of space for a comfortable weekend of partying. From my research, it looks like the villa cost about $1,495 a night, which split between seven people isn't too expensive, but multiplied by several nights plus food and alcohol, you're looking at several hundred dollars per person per day. I say this because money is something that comes up later, and I want it to be known that the people staying there were not necessarily strapped for cash. Now, their first day on vacation seemed relatively drama-free.

I wasn't able to figure out what time they all landed or what time they actually got to the villa, but they got there at some point during that day and it looks like they spent the day hanging out, drinking, swimming, playing some drinking games. Luckily, a lot of what they did that night was documented by Shin Quella on her Instagram story. So that gives us some sort of insight into what it was like. A lot of it appears like regular Instagram stories from a vacation, very lighthearted and fun. However, there is...

is one story in particular that was posted on her Instagram story that is extremely disturbing. It was posted at 8:45 PM and shows Shane Quilla completely passed out on a hammock. And this was taken on her phone, but was recorded and uploaded by Khalil. And what makes this so disturbing is the commentary that he makes in it. - Got our first day buddy.

And even though he seems to be joking by his tone of voice, it just really rubs me the wrong way considering what ends up happening to her. And I'm not the only one. Many people have a hard time seeing this as a coincidence, and I understand why. I also want to give a quick shout out to Gerald Jackson from the North Carolina Beat for supplying almost all

All of the photo and video evidence that's available from this trip. There will be some things that I talk about today, some media. It can all be accessed on the North Carolina Beat website. So aside from the video of her lying in the hammock, there are also some posts made to her Instagram story later on after she wakes up. We also know that at some point during the night, she made a call to her mom.

mom, Salamandra, and she told her that they were all getting ready for dinner and that there was a private chef making them tacos. And Salamandra said that her daughter sounded happy and she told her that she would call her the next day. - She told me they had a chef, they was getting ready to eat. They was eating tacos, some salad or something. And I said, "Well, okay, I love you. Have a good night and I'll talk to you tomorrow." - That night, Shankwila also posted about how she and the others played a drinking game, but in less than 24 hours, everything changed.

The following day, October 29th, was supposed to be another day of partying and enjoying the villa for Shankwala. Whether or not you believe the others planned on having a normal, fun day is up to you at this point. Sometime that morning, a video that was recorded on Shankwala's phone shows her walking around the villa looking for the others. In the video, you can hear her asking where everyone's at, and that

It doesn't take that long to get naked, presumably because they were all going to go skinny dipping or something. I'm not sure. But when she does find them, they all appear to be in the same room without her. It don't take that long to get naked. It don't take that long to get naked, hoes. Where y'all at? She told me I'm going to keep it hot. You're going to keep it hot. What? I'm going to keep it hot. I have issues that I don't want to work in this people's club. What the old said, they croup. Yeah.

This video is very eerie and weird in hindsight. And many people out there have speculated, of course, this is just speculation at this point, but that the group of people were making some sort of plan without her there. And if you look at this video, you really can't ignore the body language of the other women in the room and just how off

their vibe is compared to Shin Quella. Shin Quella, on the other hand, seems to be in really good spirits, seems pumped about their day and excited to, you know, have another fun day in Cabo, but everyone else seems to be on a different page than her. Again, this doesn't prove anything, but it is certainly strange and it rubs me the wrong way. And I know many people agree. I mean, why would they all be in this room without her? If they were getting ready in there, why,

Wouldn't they include her getting ready? It's just off, especially when you consider that not long after this, Shankwala would be suffering from alcohol poisoning, or at least that's what the others said. Shortly after 2 p.m. that day, Khalil makes a call to Shankwala's mother and let her know that her daughter wasn't feeling well, specifically that she drank too much alcohol. He basically told her that they were going to take care of her and that a doctor was on their way to help her.

And there really wasn't much she could do besides believe what Khalil said and hope that her daughter recovered quickly. Now, during the time that the doctor was trying to help Shanquilla, Khalil is keeping Salamandra up to date on what's going on. But essentially, he was just saying the same thing over and over. And then a few hours later, Salamandra receives one final phone call from Khalil who broke the news that her daughter had passed away.

And according to her, she felt that Khalil showed no emotion when saying this to her. And this was someone that was close to Shankola and their whole family. Robinson's mom, Salamandra, says within 24 hours of her daughter's arrival, she was dead. Figuring out how or why has only added to the family's nightmare. It started with a frantic call from Robinson's friends. They said she wasn't feeling well. She had alcohol poisoning.

They couldn't get a puff. And then rather than stay in Mexico and try to help make arrangements for Shankwala's body to be brought back to the United States, the others pack up all of their shit and leave the country. All they brought back of Shankwala was her bags, which Khalil went and dropped off at her parents' house.

And when he dropped it off, Khalil told Salamandra and Shankwala's father Bernard the same thing that he had told Salamandra earlier, that Shankwala had died of alcohol poisoning. But from the beginning, Salamandra wasn't convinced anyone was telling her the truth because in the first few days following her daughter's death, several people from that group came to visit her. And each one had a slightly different story of what happened.

Each one of the people that was there with her was telling different stories. Some of them said that she had first been found unconscious in the bathroom by a maid. And that's when they found out that she had alcohol poisoning. But others in the group said that they found her in the bed unconscious. And that's when they realized she had alcohol poisoning. And obviously when you have a group of people with conflicting stories, you got to know something is up. And Salamandra definitely did.

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Nobody had a consistent story and that was a huge red flag right away. And then both Salamandra and Bernard received additional information that helped them confirm their suspicions. The Washington Post reports that while Bernard was trying to reach the resort to coordinate the return of his daughter's body, he was placed on the phone with a woman who worked in management.

And he said that he spent days trying to reach someone who could speak English. Now, this is a bit of a confusing bit because it seems like it should have been easier for Bernard to be able to reach someone and speak to them at the resort. They have a lot of tourists. It seems like someone...

on the team for this resort would speak English and be able to speak to him in this circumstance. Obviously it is possible that no one spoke English and so that's why they had a hard time communicating with him. However, does make you think maybe no one wanted to talk to the father of the girl who had just died on their property? Is it possible that they knew something?

that he didn't. I mean, I genuinely don't know. No one does, but I thought I'd mention it. And I'm curious if you guys also thought it was weird that it took him days to find someone willing to talk to him about getting his daughter's body back. But finally, Bernard was able to talk to a woman and she told him that Shanquilla did not in fact die of alcohol poisoning, that she died due to breaking her neck. And Bernard said this was the first person to be honest with them about what happened to their daughter.

Then in an interview with ABC, Salamandra said that she received an anonymous call stating that there had been a fight between Shankwella and the others. This call was pretty cryptic, but Salamandra at that point knew that there was more to the story that they were not being told. She even tried confronting the others about this anonymous call she got that talked about the fight, and they still denied it at that point. But by November 5th, the death certificate comes out, and the lies are at that point starting to be exposed.

The Mexican Secretariat of Health performed Shankuela's autopsy on November 4th, and the following day they revealed the death certificate, which stated the real cause of death was severe spinal cord injury and atlas luxation. Atlas luxation is the dislocation of the first two vertebrae in the neck, the atlas meaning the first vertebrae, and luxation meaning to dislocate. In simpler terms, she suffered from a broken neck or a dislocated neck.

neck. Now, this injury isn't always fatal, but when combined with further injury to the spinal cord, it can cause death. This death certificate exposes many things, but most importantly, that this was not alcohol poisoning. In fact, it doesn't even

mention alcohol poisoning at all. I will say no toxicology report has been released yet, so we might learn more later. It also says that the time between injury and death was only 15 minutes and that her approximate time of death was 3 p.m. And remember this because it becomes very important. This completely goes against the other story that she was being treated by a doctor for

hours before her death. It's all bullshit. It's very clear. Also on the death certificate at section 24, which asks, was it an accidental or violent death? The report just states yes. And that doesn't really give us an answer. Was it accidental? Was it violent? We're not sure. Also remember how I said the others came and visited and kept in contact with the Robinson family after Chanquil's death? Well,

Well, that all just suddenly stopped after the death certificate came out. They all went silent. I mean, this is incredibly suspicious. Why would you stop talking to the family once the death certificate came out unless you have something to hide? So then on November 11th, her parents made their first public statement. And it's clear that they do not believe the story that was being told about her death. Shankola Robinson's parents say she took a trip to Mexico last month

with a group of friends. Her friends made it back, but she didn't. They say she was found dead. They were told what happened, but they tell me tonight they're not buying it.

I just sit back and wait on God, 'cause like I say, she gonna get justice. - A mystery in Mexico. How did a weekend with friends turn into a nightmare? - Something is not adding up right here. - Bernard and Salamandra Robinson say their daughter, 25-year-old Shankwela Robinson, traveled with friends from Charlotte to Cabo, Mexico on October the 28th. - I spoke with her Friday evening. She was having dinner.

and I never spoke with her again. - The next day, their world changed. - On Saturday evening, they called and said she wasn't feeling well, and they was gonna call a doctor.

And but when they called the doctor hadn't arrived yet, but they said she had alcohol poison. They say they were told their daughter died from alcohol poisoning, but they don't believe that they say they've heard different stories and none of them add up. And around this time, the story did start to get picked up by a few more news outlets, but it was mostly local outlets and smaller stations and her family would

really have to plead for the coverage that this case deserved. The Charlotte NAACP chapter tells me they are adamant that a full investigation needs to be done here. And like many touched by this story, want justice for Robinson. And this is a citizen of this country. We so often fight for those who are all over the world, fight for our system, fight for the Robinson family. Can you imagine the harm that they're going through, the trauma that they're going through?

the loss that they will endure for the rest of their lives. I imagine it, and I don't think anyone could endure that kind of pain without

Also around this time her family had to start making arrangements for her funeral which was held on November 19th and before they could even lay their daughter to rest a video surfaced on November 16th that shook up everything we knew about Shang-Quala's death and confirmed what the death certificate was saying. Of course I will not be playing this video due to the graphic nature but you can see a fight happening

between Dejanay and Shankwella and it is brutal and it's easy to find it online. I might even link it below, but I do advise watching it with caution. You can see Shankwella is being viciously attacked while she is naked in the master bedroom of the villa.

and she is clearly not fighting back. The attack is being filmed by at least two people, and Khalil's voice can be heard while he records saying, Quella, can you even fight back? To which she responds, no. A video emerges showing a woman punching and kicking Robinson while she's naked inside of a vacation villa. In the video, someone urges Quella to defend herself. Quella, can you at least fight back?

And that's the thing. Shankwela was not a fighter. She was not an angry person. She had no violent tendencies. And even when being violently attacked, she made no effort to harm her attacker. This video is incredibly hard to watch. I can't even imagine how her parents felt.

watching this video for the first time. They had to beg police to finally take her death more seriously. And as this video began receiving millions of views and the attention that it deserved from the beginning, a true investigation of her death really started to kick off at this point. Mexican authorities first announced their investigation into her case on November 17th. Shortly after, ABC finally got involved and reported that the State Attorney General's Office of Baja California Sur was looking into Shankwela's death as femicide,

which is the intentional and violent death of a woman based on her gender. The charge is for a femicide, which is the killing of a woman. Now in the US, that would be equivalent to a homicide, and it could mean anywhere from 40 to 60 years behind bars. The attorney I spoke to says more charges could be filed in Mexico, but also here in the US.

And really quickly, I'm sure most of you know this, but Baja California Sur is not in the United States. I know that could possibly be confusing for some. Baja California Sur is a state in the Baja California Peninsula in northwest Mexico, where Cabo is located. So as of the 17th, they were looking into Shankwala's death. And the following day, the FBI Charlotte Field Office also announced the launch of their investigation. The FBI Charlotte Field Office announced Friday it opened an investigation into Robinson's death.

And the attorney general of the state of Baja, California, sir, where Cabo is, is also investigating the case. North Carolina Congresswoman Alma Adams released a statement saying, quote, I was saddened to hear of the passing of Shankwila Robinson and my heart goes out to her family and those who loved her. No parent deserves to suffer this tragedy. Obviously, this video has become a major piece of evidence because realistically, how else would Shankwila have broken her neck?

And her name wasn't released at first, but we now know that the person in the video attacking Shankwila is Dejanay Jackson. And she has now become a major focus in the investigation. So I want to talk about the issue of this crime being committed across national borders. I am, of course, by no means an expert on international law. However, I did learn a couple of things that could make this make a little more sense. From what I understand, because the six...

On the one hand, the U.S. government is going to take this seriously. And on the other hand, it's not obligated.

to turn her over. In order for the U.S. to prosecute this case, Mexican authorities would have to turn over everything that they have on the case so far and cooperate with the United States. We now know that Mexican authorities are taking this case on. However, the FBI is also running their own investigation. ABC7 has reported that it would be pretty uncommon for the Mexican government to ask for the extradition of a U.S. citizen, but this ended up being what happened.

And this is also where a lot of false reporting comes into play. In order to extradite a US citizen, Mexican authorities would have to submit a request for the person responsible for Shankwila's death to be arrested in the United States. That would be step number one. And we do know that they have submitted an arrest warrant for an unnamed female, but it's pretty much known that this person is Dajanae Jackson because clearly she is the one seen brutally attacking Shankwila in the video.

This request would then be evaluated by two major US departments, including the State Department and the Office of Internal Affairs. And once these departments conclude that the findings are sufficient in the arrest warrant request, the information is then forwarded to a district judge who would then issue the warrant. Now, this person or persons would be arrested and a hearing would take place where

all evidence would be presented. Then if a judge deems that the information is legally sufficient, the person or persons would be extradited to face prosecution in Mexico. I know it's a little confusing. It was very confusing to me as well. However, it's important to understand because it's not a quick process. And in the last few weeks, there has been a lot of misinformation spreading that Dejeuner was already arrested and extradited to Mexico. And that would be great. But unfortunately, that is not true.

But it is true that an arrest warrant has been filed by Mexican authorities at this point. And we're skipping forward a little bit in the timeline here, but the warrant was actually granted, although the arrest itself has not been made, at least not that we can confirm at this point. Police in Mexico have issued an arrest warrant in connection with the death of a 25-year-old woman found dead in Cabo San Lucas.

THE PERSON IS SOMEONE CLOSE TO HER. KELSEY KERNSTEIN IS HERE WITH MORE ON WHO INVESTIGATORS WANT BACK IN MEXICO. KELSEY? YEAH, MITCH. MEXICAN PROSECUTORS NOW SAY SHANQUELLA ROBINSON'S DEATH WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT. INSTEAD, THEY'RE CALLING IT

a direct attack. Now authorities have not released the name on the warrant, but they say the suspect is one of the seven friends who was vacationing with Robinson in Cabo. And I think I can speak for the majority of people here that even though there was only one person seen actually attacking Shankola, that the others who were standing around watching and filming are also responsible for her death. Any role that anybody played, they are likely to have to deal with some level

of prosecution in Mexico as it relates to this, or potentially in the States, again, if any of those crimes happen on American soil. I mean, to stand there while your so-called friend is being brutally beaten and filming it is absolutely absurd. This whole case is just outrageous. And I know that the Robinson family is hoping that all of them end up behind bars. Just waiting on that day when someone can be arrested. That's all I'm waiting on.

I want everything to come out because I want the truth. What happened in my chair? Mexican authorities now focusing in on one of the friends, Shankwella Robinson, had ventured to Cabo with, stating this person was directly involved in her death. Still, so much of the incident remains a mystery. But going back a little bit, remember how I said way earlier, one of the people, Nazir Wiggins, showed up a day late? Well, this is another important piece of the story.

I will say there are several other YouTubers who do a very, very deep dive on Nazir and his possible involvement. So I'm just going to talk about the main points because I do think that it matters when telling Shin Quella's story. He has publicly stated that

when he arrived to the villa at 3:30, Shankwala was still alive. Now that contradicts the death certificate saying that she died at 3:00 PM. As far as I understand it, just prior to his arrival, like as he was pulling up to the villa, one of the others called him and told him about Shankwala's condition. However, he still is adamant that when he arrived, she was still alive. He said that it was clear that she drank way too much alcohol. And from the moment he got there, he was by her side.

Specifically, he says he moved her into a quieter area where he rubbed her head, played music for her and gave her some words of encouragement. And his comment about rubbing her head is really important. It has been revealed that there were visible signs on Shangquila's body that she had been attacked, including large knots on her head, a busted lip and bruised bloodshot eyes. So if she had been this visibly beaten,

wouldn't he have seen that she had clearly been beaten and that her condition was clearly not due to alcohol poisoning? So clearly his character is very questionable at this point. And many people believe that he is lying about what time he actually arose.

arrived at the villa. Now he did post a picture of his flight information, but his name was not seen on that document. So it's also sort of tough to know what the truth is here. And regardless of when he arrived, there's no doubt that he learned what happened to Shane Quillette once he got there, which is why many people believe that he should also be held accountable here. Now, if you do want to hear his version of events in his own words, he did do a Facebook live at some point and

that is available online. So finally on November 19th, Shankwila's funeral was held and she was laid to rest. They had this beautiful pink and yellow casket, which were her two favorite colors. And she was carried in on horse drawn carriage. And as beautiful as the service was,

It never should have happened. She should have come back from this trip alive and healthy and continued on with the rest of her life. - We came to ensure that there is enough people putting pressure on the entire system to do what is necessary to get justice for this young woman. Losing a loved one in the heinous way in which has happened to Shankwala, 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. In the days that followed the funeral, Salamandra and Bernard were very vocal about their frustrations regarding how little information is being released about their daughter. And unfortunately, the FBI and other agencies have kept whatever information they do have pretty close to the vest. And while that can be very frustrating, we can only hope that

It's for good reason and that they're going to solve this. So then there was another huge twist on November 21st when the police report on Chanquil's death came out and it completely conflicts with the death certificate. Now, listen carefully when I say that this information is being highly regarded as false, but I'm going to share the details of the report with you. As a reminder, police reports are based off of words.

witness testimony while the death certificate is based on scientific findings. The report states, "At 2:13 p.m., Wenter Donovan, a female in this group, called the resort asking for a doctor to be sent to their villa to treat Shankwila for alcohol poisoning. And by 3:15, Dr. Carolina Gutierrez from the American Medical Center arrived at the villa and she reported that upon her arrival, Shankwila was alive

but severely dehydrated and was unable to communicate. And after several failed attempts to give her an IV, the doctor informed the others that she needed further medical attention and should be transported to a nearby hospital. But the others refused to follow what the doctor was saying and insisted that she stay at the villa and continued to be treated.

Now, I just want to quickly put in my two cents here that this makes no fucking sense. Why on earth, if a doctor is telling you that your friend needs medical attention in a hospital setting, why would you insist that they stay where they're at? These people were supposed to be her friends. If they're being told that she needs to go to the hospital, why would you not listen? This makes no

no sense at all, but they actually have an answer to this. They came out and said that it would cost $5,000 to take Shane Quilla to the hospital. And they didn't have that type of money. First of all, if you can afford this luxury vacation, I'm sure it wouldn't be that hard for that group of people to scrape together $5,000, especially in this situation. But none of that even matters because it takes a 10 second Google search to figure out that they are lying. It would not have cost $5,000. That is completely

debunked. The cost of healthcare in Mexico is typically less than half of what you would pay in the United States, even without insurance, which Shankula did have. And let's just say for the benefit of the doubt that this story was true and that maybe they were misquoted or even tricked by the doctor that it would cost $5,000. You can literally Google it and see that it isn't true.

I don't know. Maybe your friend and their life is worth $5,000. Anyway, back to the police report. It goes on to say that Dr. Gutierrez was at the villa for over an hour, but eventually, Shankwilla began having seizures. Emergency services were supposed

supposedly called around 4:20 PM. And while they waited for an ambulance to arrive, Wenter and Dr. Gutierrez began performing CPR. Mexican authorities were reported to have arrived at the villa around 5:25 PM, more than an hour after emergency services were called. And in total, the report states that she was administered 14 rounds of CPR, five doses of adrenaline and six discharges from a defibrillator, all with no luck.

and shankuila was officially declared dead at 5 57 p.m and cardiac arrest was noted as her cause of death so literally this entire report conflicts with what the death certificate says including the cause of death and time of death just a reminder the death certificate says that shankuila would have died within 15 minutes of receiving that neck injury

And it says that her estimated time of death was 3 p.m. But the police report is saying that she was alive for hours and died closer to 6 p.m. On October 29th, local police reports state that a Baja Resort town guest told medical staff around 2 in the afternoon that Robinson had drunk a lot of alcohol.

A doctor determining she was stable but dehydrated. Adding Robinson's acquaintances refused to send her to the hospital. The police report stating the Charlotte native went into cardiac arrest, declared dead by 6:00 PM. But an autopsy differing from that report

stating medical officials arrived before 3 p.m., quickly declaring Robinson dead from severe spinal cord injury and a dislocated neck. So in the last couple of weeks, it has been made very clear by public officials that regardless of what was said in the police report, Shankwilla's death was the result of a direct attack.

attack. Since day one, Shankwell's parents have been adamant that there was more to this story and they have worked tirelessly to get this story out. They have done tons of interviews and clearly will not rest until everyone involved is held accountable for the murder of their daughter. Salamandra specifically said that she thinks authorities wrote down the story that they were being told and didn't take a second to look into the truth. I just think they didn't care. You know, they just didn't care. And they just wrote down what they told them. You know, all of them had plotted this.

and my beliefs. And they just said that it was alcohol poisoning. And when the police came in to investigate, you know, they could have looked at her and said it seemed that she had been jumped on. I really wish that there was more to report on at this point, more that could be confirmed. And obviously, it's very difficult to cover an investigation like this that, you know, seems to be changing by the day. But I do hope that today I was able to give you guys kind of a better idea of what's going on

in the case of Shankula Robinson. And I really hope that one day I'll be able to update you that she and her family finally have justice. This case is just so, so upsetting. And I can't imagine how her parents feel seeing how this has all played out. And to think that their baby girl was with a

bunch of people who she thought she could trust, maybe. She thought were friends, somewhat, and was in this beautiful place where she was supposed to be celebrating and having a good time and her life was taken in such a brutal way. I feel pretty confident that justice is going to be served here and I hope we see that sooner than later. But for now, I would love to hear your thoughts and again, I do hope that I

will be recording another video in the future reporting on justice being served. That is going to be it for me today, guys. Thank you for joining me for another episode and make sure you follow the show on Spotify and Apple podcasts. It really does help me out. If you want to watch the video version of this show, you can find it on my YouTube channel, which will be linked, or you can just search Kendall Ray. I will be back with another episode soon, but until then stay safe out there.