Woman Found Dead by Bridge; Missing Son Leads to Shocking Revelations

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Welcome to No Tears for Black
Girls, a true crime series

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created, written and produced by
award-winning writer Jon

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Reedberg and hosted by Samantha
Paul.

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In the early hours of a chilly
December morning in 2020, a

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security guard patrolling near
Cincinnati's Purple People

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Bridge, a prominent bridge
connecting Newport, KY to

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downtown Cincinnati, made a
shocking discovery.

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Around 3:30 AM, he found an
unusually placed large bag near

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the edge of the river.
With a cautious kick, the bag

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toppled slightly, revealing its
gruesome contents.

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Human remains.
This grim find marked the start

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of a chilling investigation.
The police quickly arrived at

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the scene and identified the
remains as those of Natasha

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Lattimore, who had been missing
for almost a week.

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Disturbingly, next to her body
was a blood stained Paw Patrol

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blanket, hinting at the tragic
involvement of her three-year

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old son Nylo, who had been
missing since December 4th, the

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last day Natasha was known to
have been alive.

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She had parted ways with her
ex-boyfriend Antonio Hughes on

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that same day.
The community was deeply

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affected by Natasha's brutal
murder and Nylo's disappearance.

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Described by her aunt as a
devoted and protective mother,

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Natasha had a life centered
around her children.

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Antonio, despite their
separation, expressed profound

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concern for his son Nilo,
describing him as a gentle child

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who loved playing dress up and
watching cartoons.

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As the investigation deepened,
further, heart wrenching details

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emerged.
Nilo's blood was found on the

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Paw Patrol blanket, and his
stroller was later found

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floating near the bridge.
The search for Nylo intensified,

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with dive teams scouring the
river as the community rallied

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support online with the hashtag
FIND Nylo, the focus of

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suspicion turned to Deshawn
Brown, an acquaintance of

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Naitesha with whom she had been
intermittently involved.

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Brown had a complex legal
history and had reportedly

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reacted violently months before
upon learning about Naitesha's

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pregnancy and subsequent
miscarriage of his child, events

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that should have evoked sympathy
rather than violence.

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As detectives pieced together
more evidence through digital

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searches and surveillance
footage, it became clear that

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Brown had planned this horrific
act for months.

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He was eventually arrested on
murder charges.

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At a press conference, the
District Attorney emphasized the

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gravity of the case and promised
that further details would be

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discussed during Brown's trial.
This case struck a nerve far

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beyond individual wrongdoing.
It underscored ongoing concerns

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about community safety and
domestic violence, reminding us

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that such vulnerabilities exist
everywhere.

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According to reports from
December 5th, inside Nitesha's

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apartment, Brown allegedly
committed acts almost

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unimaginable in their cruelty.
After fatally stabbing Natasha,

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he manipulated her phone to send
a message supposedly from her,

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professing eternal love for him.
He then concealed her body under

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their bed, only to return the
next day and tragically take

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little Nilo to the river where
he threw him into it's cold

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waters while still alive.
For the following five days,

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Brown's digital footprint told a
story of frantic and disturbed

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preparation.
His Google searches turn to

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cleaning products, diagrams of
Cincinnati's bridges, and advice

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on erasing blood traces.
On December 11th, CCTV captured

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him purchasing a body bag on
eBay at nearly 10 PM.

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Moments later, footage showed
him lugging a body, presumed to

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be Natasha's, through a dimly
lit apartment hallway.

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He escaped in an Uber, telling
the driver he was moving house

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at the river.
Evidence suggested he attempted

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to dump Natasha's body into the
water, though inexplicably, he

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left it on the riverbank
instead.

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The county grand jury soon
returned an indictment charging

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Deshawn Brown with the murders
of both Nitesha Lattimore and

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her son, Nilo Lattimore, a
charge that now carries the

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potential weight of a death
sentence.

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During his remarks, the District
Attorney paid unvarnished

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tribute to the Cincinnati Police
Department for their relentless

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pursuit of the truth, even as he
warned anyone with information,

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especially those connected to
Brown's past, that disappearing

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without a trace would not be
taken lightly.

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His voice trembled as he
admitted the deeply personal

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impact of the crime,
particularly when the innocence

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of a child was involved,
insisting that further grim

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details would be revealed in
court.

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Even as authorities grappled
with the magnitude of this

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heinous crime, the hunt for NYLO
continued.

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Despite exhaustive efforts that
had combed over 180 miles of the

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river with teams on horseback,
sniffer dogs, helicopters and

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water patrols, and a
simultaneous search for six year

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old James Hutchinson, hope
dwindled with each passing hour.

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As twilight descended upon the
Ohio River and incoming rain

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further complicated the mission,
the atmosphere grew heavier.

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Volunteers and police brave
treacherous currents, rivers

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that appeared serene on the
surface but concealed deadly

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fast moving torrents beneath to
scour every possible location.

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After days of relentless
searching, law enforcement

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confirmed the worst fears. 3
year old Nylo was dead.

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No logical reason existed, no
plausible explanation at all.

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In a twisted distortion of
trust, she had believed in him,

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and his betrayal carved deep
scars.

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Even my own son's case tore me
apart.

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Inside, we plead with you.
Don't give up on James.

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Don't give up on Nilo.
Keep them alive in your thoughts

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and hearts.
Because every day we yearn for

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the return of our children, for
a proper goodbye.

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Deshawn Brown stood charged,
swiftly indicted on two counts

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of aggravated murder, tampering
with evidence and the gross

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abuse of a corpse.
He entered a plea of not guilty,

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his manner in the courtroom
confrontational and

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disrespectful.
The judge repeatedly demanded he

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cool it and show some decorum.
That Christmas Day, sorrow

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cloaked the air.
Family and friends gathered

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beneath the shadow of a bridge,
lighting candles and setting up

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a modest Christmas tree.
They placed a large stuffed bear

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beside a cherished photo of Nilo
and Natasha amidst the

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bittersweet atmosphere on what
should have been Nilo's 4th

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birthday, they came together to
eat cake, exchange gifts, and

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play with his favorite toys,
each moment a stab of pain and

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longing.
The judge sided with the

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prosecution.
He denied the motion to exclude

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the death penalty due to serious
mental illness at the time of

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the offense.
He found Deshawn competent to

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stand trial, the specter of
execution looming.

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Emotions boiled over in the
courtroom when Antonio Nilo's

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father lunged at Brown after
receiving news of his son's

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death.
Court officers swiftly removed

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him for his outburst under such
devastating circumstances.

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He received a sentence of seven
days behind bars, later reduced

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to 3A.
Close friend described him as

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drowning in inner turmoil and
pain, as any grieving parent

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might react under similar
circumstances.

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Meanwhile, Deshawn remained
behind bars while his defense

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team argued unsuccessfully that
he suffered from severe mental

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illness, which impaired his
ability to exercise rational

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judgement at the time of the
offense.

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Bipolar disorder being one
condition recognized under Ohio

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law barring the death penalty,
along with schizophrenia,

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schizoaffective delusional
disorder.

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Despite presenting evaluations,
the prosecution countered with

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expert witnesses, resulting in
the judge citing against the

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defense motion excluding the
death penalty due to serious

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mental illness.
More than four years have passed

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since Natasha and Nylo were
brutally murdered.

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Due to delays and repeated
mental health evaluations,

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Deshawn Brown still awaits
trial, now rescheduled for early

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2025.
All we hope is that Brown will

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finally face judgement and that
Natasha and Nilo will receive

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justice.
The tragedy deepens with the

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grim possibility that Nilo's
remains may never be found.

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The chance to say goodbye, to
lay him to rest properly

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alongside his mother, has been
cruelly stripped from his

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family.
The weight of imagining their

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final moments is a burden few
could shoulder in true crime.

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While every case is tragic, some
burn into our consciousness with

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almost unbearable cruelty and
evil.

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Cincinnati 911 What is the
address for your emergency?

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I found a dead body.
That's the voice of a security

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guard working at a construction
site by the Purple People Bridge

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December 12th.
It's the night he unknowingly

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spotted 29 year old Nightisha
Lattimore's body.

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Somebody threw a bag like on the
edge of the bridge and my

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curiosity got the best of me, so
I got up there and knocked it

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down and it was heavy.
It hit the ground.

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It's like a body bag.
The guard told a dispatcher he

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first thought it was Halloween
props, but one touch and he knew

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it was real.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe

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Dieter since Lattimore's
boyfriend, 21 year old Deshawn

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Brown, stabbed her to death and
left her in her Walnut Hills apt

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5 days.
He says Brown bought a body bag

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on eBay and took her to the
bridge in an Uber, claiming the

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bag was closed.
Investigators say Brown

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barbarically killed her
three-year old son Nilo,

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throwing him into the river
while alive.

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WLWT obtained a second 911 call
from Nilo's aunt as family

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members searched in Walnut
Hills.

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And we came across this garbage
can that had some shower

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curtains that looked like he got
blood in it.

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And we just want to have a
police officer to come out here

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and look at this because it
looks like he got like tissue in

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it.
Nilo is presumed dead and has

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not been found.
Investigators say the searches

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aren't over, but for those
involved, the nightmares aren't

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either.
Yeah, I'm almost 60 years old

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and I've never had anything like
this.

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I've never.
I've never thought this is

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crazy.
Now, I talked to that security

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guard tonight.
He told me that he did see a man

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on the bridge that night, but he
was walking toward him and he

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didn't want any trouble.
So the security guard said he

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went back to his vehicle to
avoid a confrontation or any

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kind of issues, and he never saw
that man again.

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