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[Music] Thursday, September 9th, 2021, Orange County, Florida. The police, after receiving a tip, are informed about a vehicle possibly linked to the disappearance of a woman and her daughter. It seems the vehicle has been parked in a parking lot for several days. Officers are required to check the vehicle and look for any evidence that could assist in the search. However, they never imagined what they would find inside. I'm Tyler and this is your daily dose of crime. [Music] You need gloves. Yeah. There you go. Let me put mine on first. It's like pitch black [ __ ] tent. [Music] There you go. It just wants to seal the tow it. I guess they're short man or whatever. Seal it, tow it, clear it. Probably not. finger it as much as we can and then try to get video from there cuz I got a good camera right there on that side. All right. Ready? Yeah. [Music] This is bad. This You smell that? Yep. There's a There's I got a body in the front. You get County Auto 13. As the officers approach the vehicle, they begin to detect a strong odor. Their suspicions become more clear as they recognize the figures inside the car and the worst begins to unfold. Roll FD to my location. I got a body in the vehicle. Possibly seven. Possibly seven. Let's try to pop the door. [Music] Yeah. County. Yeah. County. Confirming signal seven. Driver seat. I know. I was just hopping over. Hey, chill. I know. 13 CI5 one. You on last unit. Go ahead. Opening the unsecured door of the vehicle, the officers are met with a body sprawled across the front seats. The foul smell intensifies as they open the door, revealing that the body had been decomposing for several days. The victim identified as Misagna Malcolm had been reported missing after her boyfriend claimed he had been shot and stated that the suspect left with his girlfriend and daughter. But what had actually happened? Hey, what's going Hey, what's happening in the vehicle? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Uh, we can't tell for sure. We haven't really looked at We haven't really manipulated anything. So, we'll try to take a good look and see if we can tell, but we're not going to move anybody around. Yeah. Okay. Well, [Music] all right. Sounds good. Bye. You got a couple patrol cars coming. Phone call completed. Can we tell if there's gunshot wounds? [Music] [Applause] [Music] Can we tell the gunshot? I have no idea. I'm not even I don't even want to deal with this. [Music] The woman woman's in the front uh passenger seat. The driver seat. [Music] Yeah, I'll call you back, brother. Unable to identify if the victim had been attacked with a firearm, the officers did their best to move forward despite the horrific odor they were facing. The woman is sprawled out across the front of the car. And in order to check her wounds, officers have to manipulate her body, but the situation proves to be complex. 10 9 left for auto 13. It has to be unit right now. Yes, sir. [Music] And then a female. Oh, I Yep. I can smell. Yeah. Okay. But we just need you guys confirming for Yeah, I know. I Yeah, we smelt them when we walked up, too. [Music] Yeah, we'll go out of the way. You guys Yeah. You guys going to call it now? You guys good to call it now or you [Music] We called the lady for sure. Yeah. [Music] Appreciate it. Once on scene, the firefighters assisted and confirmed the situation before removing the body from the vehicle. Like the officers, they were visibly affected by the smell. The woman had been there for 2 days. And what authorities didn't know was there wasn't only one body in the car, but two, because her daughter was also lying lifeless inside. Investigators say Malcolm had been shot and Jordana may have died from sitting in the hot car. Lose a child and a grandchild. Come on. She's a baby. She's a baby. The story actually begins months earlier. Mana and her boyfriend had been living with a friend who had been taken in by the couple after becoming homeless. Due to significant disagreements during the time the friend had stayed with them, the couple decided that they had to leave, but never imagined that decision would cause them to harbor the worst kind of resentment. [Music] FD call signal 7 at 223 or 1423 hour. take over. [Applause] [Music] 840. You are Yeah, [Music] this is with empty. Okay, you got more tank or no? Oh, all right. More than 3 years later, Djon Dwayane Griffiths, age 23, was arrested in March of 2024 after an extensive investigation. The suspect was caught during a traffic stop in New Jersey after officers discovered an active arrest warrant for him. He faced charges of first-degree murder amongst others and is expected to face years in prison depending on the circumstances of the crime and his past criminal
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