Girl orphaned by Super Bowl reporter’s drugging and a deadly Kansas crash is ‘extreme victim’, granddad says
Summary
A man named Brian Hinck lost his daughter, Ashleigh Boyd, in a car crash in Kansas and his son-in-law, sports reporter Adan Manzano, died after being drugged in New Orleans. Their granddaughter Eleanor is now being raised by Hinck and his wife, who try to protect her from the legal details surrounding these deaths.Key Facts
- Ashleigh Boyd, an elementary school teacher, died in a head-on crash in Topeka, Kansas, on April 11, 2024.
- The driver, Todd W Armstrong, was charged with vehicular homicide but the charge is a misdemeanor with up to one year in jail.
- Armstrong’s drug test results were removed from evidence in the trial.
- Adan Manzano, a Telemundo sports reporter, died in February 2025 after being drugged with alcohol and Xanax in New Orleans.
- Three people were convicted in connection with Manzano’s death: Danette Colbert guilty of negligent homicide and racketeering, Rickey White also guilty of racketeering.
- Christian Anderson testified against Colbert and White and pleaded guilty to lesser charges, receiving six years in prison.
- Hinck and his wife are raising their granddaughter Eleanor and try not to discuss the tragedies with her.
- The trials have challenged Hinck’s faith in parts of the justice system.
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