Murder victim s family wants accountability after NOPD detective s mistake gets confession tossed Share Updated: 7:15 PM CST Mar 3, 2021 Share Updated: 7:15 PM CST Mar 3, 2021
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Show Transcript TRAVERS: THE FAMILY OF THIS MAN WHO WAS MURDERED WANTS YOU TO KNOW WHY THE ALLEGED KILLER’S CONFESSION WAS THROWN OUT. CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER GREG LAROSE EXPLAINS WHY A DETECTIVE’S MISTAKE TURNED WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN OPEN&SHUT CASE INTO ONE THAT COULD DRAG ON FOR YEARS. IT S LIKE A NIGHTMARE THAT JUST DOES NOT END. IT JUST WON T GO AWAY. THAT S ALL WE REALLY WANT IS CLOSURE. THE NIGHTMARE ALICIA MORGAN IS TALKING ABOUT STARTED OUTSIDE A HOME OFF HAYNE BOULEVARD IN THE BLOCK BEHIND ME, IT WAS AROUND 6:00 A.M. ON JANUARY 8 2018 JANUARY 8, 2018. A WARRANT SAYS 29-YEAR-OLD IDRICK BRISTER WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD, DETECTIVES RECOVERED SEVERAL 45-CALIBER BULLET CASINGS, BRISTER WAS KEPT ON LIFE SUPPORT FOR 4 DAYS. THE DAY AFTER THE SHO