A Texas couple buys the car their daughter was assaulted in to help determine how she died. #shorts | Forensic Files

on October 29th 2017 19-year-old college student Kaye mandad arrived at a Texas hospital she was nearly naked bruised
and not breathing her sometime boyfriend Mark Howton told doctors they'd taken ecstasy at a music festival and she
passed out after consensual sex in his car her parents rushed to her side doctor came in and we asked what's the
prognosis and he said there is none he said she's not coming out of this I'm telling you right now I'm sorry the
medical examiner ruled that Kaylee had died from blunt force trauma to the face and to the head and Mark Howton is
arrested at the first trial in 2019 the jury was unable to reach a verdict and a
mistrial was declared before howerton's second trial in 2023 kayle's stepfather Lawrence baand and mother Allison steel
made it their mission to get Justice for their daughter you became investigators
we did yes

Brief Summary

Kaye Mandad died from blunt force trauma; her boyfriend Mark Howton faces trials for her death.

Key points

Tragic Arrival at Hospital. 19-year-old Kaye Mandad arrives at a Texas hospital in critical condition.
Devastating Prognosis. Doctors inform Kaye's parents that there is no hope for recovery.
Justice for Kaye. Kaye's family takes on the role of investigators to seek justice after her death.

Episode highlights

Devastating PrognosisDoctors inform Kaye's parents that there is no hope for recovery.“She's not coming out of this, I'm sorry.”0:20Jan 21, 2024

Episode quotes

She's not coming out of this, I'm sorry.

Doctor's prognosis for Kaye's condition

0:20WatchJan 21, 2024

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