More than three years after Shanquella Robinson died during a trip to Cabo San Lucas, new claims about her final hours are resurfacing in a high-profile true-crime spotlight.
Crime Junkie, one of the most listened-to shows in the U.S. and a consistent Spotify chart-topper, released an episode on Thursday, January 22, centered on previously undisclosed information.
The episode features details shared with the podcast by a man identified only as “Mike,” who told producers he was in Mexico at the same time as Robinson and her travel group.
According to host Ashley Flowers, Mike said he has never spoken to law enforcement about what he witnessed on October 29, 2022—the day Robinson died. His exact relationship to the group remains unclear, and the podcast noted it could not independently verify his account.
However, Mike claimed he arrived in Cabo after an altercation involving Robinson had already occurred, but before she was pronounced dead later that day.
That altercation, which took place inside a rental villa, was later captured on video and circulated widely online. Mexican police investigations placed the incident in the early morning hours.
On the podcast, Flowers said Mike alleged that hours before the physical fight, one of Robinson’s travel companions—Daejhanae Jackson, who has since changed her name to E’Mani Green—called him around 3 a.m., crying and upset. According to Mike, Jackson said she wanted Robinson to leave the trip following a dispute while the group was drinking.
Robinson was later found unresponsive in the villa’s living room. Her companions initially told authorities and her family that she had died from alcohol poisoning.
That explanation unraveled when an autopsy revealed Robinson had no alcohol in her system and died from a severe spinal cord injury and neck fracture—findings that Mexican officials classified as a violent death.
Flowers said Mike told the podcast that when he arrived at the villa later that morning, Robinson appeared disoriented and was vomiting. He claimed others told him she was suffering from alcohol poisoning, and he believed that explanation at the time.
Police records later showed that a doctor who examined Robinson repeatedly advised the group to call an ambulance, but the call was delayed.
The case has since expanded into a complex, cross-border investigation involving Mexican authorities, the FBI, and civil lawsuits filed by Robinson’s family.
According to The Charlotte Observer, Mexican prosecutors announced in late 2022 that an arrest warrant had been issued for a suspect described as the “direct aggressor,” though no extradition or arrest has followed.