Chappaquiddick on Bayou St. John – New Orleans, La.
Michelle M. Haensel Memorial Web Site
The Splash Truck
On February 17, 1995, Christopher C. Nabors killed Shelly Haensel
in Bayou St. John in New Orleans, Louisiana. Shelly was a guest passenger in
Mr. Nabors' Eagle Talon vehicle. On March 8, 1995, shortly after the homicide, Mr.
Nabors purchased his Splash truck.
The truck was seen numerous times by the victim’s family as Mr. Nabors drove
it through their neighborhood. The Splash truck was
also seen at LSU Medical School and at Charity Hospital by Mr. Nabors
friends and the LSU Medical and Dental Schools leadership. Mr. Nabors also parked the Splash truck at
Orleans Parish Criminal Court during the criminal court hearings over a nine
month period and the during the homicide trial which started on
November 27, 1995 some nine months after Shelly Haensel’s
homicide. The photograph shown here was taken when the Splash truck
was parked across the street from Orleans Parish Criminal Court. The Louisiana
Department of Corrections presentencing investigator verified the truck
ownership for the trial court judge prior to sentencing.
The photograph of the Splash truck shown on this page was taken in July of 1995 across the street from the Orleans Parish criminal courthouse when Mr. Nabors parked his truck in front of the U-Haul rental facility. The photograph of the Splash truck is memorialized on this page for the viewing pleasure of the Charity Hospital employees, the LSU Medical School leadership, the LSU Dental School leadership, and other doctors and dentist who supervised Mr. Nabors for six years, enjoyed his personality, helped conceal his behavior before the homicide, destroyed evidence relating to the crime, withheld critical information from criminal court, and wrote letters to the district court judge to extricate their doctor from prison. Based on the trial court judges sentencing order, their influence and arrogance had no influence in the sentencing decision by district court judge, the Honorable Dennis J. Waldron. It is obvious that the medical professionals who wrote letters to the district court judge in support of Dr. Nabors thought their education, intelligence, power, and arrogance was a substitute for reason and compassion. Follow this link to view their letters.