Yindra Velazquez - Witness in Dan Markel Murder Trials Interview
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- FSU Law Professor Dan Markel was shot by Sigfredo Garcia on 7/18/2014 as a result of a murder for hire. In fall 2019, Garcia and his girlfriend Katherine "Katie" Magbanua were both on trial for Markel's murder. Yindra Velazquez had known both since her high school days and was friends/co-workers with Magbanua. They had both worked for the same night club briefly and later worked at the same real estate office. She was subpoenaed by the State as a witness and testified at the 2019 trial as well as the 2022 trial, when Katherine Magbanua was retried and ultimately convicted of murder, solicitation and conspiracy to murder Dan Markel. In November 2023, Katie's ex-boyfriend Charles Adelson was convicted of murder also. Adelson was Markel's former brother-in-law, and Markel had had a contentious divorce and custody case with Wendi Adelson, Charlie's younger sister. What was her relationship like with Katie & Sigfredo, and what were her interactions with Charlie Adelson and Wendi Adelson like? What was it like to become involved as a witness in a murder case and testify against her friend? In this almost three-hour long interview, Velazquez answers many questions as a friend who had no idea a murder plot was going on. She works as a title insurance agent and paralegal for a real estate law firm and plans to go to law school.
If you would like to help Yindra with her expenses after her house was recently flooded in June, here is the GoFundMe link:
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On X, she is @yindrita_v and on TikTok, her account is @yindrita
#danmarkel #justicefordan #justicefordanmarkel #yindravelazquez #donnaadelson #charlieadelson #wendiadelson #harveyadelson #murdermystery #criminallaw #criminaljustice #floridacrime
I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone here who has left such amazing comments and even those who have not. I don’t expect everyone to understand me or to agree with me. It’s ok to have your own opinions about me and about this situation. Once again thank you Judy for this opportunity 🙂
Thanks for sharing part of your life ... you're awesome!
You did great and are intelligent and beautiful.
@@TruCrimeQueenthank you so much 🙂
I so so enjoyed the interview with you Yindra
You are so intelligent, honest and charismatic - you did an absolute great job on both trials.
I could listen to you for ever. 👏
The best life to you and your family.
🥰♥️🇩🇰
I hope you can forgive yourself for not knowing what was going on Katie was a master at compartmentation, you seem like an amazing empathetic person. I hope you continue to trust your instincts. I could see why you would have a meltdown after being on the stand. if I were there, I would’ve given you a big hug. seems like you have a little bit more distance at this time. I’m happy for you about that. Thanks for sharing your experience. You did a great job.
If Charlie was broke , women wouldn’t have given him the time of day… 😮 guaranteed…
He might have game and be able to get some women. Just not as many as if he had money.
Men are success objects, women are beauty objects
@@FBICPS You don't have to be successful to have game. There are plenty of unsuccessful men who get women all the time.
@@Dan_RashBum Google eyed and greasy. Zero Appeal by my reckoning. And he never shuts up talking about himself! Asian girls who are raised to marry money like him. They only see dollar signs.
He was actually not bad lookin back than though, it’s his life now that got his face looking like bloy
I can’t believe Katie didn’t take the plea.
That is one of the biggest mysteries of this case.
I don't know why.
Bc she would not have lived
@gerricamillen3226 She implicated Sigfredo on the stand. I don't think he would put a hit on his kids mother.
Katie's greed was her undoing from the jump.
This interview is a must listen, if you are someone who is following the Adelson / Markel case. Great insight from Yindra. She was so close to Katie, it was a miracle Yindra did not get caught in the web of Dan's murder.
Thanks for watching.
Judy...THANK YOU for all you do!!!!
You're welcome! Have a good weekend!
Yindra is well spoken, educated and beautiful. It sucks that she had to be bragged into this mess. I wish you the best!!
Yindra is a breath of fresh air shedding light on the life KM led those many years ago. Seems KM's life was fairly normal, that turned into ruins thanks (in part) to The Adelsons. This interview was riveting, and it's great to see Yindra happy and doing exceptionally well. Judy, you knocked it out of the park once again ... thanks for all your efforts!
Katie was a big girl and the mother of two small children when she willingly got involved in this horrific murder! I believe Katie’s demise was because of her own actions!
Awesome
@@bthny7955exactly, not to mention overall “her” choice of men! Her part of the blame falls on herself, herself alone! Her poor babies are now left without a mother because of her actions!
Let’s not forget about Wendi without her behind bars no justice for Danny.
I see four out seven of the conspirators behind bars as a great deal of justice already served up by Georgia & Sarah Kathryn.
Not perfect justice yet, but much justice.
Absolutely!!!
Everyone needs a friend. Like Yindra
Great interview Judy.....Yindra always speaks clearly and well, IMO, she will be a great lawyer...well wishes to you Yindra in your journey to become a lawyer.
Thanks, Sully!
Katie rejected full immunity TWICE ✌️ something very strange about that… she is right where she needs to be…
Why did she reject?? She was that confident that she would not get convicted?
@@godzillamanstreb524-
Katie just can’t face herself and totally own up to what she did. She also can’t stand for other people to see who she truly is.
She was willing to risk prison in order to keep her darkness hidden .
@@godzillamanstreb524She was REQUIERED to roll over on her childs father and his childhood friend. This was EXTREMELY HARD FOR HER because she introduced them to this murder for hire by way of Charlie. Guilt and denial about the seriousness of this particular case caused her to choose poorly.
It was never full.immunity, like testify no jail time, it was testify for a reduced sentence. That was discussed during Charlie's trial. So she took her chances to get acquitted and do no prison time! That's rogue reason. Total falsehood that it was no prison time for her testimony, had she been offered no prison time she would have excepted that in a New York minute. Judy please clear up this misconception! Thank you
@@godzillamanstreb524 I believe we will find out that adelson money 💴 was why she didn’t take the deals…
"If something feels weird, I don't do it". Words to live by. Shame Rivera and Garcia didn't ascribe to the same philosophy.
Garcia did...
It’s very ironic, Katie did not want to take her mother’s money, but she was willing to take money as a conduit to Dan Markel’s murder.
I don’t care how poor somebody is, there’s no excuse for accepting money for someone’s life
Walk away and notify authorities
Amen!
She was the main character in all this ...she played both guys the whole way thru ...she pushed all the buttons called all the shots ...conned both guys into doing it all the way she wanted it done ...... the entire thing was on her ..... they were both duped by a girl that was money hungry .....
@suzyharris4886 Yes, and all 3 were duped by a much stronger Adelson force of power, greed, and the fight to win. The biggest difference is the Adelson clan already have their money and used it to pay off the pawns to achieve their desires. The Adelson clan are the degree of least moral integrity and standards. They generated this whole event, not Katie, or Sig, or Louis
Thankyou Judy & Yindra for a really great interview. Very interesting hearing from someone who was close to KM.
Thanks for watching this!
She has such a pleasantness about her…. Very easy to listen to
What a great & very important interview Judy!!! Thank you 😊 for keeping us informed until the trial 👍
Yindra is so lovely and gracious. Thank you for the conversation!
Great interview, Judy! 👏 I really like Yindra, she’s extremely articulate & likeable. Thank you both for your time. ❤ Justice for Dan Markel ❤
All this low life stuff that led to Dan Markel's demise, makes me sick.
Totally. Who goes to a strip club for your birthday party! Trashy.
Low life stuff is a good description
Yes I so agree 😢 Dan’s boys were robbed of a better life with a loving father
@@carol2070 - A great man and father was taken out by lowlife losers. Sad and sickening
I had my car stolen. It did not feel "victimless" to me.
Even Katie’s father was there in court and Charlie’s parents never went to court to support him during his trial. Tells about their guilt a lot.
They were scared to show up…
Wonder why nobody mentioned Katie's father being there. With all the room of reporters you would think they would have reported it. Was this verified??
Yes I often wondered if any of Charlie's family went to his trail so now I know they did not. And upon reading the comments I see Katie's Dad was at her trials.
They must not have known@@SS11660
The fact that Charlie’s parents didn’t attend his trial makes me feel so sorry for him. His own parents who amped him up enough to want to take another person’s life, and helped him plan it too, couldn’t put their own selfish interests aside and support their son at the worst moment of his life. Charlie, SPEAK! Do not go down alone for this crime. They’re not worth it.
Thank you for having Yindra on.I just loved her testimony.She carries herself,so well!I hope that you both continue to thrive!
Judy, I truly enjoy your channel. You’re professional and personable. Thank you! 🎉
I’m so impressed with Yindra. She’s so pragmatic and sincere. It’s such a shame that Katie didn’t seek her counsel before going down such a disastrous path. Thank you Judy for bringing us this interesting interview. Would love for you to snag an interview with Jeff Lacasse. 😉
He does not want to talk, which is a wise decision given that he's a crucial witness & the whole saga isn't over yet. Thank you for watching this and your support!
@@aalegalfocus can’t say I blame him, and you’re right, Judy, of course. It would be great to hear from him eventually though. I just hope he knows he has supporters out here.
Watching on replay. Thank you Judy for all your hard work and remarkable interviews. We all hope there is COMPLETE JUSTICE for Dan Markel , his family including his sons Ben and Lincoln MARKEL!
Ah Judy I was so happy to get this notification, you really are the best interviewer, always ask the questions we want to hear and are able to glean some new interesting nuggets for us, thank you 🙏 ❤ A thought - someone over on Reddit said that even a jury of “dentist grandmothers” would be appalled by Donna lols 😂 Is there anyway we could get Bruce on again to try to get some scoops from within the Miami South Beach community or even better to get one of Donna’s former Miami Beach friends. Wishful thinking here I know 😅
This was great! Thank you Judy and Yindra.
Yindra, Thank you so much
For sharing today as well as testifying in court. You’re a very intelligent and well spoken young lady and your participation in the court process is inspiring. 💕
Thank you Ladies ❤
This was a great interview, thank you!!!!!
Wow what a fantastic interview ! Yindra is such a down to earth person I wish her all the best in life and all she takes on ❣️Thanks so much Judy ❣️
Thank you. Have a great day!
@@aalegalfocus my hubby and I went to the Niagara Falls our favourite place for a couple days ! Catching up on the case !Hope you’re having a great day too and wow a hearing tomorrow !
Charlie was “luring “ Katie into the killing ,that’s why he was providing her gifts .
I think he lured her in, then after the payout for Dan's murder, to keep her happy and quiet, he paid for alot of things for Katie, and she took full advantage of that!
Katie is no prize, and she and Charlie made a perfect pair and are both where they belong..
Two misfits that will stop at nothing..
Big money talks.
Good point. Charlie was grooming Katie with gifts and money.
Yindra is honest and very sincere. Great friend.
I wanna know how Yindra really talks, especially when she’s mad😂. She’s using her “customer service” voice here
Yindra you did a great job. You couldn’t even tell you nervous. 👏👏
Hello Judy! Great interview & very informative. I give Jindra a huge amount of credit for being a good person, hard worker & good Mom. Growing up in South Florida I understand Yindra"s family difficult journey from Cuba in the late 1980's, she is correct about the neighborhood in Miami Beach, it wasn't for years later that South of 5th came about. Bravo to Jindra for continuing her education too. Wishing her the best to come. Take it easy. 😊🔥💕
Great job Judy! She really has a good head on her shoulders. Wish her the best.
Katie could be home with her kids today, she turned down immunity TWICE ✌️I think she prefers prison… no rent, no babysitter, no groceries, no utilities… no responsibility at all… No stress at all… just movies, girlfriends and braids… 😮
Real life in the real world is very hard, more so for single women raising children on their own.
@@Staronqueen well there’s such a thingas birth control
Will NEVER understand how Katie refused TWO Plea Deals fr Prosecutors when she had two young children, her mom was dying fr cancer and sadly passed away and now her brother is raising both her special needs children as a single father since his wife divorced him and she herself is in prison for embezzlement. Clearly no conscience.
@@erinjordan6972100%. If she came clean immediately she would likely have served very minimal time and then at least her children would have one parent.
@@erinjordan6972she confirmed she’s out of prison in this interview.
Thank you Judy and Yindra, this was a very interesting interview. #justicefordan
Being “non-judgmental” is overrated.
Katie participated in the murder of an innocent man because she wanted breast implants, an old Lexus and a life of ease and comfort. But she didn’t want to work for those things. So she callously took part in Dan’s murder.
When a person acts in a way that is illegal and grossly immoral…it’s appropriate to call it out.
I did find it also off of her, but you are saying participating, its not jist that, you can call katie a murderer just like sg who pulled the trigger. Also everyone else participate in the conspiracy is a murderer by law, wendi, charlie, luis, harvey and donna
@@HewadAsefi- good point.
@@HewadAsefi- what do you mean “I find it off of her” ?
@@JustMe-px9qyits very odd* from her saying that
Facts right there in that comment. Yindra take note …. Ok to judge sometimes
Thank you Judy and yindra great chat Charlie's horrible and wendi needs arrested
Agreed!!!
Yindra is such a great guest!
Agreed! Thanks for watching this.
I understand. Yindra, I appreciated your response.🤗
What a great conversation you two had. Judy you do a great job making someone feel comfortable. I feel so badly Yindra. She and Katie were family. The ripple effect of evil goes on and on.
Greetings from Melbourne Australia Judy! I watched your interview with Yindra for all nearly 3 hours of it and it was great. I’d love to see an interview with a former friend of Donna and Harvey as well. Great work!
Thanks!
Omg! Excellent interview. Thanks!
Judy, I enjoyed watching this interview. Thank you!!I think Yindra has a bright future ahead, regardless of what she decides.
Great Video. Yindra is very well spoken, intelligent and attractive!
Hi Judy! I missed the live, but am watching the replay! Yindra is a lovely woman! I appreciate her honesty! She has her life in order! I wish KM looked to emulate Yindra more than she looked to make murder money. Katie could have been a hero instead of a convicted murderer! So much human destruction occurred because of Katie's decision! Still saddens me! Thinking of the Markel's this weekend! Thank you Judy for your quality content! xo
Thank you Judy, really interesting show. Yindra appears to be a really decent woman, she speaks very rationally and explains her situation clearly.
Thank you both for this interview. I have so much respect for Yindra. I can't imagine being in her situation, but she has handled it so well.
Another person who’s life was affected by this selfish family. I wish her all the best. Thank you. ❤
👏👏👏 Judy this was a great interview. To think Yindra was in that hotel room fearing for her life. I would not put it past Charlie attempting to get rid of a witness. He did tell Katie he wanted to kill the undercover agent. I’m sure Yindra still feels sad for Katie’s kids. She did care about Katie at one point. She was a good friend. What makes me angry at Katie ( Although she did not deserve ) is that she could have walked away free. She would be with her children. She would have brought justice for Dan and his family sooner. Somehow, I think Katie still had romantic feelings for Charlie. One of the reasons she didn’t cooperate. She may have thought if she wasn’t convicted, he would go free. They would both be out & she would always have a connection to him & his $. Best wishes for Yindra. I hope she achieves her goals.
#JUSTICEFORDANM
Wowzi Judy- An excellent interview! Yindra, you are clearly an intelligent, well spoken and compassionate young woman. Great job! And best of luck in your future legal endevours.
Yindra is such a lovely person. One of my fave interview guests! TY Judy❤
Hey Judy sorry I missed the premier it was like 4am 🕓 here … Catching the replay now thanks so much… Great stuff !!!🙏🙇♂️✌️❤️
Thanks for watching. Sleep is important!
@@aalegalfocus You make a very good point Judy 😀
Thank you, Judy.
Yikes……Yindra is GORGEOUS ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for the compliment and for watching 🙂
I think so too.
Me too! I think she’s beautiful.
What a great interview! Yindra seems so forthcoming and composed. Wishing her all the best in her future.
Thank you for doing this interview, Judy!
Thanks for watching!
Omg I’m so glad I e discovered you Judy🙌❤️🙌 I’ve spent my past two nights watching your interviews, once again I could listen to your guest Yindra all night! ( I’m a permanent nightshift nurse so always on nightshift mode on nights off) Yindra is one incredible intelligent lady! A breath of fresh air to listen to! I really believe she will get into law school and become an amazing lawyer one day! Her life experience will only enhance her mind for this field🙏🙏🙏 I was a sales assistant for M&S fur 15 years along with bar work at night then did my HND fit beauty therapy aged 30 and qualified aged 33, loved it then went to university to do my nursing degree aged 41, qualified aged 44, worked 102 hours a week juggling placements, university and nursing assistant with nurse bank as well as taking beauty therapy clients every single night to keep paying bills etc, Yindra has all the qualities to make it as a lawyer, non judgmental attitude, life experience, loved listening to her and off course you Judy🙌❤️🙌 I feel sad what happened to Dan Markel💔his children, his family, I also feel sad for Katie’s kids 💔gutted that Katie ruined her life and destroyed hers and the markels over those entitled Adelsons! I understand Yindra about the hate thing, I do hate Donna though as she was definitely the mastermind manipulated along with Wendy and pray both of them are put away for the rest of their lives 🙏loved every bit of this interview ❤love from Glasgow Scotland 🏴
They wanted to pay her legal bills so she wouldn’t talk!
They liked to control people with their money, it seems.
So interesting….ty both🌺🌺
Your voice is sounding stronger tonight. I hope it’s improving
Thanks for doing this, Judy! I’m hoping Yindra escapes testifying at Donna’s trial, but believe she will be subpoenaed for Wendy’s. Isn’t it wonderful to listen to someone who simply tells the truth and doesn’t have to remember any lies.
Great interview Judy! I really like Yindra!
oh yindra u r a beautiful person. Thank you for sharing ur thoughts and input. I feel for u. I did want to say however that u may not be needed to testify in donna's trial, but if/when wendi gets arrested, u most probably would be getting a subpoena to testify.
Thanks, Yindra. Very interesting conversation.
Great interview on a case that has so much info already. You’ve gotten really good at this.
This is a nice interview
Thanks!
Thank you Judy and Yindra. I just can’t imagine my friend, someone I loved being involved in a murder. When I saw Yindra at Katie’s trail and I was “ bless her heart. I would love to see her getting her law license!! Blessing to you Yindra and you children! ❤️
A great episode ladies👏👏👏
Yindra was the most honest matter of fact person who testified in this trial. Even though she was friends with KM she didn't evade or minimize because of their friendship. WA has more sense than to talk about the conspiracy to anyone, while CA encapsulated his family to keep them as far away from the crime as possible, the only reason CA and DA were indicted is because of their phone calls had they not spoke on the phone the only people who would have paid for it would have been KM SG & LR. It is unbelievable that KM never thought about what would happen if they were caught. She didn't do anything to use as leverage in case their murderous plot is revealed, no tapes of CA talking about the murder, everybody just knew there were tapes or some type of an insurance policy to fall back on to save herself from LWOP. Unbelievable that the only person taping CA's conversation about the murder was the FBI when KM should have been doing the exact same thing. She knew they were closing in on her after the bump, anyone who had a functioning brain would of been doing their best to start damage control. KM was the only person offered full immunity 3 different times and did not decide to talk until she was convicted and sentenced to LWOP, then we find out she had nothing worth saying, no recordings, nothing to add that would be of value to law enforcement. After all the hoopla over KM talking to the detectives then finding out she had nothing to add because she was so stupid not to collect any evidence against CA the chances of her getting any sort of deal is slim to none, if she gets anything it will be instead of LWOP she will receive 60 years with a chance at parole after serving 55 years.
When my gut instinct kicks in,I always follow it.Good for you Yindra,always follow it.
Was impressed with Yindra on the stand so this interview was great to watch in the 🇬🇧, a decent and lovely girl, wishing her well.
Thanks to both of you!
I don’t judge her for not talking but I just don’t believe imo she didn’t know something was going on..she confirmed it when she slipped and was saying how Sigfredo knew she wouldn’t speak… tried to clean that up then said it again he saw my depo he knew. The woman watched her kids the night of money drop!! I’m a girl and I have friends that are my ride or die! Those girls know me better than even my husband they hear all my secrets. We question eachother we know when something is up or different. Even if one of us is respectful or whatever she said she is… nope we know eachother better than anyone and we know when someone is doing something fishy.. and we ask! She never had her kids overnight and you didn’t sense something?! Ok ya! Lol but I get it she didn’t do anything and didn’t want to be involved. Remember she was around Katie during all the tapes calls with. Charlie… there was a lot of time before Sigfredo was arrested alot was happening and they were still around eachother. To point she was going to Disney right before he was arrested It’s just hard for me to believe thinking back to those calls and all that was going on her bff didn’t know something was up.
I usually don’t engage with people like you but this is prob the dumbest comment I have ever seen. I was PREGNANT and taking care of a 7 yr old all while going through a separation. You don’t know me and to comment this shit is just beyond ignorant. Have the day you deserve 🙄
I think it's very possible she knew nothing. They weren't going to pay any of the money so why get her involved? Katie told her she was going on a date with Charlie and that's why she need the child care I don't see anything wrong with that. I think you are thinking to deep into it. Also Yindra wouldn't do what Katie did and risk it ALL but instead for not 1 dollar I don't think so
Excellent interview, 🙏🏼 Thanks Judy.
I hope all is well,
Great interview Judy👏👏👏👏
Thank You ❤ Ladies ❤ Great Share 😊
Thank you!
Super awesome interview with Yindra - beautiful women -
Thank you Judy so much for making this happen.
♥️🥰🇩🇰
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing Yindra!
Thanks for watching!
As the years went on I don't think Katie thought she would get caught
I don’t understand why Yindra doesn’t really care what her friends are into as long as it doesn’t involve her. That’s just questionable about her integrity. You sleep with dogs -you wake up with fleas. She’s calling anyone who disagrees with her, “judgemental “. But you are who you surround yourself with !
Had Katie never gotten involved with Charlie,she might have had a decent life,how sad.
@@bonniegropper it goes beyond that. If she never associated with Sigfredo, she might have had a good life. He was a longtime criminal, but that doesn’t matter. She clearly enjoyed living the thug life as well. She volunteered up her children’s father to hurt someone for Charlie, she knew what she was doing. She’s where she belongs.
@@kimyakowski9208- I agree. I hope Katie never leaves prison
Great interview
Excellent interview! Wow 🤩🤩👍👍🙌🙌❤️
Glad you enjoyed it; thanks for watching.
This gal was very interesting, describing Sigfredo as being sweet with the kids. Wow, surprise there
On some level, it angers me that these Adelsons choose to mess all these people's lives by taking advantage of their apparent financial lack. Its not an excuse and while Katie and the gang's lives were not perfect by any standards, they still had a lot of good to enjoy if not for these narcissistic Adelsons that wanted it all for no good reason
@@laikaevelyn4478 all the people you refer to could have said no at any point and stopped it from happening. They’re responsible for their own decisions
I guess when he wasn’t drunk, high or buying motorcycles with blood money instead of for their kids - real sweetheart.
Catching re-watch now. Sorry I could not make the live, hectic Saturday, car repairs, visitors,. etc. Thank you Juday!!
The second biggest mistake of Katie's life was not taking that plea deal. Her first biggest mistake was organizing the murder Dan Markel. All other mistakes could have been fixed - but not these two. Thank you lovely Yindra for sharing with us.
Yep…stupidity or arrogance.
Hey Judy- I am late to the video, but am looking forward to watch it now. I know it's going to be a great one.
Judy , catching this after the live started ! Thanks so much for this interview - it’s the case with so many tentacles of different storylines. Understanding Kayty’s past, and her relationship with her dad could forecast her choices in men ! Also fascinating to hear about the history of the infamous picture on the beach !! Amazing informative interview !! #justicefordanm
Wendi next Guilty
After Donna!
Just before Donna
@@keithcitizen4855After Donna
Need her to testify and for more evidence to come out in Donna’s trial!
I first learned what bottle girls do through the Casey Anthony trial 😅
Tara does not impress me at all.
Great interview Judy!
So glad for you and your channel!! Love it!
When it came to his women, Charlie was a walking bank.
What else does he have to attract women? He’s gross.
You mean to say it wasn’t his charming personality?
Sorry you can't get laid.
Yeah, Maestro Charlie
What a great show! Thank you both of you ladies!
Thank you for watching!
Thanks Judy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for watching, Bruce!
Great interview!! Good luck in your future endeavors Yindra! 🇨🇦
As always, thank you for gifting us with awesome content! I find Yindra to be intelligent, well-spoken and a good person. It was also is super interesting to hear about KM's past.
Oh and according to the FDOC website, KM's sister in law (Samantha Chez-Magbanua) is incarcerated till 2028 and in the SAME prison as KM.
Great interview by Judy and Yindra comes across really well. Good luck with your future law career Yindra
Thanks for watching us!