5 IQ Killer Thinks He Can Act A Fool And Leave, Shocked He's Going To Prison... AGAIN

September 19, 2026

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In a recorded interrogation room, a suspect named Alexander Rogers sits across from a detective who has just laid out a meticulous timeline of August 5th. The detective knows that Rogers left a house on Turning Lane at 11:55 a.m. in a black BMW, drove to Woodland, Washington, got gas, stopped at a McDonald’s where he walked to the front of the store and dropped his phone in a garbage can, then went to a 7-Eleven in Richfield and spent roughly $20 on sandwiches and drinks. The detective also knows Rogers drove to California, where he was arrested on a nationwide warrant for murder. The conversation that follows is not a confession. It is a patient, circular battle between a detective trying to get Rogers to explain why he did what he did, and a suspect who insists that without a video of the act or a physical murder weapon, there is no case.

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2 (00:00) **Episode Introduction & Sponsors** - Host Chelsea Hanler introduces the episode with sponsor messages for Optimum fiber internet and YouTube Premium.
3 (01:29) **Interrogation Begins: Confronting the Lies** - Detective starts questioning Alexander Rogers about inconsistencies in his story, calling him out for not being honest.
4 (03:22) **The Thrown Phone Contradiction** - Detective reveals they recovered Alex's phone from a garbage can and know he's lying about why he discarded it.
5 (06:32) **The Roofing Job Cover Story** - Alex describes a roofing job at the victim's house as his reason for being there, but struggles with details.
6 (09:26) **Detective Reveals the Crime** - Detective drops the bombshell that Alex is wanted for murder and that a woman is dead and a man severely injured.
7 (11:49) **Alex's Legal Strategy Emerges** - Alex demands to see a murder weapon, insisting that without one he cannot be charged.

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5 IQ Killer Thinks He Can Act A Fool And Leave, Shocked He's Going To Prison... AGAIN

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