Dumb Killer Lies To Cops Over And Over, Shocked He Doesn't Get To Go Home
September 18, 2026
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5 min readDumb Killer Lies To Cops Over And Over, Shocked He Doesn't Get To Go Home
The interrogation room is quiet except for the sound of a suspect talking himself into deeper trouble. Alexander Rogers sits across from detectives who already know far more than he's willing to admit. "The facts of this case indicate you're not being a hundred percent honest with me," the lead detective says early on, giving Rogers a chance to come clean. Rogers doesn't take it. Over the course of the interview, he will lie repeatedly about where he was, what he did with his phone, how he got to California, and what happened at a house on Troomy Lane on August 5th—the day a woman was found dead and a man severely injured.
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- 2 (01:30) **Interrogation Opens - Detective Confronts Suspect About Honesty** - The detective tells Alex he's not being 100% honest and gives him an opening to come clean
- 3 (03:02) **The Disappearing Phone Story** - The detective reveals he knows Alex threw his phone in a garbage can, but Alex denies it and spins an elaborate excuse about a dead battery and broken car charger
- 4 (05:04) **Alex Claims He Doesn't Know the Victims** - When asked about the people living at the house on Troon Lane, Alex gives vague, evasive answers and refuses to describe them
- 5 (11:04) **Alex's Account of Visiting Troon Lane** - Alex describes visiting the house on August 5th to ask about work, saying he stayed only a short time
- 6 (16:23) **Detective Lays Out the Evidence Trail** - The detective reveals he knows Alex's exact movements after leaving the house, including gas stations and fast food stops, proving his phone story is a lie
- 7 (21:00) **The Murder Warrant Is Explained** - The detective tells Alex he's wanted for murder, that a woman is dead and a man severely injured, and that witnesses and camera footage place him at the scene
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