Husband Tries to Defend His Wife - Then the Police Shows the Evidence - Part TWO
September 12, 2026
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5 min readA man named James is being interrogated by detectives about the disappearance and murder of a young woman named Taylor Wright. James is a drifter and a self-described drunk who does odd jobs for a woman named Ashley, the prime suspect in the case. The detectives are trying to determine if James helped Ashley cover up the murder, and the conversation reveals a tangled web of loyalty, manipulation, and damning evidence.
The Interrogation of James
The detectives press James hard, pointing out that Ashley has used him for labor and that she will likely throw him under the bus to save herself. "Ashley ain't cut out for prison," one detective says. "She's lived a privilege lifestyle... So do you think that when it comes nut cutting time and she's gotta find a fucking scapegoat, that she wouldn't throw you fucking under the bus?" James insists he knows nothing about the murder, but his story begins to unravel. He admits to pawning some of the victim's belongings—bongo drums and jewelry—for a meager $20, claiming he thought the items were abandoned. The detectives also confront him about a safe that went missing from a truck, and about helping Ashley load concrete into her car, though James denies the latter.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:31) **Interrogation of James Begins** - Detectives confront James Hayes, a handyman who worked for Ashley, about the murder of Taylor Wright.
- 2 (07:44) **Detectives Accuse James of Pawned Victim’s Items** - The interrogation intensifies as detectives reveal they know James pawned items belonging to the dead girl.
- 3 (09:59) **Detectives Challenge James’s Loyalty to Ashley** - Detectives try to break James's loyalty by pointing out that Ashley has used him and will throw him under the bus.
- 4 (14:27) **Discussion of Ashley’s Marital Problems and Affair** - James reveals that Ashley and her husband Zach were having marital problems, and that Ashley was seeing a man named Brandon.
- 5 (16:28) **James’s Phone and Trip to the Philippines** - Detectives ask about James's phone, which Ashley took before she was arrested, and his recent trip to the Philippines.
- 6 (23:10) **Questions About Ashley’s Gun and Concrete** - Detectives probe whether James helped Ashley load concrete or dispose of a gun.
- 7 (27:03) **James’s Living Situation and Drug Use at the Bar** - James describes living on the floor of the bar for nine months, staying sober during that time.
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