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Interrogation Of Fiance & Killer - Killer's Lies Are Caught On Cam

September 19, 2026

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On October 18, 2019, a woman named Lizeth Turner sat down with detectives to explain how her fiancé, Matthew, ended up dead outside their home. She arrived at the interview wearing gloves because, as she told them, her hands were "covered in his blood." Over the course of more than an hour, she gave a detailed, emotion-filled account of a peaceful evening that ended with her waking up to find him gone—and then discovered him slumped in a chair on the patio. But the detectives had evidence she didn't know about: a neighbor's camera had captured arguing from the house at 4 a.m. The interview became a slow, methodical dismantling of her story.

A carefully constructed timeline

Lizeth walked the detectives through the previous day in granular detail. She had woken at 4 a.m. for work, done her cam work, gone for a walk with Matthew, visited Home Depot for stakes and a fog machine for Halloween decorations, shopped at Publix for lunch, and then spent the rest of the day at home. She described a contractor arriving around 3 p.m. to install window screens, feeding the cats at 7 p.m., playing card games and taking shots, and then a long evening of conversation about vacations, finances, and Matthew's possible thyroid issues. She said she got hiccups around 10 p.m., that Matthew helped her breathe through them, and that she fell asleep in the office chair around 10:30 or 11. When she

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (01:30) **Interview Begins, Setup & Miranda** - Detectives start recording and establish the formal interview setting with the fiance, explaining her rights and the process.
  • 2 (03:46) **Building the Backstory: Relationship & Timeline** - The fiance provides a detailed, emotional account of her relationship with the victim, Matthew, and their day leading up to the incident.
  • 3 (11:35) **The Evening's Activities: Drinking, Cards, and Dreams** - She describes a calm evening of drinking, playing cards, and discussing their future, emphasizing a lack of conflict.
  • 4 (40:34) **A Sudden Shift: The Hiccups and the Spilled Drink** - The narrative takes a turn as she describes a physical episode that led to a minor accident and her feeling tired.
  • 5 (51:14) **The Discovery: Waking to a Bloody Scene** - She describes waking up the next morning and finding the house in disarray, leading to the discovery of his body.
  • 6 (62:00) **The First Contradiction: The "Bloody Mess"** - The detective challenges her account by asking directly about the violent scene in the kitchen, forcing her to acknowledge the blood.
  • 7 (78:08) **The Detective's Summary & Direct Accusation** - The detective summarizes her story and directly confronts her with the impossibility of her narrative.

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Interrogation Of Fiance & Killer - Killer's Lies Are Caught On Cam

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