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5 min readOn May 5, 2020, Leo Driver walked into the Seattle Police East Precinct and told officers he had killed his former girlfriend, Elizabeth Wright, five years earlier. What followed was a hours-long recorded interrogation in the early morning hours, during which Driver described the killing in detail—how he strangled her on the staircase of his mother's apartment building, how he held on after she stopped moving to make sure she was dead, and how he took her purse and cell phone afterward. But the case would later take a turn when Driver recanted his confession, and the charges were dropped for lack of evidence.
The Confession Unfolds
The interrogation began with detectives reading Driver his Miranda rights, which he acknowledged understanding. He explained that Elizabeth, whom he called Lizzie, was his girlfriend of about six months before her death in March 2015. The two were homeless at the time and had been staying at his mother Jacqueline's apartment at 1823 East Madison. Driver described a volatile relationship fueled by crack cocaine use—"we were getting high every day," he said.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:05) **Podcast Introduction** - The host sets the scene: a Seattle police interrogation on May 5, 2020, after Leo Driver walked into the East Precinct and confessed to killing his former girlfriend, Elizabeth, in 2015.
- 2 (02:09) **Miranda Rights and Initial Setup** - Detectives read Leo Driver his Miranda rights, confirm he understands them, and begin the formal interview.
- 3 (04:16) **Establishing the Relationship** - Driver confirms Elizabeth was his girlfriend, they dated for six years, and were homeless, sometimes staying at his mother's house.
- 4 (06:12) **The Confession Begins** - Driver starts describing the day of the killing, but his account is fragmented and difficult to follow, jumping between locations and events.
- 5 (21:15) **The Mechanics of the Strangling** - Driver describes the physical act of killing Elizabeth, demonstrating with his hands and a water bottle how he squeezed her neck and pressed on her windpipe.
- 6 (30:23) **Disposal and Motive** - Driver says he took Elizabeth's purse and cell phone, removed the credit cards, and threw the purse in the bushes.
- 7 (35:23) **The "Confirmation"** - Driver explains that a look Elizabeth gave his mother, as if she "dominated" her, served as the final confirmation for him to kill her.
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Show Notes
A detectives’ interview with Leo Driver about his claim that he killed his former girlfriend, Elizabeth, in 2015. The detectives ask about his account, his mental health, and details of the reported incident; the source also describes the investigation’s outcome.
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