Killer Boyfriend Drowned xHis Girlfriend In A Lake And Believed He Was Smarter Than Any Detective

September 28, 2026

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On September 26, a woman named Teresa left her boyfriend's house on foot, saying she was walking home. She never arrived. Within hours, police had Samuel Cole in an interview room. By the end of the day, they had a witness who claimed Cole confessed to strangling Teresa and throwing her body into a lake. The transcript of that interrogation, preserved and presented in this episode, shows a suspect who talks freely, contradicts himself repeatedly, and seems to believe he can talk his way out of anything.

The Interview Begins: A Cooperative Witness

Samuel Cole walks into the police station voluntarily. He says he wants to help find Teresa, his girlfriend of about two months. He describes a normal day: she came over, they listened to music, smoked marijuana, had sex, and then she left to walk home around 1:00 or 2:00 p.m. He says he stayed home, played video games, and expected her to message him when she got back—their usual routine. When she didn't, he says he went to play basketball at a nearby park.

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1 Killer Boyfriend Drowned His Girlfriend In A Lake And Believed He Was Smarter Than Any Detective
2 Timestamped Outline
3 (01:00) **Interrogation Begins - Samuel Cole's Initial Statement** - Detectives Lee and Barner start questioning Samuel Cole about his missing girlfriend, Teresa, establishing basic biographical information and his relationship to her.
4 (04:23) **Samuel's Relationship History with Teresa** - He explains how they met through a mutual friend named Roger about a year and a half ago, and began dating roughly two months ago.
5 (09:38) **Samuel's Claims About Teresa's Drug Use and Mental Health** - He portrays Teresa as unstable, alleging she uses methamphetamine (ice), has multiple mental health diagnoses, and engages in risky behavior.
6 (13:44) **Samuel's Timeline of the Day Teresa Disappeared** - He describes the events of September 26th, claiming Teresa left his house on foot around 1:30 PM and he hasn't heard from her since.
7 (17:57) **Detectives Challenge Samuel's Story - The Mickinson Allegation** - Detectives reveal that Samuel's friend Mickinson came to the police station and reported that Samuel confessed to killing Teresa and throwing her body in a lake.

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Killer Boyfriend Drowned xHis Girlfriend In A Lake And Believed He Was Smarter Than Any Detective

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