Narcissist Kills Teacher To Steal His Truck, Thinks He's Going Home

In the early morning hours of July 2019, a Washington State police detective sat across from a man named Castor in an interrogation room. The detective had just driven over from Walla Walla, Oregon, after pinging a cell phone that led them to a green or silver F-350 truck. The man in the room had been driving that truck. He was disoriented, unsure whether he was in Baker City or Victor City, and kept repeating that the whole situation was "fucking weird." The detective was calm, methodical, and patient. He told Castor he was "the possessor of that knowledge" and that he was "in charge." But what the detective was really doing was walking Castor toward a confession for a murder he had not yet mentioned.

The Interrogation: A Slow Unfolding

The conversation began with mundane questions about a Christian aid program in Walla Walla, a job digging sprinkler trenches for a man named Kyle, and a borrowed truck. Castor was evasive, tired, and defensive. He said he had only gone to Kyle's house once or twice, that Kyle was always sleeping, and that he quit the job because he was exhausted. But the detective had already talked to neighbors and roommates. He had a picture of Castor. He knew Castor had been at Kyle's residence. And he knew something had gone wrong inside that house.