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5 min readIn May 2024, a man sat in an interview room in Olympia, Washington, and calmly explained to detectives how he had spent decades trying to stop himself from committing sexual violence. He described his alcoholism as a "continual slide down towards the lowest social spots." He talked about the night he sat in a bar waiting for a friend to take a drink so he could drink too, just to look normal. He described his work in prison creating detailed relapse prevention plans—"cycles for different life domains"—that treatment staff asked to copy because nobody else was doing that work. He said he had not reoffended since his release. Then the detectives told him they had his DNA on the body of a woman named Linda, who had been strangled in her home in 1984. He said he did not remember her.
The Interview That Unravels a Cold Case
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- 1 (01:00) **Interrogation Begins: Rights Read and Preliminary Questions** - The interview opens with a detective reading a suspect his Miranda rights in a recorded room. The suspect provides background on his name change, marriage, and his wife's work as a crisis responder.
- 2 (08:30) **Criminal History and Prison Treatment** - The suspect discusses his prior conviction from 2018 and his extensive work in a sex offender treatment program, detailing his rehabilitation efforts.
- 3 (19:44) **Shifting Focus: Revisiting Past Crimes** - The detective signals a pivot to reinvestigating the suspect's past, specifically asking about his life in Everett and the evidence connected to his offenses.
- 4 (24:38) **Life in Everett: Addiction and Descent** - The suspect recounts his life in Everett, detailing his drug use, homelessness, and the social decline driven by his alcoholism.
- 5 (39:22) **The Confession to a Friend** - The suspect reveals a critical moment: he confessed his crimes to a friend, Dan, who ignored the plea for help and instead suggested they go get drunk.
- 6 (45:54) **Modus Operandi: Targeting Strangers** - The suspect explains his method for selecting victims, emphasizing that he targeted strangers to avoid any personal connection or recognition.
- 7 (58:36) **Cruising and the Second-to-Last Offense** - The detective probes a specific incident before the suspect's last known crime, where the suspect went "cruising" and assaulted a woman in her home.
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