Anastasia Nicolazzi

Throughout the course of the interview, Semayoya was cooperative and cordial. But that doesn't mean there wasn't something that immediately raised red flags with detectives.

Throughout the course of the interview, Semayoya was cooperative and cordial. But that doesn't mean there wasn't something that immediately raised red flags with detectives.

Some people think that the singular win of a suspect interview is to elicit a confession, but that is definitely not always the case. Sometimes the methodical collection of information, confirming timelines and locations, can be just as important. Case in point, proving that the phone number used to hire the driver on the night of the murder belonged to the suspect.

Some people think that the singular win of a suspect interview is to elicit a confession, but that is definitely not always the case. Sometimes the methodical collection of information, confirming timelines and locations, can be just as important. Case in point, proving that the phone number used to hire the driver on the night of the murder belonged to the suspect.

Almost immediately, Samaoya realized he had made a grave mistake, positively identifying himself as the man that cameras and witnesses had spotted at both the Holiday Inn and the gas station across the street.

Almost immediately, Samaoya realized he had made a grave mistake, positively identifying himself as the man that cameras and witnesses had spotted at both the Holiday Inn and the gas station across the street.

But there's also another item that as a prosecutor, I would be interested in finding. And that would be the murder weapon.

But there's also another item that as a prosecutor, I would be interested in finding. And that would be the murder weapon.

Predictably, his first phone call was to his girlfriend, and the drama that ensued gave investigators a window into Semioya's state of mind, and possibly his motive.

Predictably, his first phone call was to his girlfriend, and the drama that ensued gave investigators a window into Semioya's state of mind, and possibly his motive.

It was a stunning admission that potentially revealed more than just the location of the murder weapon. Gail was the woman in the photo that an agitated Semioya had shown to witnesses before shooting Jamal Drummond. She was clearly at the center of this crime, but in what capacity?

It was a stunning admission that potentially revealed more than just the location of the murder weapon. Gail was the woman in the photo that an agitated Semioya had shown to witnesses before shooting Jamal Drummond. She was clearly at the center of this crime, but in what capacity?

Recorded jailhouse calls between the suspect in Jamal Drummond's murder, Claudio Ivan Semioya, and his girlfriend had provided some pretty incriminating, albeit circumstantial, evidence that Ivan Semioya was indeed Jamal's killer.

Recorded jailhouse calls between the suspect in Jamal Drummond's murder, Claudio Ivan Semioya, and his girlfriend had provided some pretty incriminating, albeit circumstantial, evidence that Ivan Semioya was indeed Jamal's killer.

The girlfriend's willingness to cooperate gave investigators their first clue about her level of loyalty to Semioya, as well as the unlikelihood that she was involved in the actual crime itself. And the phone? Well, that proved to be everything they hoped for and more.

The girlfriend's willingness to cooperate gave investigators their first clue about her level of loyalty to Semioya, as well as the unlikelihood that she was involved in the actual crime itself. And the phone? Well, that proved to be everything they hoped for and more.

You know, when you look at what we're hearing about these two and their relationship, you know, there are those relationships that thrive on the negative. You know, it's the excitement and also the curse. So, again, is this indicative of someone who is controlled or abused? You know, that role play, strong and tough one minute, but – When you want out of the roles, you can't leave.

You know, when you look at what we're hearing about these two and their relationship, you know, there are those relationships that thrive on the negative. You know, it's the excitement and also the curse. So, again, is this indicative of someone who is controlled or abused? You know, that role play, strong and tough one minute, but – When you want out of the roles, you can't leave.

It's really definitely, it sounds at least to me, dysfunctional. But again, is there coercive control playing in here, you know, or power plays at even a higher level? Or is it just the back and forth that these two have signed on for? But as you said, Scott, at the end of the day, is she part and parcel?

It's really definitely, it sounds at least to me, dysfunctional. But again, is there coercive control playing in here, you know, or power plays at even a higher level? Or is it just the back and forth that these two have signed on for? But as you said, Scott, at the end of the day, is she part and parcel?