Anastasia Nicolazzi

According to Bogdanov, he'd been out bar hopping in Vancouver with his two brothers when he spotted Nikki walking down the street alone. Here is part of the recording of Bogdanov speaking with the detectives in the interview room.

According to Bogdanov, he'd been out bar hopping in Vancouver with his two brothers when he spotted Nikki walking down the street alone. Here is part of the recording of Bogdanov speaking with the detectives in the interview room.

And then he claimed that after leaving Nikki, he and his brothers went to his sister's house in downtown Vancouver. And that's where he and Nikki exchanged their first messages over Snapchat.

And then he claimed that after leaving Nikki, he and his brothers went to his sister's house in downtown Vancouver. And that's where he and Nikki exchanged their first messages over Snapchat.

But instead, the adult and the minor teenager headed in the direction of his family's home just outside Vancouver. Whether he had expectations of a sexual encounter, he didn't say. But he did admit that it was here that their night took a dramatic turn.

But instead, the adult and the minor teenager headed in the direction of his family's home just outside Vancouver. Whether he had expectations of a sexual encounter, he didn't say. But he did admit that it was here that their night took a dramatic turn.

Bogdanov repeated his version of that night for 20 more minutes until the detectives decided to end the interview and send him home.

Bogdanov repeated his version of that night for 20 more minutes until the detectives decided to end the interview and send him home.

You know, Scott, while everyone seems to already be tilting their head, you know, he happened to be the last person who actually saw Nikki. And then all of a sudden he's gone for a while. His statements, they don't seem to make a lot of sense.

You know, Scott, while everyone seems to already be tilting their head, you know, he happened to be the last person who actually saw Nikki. And then all of a sudden he's gone for a while. His statements, they don't seem to make a lot of sense.

But as we know, it is far from being in a place that he could be charged or certainly prosecuted just because he is piquing their interest the more and more they learn.

But as we know, it is far from being in a place that he could be charged or certainly prosecuted just because he is piquing their interest the more and more they learn.

Again... morally repugnant to be prejudiced against anyone for one reason or another. But his transphobia, what it does do, at least maybe, it might start to be providing a motive about whatever happened to Nikki. And even though they couldn't hold Bogdanov, the Vancouver police weren't about to let him out of their sight.

Again... morally repugnant to be prejudiced against anyone for one reason or another. But his transphobia, what it does do, at least maybe, it might start to be providing a motive about whatever happened to Nikki. And even though they couldn't hold Bogdanov, the Vancouver police weren't about to let him out of their sight.

On the night he claimed to meet Nikki, Bogdanov's phone records showed him driving to Brush Prairie, a 20-minute drive north of downtown Vancouver, just as he told the detectives he had.

On the night he claimed to meet Nikki, Bogdanov's phone records showed him driving to Brush Prairie, a 20-minute drive north of downtown Vancouver, just as he told the detectives he had.

Larch Mountain is about 15 miles east of Brush Prairie and in the opposite direction of Portland. So if the Vancouver detectives were already suspicious about most of Bogdanov's story, now they had pretty good proof that he was lying.

Larch Mountain is about 15 miles east of Brush Prairie and in the opposite direction of Portland. So if the Vancouver detectives were already suspicious about most of Bogdanov's story, now they had pretty good proof that he was lying.

Bogdanov's trans and homophobic comments had more than raised eyebrows. They provided a plausible motive for a possible assault or worse. But while his lies about his location were extremely suspicious, a secret trip out into the wilderness still didn't give police enough cause to make an arrest.

Bogdanov's trans and homophobic comments had more than raised eyebrows. They provided a plausible motive for a possible assault or worse. But while his lies about his location were extremely suspicious, a secret trip out into the wilderness still didn't give police enough cause to make an arrest.