Ashley Flowers

But eventually, over the course of three interviews, he started to talk.

He said that a man he was in prison with was responsible for Janet's death, and he brought receipts.

handwritten notes that he said came from the killer that had details in them, like the color of the knife handle used in Janet's murder, which was brown, something that was never made public.

By the third time Detective Johnston talked to the witness, he came with a lawyer.

And he brought something else.

A diagram that the killer had drawn of Janet's place to prove that he had been inside.

And a confession signed by none other than George Legere.

After all the years and the disappointing DNA test results, Detective Johnston could barely believe that she might actually be able to finally close Janet's case.

But that would only be possible if she could trust the witness who had come forward.

And not only was it signed by George, but his signature was also notarized by a Department of Corrections employee.

The deal George had made with the witness was that this confession statement would be turned over after his death.

But guess what?

George was still very much alive.

Now, if you're not watching this, we do have a copy of this statement.

We asked Detective Johnston to read a short portion of it.

George goes on to admit that he stabbed Janet and threw her wallet over a bridge, which explains why it was never recovered.

The details were all compelling and all credible, but hard to reconcile with the DNA results that had come back without a match.

But it turns out there are legitimate reasons why George might not have left DNA at the scene.

Like the quality of evidence, for starters.

Evidence in the 70s wasn't collected and stored the way that we would do it now.