Detective Connor O'Donnell
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Yes. But we still had some concerns also by his reactions. In what way? He was just hesitant to let us go look in his vehicle.
Yes. But we still had some concerns also by his reactions. In what way? He was just hesitant to let us go look in his vehicle.
They go out there and they search the vehicle right where it says it's going to be in the letter. And we pull out a cardboard sleeve with the colchicine inside the sleeve.
They go out there and they search the vehicle right where it says it's going to be in the letter. And we pull out a cardboard sleeve with the colchicine inside the sleeve.
They had an email address. It also had Adam's name on there. And from there, the Mr. Adam Yoder 1990 Gmail account, which was very important to us, was listed on there.
They had an email address. It also had Adam's name on there. And from there, the Mr. Adam Yoder 1990 Gmail account, which was very important to us, was listed on there.
At that moment, we're thinking, would he bring the poison up here with him? I mean, it doesn't make sense. If you killed your mother and you got the colchicine, you wouldn't drive up to the sheriff's office with the colchicine knowingly in your car. You would get rid of it. But again, you have an honest letter saying he admitted to doing it and that the colchicine would be in his car.
At that moment, we're thinking, would he bring the poison up here with him? I mean, it doesn't make sense. If you killed your mother and you got the colchicine, you wouldn't drive up to the sheriff's office with the colchicine knowingly in your car. You would get rid of it. But again, you have an honest letter saying he admitted to doing it and that the colchicine would be in his car.
So you kind of have a split reaction as to which way are we looking at it.
So you kind of have a split reaction as to which way are we looking at it.
No, we were comfortable enough to let him go, but we didn't say it absolutely had nothing to do with it.
No, we were comfortable enough to let him go, but we didn't say it absolutely had nothing to do with it.
It was frustrating. I mean, there was a lot of nights we were frustrated by this case. We looked at Adam, but yet nothing else was pointing the finger at Adam. It just wasn't fitting. And the same with Bill. We'd want to say, okay, Bill did this, but why did Bill do it?
It was frustrating. I mean, there was a lot of nights we were frustrated by this case. We looked at Adam, but yet nothing else was pointing the finger at Adam. It just wasn't fitting. And the same with Bill. We'd want to say, okay, Bill did this, but why did Bill do it?
We were able to verify all this information that he wasn't having phone conversations, text messages with her prior to Mary's death.
We were able to verify all this information that he wasn't having phone conversations, text messages with her prior to Mary's death.