Forensic Expert

Laverne Pavlenak was so convincing that I think people will tell you that John Sosnovsky himself came to believe, like, I guess that must be what happened. Because he blacks out so often, he wasn't really able to account for where he would have been or to provide a more aggressive defense, something like an alibi.

Laverne Pavlenak was so convincing that I think people will tell you that John Sosnovsky himself came to believe, like, I guess that must be what happened. Because he blacks out so often, he wasn't really able to account for where he would have been or to provide a more aggressive defense, something like an alibi.

Just before the trial started, there were writings that were made on a bathroom stall door on a truck stop or a rest area.

Just before the trial started, there were writings that were made on a bathroom stall door on a truck stop or a rest area.

I killed Tonya Bennett. The people took the blame.

I killed Tonya Bennett. The people took the blame.

We don't know who wrote it, don't know when it was written, why it was written.

We don't know who wrote it, don't know when it was written, why it was written.

It was classic hearsay, not admissible in evidence. So we never heard about it in the jury.

It was classic hearsay, not admissible in evidence. So we never heard about it in the jury.

There's somebody who's claiming credit for the murder of Tonya Bennett.

There's somebody who's claiming credit for the murder of Tonya Bennett.

It's the strangest case I'll have ever worked on. Too many people confessing to the same crime.

It's the strangest case I'll have ever worked on. Too many people confessing to the same crime.

I always believed that the truth would come out eventually. I just didn't think the truth would come out of the mouth of a serial killer.

I always believed that the truth would come out eventually. I just didn't think the truth would come out of the mouth of a serial killer.

We thought that our case is closed and now it looks like it's anything but closed.

We thought that our case is closed and now it looks like it's anything but closed.

This handwritten letter with a happy face scrawled on the top, a smile and two eyes. I thought, he's teasing the police. Like, ha ha ha, here I am, see if you can find me. And then he started confessing to other murders.

This handwritten letter with a happy face scrawled on the top, a smile and two eyes. I thought, he's teasing the police. Like, ha ha ha, here I am, see if you can find me. And then he started confessing to other murders.