Matthew Rourke

We found messages between Chris and Barbara, but because Marvin never used a computer, there was never any direct communication between Chris and Marvin. But there were messages that were intended to be delivered to Marvin, such as, do what you got to do. CIA has your back. I can't be there to help you. but I can provide support from the CIA.

We found messages between Chris and Barbara, but because Marvin never used a computer, there was never any direct communication between Chris and Marvin. But there were messages that were intended to be delivered to Marvin, such as, do what you got to do. CIA has your back. I can't be there to help you. but I can provide support from the CIA.

Law enforcement was very interested in finding Chris, but honestly, early on, I don't know how else to say it, but to say it, it was pretty obvious Chris didn't exist.

Law enforcement was very interested in finding Chris, but honestly, early on, I don't know how else to say it, but to say it, it was pretty obvious Chris didn't exist.

What a twist. During the investigation, search warrants, subpoenas were done. subscriber records from the internet service providers, subscriber records from the cell phones. Once we determined that all of these accounts, you know, that the IP address matched the Potter household, we did search warrants for Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo email, AOL email, Topics.net.

What a twist. During the investigation, search warrants, subpoenas were done. subscriber records from the internet service providers, subscriber records from the cell phones. Once we determined that all of these accounts, you know, that the IP address matched the Potter household, we did search warrants for Yahoo Messenger, Yahoo email, AOL email, Topics.net.

And through these search warrants, it was determined that all of this correspondence was coming from the Potter house.

And through these search warrants, it was determined that all of this correspondence was coming from the Potter house.

Samples were taken from Janelle and Barbara, writing samples, both handwritten and typed, and those samples were used to compare to the returns on the search warrants for the messages, the emails, the posts on the social media sites. We looked at word choice, we looked at spelling mistakes, we looked at punctuation, and lo and behold,

Samples were taken from Janelle and Barbara, writing samples, both handwritten and typed, and those samples were used to compare to the returns on the search warrants for the messages, the emails, the posts on the social media sites. We looked at word choice, we looked at spelling mistakes, we looked at punctuation, and lo and behold,

Chris had the same grammatical syntax, punctuation, word choice, very, I mean, identical to Janelle.

Chris had the same grammatical syntax, punctuation, word choice, very, I mean, identical to Janelle.

Janelle used this fictitious Chris character as a way to corroborate what she was claiming was happening to her online. Chris would and could say things that Janelle never would. Janelle was very, very concerned with being seen as this good little Christian girl who would never say anything mean about anybody, very meek, very easy to get along with.

Janelle used this fictitious Chris character as a way to corroborate what she was claiming was happening to her online. Chris would and could say things that Janelle never would. Janelle was very, very concerned with being seen as this good little Christian girl who would never say anything mean about anybody, very meek, very easy to get along with.

But Chris could say all the things that Janelle wouldn't.

But Chris could say all the things that Janelle wouldn't.

The night that Marvin Potter was arrested, he was interviewed at the Johnson County Sheriff's Department for hours, hours. He was there for a while, and it took him a long time to come off of it and to admit that he was involved.

The night that Marvin Potter was arrested, he was interviewed at the Johnson County Sheriff's Department for hours, hours. He was there for a while, and it took him a long time to come off of it and to admit that he was involved.

He basically said that, yeah, he was involved, that he and Jamie Curd had went there, that he was afraid for Janelle's life, and he felt like it was something he needed to do to protect his daughter and his family.

He basically said that, yeah, he was involved, that he and Jamie Curd had went there, that he was afraid for Janelle's life, and he felt like it was something he needed to do to protect his daughter and his family.