Melissa Jeltsin

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It's May 11th, 2020, and Detective Joel Weber is at Talena and Corey's house once more. This time, he's there to use a chemical called Blue Star Forensic Spray in the garage. This spray causes blood to glow blue. I'm sure you've seen it on TV shows. Corey shows the officers into the garage and tells them that her dogs had recently peed on the concrete.

It's May 11th, 2020, and Detective Joel Weber is at Talena and Corey's house once more. This time, he's there to use a chemical called Blue Star Forensic Spray in the garage. This spray causes blood to glow blue. I'm sure you've seen it on TV shows. Corey shows the officers into the garage and tells them that her dogs had recently peed on the concrete.

She'd attempted to clean it up using a combination of chemicals she had around the house, bleach, Pine Sol, lime powder, and kitty litter, the latter of which is sprinkled around the garage floor, still visible to officers. They get to spraying and the results are instantaneous. The floor glows.

She'd attempted to clean it up using a combination of chemicals she had around the house, bleach, Pine Sol, lime powder, and kitty litter, the latter of which is sprinkled around the garage floor, still visible to officers. They get to spraying and the results are instantaneous. The floor glows.

There's a large area in the center of the garage, maybe two feet, in the same place where some of the kitty litter is. The visual is striking, but officers know it's not conclusive of anything. Bleach is also known to make Bluestar react. So for now, the officers take photos and samples of the floor to be tested for DNA.

There's a large area in the center of the garage, maybe two feet, in the same place where some of the kitty litter is. The visual is striking, but officers know it's not conclusive of anything. Bleach is also known to make Bluestar react. So for now, the officers take photos and samples of the floor to be tested for DNA.

A week later, Corey goes to the sheriff's office for her scheduled polygraph appointment. She's volunteered for a lie detector test in an effort to help police rule her out as a suspect.

A week later, Corey goes to the sheriff's office for her scheduled polygraph appointment. She's volunteered for a lie detector test in an effort to help police rule her out as a suspect.

The polygraph is being administered by Scott Miller, who works for the Department of Public Safety. This is a recreation of some of their interview.

The polygraph is being administered by Scott Miller, who works for the Department of Public Safety. This is a recreation of some of their interview.

Miller attaches the instrument to her body. There's a cuff on her arm to watch the dips and rises in her blood pressure, two electrodes on her fingers to measure her pulse and sweat production, and two tubes wrapped around her chest to track changes in breathing. Miller explains he's going to ask her a series of questions multiple times.

Miller attaches the instrument to her body. There's a cuff on her arm to watch the dips and rises in her blood pressure, two electrodes on her fingers to measure her pulse and sweat production, and two tubes wrapped around her chest to track changes in breathing. Miller explains he's going to ask her a series of questions multiple times.

He instructs her to be truthful, except for one question where she's supposed to purposefully lie. This helps the machine establish the way Corey's body reacts to deception. The question she's supposed to lie about uses the phrase, quote, in your entire life.

He instructs her to be truthful, except for one question where she's supposed to purposefully lie. This helps the machine establish the way Corey's body reacts to deception. The question she's supposed to lie about uses the phrase, quote, in your entire life.

Yes. It goes on and on like this, with Miller repeating the questions.

Yes. It goes on and on like this, with Miller repeating the questions.

Yes.

Yes.

Miller reads through the results, and he tells Corey they need to talk about what the machine found.