MrBallen

And so Ingram and his partner had basically talked to just about anyone they could think of that might've known Tanya.

They'd canvassed her neighborhood, they'd interviewed her family, coworkers, friends, and they still had not been able to find anybody who fit as a suspect.

They also hadn't found any good physical evidence at the scene, like fingerprints or helpful forensics.

So now Ingram was hoping that Laverne was going to be the key to his whole case.

And so eventually, Ingram looked at Laverne and said, whenever you're ready.

Tell me what you know.

Tell me the story of why you believe John killed Tanya.

Now, at first, Laverne just continued to squirm in her seat, and she was, you know, obviously very nervous, but eventually, after Ingram told her to just, you know, take a breath, calm down, it's okay, we just want to hear your story, eventually, with a shaking voice...

She told them that on the night of the murder, John had come home around maybe one or two in the morning and immediately got in the shower.

Now, this was unusual.

I mean, this is not something that he typically did.

He didn't shower at two in the morning, but Laverne really hadn't thought much of it until the next day when they went to a local bar

and she'd literally overheard John bragging to somebody about murdering Tanya, describing how he had picked her up at a truck stop, killed her, then took her to the highway by Columbia River Gorge to dump her body by the scenic overlook.

As Laverne spoke, I mean, Ingram and his partner were shocked.

I mean, basically, Laverne had overheard, effectively, a confession, and the details of that confession did seem to line up with what they had heard so far.

Tanya had been seen out late at night with some man, although nobody could really describe the man.

And also, where her body was found, you know, it was near the scenic overlook, something that was, you know, publicly known.

But still, I mean, that's what Laverne heard John say.

It lined up.

But he kept a poker face and just told Laverne to please keep going, keep elaborating.