Sergeant John Elliott

The person at the desk says, oh, yeah, he's in room 219. He's upstairs right now.

The person at the desk says, oh, yeah, he's in room 219. He's upstairs right now.

I go in. I introduce myself. I said, I'm here. I'm working on a cold case from Charles County. I spoke to him for about 20 minutes. I made some very non-confrontational questions. Asked him if he had anything to do with Charles County. He admitted living there. I showed him pictures of Vicky. I said, hey, does this woman look familiar to you?

I go in. I introduce myself. I said, I'm here. I'm working on a cold case from Charles County. I spoke to him for about 20 minutes. I made some very non-confrontational questions. Asked him if he had anything to do with Charles County. He admitted living there. I showed him pictures of Vicky. I said, hey, does this woman look familiar to you?

Could have been a girlfriend of yours, anything like that. And he said, nope, never seen her before. I have no idea who she is. I was very specific. I said, is there any reason why your DNA would be found on her, around her, near her? He said, no. I gave him every explanation he possibly could to see if maybe there is an explanation. You know, is this an ex-girlfriend of yours?

Could have been a girlfriend of yours, anything like that. And he said, nope, never seen her before. I have no idea who she is. I was very specific. I said, is there any reason why your DNA would be found on her, around her, near her? He said, no. I gave him every explanation he possibly could to see if maybe there is an explanation. You know, is this an ex-girlfriend of yours?

Girl you hooked up with? And he denied knowing her or having any contact with her.

Girl you hooked up with? And he denied knowing her or having any contact with her.

My whole goal with that initial confrontation and contact was to see, is he going to claim that he had any type of sexual contact with her that was consensual? Was Vicky an ex-girlfriend or a complete denial? And he made the complete denial. So he provided no information, said he didn't know her and never had sex with her.

My whole goal with that initial confrontation and contact was to see, is he going to claim that he had any type of sexual contact with her that was consensual? Was Vicky an ex-girlfriend or a complete denial? And he made the complete denial. So he provided no information, said he didn't know her and never had sex with her.

I collected a swab and then we had to send that to the lab to get the confirmation completed.

I collected a swab and then we had to send that to the lab to get the confirmation completed.

He was in a nursing home. Because of his health, he was missing one leg. At least in my research, it didn't appear to me that he had a lot of resources where he was going to be a flight risk.

He was in a nursing home. Because of his health, he was missing one leg. At least in my research, it didn't appear to me that he had a lot of resources where he was going to be a flight risk.

We briefed at the Chatham Center adjacent to the nursing home, go to the nursing home, and then we make the confrontation. He's in a wheelchair outside his room, and then we make the arrest.

We briefed at the Chatham Center adjacent to the nursing home, go to the nursing home, and then we make the confrontation. He's in a wheelchair outside his room, and then we make the arrest.

My initial concern was getting him into the interview room and getting past Miranda. He'd been arrested 20 or 30 times over his life, two prior murder arrests. And now I'm coming in to talk to him about another murder. And I wanted to get past Miranda. So I was trying to initially build a rapport with him, but he was just staring off into space a little bit.

My initial concern was getting him into the interview room and getting past Miranda. He'd been arrested 20 or 30 times over his life, two prior murder arrests. And now I'm coming in to talk to him about another murder. And I wanted to get past Miranda. So I was trying to initially build a rapport with him, but he was just staring off into space a little bit.

But I was able to create a little bit of conversation with him, read to Miranda, and we were able to get past that, and he agreed to speak to me.

But I was able to create a little bit of conversation with him, read to Miranda, and we were able to get past that, and he agreed to speak to me.