Sergeant John Elliott

I wanted to just be extremely non-confrontational and start off with a polite conversation with him, explain to him I was there, and give him an explanation and explain what happened. It was his time to be able to provide a story. It was a normal conversation. We never yelled or screamed at each other. It was very cordial.

I wanted to just be extremely non-confrontational and start off with a polite conversation with him, explain to him I was there, and give him an explanation and explain what happened. It was his time to be able to provide a story. It was a normal conversation. We never yelled or screamed at each other. It was very cordial.

I said, look, she was murdered. Your DNA, I was very specific and direct. I wasn't trying to play tricks or anything. I said, look, there has to be some explanation. We didn't pick you out of the blue randomly or anything like that. Your DNA specifically was identified on her dress, and she was found in Charles County, Maryland, deceased, where you hadn't lived four miles away at the time.

I said, look, she was murdered. Your DNA, I was very specific and direct. I wasn't trying to play tricks or anything. I said, look, there has to be some explanation. We didn't pick you out of the blue randomly or anything like that. Your DNA specifically was identified on her dress, and she was found in Charles County, Maryland, deceased, where you hadn't lived four miles away at the time.

He started providing or what he believed to be reasons of why his DNA may have been there.

He started providing or what he believed to be reasons of why his DNA may have been there.

Went from a complete denial to one point in the interview, he says, well, if I had sex with her, I don't remember. That was a little bit of a turning point.

Went from a complete denial to one point in the interview, he says, well, if I had sex with her, I don't remember. That was a little bit of a turning point.

The social circles and lifestyle of Andre Taylor did not match up or would have even come close to Vicki. Andre Taylor was a career criminal, a lot of drug history, whereas Vicki Belk was college educated, established government worker with a good life.

The social circles and lifestyle of Andre Taylor did not match up or would have even come close to Vicki. Andre Taylor was a career criminal, a lot of drug history, whereas Vicki Belk was college educated, established government worker with a good life.

My partner and I continue to talk to him, ask him specifically, like, you can't get around it. Then he stops for a second, pauses and says, yeah, we had sex with that girl.

My partner and I continue to talk to him, ask him specifically, like, you can't get around it. Then he stops for a second, pauses and says, yeah, we had sex with that girl.

Yeah. Oh, sorry. But then he goes on to explain that one of his friends pulls up in a car. Vicky's inside the car. He gets in and his friend directs Vicky to have sex with him. And he says that he believes that she had sex with him out of fear that she knew he'd get hurt. And that's why she had sex with him.

Yeah. Oh, sorry. But then he goes on to explain that one of his friends pulls up in a car. Vicky's inside the car. He gets in and his friend directs Vicky to have sex with him. And he says that he believes that she had sex with him out of fear that she knew he'd get hurt. And that's why she had sex with him.

I think he even says, I didn't rape her, but technically by letter of law, yes, that's a rape. Out of fear, she complies and has sex unwillingly. But he says that occurred in Washington, D.C. He got out of the car and he doesn't know what happened to her afterwards.

I think he even says, I didn't rape her, but technically by letter of law, yes, that's a rape. Out of fear, she complies and has sex unwillingly. But he says that occurred in Washington, D.C. He got out of the car and he doesn't know what happened to her afterwards.

He got to the point where he says, I'm done, I'm not going to provide any more information. So we stopped talking at that point.

He got to the point where he says, I'm done, I'm not going to provide any more information. So we stopped talking at that point.

A lot of times, you know, in any case, especially a cold case, sometimes the arrests are easy. It's the trials where the hard work begins.

A lot of times, you know, in any case, especially a cold case, sometimes the arrests are easy. It's the trials where the hard work begins.