(tense music)
- I heard that he wanted to talk,
even though he'd turned himself in.
I've learned throughout my time in investigations
to never think that a case is just solid,
open, closed, shut.
Because you always have surprises.
- He was giving me a foundation,
a background between him and Mrs. Nelson.
He was letting me know of their relationship.
And he felt that as if she was trying to 'punk' him.
Meaning belittle him, make him feel less of a man.
He felt that she was disrespectful
to him and his family.
- Mm hmm.
- She would hold against him that he'd been to prison
and make threats that you can go back
or you can get out the house.
So he felt that he was disrespected in so many ways.
(tense music)
- There's no script.
People gonna either talk or they're not.
And if they begin talking,
you want them to go forward with the information
because there's, sometimes, smaller pieces and key things
that may be said that will be huge for your investigation.
- Yeah.
- Mm hmm.
- I've learned to expect the unexpected.
So when he started delivering this information
I felt that he wasn't gonna hold back.
- Once he did that, he was able to retrieve the dagger
and he pointed it at her and told her one day
you gonna bring that fight up out of me.
- He said that he wanted the world to know what he did.
(tense music)
(calm music)
- Okay.
They had a toxic relationship.
There were several reports of domestic violence
and he felt disrespected and he kept telling me that
it just came time for that fight.
(tense music)
The reason why I tried to make sure
that they act out the scenes is because
we needed to find any kind of additional evidence
to corroborate with the information
that I had learned at the crime scene.
So his actions meant a whole lot to give me
the solid foundation that I needed
in shoring up this case.
- Okay.
- Uh huh.
- Everything that he's telling me is corroborating
or matching what I have
at the crime scene or what I observed hours before this.
- Yeah, yeah.
(tense music)
- This is one of those confessions
that you'll never forget.
I don't believe he withheld anything.
He was not hesitant in any way.
I felt as if he left everything on the table.
He was well aware of what he'd done.
I don't believe that there was any remorse.
I believe that he felt as if he was justified
for killing her.
(tense music)
In these investigations, I would love to tell you that
it's one of those high five moments, but it's not.
Nobody wins in these situations.
(tense music)