William Elliott

This is William Elliott — and what started as a heated argument ends with a judge-signed murder warrant and a suspect stuck in an interrogation room with nowhere to run. The night before the killing, Elliott was at the same apartment where 23-year-old Maria Best lived. Police were called, he was removed, and witnesses later reported talk of “getting even.” The next day, investigators say the attack was brutal — and the evidence trail didn’t stop at the scene. In the interview, detectives build pressure slowly: they start with basic background questions, then lock onto Elliott’s timeline. His story shifts, names get fuzzy, and the “I went out west” alibi starts colliding with cameras, body-cam, and witness statements. Then comes the turning point: DNA evidence tied to rubber gloves and a knife — and Elliott pivots hard, trying to place the blame on “Nikki” while insisting he “watched” and escaped through a window. But the deeper the detectives dig, the worse it gets: the lock change, the key, the return to the apartment, and the admissions that he knew what was happening and left anyway. In the end, a jury found William Elliott guilty — and in August 2022, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole. 👍 If you want more full interrogations and breakdowns like this, hit like, subscribe, and share — it seriously helps Crime Cracked grow. #truecrime #interrogation #policeinterrogation #crimecracked #criminalpsychology #interrogationanalysis