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On the afternoon of Wednesday, December 7th, 2016, at approximately 3 o'clock, Okeechobee County 911 received a call from a highly distressed woman. Dispatch informed the officers that the woman was in a state of hysteria, reporting that her sister had been discovered on the surrounded by a pool of blood. Responding officers arrived and encountered the distraught caller, who was holding a young child, later identified as her nephew. She recounted that she had gone to visit her sister at her residence, only to find the front door inexplicably open and her nephew's cries audible from within. Upon entering, she discovered her sister lying in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor. Although she attempted to check for signs of life, she was unable to determine whether her sister was breathing or had a heartbeat. Quickly, she picked up her nephew and rushed to a nearby store to contact 911. Upon the officers' arrival, a small group of individuals was outside the residence. They were asked to step aside to allow the investigation to proceed unhindered. Inside, a grim scene awaited the officers: Amanda Suarez was found deceased, surrounded by bloodstains on the floors and walls, with significant pools of blood and evident signs of being moved, her lower body exposed and arranged in a crucifix position. The scene was quickly secured as detectives began their inquiries. During interviews, Amanda's husband, Matthew, made peculiar statements, including odd remarks such as "other people would be crying and screaming, but not me, I say when you gone, your gone" or would start randomly talking about other topics such as football. Witnesses in the neighborhood reported seeing a suspicious, faded red truck parked in the victim's driveway around the time of the incident. Further investigation revealed that Amanda's cell phone was missing. Detectives were able to ping the phone, and located it a few miles away on the side of the road located in the grass, covered in blood. A search warrant was served on the victims phone, and it was noted that some pictures taken on phone were around the time the homicide took place. The pictures showed a person sitting on the victims couch, The male appeared to be slumped over or passed out. Detectives speculated the reason the pictures were taken is that Amanda felt endangered by the subject of the photos. These pictures were shown to family of Amanda, who confirmed the male to be Christopher Shows, a man dating the victims cousin. Officers quickly took Christopher into custody, with the following video showing his interrogation. Voice over by Quientin Olwell: https://quentinolwell.com/ Business Inquiries: interrogationfiles@gmail.com
