Suspect confesses to 1994 murder of Virginia mother #shorts | Forensic Files

911, the address of your emergency? I'm actually here to turn myself in for a cold case crime. You're here to turn
yourself in? Well, they collected DNA, so it's the only >> your last name? You've come here to turn yourself in for
a 1994 murder? >> Yeah. And Can you remind me her name again? Can you say that? I can't. Do you remember anything about
the person who died? >> an African-American. Okay. That's all I remember. I was uh drunk and under
the veteran. I was uh not in the right frame of mind. I went in and noticed that she had a
baby in one of the rooms. Something inside me said that I It's hard to explain. I knew that I was going to kill
somebody. I did not know who I was going to kill. I startled her. She got out of
bed. I did everything they taught me in the military, hand-to-hand combat. I'm highly highly influenced by demons. It
was like this overbearing thought in my brain that I just had to kill somebody. But I want to tell you right now that I
She's the only person that I killed. I'm married. I have kids. I honestly believe that if it wasn't for
my wife and my kids, I probably would be a serial killer. Had you had any contact with her, spoke
to her, anything like that? No. I didn't even To be honest with you, I don't know
I didn't even know who lived there. I never met this person before or seen her or anything. Thank you for your
cooperation. Okay. 2050 minutes.

Brief Summary

A man confesses to a 1994 murder, citing mental health issues and military influence.

Key points

Turning Himself In. A man confesses to a cold case murder from 1994, revealing chilling details.

Episode highlights

Turning Himself InA man confesses to a cold case murder from 1994, revealing chilling details.“You've come here to turn yourself in for a 1994 murder?”0:25Oct 28, 2025

Episode quotes

I knew that I was going to kill somebody.

Describing a chilling premonition before the crime.

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