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Now, I don't know what police think of Alex's story early on, but they don't arrest him that night. Per some redacted
police reports I have, it doesn't even seem like he's even the first suspect. A kid named Rogan Gibson is. And Rogan is
like a third son to the Murdoch. And the night of the murders, Paul had actually
been dogsitting for him. That was likely why he was out in the kennels that night
to begin with. And they know that Rogan was the last person Paul talked to. But when they interview him the next day,
they end up quickly ruling him out. It turns out Paul had called Rogan at 8:40 p.m. to tell him that something was
wrong with his dog's tail. The pair like tried to FaceTime, but Paul had a bad connection. They end up disconnecting.
And then after that, Rogan tried texting and calling Paul, tried texting Maggie to get Paul to call him back. Even tried
Buster, but no one was answering. So this FaceTime call and the logs proved that Rogan was telling the truth. But
all the stuff they get from the phone also proved that someone else was lying. Alec, there is a 50-second cell phone
video that Paul took via Snapchat at 8:44 p.m. on the night of his murder. And the video taken at the dog kennels
shows Paul like petting Rogan's dog. But it isn't the visuals that investigators
are interested in. It's the audio. Because in the background, you can hear Paul's voice talking to Rogan's dog. You
hear Maggie's voice shouting that an off- camerara dog named Bubba has a bird in his mouth.

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Brief Summary

The episode examines the Murdoch murders, focusing on Alex Murdoch and Rogan Gibson's involvement and key evidence from phone records and a Snapchat video.

Key points

The Last Call. Paul's last communication was with Rogan, revealing crucial details about the night of the murders.
The Snapchat Video. A 50-second Snapchat video taken by Paul just before his murder holds vital evidence.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

It's the audio that investigators are interested in.

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