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On January 3rd, 1996, he pleads innocent to his extortion charge and he gets out
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on bond and he agrees to take a polygraph for police ostensibly to try and clear his name.
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Okay, but like what's his story? Like he just happened to be in both places. Yes, basically. Yeah. Steven says that
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he takes his kid to the mall every weekend and New Year's Eve was no different. And then after that, Deanna
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had to use the bathroom so he pulled over at the gas station where they ended up getting arrested. So yeah, him being
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there is just one big weird coincidence. Got it. And if I were police, I wouldn't buy
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that. Like if Steven's lying about the extortion, then like what else is he lying about? So they're probably hoping
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that this polygraph, the one he agreed to, will solve John and Shel's case. So here's what they asked. I actually have
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like the questions and answers. I put it in your folder. Okay. He was asked, "Were you involved in John and Shelley
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Markley's disappearance in any way?" He says, "Nope." "Did you see John and Shelley Markley
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after they were reported missing?" "Nope." Again, do you know where John and Shelley are
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now? No. Did you know in advance that John and Shelley Markley had disappeared? Last answer, no.
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Okay. And drum roll, please.