Abden Rodriguez
Appearances
20/20
Dirty Little Secret
My name is Abden Rodriguez. And in 2009, I was a criminal investigator for the McLennan County District Attorney's Office. I hear they call you the human lie detector. I guess because of some of the confessions that I was able to get.
20/20
Dirty Little Secret
I WANTED TO LOOK AT THE INTERVIEWS THAT HAD BEEN DONE. THERE WAS A LOT OF DECEPTION, YOU KNOW? AND I COULD SEE HOW ESPECIALLY VENESSA WAS DOING IT.
20/20
Dirty Little Secret
AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE'S GOT HER ARMS CROSSED AND HER LEGS CROSSED. That's a big red flag to me.
20/20
Dirty Little Secret
And I told him and I said, look, the whole key to this case is going to be Vanessa Booth. She's pretty and very smooth and friendly, but at the same time, you know, she's a liar.
20/20
Dirty Little Secret
I said, I'm going to be there and I'm going to listen to your testimony. And I said, and as soon as you lie, I'm going to file charges on you.
20/20
Dirty Little Secret
They were planning it, and the things that he did, people couldn't believe it. I think the more surprising thing was that they couldn't believe that she said they were telling all this.
20/20
Dirty Little Secret
He's one of those people that can just lie and lie and believe in himself that he's innocent.
48 Hours
A Preacher's Secret, Part 2
I could tell she was lying. There was information there, and I could tell that she had, but she didn't want to give it up.
48 Hours
A Preacher's Secret, Part 2
I said, we're going to have to break her. Matt isn't talking with us anymore. Because she's the one that knows exactly what took place here.
48 Hours
A Preacher's Secret, Part 2
I know what you did. I know what you know. And I said, you better tell the truth, because I'm going to be sitting there. And if you perjure yourself, we will turn around and charge you with it.