Detectives lied to Gauger , claiming they had found blood - soaked clothes in Gauger 's bedroom and that he had failed a polygraph test .
Following the murder , police interrogated Gauger for 18 hours .
Detectives lied to Gauger , claiming they had found blood - soaked clothes in Gauger 's bedroom and that Gauger had failed a polygraph test .
Following the murder , police interrogated Gauger for 18 hours .