Listen to Ian Calhoun’s interrogation by the Anchorage Police Department here on Amber Batt’s blog:

https://amberbatts.com/2025/03/17/ian-calhouns-interrogation/

Parts of interview: 

“I remember when he was talkin’ about the – the ticket – the trash ticket or whatever he was like, you’ll see it on the news. And then like I remember, uh, I was like, okay, was it like – you know what I mean? I – I have no idea what he’s referring to. You know, I mean I’m not gonna be fuckin’ pry about it. It’s whatever. I’m drunk. I don’t really give a shit. You know? and then like I – I saw the thing where it said body recovered and I like – I remember like sending it to ‘im and bein’ like, dude.(22:28)”

Messages Calhoun sent to SMITH read “But that means I’ll be in the clear” and “So can I now say that I’m trained?“. These messages were never addressed by the detectives during the investigation because they didn’t have them yet. It is unclear if there was additional time or effort put into questioning Calhoun besides what we have here.

We have also requested additional records from APD about this interrogation and that request was denied citing “witness privacy”.