Multiple outlets report that police interviews uncovered details in the investigation into the death of beauty queen Brooten and her boyfriend, who is described as her killer in some reporting. Sources state that detectives ultimately treat the case as circumstantial, citing the absence of a body, eyewitnesses, and a defined crime scene. In that context, investigators sought to determine what happened to Brooten and how the matter came to be. The reports focus on interviews in which the boyfriend speaks to police, with detectives attempting to clarify timelines and account for events. The outlets present the investigation as relying heavily on police questioning and circumstantial evidence rather than direct forensic findings tied to a recovered body or a crime scene. The articles do not indicate that eyewitness testimony or a confirmed location of death is available, and they frame the interviews as central to understanding what police consider the most relevant facts in the case. Overall, the reporting highlights the investigation’s evidentiary limitations and the role of the boyfriend’s police statements in the current understanding of events.