Wanting To Prove He Was Guilty
Although the FBI didn’t ask him about whether he had killed Irina Malezhik or not, it would seem that Yakovlev was ready to answer the question. He knew the agents wanted to ask him whether he had killed Irina or not. He arrogantly told agents, “Well you haven’t found a body, how do you know she is dead?” Despite lacking evidence, the FBI truly believed that he was the reason that Malezhik was missing.