Complex sentence: Later, Cox told investigators that he was staying the night with his girlfriend in the Springfield area the night the women disappeared; even later he stated he was at the home of his parents, who confirmed his alibi.
Split into simpler sentences: Later, Cox told investigators that he was staying the night with his girlfriend in the Springfield area the night the women disappeared. He later he stated he was at the home of his parents the night of the disappearance, who confirmed his alibi.