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5 min readIn the interrogation room, a 66-year-old man sits across from detectives who tell him he’s going home today. But first, they want the truth. The man, Robert, has been linked by DNA to the murder of a woman found dead in Newark, Ohio, in November 1996. He claims he doesn’t remember her, doesn’t remember picking her up, doesn’t remember being with her. The detectives keep circling back to the same problem: his DNA was found inside her body. They have a living witness, a woman named Carmen, who told them every vivid detail of what happened to her—details that match the evidence in two other cases. Robert says he doesn’t remember Carmen either. The detectives are patient, then pointed. They have his work schedule from 1996. He was in town. They have witnesses who put him with the victims. They have DNA. And they have a polygraph operator waiting in the next room.
The Interrogation Strategy
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- 1 (02:12) **Interrogation Begins: The Setup** - Police detectives confront Robert Edwards, a 68-year-old suspect, about his involvement in multiple murders, telling him this is his chance to tell his side of the story.
- 2 (04:27) **Suspect's First Response: Denial and Rambling** - Edwards claims he's the wrong person and talks about running with the wrong people in Charleston West around 2001.
- 3 (06:46) **Detective's Threat: The Living Witness** - The detective reveals he has a "alive willing witness" who can vividly describe every detail of her assault, which matches evidence from two other victims.
- 4 (12:42) **Background Interview: Edwards' Life History** - A second interviewer asks Edwards about his work history, military service, and residence timeline to establish his whereabouts and character.
- 5 (19:44) **Probing for Predatory Patterns** - The interviewer presses Edwards about his activities during his crack addiction, specifically asking if he frequented strip clubs or picked up women.
- 6 (23:07) **Personal Life and Family** - Edwards reveals he has seven children (two girls, five boys), all adults now, and was once married to a woman named Carolyn.
- 7 (27:38) **Detective's Pause: Evaluating the Case** - The lead detective asks for a few minutes to review his files and decide which victims and witnesses to ask about, showing the complexity of the multi-victim investigation.
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