Supremely underwhelmed.
That's how I feel about this interview. It had the potential to be much more informative, but the interviewer AND the suspects missed the mark by a long shot, IMO. Now, I do realize that there may have been conditions in place set by the suspects as to what could be asked and what couldn't. When CB, in my opinion, encouraged them to blame Big Meanie Klein for speaking out against them, I was okay with that. If it had been a small percentage of the interview, in effect showing how their poor lives have been so disrupted. I'd say it was fair to give sometime to that point. Not that I give a care about that as it's a situation of their own making, but I consider myself a pretty fair person, so okay...
What I'd have LOVED to see addressed?
1. AND THIS IS A BIG ONE: Let's talk about the fact that you have each failed multiple polygraph tests and in addition, have told multiple versions of the events surrounding your son DeOrr's disappearance.
*This would be their PERFECT opportunity to explain just how in the world this has happened, IF indeed they are innocent of any wrongdoing. Why they, if innocent, would put that on the list of not-going-there questions is beyond me. Now...if they are not innocent...I can see why they wouldn't speak to that at all.
2. The suspects stating with conviction that they believe DeOrr was abducted and pleading for his return. Look your damn eyes into the camera and focus on the return of your child, not the doubt on yourselves by the public, which in reality you have brought on by lying. Grrr.
What I did see that led my mind to a bad place was JM talking about how little DeOrr would try to cheer her up when she was angry or upset. (Not sure of her exact wording.) Having been raised by an abusive mother that revelation punched me right in the gut. My little brother and I from a very young age learned that the best way to not get a beating that day was to try to keep my mother in a good mood. Keep the peace = keep the monster away. My heart sunk when I learned that little DeOrr too had learned to do that at a tender age. Add to that VDK's out-of-the-blue statement that the little guy could do no wrong (especially in his-VDK's-eyes) gave me shivers.
From the time I started following this case, I was pretty set on a hot car death theory. After this interview, I have changed my mind and not for the better.
As an aside, I was disappointed when I watched the extended version of the interview. Way too many screenshots of what I guess to be old news clips, scenery, etc. I'd really have loved to taken this rare opportunity to watch the faces and body language of the suspects as they interacted with the interviewer and answered her questions and spoke their sentences. The editing of that clip was poor and really took away from what was going on as far as discussion.
I must say, I keep waking up every single morning and HOPING that JM and VDK have finally come clean. That day cannot come soon enough.
