LE wants to interview the parents separately

[Kat]

I agree. As much as I want to maintain my spot on the fence whilst awaiting scientific evidence, I think this is a huge black eye. Have a lawyer, be protected, but get it done. JMO.

Bolded by me respectfully.

I agree. And this has dragged on long enough that IMHO this is really starting to look like it might be about control.

Lisa was reported missing on 04 NOV.

Her parents did talk to LE (I presume) on the 4th and the 5th.

On the 6th JI left interview (I assume with DB).

On 08 they were back to talk to LE but with legal representation. Because as DB put it, she was accused of having done something to her daughter.

Okay I get that. I get that she was either mad, sad or tee totally peeved that they said that to her.

But her daughter has been missing over 3 weeks. Over 21 days this child has been gone.

When does Mom and Dad say "okay I've got a lawyer and I'll go in and sit down and talk to LE with that lawyer and if LE wants to talk to me by myself or my husand/wife. Because---the lawyer will be sitting in the room with her/him.

I've got my lawyer and now I can help answer questions so we can get my baby back home. My baby who has been gone from my home who I haven't seen touched or smelled in over 3 weeks?

But no---again today I get up and see it's all about setting conditions for LE. Now it's well we will answer questions if it's not that LE officer that said things we don't like...

Grrr sorry for the rant but they have a lawyer. What's the hold up? What is logically the hold up?

Answer the questions already.

:rant:

 

[Wise Old Owl]

Bolded by me respectfully.

I agree. And this has dragged on long enough that IMHO this is really starting to look like it might be about control.

Lisa was reported missing on 04 NOV.

Her parents did talk to LE (I presume) on the 4th and the 5th.

On the 6th JI left interview (I assume with DB).

On 08 they were back to talk to LE but with legal representation. Because as DB put it, she was accused of having done something to her daughter.

Okay I get that. I get that she was either mad, sad or tee totally peeved that they said that to her.

But her daughter has been missing over 3 weeks. Over 21 days this child has been gone.

When does Mom and Dad say "okay I've got a lawyer and I'll go in and sit down and talk to LE with that lawyer and if LE wants to talk to me by myself or my husand/wife. Because---the lawyer will be sitting in the room with her/him.

I've got my lawyer and now I can help answer questions so we can get my baby back home. My baby who has been gone from my home who I haven't seen touched or smelled in over 3 weeks?

But no---again today I get up and see it's all about setting conditions for LE. Now it's well we will answer questions if it's not that LE officer that said things we don't like...

Grrr sorry for the rant but they have a lawyer. What's the hold up? What is logically the hold up?

Answer the questions already.

:rant:

BBM


Makes one wonder just what the questions are? What has LE found out and what do they want to know? KWIM?

 

[grandmaj]

Bolded by me respectfully.

I agree. And this has dragged on long enough that IMHO this is really starting to look like it might be about control.

Lisa was reported missing on 04 NOV.

Her parents did talk to LE (I presume) on the 4th and the 5th.

On the 6th JI left interview (I assume with DB).

On 08 they were back to talk to LE but with legal representation. Because as DB put it, she was accused of having done something to her daughter.

Okay I get that. I get that she was either mad, sad or tee totally peeved that they said that to her.

But her daughter has been missing over 3 weeks. Over 21 days this child has been gone.

When does Mom and Dad say "okay I've got a lawyer and I'll go in and sit down and talk to LE with that lawyer and if LE wants to talk to me by myself or my husand/wife. Because---the lawyer will be sitting in the room with her/him.

I've got my lawyer and now I can help answer questions so we can get my baby back home. My baby who has been gone from my home who I haven't seen touched or smelled in over 3 weeks?

But no---again today I get up and see it's all about setting conditions for LE. Now it's well we will answer questions if it's not that LE officer that said things we don't like...

Grrr sorry for the rant but they have a lawyer. What's the hold up? What is logically the hold up?

Answer the questions already.

:rant:

Exactly and unless these parents know exactly what happened to that child, do they think she is in a good place, in good hands, with someone who won't harm her? WHAT are they thinking? This baby is not having a good time if she is in the hands of strangers! To continue to delay falls on the shoulders of the parents because they failed to cooperate because they didn't like the questions. Stop the whining and get moving and help instead of hindering the investigation!

Unless of course they know Lisa is already deceased.

 

[katshep]

I keep seeing this mentioned, but haven't seen confirmation. Hopefully someone will help us out.

Color by me.

Presumably, based on LEs rare media blurbs, there is new evidence to be discussed. In addition, as mentioned in other posts, until the parents are cleared, it is difficult to move forward. The longer the parents hem and haw, the harder it will be to find Lisa. I, and many of us on here, have never said that they should give up their rights. Bring the lawyer. By all means, but do what needs to be done.

I agree. I think they might have come across some unidentified DNA on the search and that is one of the reasons why police want to re-interview the parents separately and take new DNA samples.

 

[AngelWings444]

Bolded by me respectfully.

I agree. And this has dragged on long enough that IMHO this is really starting to look like it might be about control.

Lisa was reported missing on 04 NOV.

Her parents did talk to LE (I presume) on the 4th and the 5th.

On the 6th JI left interview (I assume with DB).

On 08 they were back to talk to LE but with legal representation. Because as DB put it, she was accused of having done something to her daughter.

Okay I get that. I get that she was either mad, sad or tee totally peeved that they said that to her.

But her daughter has been missing over 3 weeks. Over 21 days this child has been gone.

When does Mom and Dad say "okay I've got a lawyer and I'll go in and sit down and talk to LE with that lawyer and if LE wants to talk to me by myself or my husand/wife. Because---the lawyer will be sitting in the room with her/him.

I've got my lawyer and now I can help answer questions so we can get my baby back home. My baby who has been gone from my home who I haven't seen touched or smelled in over 3 weeks?

But no---again today I get up and see it's all about setting conditions for LE. Now it's well we will answer questions if it's not that LE officer that said things we don't like...

Grrr sorry for the rant but they have a lawyer. What's the hold up? What is logically the hold up?

Answer the questions already.

:rant:

Excellent post! Thank you. Psst...Baby Lisa went missing Oct 4, you have a little typo. :seeya:

 

[Geralyn]

Honestly, I don't know how the parents could let another day pass without speaking in depth with LE. I hope they don't, but there aren't any signs so far that point to a meeting taking place today...are they "winning" by not agreeing to do what LE asks? Does that feel good to them? JMO

I'm hoping the new agreement to allow the children to be interviewed again is a good sign that the parents too will resume interviews.

 

[Hopeful2]

KAT:
:bowdown:

 

[Geralyn]

I agree. I think they might have come across some unidentified DNA on the search and that is one of the reasons why police want to re-interview the parents separately and take new DNA samples.

They are scheduled to obtain the childrens DNA this Friday as well, if what I read is reliable. I'm wondering now if this is something that was requested previously by LE and refused or never requested? Either way, I hope they've come across something!

 

[Nana46]

I hate to harp on that "other" case in Florida but I keep hearing the lead investigator's question ringing in my head 'would you agree she (CA) is not in a good place right now? She is out there somewhere and the longer you prolong this the longer it is until we can find her'..paraphrased by me. Shaking my head here and I am on the fence.

 

[belimom]

I don't understand how someone can *refuse* to be interviewed separately. I guess you have to be named a POI or suspect, or arrested, before LE can force it? For the life of me, I just cannot understand why someone who is *innocent* would refuse this. MOO

 

[Kat]

Excellent post! Thank you. Psst...Baby Lisa went missing Oct 4, you have a little typo. :seeya:

LOL thanks! It's too late to edit it now it's already been quoted heh.

(off topic but I am ready for it to be the end of the year already that's probably why I typed NOV instead of OCT---hubby's deployment is over at end of year :dance

 

[raeann]

I don't understand how someone can *refuse* to be interviewed separately. I guess you have to be named a POI or suspect, or arrested, before LE can force it? For the life of me, I just cannot understand why someone who is *innocent* would refuse this. MOO

They can NEVER force an interview.....even if arrested, charged, and officially named as a suspect. That person does not HAVE to speak to LE then or ever-- be it alone, with an attorney, or with a group. Even if they both were arrested and charged....if the only way that they would agree to talk to LE was if they were interviewed together......then LE would have to make a choice.....together or NOT AT ALL.

 

[Geralyn]

I don't understand how someone can *refuse* to be interviewed separately. I guess you have to be named a POI or suspect, or arrested, before LE can force it? For the life of me, I just cannot understand why someone who is *innocent* would refuse this. MOO

They can refuse to answer period, separately or together. Even once arrested or even if named a POI/suspect, they can refuse. We have the right to remain silent even in custody.

As for why an innocent couple would refuse separate interrogations/questioning? If LE is attempting to pit one against the other, perhaps lying to one about what the other has said...that kind of thing. You'd basically be calling LE out on those tactics, saying "interview us together, I won't allow you to lie to me about what my partner is saying".

To be clear, I'm not advocating that response. I'm merely answering your curiosity as to why someone who is innocent would refuse continued separation during interrogation.

 

[Boytwnmom]

If they are so eminently reasonable why not let everyone know what totally normal demands they are making? Why only cryptic comments? Perhaps because they don't want their "demands" met or people to know whether they were met or perhaps they won't state their demands so that they can just continue to say they're not being met and thus have a reason, apparently acceptable to many, why they continue to refuse to cooperate with the only people who seem to be actually looking for their "missing" daughter.

They won't even say fi they'll agree to be interviewed separately which is done in all crime investigations, from fender benders on up. IMO most parents of missing infants would be a lot less concerned with their "constitutional rights" and a lot more concerned with the actual life of their child. Frankly, it's hard for me to conceive of a circumstance under which I wouldn't willingly surrender my "rights" if there was any chance of those rights impeding an investigation into my missing child.

When you said unreasonable demandS, I assumed you were talking about

1. Their desire for a different set of detectives

and (the topic we have been discussing on this page):

2. The right to an attorney present.


Besides the first demand, what other demand do you speculate they're asking for?

 

[dizzychick]

Of everything going on in this cae 2 things make me very nervous

1. those cell phones : and

2. that river!

 

[Mandy113]

I haven't read the entire thread but .... I'm still tossing in my 2 cents.

LE has more questions for each individual parent. As far as what went on in the initial (pre-lawyer) interviews, we don't know what happened between LE & DB or JI. All we know is what DB & JI and their lawyers have stated in the media.

Now, this is the crazy part. I'm thinking LE hasn't said much in the media specifically about those interviews because they are conducting an ON-GOING INVESTIGATION into the disappearance of Baby Lisa. I think it's possible what's been reported in the media about those police interviews has not been entirely accurate.

I get so tired of the trashing of LE. No, I don't think they're perfect and I'm sure they make mistakes. I also believe their chief priority is finding Lisa Irwin, not the persecution of DB & JI.

End of rant. JMO ... MOO .... JMHO ... etc, etc.

 

[Donjeta]

They can refuse to answer period, separately or together. Even once arrested or even if named a POI/suspect, they can refuse. We have the right to remain silent even in custody.

As for why an innocent couple would refuse separate interrogations/questioning? If LE is attempting to pit one against the other, perhaps lying to one about what the other has said...that kind of thing. You'd basically be calling LE out on those tactics, saying "interview us together, I won't allow you to lie to me about what my partner is saying".

To be clear, I'm not advocating that response. I'm merely answering your curiosity as to why someone who is innocent would refuse continued separation during interrogation.

It seems to me that these tactics would be more of a problem to guilty parties or people who are lying than those who are steadfast in telling the truth. If you both are lying you have to be afraid that the other one confesses and gets a deal in exchange for the body and pointing fingers at you. If you both know nothing and continue to tell the truth it won't change. You would have to lie in order to accuse your partner and you couldn't give them the baby's location or other evidence to convince them that you're truthful if you don't have the slightest clue what happened.

 

[In da Middle]

If they are so eminently reasonable why not let everyone know what totally normal demands they are making? Why only cryptic comments? Perhaps because they don't want their "demands" met or people to know whether they were met or perhaps they won't state their demands so that they can just continue to say they're not being met and thus have a reason, apparently acceptable to many, why they continue to refuse to cooperate with the only people who seem to be actually looking for their "missing" daughter.

They won't even say fi they'll agree to be interviewed separately which is done in all crime investigations, from fender benders on up. IMO most parents of missing infants would be a lot less concerned with their "constitutional rights" and a lot more concerned with the actual life of their child. Frankly, it's hard for me to conceive of a circumstance under which I wouldn't willingly surrender my "rights" if there was any chance of those rights impeding an investigation into my missing child.

Why do they need to let 'us' know what their demands are. As long as it is voiced to the proper channels, that is all that matters.

 

[BD1]

To delay means only one thing to me- they don't want their daughter to be found. And if you don't want your daughter to be found, that means only one thing too.

 

[Mandy113]

To delay means only one thing to me- they don't want their daughter to be found. And if you don't want your daughter to be found, that means only one thing too.

This sums up my opinions nicely.

LE are the best equipped to find Baby Lisa. I don't know who else could do it. Private Investigators maybe? But if your child was missing, wouldn't you be utilizing everyone & everything available to find your child. This is why I don't understand the parents not working closely with LE.

JMO