The Raven contends that the interrogation footage of Ryan Waller highlights how investigators often mistakenly attribute signs of trauma or medical emergency to deception and criminal behavior.

“interrogation footage is one of the most fascinating ways to analyze the raw unedited behavior of criminals but hindsight is 2020 and a lot of the time when we already know that someone committed a horrible crime the signs of deception or manipulation can be way more obvious”

George Huguely V claims that the detectives deceived him by initiating the interrogation without informing him that they were investigating a murder.

“why did you guys come in and say you were searching for an assault I never said anything about myself I never mentioned to you anything just told her we're investigating someone another investigating”

James Allan Brazelle criticizes the legal process for failing to allow parental support or timely access to legal counsel during his son's interrogation.

“it was no parental support nothing he was in there on his own but we were begging to try to go but they wouldn't let us it was probably what a year later before we actually saw the video”

Steven McDaniel claims that his consent to search his apartment and to answer police questions was not voluntary but was the result of police coercion.

“In neither instance was my consent a voluntary act. It was a submission to police coercion.”

He believes the interrogator must establish rapport and empathy to lead the suspect to cooperate and disclose the truth.

“The perception of solidarity and respect will make the suspect more likely to cooperate and take things into consideration. While the detective's easygoing disposition will also downplay the severity of the crime, thus making the gravity of admission far less intimidating.”

The investigator claims that building a friendly connection with a suspect is a highly effective tactical procedure for gathering detailed information.

“the investigator's initial plan is to establish a friendly connection with the suspect which can often be a highly effective tactical procedure to elicit a more detailed discourse”

Shawn Grate believes that establishing a rapport with the interrogator is more effective than adopting an adversarial stance.

“I appreciate you coming in here not him we weren't going to get nowhere well sometimes it's personalities or if he already knows something and you know you don't want to say it but um but he's lying to me too so i you know i don't know what was said because i wasn't in here but right because he's a ”