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➖Law student dismembered by stalker Stephen McDaniel - Police interrogation and confession. 2 of 6 — Transcript

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  1. 0:00[ __ ] news and stood out there and
  2. 0:03gave a media report that her mother saw
  3. 0:06about her missing daughter
  4. 0:10and you want me to sit there and tell
  5. 0:11them that you don't know
  6. 0:14is that what you want me to tell them
  7. 0:16because you're all over the news
  8. 0:18you sure stood out there and ran your
  9. 0:19mouth to the news media but now you're
  10. 0:21going to get out of here and you don't
  11. 0:23[ __ ] know
  12. 0:24you know
  13. 0:26you're just a sorry piece of [ __ ] that
  14. 0:28don't give a [ __ ]
  15. 0:30right
  16. 0:31you know why'd you tell the media
  17. 0:33everything
  18. 0:34do you need to see what you told the
  19. 0:36media today it was all 11 o'clock news
  20. 0:38well I'm asking you tell me I want to
  21. 0:41know
  22. 0:42I don't know where she is that ain't
  23. 0:44what you told the media
  24. 0:48you didn't stand in front of that camera
  25. 0:49and say I don't know
  26. 0:51I don't know
  27. 0:52I don't know
  28. 1:00right
  29. 1:03you buy all these weapons was you ever
  30. 1:05in the military no
  31. 1:08what do you need all these weapons for
  32. 1:09are you scared somebody's gonna hurt you
  33. 1:11no
  34. 1:12what do you need all these weapons for
  35. 1:15why there's a reason why were you
  36. 1:18molested as a child no then why do you
  37. 1:20need all these weapons
  38. 1:23why give me one good reason
  39. 1:26Just Give Me One Reason to have wow
  40. 1:29does it make you feel important yeah
  41. 1:32um
  42. 1:33are you a big guy because you got a
  43. 1:34weapon no do you even know how to use it
  44. 1:37yes
  45. 1:39I need you to tell me what you want me
  46. 1:41to tell her mother and then I won't ask
  47. 1:43you another thing I'm not going to tell
  48. 1:45her mother that you don't know because
  49. 1:46her mother saw you on the news tonight
  50. 1:49and she cried all the way down to Macon
  51. 1:51because you had the balls to get on the
  52. 1:53news and tell everybody everything
  53. 1:57you didn't have no problem talking to
  54. 1:58the news when I asked you questions
  55. 2:01I'm asking you questions
  56. 2:03where's Walmart
  57. 2:05I don't know yes you do know
  58. 2:07you do know
  59. 2:10you do know
  60. 2:11you know
  61. 2:14you know
  62. 2:16you do know
  63. 2:19and everybody in making those you knows
  64. 2:20because you got your sorry ass on the
  65. 2:22news and told everybody
  66. 2:23so every friend you have in Macon
  67. 2:26knows but you know
  68. 2:30everybody go to school with every one of
  69. 2:33your professors everybody
  70. 2:35videos that you know
  71. 2:37because you got on the news tonight and
  72. 2:39told everybody that you know
  73. 2:42how do you think
  74. 2:46I think you're gonna be walking down the
  75. 2:48street tomorrow and nobody bother you
  76. 2:52think nobody's gonna come over and knock
  77. 2:53on your door
  78. 2:55to see if you want to talk to me again
  79. 2:57I don't know oh they're gonna be over
  80. 2:59there brother
  81. 3:01so this little act that you're doing
  82. 3:03right now
  83. 3:04ain't working with me
  84. 3:06okay because you didn't have no problem
  85. 3:08talking to me
  86. 3:12no problem
  87. 3:14so you just snap out of it and tell me
  88. 3:16what the hell happened so we can move on
  89. 3:20I don't know well
  90. 3:22how many times you gonna say I don't
  91. 3:23know
  92. 3:25huh
  93. 3:26how many times you gonna say it
  94. 3:30what are you gonna say I remember I
  95. 3:32don't want to remember what happened to
  96. 3:34her
  97. 3:35how many times you gonna say that
  98. 3:39if you did something
  99. 3:41that you regret
  100. 3:44and you let me know
  101. 3:46I didn't
  102. 3:47oh dear I don't know well a body was
  103. 3:51found over here right next to where you
  104. 3:53live
  105. 3:54and what do you have in your Apartments
  106. 3:56a lot of knives
  107. 3:59a lot of guns
  108. 4:01right yes
  109. 4:09I'm asking you
  110. 4:11about it and you're just saying I don't
  111. 4:12know
  112. 4:13that's all that's the only answer you
  113. 4:15can give is I don't know
  114. 4:16it's six hours or a couple hours ago he
  115. 4:18was out there telling me everything you
  116. 4:19didn't stand in front of that camera and
  117. 4:20say I don't know
  118. 4:21you were actually answering questions
  119. 4:24right
  120. 4:27how many interviews you give three I
  121. 4:29don't know you gave like three
  122. 4:32do you think that was a proper thing to
  123. 4:34do well the mother's looking for her
  124. 4:36child
  125. 4:37they asked me what happened and what did
  126. 4:39you tell them
  127. 4:40what did you tell her that Lauren was
  128. 4:43missing okay what else to tell that we
  129. 4:46had gone looking for
  130. 4:48okay
  131. 4:49and what
  132. 4:50that we hadn't found her
  133. 4:53what else do they ask you
  134. 4:55I don't remember why don't you remember
  135. 4:58I don't you're telling me
  136. 5:01that you went through law school well
  137. 5:03you went through college first right did
  138. 5:04you graduate from college yes now you're
  139. 5:06in law school did you graduate from law
  140. 5:07school yeah but you don't [ __ ]
  141. 5:09remember what they asked you this
  142. 5:10afternoon no huh I just don't [ __ ]
  143. 5:13believe that [ __ ]
  144. 5:15don't sign up yet
  145. 5:18what's up buddy
  146. 5:20you talk to him about his guns yeah
  147. 5:22when's the last time you shot those guns
  148. 5:23I have you've never shot a gun no have
  149. 5:26you ever shot any gun in your whole life
  150. 5:27no no
  151. 5:31so you bought three guns that you've
  152. 5:33never shot yes why
  153. 5:36for what
  154. 5:39for what I'm asking for what
  155. 5:41why do you want to have them what makes
  156. 5:42do they give you I mean tell me why it's
  157. 5:44important to you to have three guns
  158. 5:50that's an easy question
  159. 5:52Come on talk to me buddy me and you
  160. 5:53talked all day today we ain't had a
  161. 5:55problem communicating
  162. 5:56why is it important for you to have
  163. 5:57three guns
  164. 6:01do you not know
  165. 6:02okay
  166. 6:05um you got a girlfriend no
  167. 6:07who's your best friend
  168. 6:09Michael Quinn Michael Michael who win
  169. 6:11who is he he was a law student with me
  170. 6:14yes does he still lawsuit no he
  171. 6:17graduated when was the last time you
  172. 6:18talked to him
  173. 6:19before we moved up to Boston how long
  174. 6:21ago was that a few weeks a few weeks
  175. 6:24like a month two months two weeks three
  176. 6:25weeks what
  177. 6:27the beginning of June beginning of June
  178. 6:30beginning of June
  179. 6:33okay
  180. 6:35so let me ask you a question how
  181. 6:37you say you don't know where Lauren is
  182. 6:38right
  183. 6:40you said you told me earlier you along
  184. 6:42with friends right yes
  185. 6:44how would you describe y'all's
  186. 6:45relationship
  187. 6:46she was my friend
  188. 6:48friend she was your friend
  189. 6:49what did you ever do things for us you
  190. 6:51have to do things for you what did she
  191. 6:52ever do for you
  192. 6:54we talked we talked what'd y'all talk
  193. 6:56about
  194. 6:57news the news
  195. 6:59okay
  196. 7:00um
  197. 7:01earlier you was telling me something
  198. 7:02about you fixed your computer before I
  199. 7:04couldn't fix it you couldn't fix it what
  200. 7:07was wrong with it I don't remember how
  201. 7:09long ago was that
  202. 7:12around graduation well how long ago was
  203. 7:14that middle of May middle of May
  204. 7:17so you were over in her apartment in the
  205. 7:19middle of May yeah yeah have you been
  206. 7:20over there since then yes when was the
  207. 7:22last time you rode there that's night
  208. 7:24before last night have you ever been
  209. 7:27over there with Lauren since the time
  210. 7:28you worked on her computer in the middle
  211. 7:30of May no how many times have you been
  212. 7:32in her apartment with her hanging out
  213. 7:39you don't know
  214. 7:43if you had to guess
  215. 7:45what just I mean one time two times
  216. 7:47three times what
  217. 7:50maybe two maybe two see if I had only
  218. 7:52been somewhere twice I could remember
  219. 7:55that if I had been there over 50 times
  220. 7:57and you asked me how many times I'd be
  221. 7:58like I don't know I lied but the fact
  222. 8:00that you've only been there twice when I
  223. 8:01say how many times has been you say you
  224. 8:02don't know that's just odd to me
  225. 8:05does that make sense to you
  226. 8:07that does make sense so what I'm saying
  227. 8:09right now makes sense no
  228. 8:14when was the last time you saw Lauren
  229. 8:16two or three weeks ago and you have you
  230. 8:18been on vacation for the last couple
  231. 8:19weeks yeah yeah you've been home every
  232. 8:21night yes has she been at home every
  233. 8:23night I
  234. 8:24has she been on vacation
  235. 8:27I was away for a while hello
  236. 8:30what are you looking for no
  237. 8:33let me tell you even if I didn't talk to
  238. 8:35my neighbors I know if my neighbors have
  239. 8:38been in and out I hear them come in and
  240. 8:39I hear them go out I see them when they
  241. 8:40walk by my window I've lived in
  242. 8:41apartments most of my life
  243. 8:43so the fact that you haven't seen her in
  244. 8:45two or three weeks that's just odd to me
  245. 8:47I hope it makes me feel like you're not
  246. 8:48being honest with me Stephen
  247. 8:52why would you not be honest with me I am
  248. 8:54being honest Stephen it just doesn't
  249. 8:55feel like it buddy you know
  250. 8:58I get the sense that
  251. 9:00there's something wearing heavy on your
  252. 9:02heart right now
  253. 9:03and it's breaking you down
  254. 9:06and you feel bad about it I can tell you
  255. 9:09you haven't slept much have you in the
  256. 9:11last few days have you no like
  257. 9:13something's Weighing on your mind ain't
  258. 9:14it we were looking for Lauren you
  259. 9:16started looking for Lauren yesterday
  260. 9:17yeah yes but you haven't said in several
  261. 9:19days have you
  262. 9:21you have
  263. 9:22earlier when I talked to you you said
  264. 9:24you hadn't slept in days at this morning
  265. 9:25was the first time he was able to get
  266. 9:26any sleep was this morning for a little
  267. 9:28bit no
  268. 9:29yes that's what you said
  269. 9:33that's what you're telling me
  270. 9:37so I asked you if you haven't been able
  271. 9:39to sleep in several days what have you
  272. 9:39been doing studying you said yes
  273. 9:41studying
  274. 9:43you don't remember that no
  275. 9:51what I want you to do I'm going to ask
  276. 9:53you this question I want you to describe
  277. 9:55to me how you feel right now
  278. 10:03you don't know how to answer that with
  279. 10:04yes or no do you
  280. 10:06I don't know what's going on
  281. 10:10Lauren's missing
  282. 10:12this pretty little girl right here your
  283. 10:16neighbor
  284. 10:18she's missing
  285. 10:20I know
  286. 10:22you went looking for her last night yes
  287. 10:25did you hurt Lauren no
  288. 10:28Stephen did you hurt on no
  289. 10:30I know this is hard for you to tell it
  290. 10:33but it's waiting on you right now you
  291. 10:35know Stephen
  292. 10:36I didn't do it
  293. 10:37but I know you could probably help me
  294. 10:39with who did
  295. 10:42can't you buddy I don't know
  296. 10:46Steven you know
  297. 10:48and I me and you both know it's no
  298. 10:50different than when you was a little kid
  299. 10:52right
  300. 10:53and you reached in that cookie jar and
  301. 10:54you got caught after your mama told you
  302. 10:56not to get that cookie did you get a
  303. 10:58cookie no and whenever you tell a lie
  304. 11:00you feel bad about it right then one
  305. 11:03with every light is a chance you gonna
  306. 11:04get caught
  307. 11:07and that weighs on you
  308. 11:09because you know you did something bad
  309. 11:12am I right
  310. 11:14didn't do it you didn't take the cookie
  311. 11:16no
  312. 11:21what'd you do buddy
  313. 11:25I didn't do anything
  314. 11:26would you do to Lauren
  315. 11:28I didn't do anything
  316. 11:30you sold on last night though yesterday
  317. 11:32no
  318. 11:34what time was it that she went out to do
  319. 11:35a laundry
  320. 11:36I don't know
  321. 11:37where were you at yesterday
  322. 11:39at home what'd you do at home tell me
  323. 11:42everything you did yesterday
  324. 11:44from the time you woke up to the time
  325. 11:46you went to sleep
  326. 11:50check the news at what time
  327. 11:53I don't remember was it yesterday
  328. 11:54morning
  329. 11:56remember what'd you do when you woke up
  330. 11:59I think I checked the news all right you
  331. 12:01check the news okay
  332. 12:08what'd you do after that
  333. 12:11I watch some videos online
  334. 12:15to clean up
  335. 12:16no you didn't
  336. 12:18no
  337. 12:19you smell like you've been cleaning up
  338. 12:21like you've been using cleaner to clean
  339. 12:22up
  340. 12:23I know what that smells like my wife
  341. 12:24smells like that all the time when she
  342. 12:25cleans the house
  343. 12:26you've been using some kind of cleaner
  344. 12:28to clean up your apartment haven't you
  345. 12:29no Stephen did you tell me you live like
  346. 12:32how does your apartment get cleaned
  347. 12:34I cleaned it okay when's the last time
  348. 12:37you cleaned it Stephen
  349. 12:38I don't remember
  350. 12:40was it this week no you mean you go a
  351. 12:42whole week without cleaning yes wow
  352. 12:45that's horrible Steve
  353. 12:47was it possibly over the weekend last
  354. 12:49weekend no it wasn't if you can't
  355. 12:52remember
  356. 12:53then how is it that you can tell me that
  357. 12:55you didn't clean up your apartment last
  358. 12:56weekend
  359. 12:58a minute ago you couldn't remember
  360. 13:02I don't remember cleaning last weekend
  361. 13:04so you it isn't that you didn't it's
  362. 13:07that you just don't remember
  363. 13:11right
  364. 13:16help me out buddy
  365. 13:18right
  366. 13:19I don't understand I just don't
  367. 13:21understand
  368. 13:27I don't know how else to say it Stephen
  369. 13:29let me tell you what I think
  370. 13:31I think that she was a friend of yours
  371. 13:33look at it right here
  372. 13:35I think that she was a friend of yours
  373. 13:38and I think something happens to you
  374. 13:44used to watch her come in and out of her
  375. 13:46apartment didn't you
  376. 13:48now
  377. 13:49I mean then how are y'all friends if
  378. 13:51y'all if me and you friends we live next
  379. 13:53door to each other every time I see look
  380. 13:55at what I see oh that's my buddy going
  381. 13:56in
  382. 13:57because we're friends I'm gonna pay
  383. 13:59attention to when you come in and out
  384. 14:00then you just tell me that y'all were
  385. 14:01friends yes
  386. 14:03but you don't even pay attention to when
  387. 14:04she came in and out
  388. 14:06see when you're lying now you're lying
  389. 14:10you're just lying that's a lie
  390. 14:13you you ever see her come in and out of
  391. 14:15her apartment yes you did when was the
  392. 14:17last time
  393. 14:19you don't remember like last week maybe
  394. 14:22I think so you don't think so
  395. 14:25Stephen you understand that everything
  396. 14:27that you're saying it doesn't make any
  397. 14:28sense at all none
  398. 14:31none
  399. 14:32you totally contradict everything that
  400. 14:35relates to human behavior
  401. 14:37we have skills to be able to observe
  402. 14:38things to hear things to see things
  403. 14:40there are natural things out there that
  404. 14:41draw our attention every day because
  405. 14:43when you're driving down the road and
  406. 14:44somebody hits the horn you look around

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