The Killer That Wouldn't Crack: Police Interrogation of Stephen McDaniel

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  • Опубликовано: 10 июл 2022
  • WATCH: Detectives from the Macon Police Department in Georgia grill the then-accused killer Stephen McDaniel about the murder of Mercier Law student Lauren Giddings on June 26, 2011. During the interrogation, officers noted that McDaniel hardly changed his body position in the entire two hours and stood firm in his innocence. McDaniel is now serving a life sentence after pleading guilty in April 2014.
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Комментарии • 5 тыс.

  • @davenic1669
    @davenic1669 Год назад +3156

    “Look at me when you talk to me son”. Never looks away again.

    • @mhicks880
      @mhicks880 Год назад +289

      His unwavering gaze is impressive.

    • @salbonpensiero1704
      @salbonpensiero1704 Год назад +457

      Detective probably wanted to say "nvm just look at me a little bit from now on" 😂

    • @scottduyser1222
      @scottduyser1222 Год назад +175

      Look at me when I am talking to ya boy.. Horrible interrogator..

    • @ewadsworth
      @ewadsworth Год назад +21

      🤣😅

    • @MrReed-yj3hk
      @MrReed-yj3hk Год назад +56

      ​@@scottduyser1222 say word! he's like the Sherriff from the original "in the heat of the night" Fn Rod Steiger. 😂 😆

  • @rags2riches938
    @rags2riches938 Год назад +2502

    “I’ve hurt people Stephan”
    This guy made the detective confess😂

    • @natemcdonough5385
      @natemcdonough5385 Год назад

      Your English makes zero sense whatsoever. Go back to Kindergarten and learn some basic logic lol

    • @zebra3962
      @zebra3962 Год назад +149

      😂🤣🤣🤣 for sure. And we know the Police hurts people all the time

    • @versatileduplicity9313
      @versatileduplicity9313 Год назад +17

      🤣

    • @p098098098
      @p098098098 Год назад +22

      @Zebra 3 They don't, stop lying.

    • @kristinmolina508
      @kristinmolina508 Год назад +10

      😆😆😆

  • @bolivianlos5306
    @bolivianlos5306 6 месяцев назад +99

    Detective- “ Look at me son”
    Daniel- 🗿

  • @giisworld7320
    @giisworld7320 Год назад +43

    I fell asleep woke up and still all I heard was yes , no, I don't know 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

  • @mattscott7871
    @mattscott7871 Год назад +2172

    That chair was far closer to cracking than Stephen McDaniel would ever be during this interrogation.

  • @GymGirlToks
    @GymGirlToks Год назад +1937

    the detective immediately regretted telling him to look at him
    this is still the creepiest interrogation i seen yet

    • @spacecookies1197
      @spacecookies1197 Год назад +32

      😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @yamelettesanchez6573
      @yamelettesanchez6573 Год назад +15

      😂😂😂

    • @narrowpath2980
      @narrowpath2980 Год назад +75

      Still looking at them in the camera, pure psycho.

    • @dianebaugher3919
      @dianebaugher3919 Год назад +81

      LOL that made me chuckle-thats a scary stare...I'd be like ok, you don't have to look at me any more...in fact, please don't.

    • @sherobadecker2360
      @sherobadecker2360 Год назад +24

      He’s just staring at the door motionless when the officer walked in.

  • @szbugy
    @szbugy 7 месяцев назад +186

    The cops actually confessed more than Stephen himself, making him technically the best interrogator in the room.

    • @kazabushy
      @kazabushy 6 месяцев назад

      It's an interrogation tactic. Stephen saw through it. You couldn't. You are the gullible fool here- it's laughable you think you are clever even pointing out the obvious by commenting on it.

  • @tonyI0
    @tonyI0 Год назад +1183

    This is the only interrogation I’ve ever seen where it’s the suspect that psychologically breaks down the interrogators

    • @letsnotbefriendly
      @letsnotbefriendly Год назад +155

      He had the detective confessing to minor crimes he committed lol the laundry part was when he lost control lol

    • @Ena48145
      @Ena48145 Год назад +5

      😂😂😂

    • @floatingchimney
      @floatingchimney Год назад +4

      @@letsnotbefriendly Gurl u cute.

    • @Kilo-zo9pv
      @Kilo-zo9pv Год назад +3

      @@letsnotbefriendly right!!!😂 he was about to blow a gasket 😂😂

    • @Kilo-zo9pv
      @Kilo-zo9pv Год назад +5

      ​@mkc5620 correction lol he did 😂 ahahahaha 😂😂 when he started calling him a pos, I lost it 🤣

  • @KellyDFlynn
    @KellyDFlynn Год назад +653

    Legend has it Stephen is still looking at the detective

  • @chaseehartman
    @chaseehartman 9 месяцев назад +54

    When the detective asked “how many times are you gonna say I don’t know?” I was waiting for him to say “I don’t know” again

    • @user-tm4ky2ch2x
      @user-tm4ky2ch2x 25 дней назад +5

      I swear I was too 🤣😂🤣

    • @houserhouse
      @houserhouse 17 дней назад

      If this were a movie, the writers wouldn't have been able to resist

  • @The5thAce
    @The5thAce 8 месяцев назад +71

    If he would've said, "Boo" the detective probably would've fell out of his chair lmao

  • @toothdoc8206
    @toothdoc8206 Год назад +1469

    this guy is the definition of "that's my story, and I'm sticking with it".

    • @active.7universal
      @active.7universal Год назад +16

      what's it gonna run me to get 2 crowns doc ?

    • @jtboss8139
      @jtboss8139 Год назад +37

      He was honestly the best I've seen for a deposition. He is answering by the book exactly how u r instructed to answer during a depo

    • @jaymesnin
      @jaymesnin Год назад

      This is a situation liquid nitrogen or hot metal could of played well. Let a drop of it fall on his hand and watch him fly from his seat cutting the whole crazy act

    • @patriciapadilla2022
      @patriciapadilla2022 Год назад +35

      @@jtboss8139 my dear this is not a deposition depositions are taken for civil litigation. This is a criminal matter he is suspected of murder this is an interrogation by the police department. He later admitted three years later that he did in fact kill and dismember the young law student.

    • @runeplate123
      @runeplate123 Год назад +6

      @@jtboss8139 you say words that you don’t u sweat and the meaning of them.

  • @J4A
    @J4A Год назад +2121

    An attorney who doesn't ask for an attorney. Genius.

    • @jacksonledog633
      @jacksonledog633 Год назад +193

      An old adage says......."a lawyer that represents himself has a fool for a client"

    • @ron8944
      @ron8944 Год назад

      This guy is either a clever savant who has assumed the role of a mentally ill

    • @colinmeikle4148
      @colinmeikle4148 Год назад +177

      Well by the looks of things he didn't need one, he didnt say anything to incriminate himself, all he said is i dnt know the whole interview 😂

    • @bobbyo5807
      @bobbyo5807 Год назад +22

      That's the first thing I thought too I swear lol certainly he had to know he could lawyer up if not he didn't learn much from Lawschool obviously

    • @chevypreps6417
      @chevypreps6417 Год назад +9

      @@jacksonledog633 And has a client who is probably guilty.

  • @catalan094
    @catalan094 6 месяцев назад +100

    How that chair never broke is beyond me

    • @jeshkam
      @jeshkam 2 месяца назад +4

      🤣😁

    • @DMOisBOSS
      @DMOisBOSS Месяц назад +2

      That's the case they should be investigating

  • @baskin283
    @baskin283 3 месяца назад +23

    you haven’t slept in several days Stephen, “I was looking for Lauren” This is comedic gold!

  • @darlenemitchell5402
    @darlenemitchell5402 11 месяцев назад +66

    My gosh Stephen just sat there and didn’t move with no one in the room and I thought my video froze up !

  • @jasmine-rojas
    @jasmine-rojas Год назад +838

    Detective: "Look at me when I'm talking to you, son"
    Also Detective: *instant regret.

  • @cowboy.space.
    @cowboy.space. Год назад +721

    This guy studied law and knows exactly what he’s doing. He could have easily asked for an attorney, but I think he delighted in annoying the detectives.

    • @hartburg356
      @hartburg356 Год назад +52

      I agree and if that was his intention, he was very very delighted.

    • @supersayan6318
      @supersayan6318 10 месяцев назад +28

      I don't know

    • @DaughterOfTheKing_
      @DaughterOfTheKing_ 10 месяцев назад +16

      Yes especially at 18:25 the detective started to really get agitated and annoyed by the suspect! Its a mind game with him ‼️

    • @castorkat4868
      @castorkat4868 10 месяцев назад +3

      %100 an act

    • @kentuky1233
      @kentuky1233 9 месяцев назад +60

      He's a real freak. Probably even a reddit user.

  • @tmcd6902
    @tmcd6902 Год назад +51

    28:59
    "Does that make sense to you?"
    "Yes"
    "So what I'm saying right now makes sense??"
    "No."
    🤣🤣🤣

    • @LifeAsEla
      @LifeAsEla Год назад +1

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Mario-bw1qu
      @Mario-bw1qu 2 месяца назад +5

      The head scratch after😭🎊

  • @80sazgirl
    @80sazgirl 5 месяцев назад +17

    It's almost like he created a separate personality so he could get through being interrogated.

    • @lucasboy1150
      @lucasboy1150 Месяц назад +5

      Yeah, there’s a big difference in his interview with the news station and him here in the interrogation.

  • @theovaissie2480
    @theovaissie2480 Год назад +581

    The detective should've asked him "did you kill her?" When the guy was in the "yes" mood.
    That would have saved almost 2 houres of interrogation :)

    • @kdog2552
      @kdog2552 Год назад +41

      @@RayBetterThanEvilCanival doesn’t seem like he’s acting man only Phychopaths can pull this off with a poker face

    • @ewadsworth
      @ewadsworth Год назад +8

      😅

    • @dainrockwell5209
      @dainrockwell5209 Год назад +15

      @@ewadsworth your telling me you finished collage and now your in law school and you dont know!!!!! ha ha. i want this guy to represent me.......

    • @allyw1364
      @allyw1364 Год назад +6

      Good Comment made me crack up😅

    • @jamib7031
      @jamib7031 Год назад +7

      Why Stayven..? 🤔

  • @jaywilldoit
    @jaywilldoit Год назад +119

    This was the most unintentionally effective chair commercial ever.

    • @allyw1364
      @allyw1364 Год назад +5

      Sqeeeeekk
      "Why you need all those guns?"

    • @jamib7031
      @jamib7031 Год назад +6

      It kept making me jump 😅

    • @perpetualmotion357
      @perpetualmotion357 Год назад +3

      Someone needs to make a highlight video of the chair.

    • @craigplant8821
      @craigplant8821 Год назад

      Thats funny 😭😭🤣🤣🤣

    • @w.a3670
      @w.a3670 Год назад +7

      🤣🤣 That chair is as tough as Steven, neither of them broke under such intense pressure🤣🤣

  • @PorscheCayenneS
    @PorscheCayenneS 7 месяцев назад +79

    Choose your answer:
    - Yes.
    - No.
    - I don’t know.

    • @x.miller3053
      @x.miller3053 6 месяцев назад +5

      + I don't understand

    • @MeanT241985
      @MeanT241985 3 месяца назад +4

      + I don't remember

    • @Imus-Kammer
      @Imus-Kammer 2 месяца назад +1

      I was just thinking about adding "I don't understand" but you beat me to the punch 🎉🎉🎉

    • @cindyvaneekelen8606
      @cindyvaneekelen8606 Месяц назад +1

      Yes multiple choise

    • @teddy1066
      @teddy1066 Месяц назад +3

      Stephen’s like a broken magic 8 ball 🎱

  • @malikarao3520
    @malikarao3520 11 месяцев назад +32

    I’d give anything to hear these two detectives talk about him during their little breaks.

  • @kimberlyweaver1285
    @kimberlyweaver1285 Год назад +356

    5 minutes in the detective regretted telling him to look at him. 🤣

  • @carlcromwell8713
    @carlcromwell8713 Год назад +173

    This is the case where the suspect breaks the interrogators

  • @Kilo-zo9pv
    @Kilo-zo9pv Год назад +77

    "You go a whole week without cleaning?!" "Steven why?! That's horrible!" Detective acting like hes his dad or something 😂

    • @Hipsishere
      @Hipsishere Месяц назад +3

      Yeah and I feel personally attacked...

    • @DMOisBOSS
      @DMOisBOSS Месяц назад +2

      What if it doesn't get that dirty in a week?? Not my case but I'm sure someone is doing it 😂

  • @billrafferty6552
    @billrafferty6552 Год назад +156

    I love how the cop tries to make him look creepy by asking him “you used to watch her going in and out of her house” and when he says no the cop acts like he meant it like a friend would notice if their buddy was coming and going not spying through the curtains. Also you really don’t need to ask trick questions to make him look like a creep he’s pretty good at that by himself

    • @numinoushiker
      @numinoushiker 9 месяцев назад +4

      Yea. If you're accused be careful, things will be scewd no matter what.

    • @mattiassvanberg8292
      @mattiassvanberg8292 9 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@numinoushikerAnd eventually screwd

    • @katherinebarrett6728
      @katherinebarrett6728 8 месяцев назад +4

      In my college years, I couldn’t tell you when my roommates came home, let alone my neighbor.

    • @VishusVenom
      @VishusVenom 6 месяцев назад +2

      Your comment is creepy.

    • @VishusVenom
      @VishusVenom 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@katherinebarrett6728 Too busy sucking off strangers no doubt.

  • @Deezhan
    @Deezhan Год назад +730

    Detectives' Google search history that day:
    "How to know if someone is guilty"
    "How to obtain a confession"
    "Is smelly underwear sign of criminal behaviour"
    "List of murderers with poor personal hygiene"
    "What does unshaven face say about a person"
    "Is someone who doesn't change his underwear often enough more likely to commit a murder"
    "How to win a staring contest"
    "Job opportunities for a former detective"

    • @gamingwithmiley6077
      @gamingwithmiley6077 Год назад +54

      Ok this is the best comment I’ve seen forever

    • @genomic_
      @genomic_ Год назад +20

      Glad to see “u” in behaviour

    • @PatRiot-
      @PatRiot- Год назад +30

      @@genomic_ grammar police finally dropping by once to say “good job”
      Lmao 😄

    • @SheenaBeena06
      @SheenaBeena06 Год назад +5

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheFireproofWitch
      @TheFireproofWitch Год назад +4

      Lmfao 😂 😂

  • @reesebrindle1809
    @reesebrindle1809 Год назад +155

    I can’t believe that chair survived the detective. 🤣. The way he kept leaning back in that chair I was waiting for it to snap. 🤣

    • @ShayShay___
      @ShayShay___ Год назад +5

      👏🏻 🤣 👏🏻🤣

    • @aislingirish4503
      @aislingirish4503 Год назад +2

      Lol me too 😂

    • @mikehawks4741
      @mikehawks4741 Год назад +3

      That's the genius of the detective. He was shook by the lunatic staring at him so he thought if he could break the chair then lil Charlie Manson wouldn't be able to keep a straight face.

    • @spicyirwin5835
      @spicyirwin5835 Год назад +1

      Maybe that wouldve got him to confess.

    • @spicyirwin5835
      @spicyirwin5835 Год назад +2

      @@mikehawks4741 He does have a Charlie Manson vibe. I was thinking SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

  • @kentuky1233
    @kentuky1233 9 месяцев назад +329

    It's great to be able to listen to these interrogations without constant voice over commentary pointing out obvious things.

    • @Swifto_Sweeper
      @Swifto_Sweeper 8 месяцев назад +69

      He moved his finger slightly to the right which means that
      - He is showing signs of being a killer
      - He’s slightly horny
      - He shows no remorse about killing

    • @treybaybie1526
      @treybaybie1526 8 месяцев назад +5

      😅fr

    • @freehahahafree
      @freehahahafree 8 месяцев назад +14

      I’m glad to find that there are others that find those types of videos annoying.

    • @mizzury54
      @mizzury54 7 месяцев назад +10

      Thank you. I can't stand those "experts".

    • @MobtacticsBruh
      @MobtacticsBruh 7 месяцев назад +2

      Truth

  • @magicjoexxl2827
    @magicjoexxl2827 2 месяца назад +13

    “Siri why is there blood in your bathroom??” “I Don’t Know…”

  • @mima8862
    @mima8862 Год назад +46

    Steve, why are you always answering “I don’t know “?
    Steve: I don’t know.
    👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😂

  • @judithdandavis2206
    @judithdandavis2206 Год назад +497

    the fact that he was a law student and would even talk to interrogators, says he was yanking their crank . never , never talk to the cops without counsel .

    • @RLTtizME
      @RLTtizME Год назад +30

      Or at least hire someone that knows how to spell "counsel". Do you speak from experience?

    • @judithdandavis2206
      @judithdandavis2206 Год назад

      @@RLTtizME i don't claim to be highly educated . but you are an arse hole

    • @judithdandavis2206
      @judithdandavis2206 Год назад +13

      @@Duke-hl4ld he should have asked for a lawyer

    • @marvinyoung7545
      @marvinyoung7545 Год назад +27

      They actually had no hard evidence against him. The lab results from the hair follicles were inconclusive. He did himself in. Fortunate since he's guilty af.

    • @judithdandavis2206
      @judithdandavis2206 Год назад +43

      @@marvinyoung7545 that was where a lawyer would have been good . i will not talk to police without one , i am not a criminal , they just twist everything you say .

  • @tmp.7622
    @tmp.7622 Год назад +27

    That chair is begging for mercy

  • @tedmorgan4135
    @tedmorgan4135 7 месяцев назад +28

    Your hair is there Stephen, Your HAYER is THEYER😂

    • @harmonyvanscott3634
      @harmonyvanscott3634 22 дня назад

      😂😂😂😂

    • @804juan1178able
      @804juan1178able 6 дней назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @kylamt22
    @kylamt22 Год назад +50

    When the detective said "everybody I talked to said they ain't cho friend" I know he felt that because I felt it 😂😂

  • @oceansoflorewi
    @oceansoflorewi Год назад +85

    God I wish they had a better camera- I wanna see his expression when the cop said 'Look at me stephen' lol.

    • @ddaehyun2
      @ddaehyun2 Месяц назад

      His face was probably expressionless lol. Just blankly staring at him.

    • @michaelcambridge1542
      @michaelcambridge1542 Месяц назад

      Hahhaahaahhaha

  • @theprtillierypodcast
    @theprtillierypodcast Год назад +103

    Masterclass in interrogation behavior. Kept his answers short, gave nothing to get tripped up on later, kept his hands and body posture neutral to not give away any type of tell that he knew the detectives would be looking out for. Shame he chose to be a criminal

    • @andreashaggstrom
      @andreashaggstrom 4 месяца назад +2

      Eh no, this interrogator is awful. Way too aggressive.

  • @THEDARKCLAW
    @THEDARKCLAW 10 месяцев назад +41

    I never want to hear
    “I don’t know”
    Ever again!!

  • @patriotpeasant199
    @patriotpeasant199 Год назад +460

    I’ve watched this interrogation several x’s & I bet the detective regrets saying “look @ me boy” b/c once he does, he never looks away lol. Creepy

    • @dahottisice9543
      @dahottisice9543 Год назад +22

      🤣🤣🤣facts

    • @Mofa62
      @Mofa62 Год назад +22

      I listen to it and laugh while i try to sleep 😭 the detectives are joke 😩😭😂😂

    • @iUnderstand
      @iUnderstand Год назад +11

      I enjoy watching it at 2x speed

    • @iUnderstand
      @iUnderstand Год назад +18

      Omg he's sitting sooo still, and with his head turned to his right, and his noodle arms and no visible neck, he looks like he's superimposed

    • @JerrysArtOkc
      @JerrysArtOkc Год назад +3

      🤣🤣

  • @Dalester1979
    @Dalester1979 Год назад +604

    The frustration from the officers is comedic. They use every tool and trick in the book and can't break him. They haven't done their homework before hand and every time they make a mistake is just makes him feel more and more in control. He holds the control this entire interview.

    • @stephenfox8685
      @stephenfox8685 Год назад +71

      They did a terrible job and made it more funnier. They were too desperate and emotional with it. If they were cool and used their educational training, they may have got further. It was a game of pride with them (who's more powerful, who's more smarter, etc). They made him the winner (in this round, anyway). If one guy's a goofball, you can't win by acting worse.

    • @maryjaneblues7712
      @maryjaneblues7712 Год назад +33

      Agree bad detective work for sure

    • @azotimaix8175
      @azotimaix8175 Год назад +23

      @@stephenfox8685 was not a game of pride. Was the "game" of a young girl is dead. Make any grown man emotional when the murderer is certainly right in front of you. That said, poor detective work indeed

    • @maryalico4313
      @maryalico4313 Год назад +6

      no he does not...how many interrogations have you seen?

    • @dummkompf
      @dummkompf Год назад +11

      he had so much control that he forced them to handcuff him to the table

  • @sertsert-uz6jn
    @sertsert-uz6jn 8 месяцев назад +22

    Is it really odd to not see your neighbors? I go WEEKS without seeing my neighbors lol, why is that odd?

    • @saijalovesmusic
      @saijalovesmusic 2 месяца назад +2

      Lol! I didn't see my neighbour for months and I didn't know if she still lived there until she started picking her mail again. Our doors are opposite to each other in a building with two apartments.

    • @jr9083
      @jr9083 29 дней назад +2

      I've never even seen 80% of my neighbours

    • @Elliee303
      @Elliee303 24 дня назад

      I see my neighbors damn near everyday I get anxiety just thinking of how often I see them lol cause I lowkey can’t stand any of my neighbors besides a couple of them so yea I guess sometimes it is odd

  • @JcChavez123
    @JcChavez123 10 месяцев назад +222

    This guy is the master of the Grey Rock technique and is purposefully in control of every emotion/lack of, action/reaction/lack of and silence/pauses, he gives nothing away. He’s making the detectives job more difficult as they switch from differing interrogation styles. I did consider his reactions as him going for a insanity appeal!

    • @dawn.michelle.woundedarrow2048
      @dawn.michelle.woundedarrow2048 9 месяцев назад +9

      nope, he clearly has some form of mental health/ mental imparment.

    • @crepooscul
      @crepooscul 9 месяцев назад +22

      @@dawn.michelle.woundedarrow2048 no, he knows what he's doing due to his expertise. even the detectives pointed out a lot of times that he's acting different during the interrogation. pay attention

    • @fearyah4life
      @fearyah4life 9 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @cjvaye99
      @cjvaye99 9 месяцев назад +26

      Lmao the parts where they keep asking him what he needs all those weapons for "were you m*lested as a child?" " Do you feel like a big man bc you have all these weapons?" " Do they make you feel important?" "Do you even know how to use them?"
      Then my favorite part when the second detective loses his temper when Stephen keeps answering"to have" in response to why he wants the weapon?
      "For what??"
      "To have"
      "FOR WHAT!?!!? IM ASKING FOR WHAT!!!?!"
      "to have"
      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
      ""

    • @zpalladino
      @zpalladino 8 месяцев назад +2

      Except he wasn’t in control and eventually admits to breaking into other tenants apartments not even 2 hours in. So who was in control?

  • @simonguitar9028
    @simonguitar9028 Год назад +52

    Legend has it that Stephen McDaniel stared into the abyss, and the abyss eventually had to turn the other way in fear of staring back at something darker than the bottomless space of the abyss itself.

  • @CoronaZombie
    @CoronaZombie Год назад +985

    Despite the fact that he committed the brutal murder and finally confessed 3 years later in 2014, I find his body control fascinating, because that's some real skill there. Most people cannot hold for hours in one position without releasing the physical pressure sooner or later. Same thing during sleep, you always switch positions unconsciously in bed. But this guy can freeze it as if he was a lifeless robot or puppet. He does move though during the times when the interrogaters leave him alone in the room to release some physical tension too. He's gradually moving his head in the direction of the camera and then back again. And he does it in such a slow motion that you will only see it when you fast forward the tape. Needless to say, his creepy appearance and dull way of talking would have made him an excellent character in a horror movie. One more talent wasted.

    • @spicyirwin5835
      @spicyirwin5835 Год назад +78

      I find his monotone & robotic control so scary! Hair on my neck is standing straight up. Kudos to u! I see evil & feel evil not self control. Im so glad Im not that det! The thought he wanted to be an atty is WHAT?

    • @giorgosarkham5611
      @giorgosarkham5611 Год назад +59

      I would be afraid to sit next to that Creep 😅

    • @Davidconservative
      @Davidconservative Год назад

      Look at the days worth of interviews with Casey, Ridgeway, Bundy, etc. these people even pass a polygraph test because they’re psychopaths and they believe that they were innocent. After he was convicted like all serial killers they should’ve put a bullet in his head in my opinion. You were giving death and I’m giving it to you. And I would do it, just my opinion. I don’t even hurt bugs if I don’t have to unless they’re poisonous and they can kill me. I don’t kill snakes unless they are poisonous, etc. and actually I feel bad when I kill an insect, but this is last-minute insect. If you look at his reaction when the news media interviewed him and told him they found the body of his victim he turned whiter than he is, Then stop the interview. And who would hire a lawyer that has a hairdo like that? Maybe another killer?

    • @busymom8007
      @busymom8007 Год назад +52

      Is there a video of his confession? What made him confess after three years?!

    • @shannonwells6916
      @shannonwells6916 Год назад +60

      Him studying law is how he could hold his position for hours. He knew how the system works, therefore they couldn't crack him open.

  • @mtnvlifestyles
    @mtnvlifestyles 3 месяца назад +15

    I can't tell you how many times I've watched this interrogation and the detective is more lovable everytime 😂😂😂. He constantly cracks me up... I could listen to him all day

    • @KellyDFlynn
      @KellyDFlynn 2 месяца назад +3

      Same here, I’ve watched this wayyy too many times

    • @mtnvlifestyles
      @mtnvlifestyles 2 месяца назад +3

      @@KellyDFlynn steeeeven... your hair is there!

  • @malikarao3520
    @malikarao3520 Год назад +170

    This is the best interrogation ever. Even if they get no where with him, they are pure entertainment.

    • @stephenfox8685
      @stephenfox8685 Год назад +1

      I don't think Stephen even tried that hard. HE may have been secretly surprised.

    • @VictoriaMarch13
      @VictoriaMarch13 10 месяцев назад +13

      "Do you wear your underwear more than one day Stephen?" 😔
      🤣🤣

    • @harmonyvanscott3634
      @harmonyvanscott3634 21 день назад

      @@VictoriaMarch13🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

  • @Kre8tive-Cook-N
    @Kre8tive-Cook-N Год назад +69

    If my relationship not as strong as that chair, I don't want it😂😂

  • @ogrish76
    @ogrish76 Год назад +25

    "Look at me when I'm talking to you son" 0:58
    He wanted to make the creep uncomfortable, but he only made himself uncomfortable lol.

  • @marisawoods
    @marisawoods Год назад +11

    Det.: Is your name Steven?
    Steven: I don't know.

  • @deanaldham3043
    @deanaldham3043 6 месяцев назад +21

    The southern accents had me in stitches

  • @jimjankswankson
    @jimjankswankson Год назад +54

    I’ve never seen two detectives get so frustrated in an instigations like this ever.😂😂😂

  • @marlisamorgan2
    @marlisamorgan2 Год назад +507

    If he's able to not move his body, stare you down and give one-word answers for hrs with these detectives, I can just imagine how he was with someone he was obsessed with, like Lauren Giddings. She did tell her friends that he was creepy and made her feel uncomfortable, I can definitely see why! R.I.P. Lauren 🙏🙏🙏

    • @marshapieroni6677
      @marshapieroni6677 Год назад

      And omg I wonder how many times he was inside her apt watching her

    • @ShredCo
      @ShredCo Год назад +12

      You're jealous.

    • @marlisamorgan2
      @marlisamorgan2 Год назад +22

      @@ShredCo yeah, that's it! You're a good one, huh?!

    • @ShredCo
      @ShredCo Год назад +6

      @@marlisamorgan2 I'm grand

    • @marlisamorgan2
      @marlisamorgan2 Год назад +9

      @@ShredCo I'm sure you are until something like that happens to you, right! It sounds to me like you would date him 🤨🤔

  • @IMDARKO
    @IMDARKO 10 месяцев назад +22

    Shout out to the Chair for literally carrying this interview

  • @jennifermaxwell8713
    @jennifermaxwell8713 9 месяцев назад +9

    These are all closed ended questions. They needed to ask open ended ones with long pauses.

  • @jamestaylor5028
    @jamestaylor5028 Год назад +30

    This is what I look like when I'm trying to be relaxed in a job interview...

  • @chelsey2401
    @chelsey2401 Год назад +451

    This is the most entertaining interrogation I’ve ever watched! It’s chilling how he remained still with direct eye contact and responded with a rotation of yes no’s and I don’t knows in a monotone manner the ENTIRE interrogation

    • @laurenk6741
      @laurenk6741 Год назад +9

      ironic that all of the people you would least expect that behaviour from is from someone at final years training for a law degree. I seem to remember he represented himself in court, at least for some of the trial or appeal

    • @dilligaff1979
      @dilligaff1979 Год назад +12

      And he doesn't blink once.

    • @bbe3034
      @bbe3034 Год назад +27

      I love this cop in the red shirt. He’s hilarious!

    • @laurenk6741
      @laurenk6741 Год назад +5

      @@bbe3034 Only cos he gets tortured the most 😁

    • @setheavysarah9140
      @setheavysarah9140 Год назад +10

      You’re correct CHESLEY. because, I couldn’t stop giggling to myself, every time he only replied to questions as Yes ,No, I don’t know then no more than five words of some answer .

  • @stephenfox8685
    @stephenfox8685 Год назад +14

    It's funny how they keep taking turns so they can recharge themselves. An interrogation tag team LOL

  • @Lasse3
    @Lasse3 Год назад +12

    " *YO HAIR IS THER STEVUN* "
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Perplexer1
    @Perplexer1 Год назад +15

    This must be the first time a suspect cracked the interrogator in an interview room.

  • @robertolopezr4377
    @robertolopezr4377 Год назад +20

    If I was the detective I would have gotten arrested for beating him up lol 😂

    • @lollie880
      @lollie880 Год назад +1

      Yes I would too. Thank you for sharing this comment. That guy makes me mad with that low voice. What kind of man acts like that! It’s not a man!!

    • @vegangold267
      @vegangold267 Год назад

      Just what we need more criminals

    • @user-tm4ky2ch2x
      @user-tm4ky2ch2x 25 дней назад

      🤣😂🤣

  • @anneb.tehpotato3137
    @anneb.tehpotato3137 7 месяцев назад +7

    The fact that it is super pixelised, it's even more chilling

  • @TevDaSkel
    @TevDaSkel 7 месяцев назад +8

    He was never the same after he heard “they found a body” in an interview

  • @desertbound2005
    @desertbound2005 Год назад +456

    This dude is scary, honestly!
    Yea never know what he'd do if those detectives weren't there!
    That poor girl, and her family! My❤goes out to them.

  • @cannibalcupcake333
    @cannibalcupcake333 Год назад +183

    JCS did a video on this guy. It's remarkable how still he is throughout this entire interview and how much control he had over the detective.

    • @olivercox2565
      @olivercox2565 Год назад +1

      He has literally no control over anything he is doing or saying. He is catatonic brought on by his schizophrenia

    • @Chrislimey38
      @Chrislimey38 Год назад +22

      Zero body language….

    • @sunglowginger766
      @sunglowginger766 Год назад +12

      He seems to be catatonic.

    • @HigherKaiju
      @HigherKaiju Год назад +19

      I wonder if the detective was still put in interrogation after this. He seemed very amateurish

    • @startinajackson606
      @startinajackson606 Год назад +5

      @@HigherKaiju can you do a better job

  • @DonnieBridges
    @DonnieBridges 5 месяцев назад +7

    The frustration he causes in these "detectives" is comedic!

  • @exspeediamuzik
    @exspeediamuzik 5 месяцев назад +5

    When the cop asked, have you ever get tired of saying idk??…. I was waiting on him to reply by saying idk 😂😂😂😂

  • @lexingram8622
    @lexingram8622 Год назад +67

    This dude is straight out of a horror movie 😂

  • @perpetualmotion357
    @perpetualmotion357 Год назад +98

    He knew exactly what he could and couldn't say and how the lawyers and police operate. He took the interrogation just to see what all the police had. The constant "Yes", "No" and "I don't know" is the result of him taking zero chances of incriminating himself. He seemed socially awkward so smooth talking the detectives wasn't an option. The only other option he had was "human robot."

    • @truints
      @truints Год назад +5

      That's literally what you are supposed to do though, especially if you didn't do it.

    • @perpetualmotion357
      @perpetualmotion357 Год назад +5

      True, but his issue was that he did do it. He knew being familiar with the law that he's taking a chance not lawyering up. Instead of talking and trying to wiggle his way out of it he decided to shut down completely and give us this memorable performance. He went above and beyond with the creepy body gestures. Not sure I could do it without breaking at some point.

    • @chrisdinke271
      @chrisdinke271 Год назад +2

      @@truints Yeah, answering yes and no is always best, the police want nothing more than to incriminate you with your own words

    • @Kit1128
      @Kit1128 Год назад +4

      He was trying to play them.. If you watch him at other times, he seems more normal, so this was definitely an act..

    • @aliceancheta7364
      @aliceancheta7364 Год назад

      Exactly "human robot"body moves and talk like a robot
      Sit like a human statue😂

  • @John-cq7my
    @John-cq7my 9 месяцев назад +16

    He said I don't know so many times...... now I don't know lol

  • @ccf556
    @ccf556 24 дня назад +4

    Imagine your waiting for your lawyer and then this guy walk in.... scary

  • @robertdysonn
    @robertdysonn Год назад +327

    Well if you’re guilty and are under questioning this is the way to do it for sure. This guy is not coughing up any kind of information at all at any point. It’s almost creepy. This is got to be one of the quietest interviews I’ve ever listen to and I still listen to it anyway just because it was so different.

    • @jacobburns1095
      @jacobburns1095 Год назад +57

      This is *not* the way to do it. You ask for a lawyer and don't answer any questions. That is the only way to do it, well the only recommended way to do it. Even simple yes and no answers can be incriminating later down the line.

    • @jtboss8139
      @jtboss8139 Год назад +23

      @@jacobburns1095 correct. This is exactly how to do a deposition though. That is what he is trying to do here in the video. This is how ur instructed to answer and don't lie, dont expand on answers, explain nothing and stay to yes,no,idk,Idu.

    • @B_Bodziak
      @B_Bodziak Год назад +17

      Insanity defense prep?

    • @robertdysonn
      @robertdysonn Год назад +9

      @@B_Bodziak oh there’s no doubt. He’s pretty good at it though.

    • @babble2leeza
      @babble2leeza Год назад +18

      He did a great job getting the detective talking and emotional. Keeping his hands on the table while trying to remember if he left evidence at the crime scene.

  • @BNewtonUK
    @BNewtonUK Год назад +31

    2:10 the maker of that office chair deserve a Medal of Honor

  • @bullitt0713
    @bullitt0713 19 дней назад +5

    Did you cut underwear out to look like a mask? 😂😂😂

  • @Someonespecial111
    @Someonespecial111 7 месяцев назад +10

    He took the “look at me when I’m talking to you” way too serious 😭 it’s scary.. lmfao

  • @beccagee5905
    @beccagee5905 Год назад +13

    Detective: What do you want me to tell her family "I don't know?"
    Steven: "I don't know."

  • @itsmoneyoverbitches
    @itsmoneyoverbitches Год назад +119

    The cop was having more of a meltdown than him but this guy didn’t look nervous or worried or nothing it’s as if he was playing a game he never looked away he was looking the cop right in his eyes SMFH psycho for real

    • @bonjovirocks24
      @bonjovirocks24 Год назад +2

      Total psychopath!

    • @spicyirwin5835
      @spicyirwin5835 Год назад +1

      Definitely! Amber Heard has found a man that can keep up with her! These dets know he is evil psycho.

    • @BigBuff403
      @BigBuff403 Год назад

      Nah you could tell easily.. yes from the outside he looks like a puzzle however from the inside he looks like a fool.

    • @tunikacooper3389
      @tunikacooper3389 Год назад

      😂

    • @GreenClassified
      @GreenClassified Год назад +1

      Detective with red shirt to Stephen: "you know Lauren is missing right?" Stephen replies: "I know but I didn't do it"
      He was getting the answers he was looking for.

  • @tmcd6902
    @tmcd6902 Год назад +11

    This is too comical when it shouldn't be.

  • @AlenAlic
    @AlenAlic Год назад +67

    This had me laughing so hard. These detectives had me dying. 😂

  • @Sunshine091481
    @Sunshine091481 Год назад +22

    Look at me son!😂 proceeds to look straight at him in every move the detective made😂😂😂

  • @somethingtojenga
    @somethingtojenga Год назад +189

    On the face of it, being told somebody didn't 'crack' during interrogation and then three years later getting a confession, makes you think he either felt guilty or he was dragged through this system for three years and it drove him crazy.

    • @bioodfox7805
      @bioodfox7805 Год назад +51

      He was a sad person that hated women and just seemed frankly disconnected from society. He admitted to doing it because he actually did it. He dismembered her in his tub because she rejected him.
      Saddest part to me for some reason was when he showed remorse afterwards and admitted she was a friend to him.

    • @negaless1144
      @negaless1144 Год назад +32

      With friends like that who needs republicans.)

    • @junfan9476
      @junfan9476 Год назад +1

      @@negaless1144 or who needs snowflake democrats that gotta make statements about republicans :)

    • @somethingtojenga
      @somethingtojenga Год назад

      @@bioodfox7805 There are an INCREASING number of people in the world who know how to program AI to learn things people can't, who can use machines to simulate whole weather systems, and insert DNA into eggs to make them develop specific traits, who can beat just about anyone in strategy games... you don't think anyone else who might have made enemies with her could possibly fool these small town, lazy 'investigators' and frame this guy, and force him into making a plea bargain for his life? It happens, I absolutely guarantee you it does. Not saying it happened in this case, but I'm not about to set my judgment in concrete when I didn't see the entire trial or the entire evidence. Bizarre coincidences even aside, you could just wake up from a night of drinking one day and find an entire series of events someone else put into place, and then see how 'smart' you think investigators like this are.

    • @vm1502
      @vm1502 Год назад +1

      @@negaless1144
      What a silly statement from a donkey.

  • @CherryFruitSnack
    @CherryFruitSnack 5 месяцев назад +7

    Seems like he took a sedative or something. Not possible to act this calm and unmoving in such a stressful situation. Woah

  • @syllewis9103
    @syllewis9103 8 месяцев назад +6

    How many times did they call his name?! STEVEN!!!😂😂

  • @oni-one574
    @oni-one574 Год назад +39

    Easily the creepiest dude I've seen in the interview room. He was really driving in the, "don't break face contact," remark.

  • @Boo-dawg.
    @Boo-dawg. Год назад +294

    That detectives way of handling this interrogation is too funny. If he could beat it out of him he'd be more than happy too. His sitting perfectly still and yes and no answers it's almost comical if he hadn't done something so horrible. I've never seen anyone act like that in an interview, he can be so still, I have to make sure I didn't pause it by accident 😁

    • @batgirlp5561
      @batgirlp5561 Год назад +12

      You didn't take the cookie??

    • @malicious81
      @malicious81 Год назад +17

      I don't know

    • @nancysacca374
      @nancysacca374 Год назад +4

      Hahahaha Hahahaha Hahahaha.

    • @imjustutubing6178
      @imjustutubing6178 11 месяцев назад +1

      I WAS THINKING THE ONE ANSWERS WITHOUT NO MORE NO LESS IS THE SAME THING I WAS THINKING. This is so scary and I became nervous once I started watching this and I am still at the first 10 minutes. Then for the detective to ask to look at him and he stayed looking at him is truly terrifying!!!

  • @Schlumbucketreturns
    @Schlumbucketreturns 3 месяца назад +5

    I love all of the gratuitous insults by the detectives. It's like the cherry on top.

  • @jisazuramee1006
    @jisazuramee1006 9 месяцев назад +4

    This department went all out. I can't believe they brought in a southern country Elvis impersonator to interrogate this guy.

  • @Dan.Solo.Chicago
    @Dan.Solo.Chicago Год назад +162

    I must say, his resolve is impressive. Even when he's left alone in the room, he doesn't move an inch. He's clearly freaking out on the inside yet somehow didn't fold under pressure. I'm curious, I bet this guy could actually pass a lie detector test. This guy is beyond creepy.

    • @vipersuphere
      @vipersuphere Год назад +4

      you think he is because you would - go deeper

    • @garymartin1040
      @garymartin1040 9 месяцев назад +25

      He could pass a lie detector but I don't think the two detectives could.

    • @Dan.Solo.Chicago
      @Dan.Solo.Chicago 9 месяцев назад +5

      @@garymartin1040 LoL 👍✌️

    • @Guadguacdoosh
      @Guadguacdoosh 6 месяцев назад +5

      He knows he's being watched so he doesn't break character.

    • @salaialexander7022
      @salaialexander7022 5 месяцев назад

      ​@ithappens1980 or maybe he's just sick. It takes a sick mf to chop up a person after murdering them. I feel this little detail is going over the head of a lot of people

  • @jennyrx13
    @jennyrx13 Год назад +61

    i love this one. 2 things, that poor chair and homeboy doesnt move the whole time. wow

    • @joshfournier9390
      @joshfournier9390 Год назад +15

      Literally. His head is the only thing that moves when hes fixing his gaze on another person. Its kinda funny to watch

  • @ethan55676
    @ethan55676 Год назад +5

    “Say what one more time! SAY IT ONE MORE TIME!” Was running through my head the whole time

  • @angeladrouvalakis8446
    @angeladrouvalakis8446 8 месяцев назад +11

    He is beyond creepy, what I don’t understand is his motive for something so horrible. I’m just happy he is behind bars.

    • @AisOpA
      @AisOpA 3 месяца назад

      I think he just panicked when she woke up and saw him there, and then just had to get rid of her, he doesn't seem like is all there either...

  • @amberdutson2805
    @amberdutson2805 Год назад +218

    I had always seen this clip on insta but I never followed up with it. Now that I’ve seen this I’m shocked at the vast difference in emotion he showed on the news vs when he was questioned. He really does contradict human nature with how he controls himself. Absolute insanity, now I’m also terrified of my neighbors 😃👍

    • @tonylovesducks2501
      @tonylovesducks2501 Год назад +13

      Just an actor tbh and he is doing good. But I doubt that he was highly intelligent, because intelligent people just don’t talk and ask for a lawyer as far as I know. I hope he drops the soap in prison. Rip to that woman.. I wish we could see how bad he gets treated in prison from his inmates

    • @bc_usa
      @bc_usa Год назад +8

      He's running the prison ...what are you talking about?

    • @supersayan6318
      @supersayan6318 10 месяцев назад +3

      I don't know

    • @davidt8087
      @davidt8087 6 месяцев назад +1

      Ok amber. Everyone's a criminal out to get you except you

    • @calw8085
      @calw8085 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@tonylovesducks2501 He going to be the lawyer for other inmates cases in jail so doubt they doing him bad in there. He probably just join the aryan brotherhood and be just fine.

  • @davidhonaker3810
    @davidhonaker3810 Год назад +259

    This guy is very intelligent, he's in law school for crying out loud. Everything he is doing seems calculated like being in a almost catatonic state, highly anxious and child-like to a degree. Very odd

    • @whensomethingcriesagain
      @whensomethingcriesagain Год назад +51

      You're correct, he's pretending to be out of it so he can try to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. He just happens to be really really bad at acting

    • @Penche05
      @Penche05 Год назад +24

      Not that intelligent he got caught.

    • @whensomethingcriesagain
      @whensomethingcriesagain Год назад +11

      @T C Yeah his actual plan is really really bad, he just has enough conviction in it to not break under pressure

    • @bayoulafourche
      @bayoulafourche Год назад +34

      He's not that intelligent, he's still there and not asking for an attorney. Arrest me or let me go, he should be saying.

    • @pointlessproductions5113
      @pointlessproductions5113 Год назад +13

      He’s not intelligent, and you can pass the bar without law school it’s not that hard lol.

  • @charleyapplegate7789
    @charleyapplegate7789 3 месяца назад +6

    I thought he was interviewing a giant Zigsaw doll 😳

  • @orko_8
    @orko_8 4 месяца назад +6

    McDaniel displayed a perfect example of a Grey Rock technique, that's for sure but the detectives asked way too many yes/no questions, making his job much more easier. I was appalled to watch them many times asking open ended questions, immediately followed by yes/no questions or even worse, answering themselves.
    I wonder how the interrogation would go if there were some external stimulants, like noises, colorful paintings, heavy odors, etc, to distract McDaniel, making it difficult for him to stick with his tactic.

  • @Daisy-df4zv
    @Daisy-df4zv Год назад +158

    Honestly am speechless,....
    Dont know if am angry or if I should laugh
    This guy is sticking to his story

    • @abelis644
      @abelis644 Год назад +12

      Ever watch True Crime Loser?
      He covered this, he is hilarious while being respectful of the victims.
      Check him out.

    • @PagingDrMakeUp
      @PagingDrMakeUp Год назад +7

      I was laughing I couldn’t help it with him looking at the officer like that. Lol he is a disgusting individual, but it was actually hilarious to watch him stare like that with his hands halfway on the table like that.

    • @thedrew8712
      @thedrew8712 Год назад +2

      @@PagingDrMakeUp I laughed so hard lol

    • @laylawilliams2379
      @laylawilliams2379 Год назад +1

      “That’s my story nn i’m sticking to it”😂😂

    • @zeuna
      @zeuna Год назад

      It's those interrogators, they're making it way more humourous that it should be (given the matter at hand, there should probably be no room for comedy)

  • @marcjohn9404
    @marcjohn9404 Год назад +119

    He didn't crack in the interrogation, but he cracked on live television. His emotional sturdiness was too little too late, and they had all of the evidence they needed at that point. With that said, I've never seen someone creep out a cop the way he does in any of these interrogation videos.

    • @henryjubeda7617
      @henryjubeda7617 Год назад +2

      Post link

    • @MissSpaz
      @MissSpaz Год назад +2

      Yeah lmao honestly I have to give him props. Very interesting tactic. Certainly, the cops had absolutely nothing to counter it with.

    • @geronimo5537
      @geronimo5537 Год назад +2

      being ultra creepy has its advantages I guess. The slow head turns and slow talking really just add into it all. A perfect movie character in my opinion.

    • @angelicapeterson2249
      @angelicapeterson2249 Год назад +1

      If they had all the evidence fr ..they wouldn't have tried to get him to confess they would've arrested him on site ...if they had a slam dunk..they wouldn't have sat for hours tryin to get him to confess

    • @autumnleaf3667
      @autumnleaf3667 Год назад +6

      He wasn’t prepared on the tv interview. He was caught off guard by the news they found her body, so he revealed some shock. He had a bit of time to prepare for the interrogation, in his journal he states that he’d feign a catatonic state if he ever was questioned for murder.

  • @themr_wilson
    @themr_wilson 8 месяцев назад +3

    "Look at me"
    (I shouldn't have said that. I really shouldn't have said that. Please, stop looking at me)

  • @08C6PaceCar
    @08C6PaceCar Год назад +22

    "You just a sorry piece ‘o sheit that don’t give a fuqq" 😂 18:45