Sam Sheppard Case Interrogation

-Assume you are a detective assigned to the Sam Sheppard case. Start the assignment with one paragraph explaining what the Sam Sheppard is and what the assignment will be about with the interrogation questions. Also explain who you will be interviewing and directing these questions to.

Interrogation Questions: (Suspect CANNOT be the same individual as example assignment)

-Target one suspect (the person they believe committed the murder of Marilyn Sheppard) with the 12 pertinent questions

The list of questions will be graded on how well they fit the nondirective interview style, their pertinence to the available evidence, and their focus on the interviewee’s actions and motives.

-The first two questions may be general information-gathering (rapport) questions, but they must progressively move toward the development of specific facts based on your theory of the crime and fit the profile of the questions described in Lecture 5.

Summary: (150 words min.)

-Explain the importance of completeness and accuracy in the incident report and officers witness statements written by the initial responding officers. How will the contents of these reports be used as the basis of a request for a search warrant? furthermore: Interrogation summary provides a comprehensive and well-analyzed explanation of the importance of completeness and accuracy in the incident report and officers witness statements written by the initial responding officers and how the contents of these reports will be used as the basis of a request for a search is presented with relevant and insightful evidence to support claims.