tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post6670345965593162503..comments2024-03-20T10:44:31.869-05:00Comments on D.A. Confidential: The Killer I Met: your questions (pt. 4)D.A. Confidentialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08445074681227492215noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-57765326739691701932011-11-19T17:04:56.987-06:002011-11-19T17:04:56.987-06:00Jen, someone showed me that. I may have squealed ...Jen, someone showed me that. I may have squealed a little myself :)D.A. Confidentialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445074681227492215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-38089095732003096182011-11-19T15:00:30.254-06:002011-11-19T15:00:30.254-06:00Saw your deal in my Publisher's Weekly email t...Saw your deal in my Publisher's Weekly email this morning! I may have squealed a little.Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-3326851831402436802011-11-17T12:06:08.457-06:002011-11-17T12:06:08.457-06:00I can see how necrophilia wouldn't really be a...I can see how necrophilia wouldn't really be a crime, but... EWWW. You know? Just so icky.<br /><br />There's really nothing we can write about that hasn't actually happened in real life. Blows my mind sometimes.<br /><br />Interesting how touching a suspect (rubbing shoulders, etc) can build trust. Detectives have such hard jobs.Jennifer Hillierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783975547643539868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6238764490786855274.post-21338966484582939112011-11-17T09:53:41.468-06:002011-11-17T09:53:41.468-06:00When a child in your family has been killed, you w...When a child in your family has been killed, you want the detective or agent or investigator to do whatever it takes to build trust with the suspect and try to get a confession. I think I would have felt better going to court with a confession than with a bunch of circumstantial evidence. It does seem odd to the rest of us but these are trained investigators and mimicking compassion for the suspect whether it is with body language, a smile, kind words or a touch is merely a means to an end. They are trying to solve a crime and stop more people from being harmed or killed. It's just manipulation, plain and simple. Their job is to get the suspect to tell them what he or she knows. I don't see anything wrong with putting the suspect at ease and making them comfortable so that they WILL talk. I know it is repugnant but as I said, these are professionals. They get paid to do this kind of work and I think it takes an extraordinary person to be able to do it day in and day out. I am sure they have to compartmentalize quite a bit though.Lisa Reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899014095250160853noreply@blogger.com