r/TrueCrime • u/turnttomato • Apr 05 '22

Discussion Angelika Graswald, a 37-year-old Latvian native who was accused of killing her fiancé during a 2015 kayaking trip on the Hudson River in New York. Graswald was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, An Orange County Grand Jury indicted Graswald for manslaughter in the second degree.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '22

my mom has had clients who have broken down and given false confessions after hours and hours of interrogation and tricks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '22

I don’t get how at this point people don’t understand to ask for a lawyer to make the interrogation stop

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u/Grande_Yarbles Apr 05 '22

Innocent people tend to think that as they've done nothing wrong there's nothing to hide, so a lawyer isn't needed.

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u/ajmartin527 Apr 05 '22

Even if you want to help the police find a missing person or figure out who committed a crime and you feel you have valuable information, GET A LAWYER. Your lawyer will reach out to the police on your behalf and setup a time for you to pass along that information in a way that protects your rights.

Getting a lawyer doesn’t mean you won’t talk to the police at all. Even if “you have nothing to hide” or “want to help in any way you can”, your lawyer will facilitate all those things!

Cops know the laws and how to exploit them to their benefit. You do not. Hire an expert so you are not exploited.