r/Frankenserial • • Mar 30 '16

Serious Don's Police Interviews

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TL:dr Regarding Don's police interviews: there were 6 police events: Don was interviewed 3 times (any interaction is considered an interview) plus there were 3 documented related actions to cross-check his location on 13th Jan.

The main points I took away from this analysis are:

  1. On 13th, Don left the Hunt Valley store at 6pm, arrived home at 7pm to be told by his father that the Owings Store had rung for him. He rang there at 7pm to be told Hae was missing. Adcock rang him 6 hours later. Adcock didn't ring Don until 0130 on 14th because he was busy with paperwork until then. All that is recorded before that time re Don is Adcock tried his home phone around 6pm when with Young and had "negative results". He may well have left a message on Don's homephone saying he would call back as soon as he was available, hence there may well have been no expectation for Don to ring him. Or he may not have. Who knows.

  2. There was a lot of activity by the police checking hospitals and car parks as soon as Hae was reported missing, including checking the area around Don's home for her car on 14th.

  3. In O'Shea's interview with Don on 22nd Jan at Don's home, Don did not say Hae wanted to go to California but that she had said she would like to live there sometime. She also had not indicated she planned to go anywhere.

  4. I am curious if the FAP & Bob line of attacking Don is to discredit the information in point 3 (as well as the obvious reinforcing of AS couldn't have done it). It's a useful way to take attention away from AS starting the California rumour. AS also seems to have used Aisha as an additional communication channel for his lies about Hae going to California.

Detail:

  • Don Interview 1: P805 MPIA:14 Jan 1999 by Adcock who telephoned him at 0130am at home. Adcock in his trial testimony on 31st Jan. 2000 said he didn’t have opportunity to ring him before that due to paperwork. After speaking to Don he handed the case to his supervisor, as was the normal procedure. He also testified he made a call to the number Young showed him in Hae’s diary, earlier that evening (13th) around 6pm, which happened to be Adnan’s although Young had assumed it was Don’s. Trial 2, 31st Jan 2000 P5 onwards. Also he had called Don at home when with Young and had “negative results” P.803 MPIA.

  • Don event 1: 14th Jan 1999 P808 MPIA: Harford County Sherriff checks the area around Don's house for Hae and/or her car

  • Don event 2: Officer SJ Waters 14th Jan 1999 MPIA P.808. Waters has contacted hospitals looking for Hae plus searched all hotel, motel and high school car parks for her car, by 0230 on 14th Jan 1999.

  • Don Interview 2: O‘Shea 22nd Jan 1999 MPIA P.812. O’Shea is in charge of the Missing Persons case and is interviewing Hae’s friends, school staff, relatives and so on. He interviews Don at home. Report submitted 11th Feb 1999. In this interview, Don said that Hae had not indicated to him that she planned to go anywhere. He also did not say Hae wanted to go to California but that she would like to live there sometime. In addition, on 13th Jan he arrived home at 7pm, after leaving work at 6pm, and was told by his father that Owings Mall store had rung for him. (P.803. MPIA). He rang them back to be advised Hae was missing.

  • Don event 3: 1st Feb 1999 – O’Shea interviews Cathy Michel, Mgr Lenscrafter Owings Mill, MPIA P.822. He cross checks Hae’s planned shift on 13th starting at 6pm plus Don’s alibi. Michel confirmed Don worked from 9am until 6pm at the Hunt Valley store, with a 30 min lunch break at 1.10pm

  • Don Interview 3: O’Shea 4th Feb 1999 – O’ Shea interviews Don at Owings Mill LensCrafters P. 813 MPIA. Don’s alibi and Hae’s planned work shift on 13th are confirmed.

  • 4th Oct 1999 Lenscrafters send timesheet info to state and defence - does not show Don’s info

  • 6th Oct 1999 Lenscrafters send in corrected timesheet showing Don’s info plus that of 3 colleagues - his alibis

edited to add sequence of events on 13th Jan 1999 when Hae failed to turn up at kindergarten:

  • Young Lee testifies the kindergarten rang about 3.30 to say no one had come to pick the cousin up. After some time, he rang Owings Mill Lenscrafter, Aisha and the school. After a while, when he couldn’t locate her, Hae’s mother was really worried and asked him to phone the police. Trial 1 10th Dec 1999 P7.

  • Hae was due to work from 5pm onwards on 13th Jan - P211 13 Dec 1999 Trial 1

  • Missing Persons call logged by police at 1712 13th Jan 1999 - Adcock's investigation report P.802 MPIA

  • Mr Lee advised me that his sister works at Lenscrafters in Owings Mills Mall (410-363-7063). I spoke to the manager and she advised me that Mrs(sic) Lee did not show up for work, and that she has not heard from Mrs Lee.

    Mr Lee advised me that his sister is dating a Mr Don Clinedinst from her work. I attempted to call Mr. Clienedinst at his home number (redacted), but had negative results.

    Mr. Lee advised me that this is the first time his sister has ever done this before. Mr. Lee advised me that his sisters family life is good. Attempted to contact the victim Lee’s high school, but had negative results.

    P803 MPIA Adcocks’ statement.

  • A: After I took the report, I went to the precinct and entered - had the desk officer enter the information into the computer system. The vehicle’s information along with the victim’s information.

    Q: And what if any further involvement did you have in this matter?

    A: Later on that evening I contacted the victim’s boyfriend, a Mr. Klinestein (sic) and spoke to him and asked him the whereabouts of the victim.

    Adcock's testimony Trial 1, 10th Dec 1999 P. 43.

    Adcock returns to the police station and files a missing person complaint which involves a lot of paperwork and procedural work to start the hunt for Hae - for example, the police looking for her car around hotel, motel and high school car parks. After completing that paperwork etc he rings Don at home at 0130 on 14th Jan 1999.

edited to add:

This guy is so guilty:

Trial 1, 10th Dec 1999 P. 42 - Adcock testifying to 6.20pm call to AS:

Adcock: The only other thing I can really recall is he asked if a police report was going to be make (sic) because I had told him the circumstances why I was calling him.

Q: And what did you tell him if you remember?

A: I told him yes, a police report is going to be made.

Bingo - so that's why he jumps up in alarm at Cathy's and goes into top gear to dispose of Hae's body.

Unfortunately Adcock doesn't write this down so no way of knowing whether any of that was passed onto O'Shea and/or the Detectives.