Prosecutors are continuing to play video this morning showing police investigators interrogating Dale Hausner in the hours of his arrest. Video playback already went on for several hours on Thursday and is expected to continue into this afternoon.
The detectives in the Serial Shooter investigation became increasingly intense with their questioning into the late morning of Aug. 4, 2006. By that time, they told Hausner, his suspected accomplice Sam Dieteman had begun to confess to his role in the shootings and also implicate Hausner in the crimes while being interrogated in another room. They even told Hausner that his brother, Jeff Hausner (pictured), had implicated him in the shootings, too. It’s not clear right now whether the detectives’ statements about the brother were true, or just a ploy to get Dale Hausner to talk. Either way, it didn’t work.
All the while, Dale Hausner maintained his innocence, saying he would not confess to crimes he did not commit. “You guys are trying to get me to confess to something I didn’t do,” Hausner said. “I’m telling you everything I know…I’m sorry, I don’t know what else to tell you guys.”
Dieteman has continued to cooperate with the investigation ever since. He is expected to testify against Hausner in the trial sometime in January.
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