Making A Murderer Interviews

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    The Netflix series Making A Murderer shows the story of Steven Avery and the investigation of a murder he was allegedly involved with. Avery's defense was that the Manitowoc County Police Department framed Avery because of his past experiences with the police department. Avery was once convicted of a sexual assault that he was later found to be wrongfully convicted by the same police department. During interviews between the police department and Avery's lawyers, some of the officer's body language showed signs of stress and anxiety. 

    During the interviews, Sheriff Ken Peterson is seen fidgeting in his chair, constantly squeezing his hands, and interlacing his fingers multiple times. These can be taken as sign of stress meaning that he either knew something about the cover-up (if there was one) or that he was one of the officers involved. 

    District Attorney, Mark Rohrer, was interviewed and asked about the important information he allegedly  withheld from giving it to the Sheriff. During his interview, he can be seen as close to shaking like a leaf as humanly possible. His posture constantly changed from leaning forward and back in his chair. He folded his arms, fidgeted his heads, and even scratching his face which is another sign of stress. This can also be taken as he knew about the alleged cover-up and was nervous about getting in trouble. 

    After seeing this scene, I now see how bad posture and hand gestures can lead an interviewer to question ones integrity. In order to prepare for an interview I think it is just best to be honest whether or not that means you will get in trouble or not. It is better to have everyone know you messed up rather than having people debate and get emotional over it, which would make it a bigger deal than it could have been by admitting wrong.