The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002)

The lives of Escondido, California residents Cheryl and Stephen Crowe change one morning when they find their twelve year old daughter Stephanie Crowe stabbed to death in her bedroom. As procedure dictates, the police take each member of the household away individually to be questioned, and the remaining children - fourteen year old Michael Crowe and adolescent Shannon Crowe - are taken into protective custody until Cheryl and Stephen can be cleared. The police end up placing much of their focus on the sullen Michael, who they question without counsel and without discussion with his parents. The tone of the police questioning is that they believe Michael did kill his sister, the police lying, harassing and coercing in the process. Under the barrage of questioning, Michael eventually confesses, as do two of his friends, both questioned under the same threatening tone. Cheryl and Stephen, who are finally made aware of the questioning and the confessions, enlist the help of sympathetic attorney, Dorothy Sorenson, to clear Michael and his friends while trying to find the real killer, who they believe is a transient named Richard Tuite.

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Summary Details
Running Time1 hr 40 min
GenresDrama Thriller
FilmmakersRole
Don McBrearty Director
Alan Hines Writer
Terry Gould Producer
Alexina Louie Composer
Alex Pauk Composer
Rhett Morita Cinematographer
Jeff Warren Editor
Tim Bider Production Designer
CastRole
Ally Sheedy
Mark Rendall
John Bourgeois
Hannah Lochner