Melissa Calusinski interrogation: "I did not do anything" | Forensic Files

we've got some questions they ask you regarding the incident how you see us we're here we investigate homicides
that's what that's pretty much all we do the reason that we were called in in this incident is because Ben's skull was
fractured okay we're sure we're sure that somebody did this to him where it's a medical certainty that somebody's done
this to him well we need to know right now if this was done by accident or did somebody intentionally hurt him and I've
never taken my eyes off it okay you're a good person reach down inside yourself and help yourself
helpless family background is a baby who didn't have a chance you know we need to
bring some culture to this and figure out what happened here what happened I don't even know we don't think
somebody intended not hurt it we don't think someone intended I'm killing him but we also believe that you know a lot
more than you're telling us don't be scared to tell us the truth because the truth is what helps people but when
people hide something it makes them look guilty of something do you understand what I'm saying you got to come clean
for them I have a good idea that you've seen what happened or you were involved with what happened because you were the
only one in the room at the on side of this I had nothing to do I don't think that you intended on hurting him I never
for me know what we need to know what happens about that day we're not here to condemn you we're not
here to put you in jail we're here to come to the conclusion so what happened to a 16 month old child I
am spraying on my aunt's grave and my uncle's that I did not do anything to fracture his fault
and I did not see anything this is flat-out murder okay we're gonna be another opportunity
to either be a good witness or a co-conspirator in a murder I am Telling You to the truth I did not drop them and
could have been itself is easy something saying no in like pointing at him and actually like hitting his chest into him
falling back and hitting his head on the wall did you do that did you push him into a wall

In the first hours of questioning, Melissa Calusinski, 22, tells detectives, "I had nothing to do with it." "I did not do anything." The day care worker was first questioned by Lake Zurich, Ill., police detectives two days after the death of 16-month-old Ben Kingan, a toddler in her care.

Brief Summary

A homicide investigation reveals the complexities of truth and responsibility in the death of a 16-month-old child.

Key points

Investigation of a Tragic Incident. A homicide investigation unfolds as detectives seek the truth behind a child's death.

Episode highlights

Investigation of a Tragic IncidentA homicide investigation unfolds as detectives seek the truth behind a child's death.“We need to know if this was done by accident or intentionally hurt him.”0:31Mar 1, 2015

Episode quotes

You're a good person, reach down inside yourself and help yourself.

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