đš New Details Revealed in Investigation of Missing Nova Scotia Siblings Lilly and Jack Sullivan
âDid you kill Lilly and Jack?â
That was the first question Daniel Martell says he was asked during a polygraph test in the case of two missing Nova Scotia children.
âI was extremely nervous,â said Martell, the stepfather of Lilly and Jack Sullivan, who vanished nearly seven weeks ago.
âItâs like your stress level is just astronomically through the roof and your body doesnât know what to do because itâs not every day the way youâre hooked up to machines in an interrogation room where someone asks you questions like that.â
Martell had offered to take a polygraph test early in the investigation, realizing investigators were likely looking his way in the mysterious disappearance of Lilly, 6, and Jack, 4.
On the morning of May 2, police received a 911 call reporting they had wandered away from their home in Lansdowne Station, a sparsely populated and heavily wooded area about 140 kilometres northeast of Halifax.
The disappearance sparked extensive searches that have so far turned up little evidence, as nearly a dozen RCMP units try to piece together what happened to the young siblings.
Meanwhile, those closest to the children are revealing new details about a case that has captivated people across the world.
Martell said heâs gone above and beyond to help police with the investigation, encouraging them to search his familyâs property, offering up his cellphone and banking information and asking for a polygraph test.
âThe stepfather is always a prime suspect right off the beginning,â said Martell in a recent interview.
About three weeks ago, he sat in a large chair and had sensory pads placed under his forearms, buttocks and feet as part of a polygraph test.
He said all the questions were presumptive that the children are no longer alive, such as: âAre you an accessory to the murder of Lilly and Jack?â
None of the questions assumed the children were taken, he said.
In Canada, polygraph tests are used as an investigative tool and are not admissible in court.
Martell was informed of his results immediately after. He said the investigator told him: âYou did a good job. You passed.â
The stepfather is one of 54 people who have been formally interviewed as part of the investigation. Some have received polygraph tests, although RCMP will not confirm how many.
The childrenâs paternal grandmother, Belynda Gray, has confirmed she was interviewed by police, as well as her son Cody Sullivan. Gray told CBC News they were not asked to participate in polygraph tests.
On the first day of the search, emergency responders speaking over a non-encrypted radio channel mention a canine unit being dispatched to a blanket.
âFamilies brought us to a location there not far away that thereâs a piece of a blanket which the mother says she believes belongs to her daughter, just off the road here,â an official said over the radio.
Martell confirmed it was a piece of Lillyâs blanket.
âThere is more evidence than what the public knows, but I canât elaborate on any of that,â said Martell.
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đš Nouveaux dĂ©tails rĂ©vĂ©lĂ©s dans lâenquĂȘte sur la disparition des enfants Lilly et Jack Sullivan en Nouvelle-Ăcosse
« As-tu tué Lilly et Jack ? »
Câest la premiĂšre question que Daniel Martell affirme sâĂȘtre fait poser lors dâun test polygraphique dans lâaffaire des deux enfants disparus en Nouvelle-Ăcosse.
« JâĂ©tais extrĂȘmement nerveux », a dĂ©clarĂ© Martell, le beau-pĂšre de Lilly et Jack Sullivan, disparus depuis prĂšs de sept semaines.
« Câest comme si ton niveau de stress montait en flĂšche et ton corps ne sait pas quoi faire parce que ce nâest pas tous les jours quâon est branchĂ© Ă des machines dans une salle dâinterrogatoire pendant quâon te pose ce genre de questions. »
Martell avait proposĂ© de se soumettre Ă un test polygraphique dĂšs le dĂ©but de lâenquĂȘte, rĂ©alisant que les enquĂȘteurs se tournaient probablement vers lui dans cette mystĂ©rieuse disparition de Lilly, 6 ans, et Jack, 4 ans.
Le matin du 2 mai, la police a reçu un appel au 911 signalant que les enfants sâĂ©taient Ă©loignĂ©s de leur domicile Ă Lansdowne Station, une rĂ©gion peu peuplĂ©e et trĂšs boisĂ©e Ă environ 140 kilomĂštres au nord-est dâHalifax.
La disparition a dĂ©clenchĂ© dâimportantes recherches qui nâont jusquâĂ prĂ©sent rĂ©vĂ©lĂ© que peu dâindices, alors quâune douzaine dâunitĂ©s de la GRC tentent de reconstituer ce qui est arrivĂ© aux jeunes frĂšres et sĆurs.
Entre-temps, les proches des enfants rĂ©vĂšlent de nouveaux dĂ©tails sur une affaire qui captive lâattention du public Ă travers le monde.
Martell a dĂ©clarĂ© quâil a tout fait pour aider la police dans lâenquĂȘte, les encourageant Ă fouiller la propriĂ©tĂ© familiale, fournissant ses donnĂ©es tĂ©lĂ©phoniques et bancaires, et demandant un test polygraphique.
« Le beau-pÚre est toujours un suspect principal dÚs le départ », a déclaré Martell dans une entrevue récente.
Il y a environ trois semaines, il sâest assis dans un grand fauteuil et des capteurs ont Ă©tĂ© placĂ©s sous ses avant-bras, ses fesses et ses pieds dans le cadre du test polygraphique.
Il a dit que toutes les questions supposaient que les enfants nâĂ©taient plus en vie, comme : « Ătes-vous complice du meurtre de Lilly et Jack ? »
Aucune question ne supposait que les enfants avaient été enlevés, selon lui.
Au Canada, les tests polygraphiques sont utilisĂ©s comme outil dâenquĂȘte et ne sont pas recevables en cour.
Martell a Ă©tĂ© informĂ© de ses rĂ©sultats immĂ©diatement aprĂšs. Il dit que lâenquĂȘteur lui a dit : « Tu as bien fait. Tu as rĂ©ussi. »
Le beau-pĂšre est lâune des 54 personnes qui ont Ă©tĂ© officiellement interrogĂ©es dans le cadre de lâenquĂȘte. Certaines ont subi des tests polygraphiques, bien que la GRC ne confirme pas combien.
La grand-mĂšre paternelle des enfants, Belynda Gray, a confirmĂ© quâelle a Ă©tĂ© interrogĂ©e par la police, ainsi que son fils Cody Sullivan. Gray a dĂ©clarĂ© Ă CBC News quâon ne leur avait pas demandĂ© de passer un test polygraphique.
Le premier jour des recherches, des intervenants dâurgence parlant sur une radio non cryptĂ©e ont mentionnĂ© quâune unitĂ© canine avait Ă©tĂ© envoyĂ©e prĂšs dâune couverture.
« Des familles nous ont amenĂ©s Ă un endroit non loin dâici oĂč se trouvait un morceau de couverture que la mĂšre pense appartenir Ă sa fille, juste Ă cĂŽtĂ© de la route », a dĂ©clarĂ© un responsable par radio.
Martell a confirmĂ© quâil sâagissait dâun morceau de la couverture de Lilly.
« Il y a plus de preuves que ce que le public sait, mais je ne peux pas en dire plus », a déclaré Martell.