Killer Plays Dumb, Says He Doesn't Know Why Dead Body Was In His Car

Watch this police interrogation with intense raw interrogation from the interrogation room as police conduct a full interrogation of a suspect. This raw interrogation footage captures every moment of the suspect interview, complete with deception detection techniques, and criminal psychology in true JCS style interrogation. The Background John B. Eisenman (fiancé of Brenda D. Kross) and Brenda D. Kross were an engaged couple in the Spokane, Washington area. Their teenage daughter had been in a relationship with 19-year-old Andrew Sorensen. Sorensen had cerebral palsy and autism, according to his family. In October 2020, Eisenman and Kross said they believed Sorensen had sold their daughter into sex trafficking in the Seattle area. They traveled to the Seattle/Renton area, located their daughter, and brought her back to Spokane. She was later taken to a hospital. Investigators later reported they found no independent, verifiable evidence that Sorensen had sex-trafficked the girl. The claim was treated as uncorroborated. Eisenman later said he was likely under the influence of methamphetamine at the time of the killing. Motive, as stated by Eisenman: purported revenge/protection after the trafficking allegation. Police and later court filings did not substantiate that allegation. The Crime Date: November 2020 (Sorensen was reported missing around November 1, 2020). Location of the confrontation: a mobile home/trailer park in Airway Heights, Washington (near Spokane). Eisenman said he learned Sorensen would be at that location, watched the area, and confronted him after seeing him dropped off. According to Eisenman’s statements to police: he bound Sorensen’s hands and ankles with zip ties, placed a sock in his mouth and taped it, and put him in the trunk of a 1991 Honda Accord registered to Kross. While Sorensen was in the trunk, Eisenman admitted striking him (including with a cinder block) and stabbing him. Kross later described participating in the assault. After the killing, Eisenman drove the car (body still in the trunk) and later abandoned it on remote property off U.S. Highway 2 in north Spokane County. He removed the battery so the car could not be driven. The vehicle sat there for nearly a year. An unknown person later moved it into Spokane; it was found Oct. 22, 2021, next to Rochester Heights Park / East Everett Avenue area. Uninvolved people discovered the remains. The Investigation Body discovered Oct. 22, 2021, in the mold-covered Honda. Identity confirmed (including via dental records). Vehicle traced to Kross. Eisenman initially claimed the car was stolen and that he had no connection to the body. A neighbor later told police Eisenman had talked about killing someone and putting the body in a car. Eisenman then confessed and provided details only a participant would know. He was arrested about a week after the body was found (late October 2021) and charged with first-degree murder. Key evidence: vehicle registration and location history; Eisenman’s confession and specific knowledge of the crime; Kross’s later admissions to coworkers; physical condition of the remains (bound, evidence of blunt-force and stabbing injuries); absence of corroborating evidence for the trafficking claim; digital/message records from the October 2020 Seattle-area trip that did not support trafficking. Inconsistencies: stolen-car story vs. never reporting it stolen; trafficking allegation unsupported by police investigation; Eisenman’s early denial of involvement vs. later confession; Kross’s initial limited account vs. later detailed admissions of participation. Conviction and Sentencing Nov. 14, 2024 (Spokane County Superior Court): Eisenman pleaded guilty to first-degree murder (as charged). Kross pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter (reduced from first-degree murder). Plea papers acknowledged there was no evidence of sex trafficking. Judge: Annette Plese. Prosecutors described Eisenman as the primary actor. Plea recommendations: 22 years for Eisenman (low end of the standard range plus a deadly-weapon enhancement) and about 8 years plus community custody for Kross. The court was not bound by those recommendations. Jan. 16, 2025: Kross sentenced to 102 months (8.5 years) in prison, plus 3 years of community custody, and restitution related to funeral costs. March 14, 2025: Eisenman sentenced to 25 years (mid-range of the standard range; higher than the 22-year recommendation). He was in his early 60s at plea and mid-60s at sentencing. true crime,law and crime network,interrogation,interrogation analysis,red thread interrogations,interrogation jcs inspired,interrogation jcs style,interrogation psychology,interrogation psychology jcs inspired,new interrogations 2026,interrogation breakdown,police interrogation psychology,bodycam,interview,case analysis,bodycam footage,crime investigation,police interrogation,suspect interview,int,interrogations 2026,interrogation videos,jcs true crime