during the same days we asked repeatedly for an interview with randy snead, the officer who took roberts confession. but as close as we got was albemarle county police chief steve sellers, since retired. he wasn t in office when snead was detective. but you talk to him. what was your oppression of? him i think he acted in best interest. i don t think there is a bit of malice in his actions. i think he had a very strong relationship with robert davis. but this was interesting. chief sellers did not support snead s interrogation. not at all. i will say this, i believe that the confession is an unreliable confession. what s more, the chief updated police methods when he took over. to help prevent the kind of interrogation that ended up in roberts confession. as you look at it, or things
Bonnie Brown: Q&A with Calvin Sellers, Former University Police Chief
January 27, 2021
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The latest interview in the Ole Miss Retirees features Calvin Sellers, former University Police Chief. The organization’s mission is to enable all of the university’s faculty and staff retirees to maintain and promote a close association with the university. It is the goal of the Ole Miss Faculty/Staff Retirees Association to maintain communication by providing opportunities to attend and participate in events and presentations.
Chief Sellers thought he wanted to be an astronaut when he was a little boy, then perhaps a basketball coach before finding his true calling in law enforcement. He is well respected and has a great story to share.
albemarle county, colonel steve sellers. he wasn t in office when steve snead was a detective but you ve talked to him, what s your sense of how he feels about it? i think he acted in the best interests. i think there wasn t a bit of malice in his actions. i think he had a very strong relationship with robert davis. but this was interesting. chief sellers did not support snead s interrogation. not at all. i will say this. i believe that the confession is an unreliable confession. what s more, the chief updated police methods when he took over to help prevent the kind of interrogation that ended up in robert s confession. i can t tell your mom that i can save you from the ultimate. as you look at it, what are things that would not be done? using terms like the ultimate punishment. length of the interview. those kinds of things would be clearly not done today.