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Time: 10:00 AM
Present:
Detective Sam Terrel (ST)
Officer Constance McKinney (CM)
Witness Barbara O’Connor (BO)
ST:Good morning, Ms. O’Connor. I am Detective Terrel, and this is Officer McKinney. We need to ask you a few questions regarding the incident that occurred yesterday on November 29th. Do you understand that this interview is being recorded?
BO:Yes, I understand.
ST:Great. Can you please state your full name for the record?
BO:(Clears throat) Barbara Elizabeth O’Connor.
ST:Thank you, Ms. O’Connor. Let’s start with your position at the school.
BO:I’m a teacher and a parent to a student and now the head of school.
ST:Where were you on the early morning of November 29, around 2AM.
BO:I was in the school’s rec room watching TV. I couldn’t sleep because I had indigestion.
ST:What were you watching?
BO:A Hallmark movie.
ST:Can anyone verify that?
BO:(Chair shuffles) Yes. Our cook, Miss Martha Lee was with me.
CM: Can you provide us with Martha Lee’s contact information?
BO:Yes.
ST:Did you hear anything unusual outside while you were watching television?
BO:No. Nothing.
CM: When did you realize something was wrong?
BO:(Scoffs) When our maintenance man ran into the room screaming and covered in blood.
Chapter Thirteen
