Wednesday, June 24, 2009 - 3:00 PM

The witness, Chandler Coleman, is 55-year-old white male and co-owner of a red Toyota Corolla. The interview was conducted at the Yoknapatawpha Sheriff's Department and recorded on a portable tape recorder with the witness's knowledge and consent.

Detective Samantha Murphy
Detective Ted Armstrong
Chandler Coleman

Detective Murphy: For the record please state your name and address.

Chandler Coleman:  My name is Chandler Coleman and I live at 222 Country Club Road. How can I help you two today?

Detective Armstrong: You can tell us if Alex asked for you advice lately.

Chandler Coleman: No. Why do you ask?

Detective Armstrong:Several reasons, actually. There's the recent hit-and-run that left a man dead. There are the items we found in Alex's trunk, and the blood we found in your basement. There's the matter of a dead girl named Taylor Duncan.

Detective Murphy: We have quite a few questions we'd like to ask your son.

Chandler Coleman: Do you really believe he might be involved in any of that?

Detective Armstrong:Yes.

Chandler Coleman: I heard about a body being found out by the lake.

Detective Murphy:; That was Taylor Duncan.

Chandler Coleman:You can't seriously think that my son ....

Detective Armstrong: Do you know where he is?

Chandler Coleman: The last I heard, you had him.

Detective Armstrong: Who told you that?

Chandler Coleman:His cousin Lacy called me.

Detective Murphy: Did you tell your wife this?

Chandler Coleman: Look, I'm trying to keep rumors from growing out of control.

Detective Murphy: What are rumors are those?

Chandler Coleman: You're the people spreading them, insinuating that Alex is involved with any of this nastiness.

Detective Armstrong: We're investigating two homicides.

Chandler Coleman: Alex had nothing to do with them. Alex ... Alex might not make the best decisions when it comes to picking his friends, but I wasn't always there for him. I admit that. I thought the most important thing was to provide for my family first, and maybe I was wrong. I don't want you railroading my boy.

Detective Murphy:  We're not trying to railroad Alex, Mr. Coleman.We're simply trying to get to the bottom of this. To get at the truth. Asking someone to live a lie isn't doing them any favor.

Chandler Coleman: I just want you to leave my son out of this.

Detective Murphy:I'm afraid we can't do that, Mr. Coleman. The evidence implicates your son as being involved.

Chandler Coleman:  Fine. That weekend the girl disappeared. When I said I was out of town?  I wasn't. That's all I'm going to say. I want to speak to an attorney.

Interview ends: 3:36 PM