Monday March 3, 2008, 8:05 am

Detective Murphy: Have a seat; this is my partner Detective Armstrong. Would you please state your name and address for the record.

Olivia Murphy: Aunt Sam, you know who I am.

Detective Armstrong: Ms. Murphy, as you know we are taping this and your aunt has to do it by the book. During this interview you must put aside the fact that the two of you are related. Okay?

Olivia Murphy: Ok. My name is Olivia Nicole Murphy and I live with my parents at 142 Colonial Road, right here in Oxford.

Detective Murphy: We know that you are upset Olivia but we really need to talk with you while the events are still fresh in your mind.

Olivia Murphy: I know, it's just so hard. I miss her already! I feel…lost, ya know?

Detective Armstrong: Here's a tissue, now try to calm down.

Olivia Murphy: I am trying. What can I do to help?

Detective Murphy: Ollie, let's just go over the events of that day. Maybe something will give us a clue we can use. I know this will be hard for you but it is very important.

Detective Armstrong: What time did you and Marissa get together on March 2nd?

Olivia Murphy: A little before nine. We always take, I mean we always took turns driving. That horrible day it was my turn.

Detective Armstrong: Please, just walk us through your day.

Olivia Murphy: We went to McDonalds for breakfast. Marissa's ex was there and he can't stand the fact that she dumped him. He won't leave her alone. That morning though he didn't say one word to her. He just stared at her the entire time we were there. It creeped us out.

Detective Murphy: Why is that?

Olivia Murphy: Because he looked at her like he hated her guts. It was a horrible stare.

Detective Armstrong: What is this ex's name?

Olivia Murphy: Robby Cantrell

Detective Armstrong: Then what happened next?

Olivia Murphy: We ate and then we went to the library to do our homework.The creepy church guy was there so we tried to avoid him and found a table in the back. After that we went to the skate park. Mari didn't want to go home because her folks were at work and she had been getting some strange calls.

Detective Murphy: Threatening calls?

Olivia Murphy: Nah, just hang ups and heavy breathing. The first time it happened she hung up and hit "star69". She called the number back and some kid answered. She asked him why he called her, he said he didn't. He claimed that he was riding his bike and as he passed the payphone it rang so he answered it.

Detective Armstrong: Payphone, people still use those?

Olivia Murphy: Yeah, that's what we said. Mari said if he didn't have a cell phone he had no business calling her. She tried to make a joke of it but I could tell she was a little scared.

Detective Armstrong: This creepy guy, tell us about him.

Olivia Murphy: He was just always trying to get us to have a bible study with him, he wanted to "save our wretched souls. He was nice about it but he made us feel ashamed of ourselves so we tried to stay away from him.

Detective Murphy: Olivia, what happened at the park?

Olivia Murphy: We skated for awhile and then some boys asked us to play Frisbee with them.

Detective Armstrong: What were their names?

Olivia Murphy: Oh, we didn't know them. They were cute! Mari is a total flirt and she was flirting big time with the tallest AND hottest one. We didn't play very long because the boy started making passes at her and then he asked her to leave with him to go party. She pushed him away and ran off laughing at him. She thought it was funny but I could tell he wasn't a happy boy.

Detective Armstrong: Did he follow her?

Olivia Murphy: No but he did say some ugly things to her, called her some names and said she would be his someday. Then he turned and started throwing again with his buddies.

Detective Murphy: Where did she run off to?

Olivia Murphy: My car. Our shoes were covered with mud so we decided to go to the laundry and wash them. Both of our Moms hate muddy shoes.

Detective Armstrong: The coin Laundromat on University Avenue? What time was it when you got there?

Olivia Murphy: Yep, that's the one. I have no idea what time it was. I'm not a clock watcher. Sorry.

Oh wait! We ate lunch around 12:30 at the park, so maybe an hour and a half later.

Detective Murphy: So around 2:00 PM, that helps. What next Ollie?

Olivia Murphy: Mari was thirsty and wanted a snack. She had a thing for Funjuns and root beer. She was going to walk over to the Shell Mart. Besides that, Johny, the guy who worked there, he didn't know how to act when Mari was around, he tripped over his own feet. Mari never even spoke to him but she would give him her best flirty look and he would stutter like crazy. She loved the effect she had on guys. So, anyway,. I told her they wouldn't let her in there barefooted. She laughed and smiled and said she'd wear her skates. She turned back once she got to the door and said, "I'll be right back". Oh god, I never saw her again.

Detective Armstrong: Why didn't you call the police when she didn't come back?

Olivia Murphy: Well, I should have. I know that now. I just thought she decided to go party with those boys after all. I wasn't worried. Does that make it my fault? I should have called.

Detective Murphy: No, we don't think any such thing. There's nothing you could have done. Please don't cry.

Detective Armstrong: After she left the laundromat did you see or hear anything?

Olivia Murphy: I heard some screeching tires but I didn't see anything. Please can I go home now?

Detective Murphy: Yes you can. Try to relax and call us if you remember anything else, anything at all.

Interview ends: 8:30m