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Follow-up Interview: Marvin Lewis,  friend of victim
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 9:02 AM

The witness, who is a friend of the victim, was interviewed by Detectives Armstrong and Murphy of the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff's Department. The interview was conducted at Yoknapatawpha Sheriff's Department Headquarters and was recorded on a portable tape recorder with the witness consent.

Detective Ted Armstrong
Detective Sam Murphy
Marvin Lewis

Detective Murphy: Good morning Marvin. Please state your name and address for the record.

Marvin Lewis: Good morning. My name is Marvin Lewis, and I live at 532 North Lamar, Oxford.

Detective Murphy:  Marvin, we need to ask you a few more questions about the day Blake died.

Marvin Lewis:  OK Detectives, I'll do my best to answer your questions.

Detective Murphy: How well do you know Kane Victory?

Marvin Lewis: I see him on occasion. He plays bass for Blake's band, but I guess it's not Blake's band anymore. It makes me so sad to think he's gone forever.

Detective Armstrong: We're sorry about Blake. Can you tell us anything else about Kane?

Marvin Lewis:  I think Blake and Kane liked each other, but they didn't get along at times. Kane was always hitting on Blake's girl, Madison.

Detective Armstrong:  How did Blake react to that?

Marvin Lewis: Of course he didn't like it. They had a few scraps over it but they seemed to always get over it.  I think it was because Blake knew Madison wouldn't go out with Kane.

Detective Armstrong: How did Madison handle this situation?

Marvin Lewis:  Sometimes I think she flirted with Kane and other guys just to make Blake jealous because he did the same to her. But they cared for each other and I know the flirting never went anywhere.

Detective Armstrong: Let's talk about Kent Erdell. In your first interview, you said he and Blake were best friends.  Weren't you jealous?

Marvin Lewis: Of course not. Blake was my friend, too. I had no reason to be jealous. Besides, Erdell wasn't that good a friend to Blake.

Detective Armstrong:  Why's that?

Marvin Lewis:  Kent was the one that was jealous, because Blake  took the girls away from him. Blake got the prettiest girls, and Kent had to take his leftovers.

Detective Armstrong: You said you went by Blake's house around five the day Blake died, and talked with Blake and Kent.  Why didn't you stay for the competition?

Marvin Lewis:  I didn't feel like staying. I wanted to see a movie.

Detective Armstrong: This was a big night for your friend, and you wanted to see a movie?

Marvin Lewis: I'm not much of a partier, so I didn't stick around.

Detective Armstrong: That's not the real reason is it Marvin? Isn't it true that Blake didn't ask you to stay? He wanted his best friend there, but not you.

Marvin Lewis: I could have stayed if I wanted to. I should have been Blake's best friend, not Kent.

Detective Armstrong: Marvin, do you know anything about electricity?

Marvin Lewis: No, not really.

Detective Armstrong: High school summers, didn't you work for your uncle, who's an electrician?

Marvin Lewis: Yeah I did, I guess I forgot about that. I mostly just handed him tools.

Detective Armstrong: Marvin, did your jealousy lead to you killing Blake Jenson?

Marvin Lewis: I didn’t kill Blake! I loved Blake. He was my only friend. I have to get out of here. I can't stand this anymore.

Detective Murphy: Calm down, Marvin. Detective Armstrong will get you a glass of water.

Detective Armstrong: Here's your water. You can leave when you're ready, but we really need to talk some more.

Marvin Lewis: I’ve got nothing else to say to you. I’m out of here!

Interview Ends: 9:47 AM