Wednesday, March 11,
2009 -
9:45 AM
The witness was
identified as a friend of the victim, Blake Jenson. Detectives Murphy
and Armstrong interviewed her at the Yoknapatawpha Sheriffs
Department and recorded the interview on a portable tape recorder
with the witness's knowledge and consent.
Detective Ted
Armstron
Detective Sam Murphy
Bree Anna Paxton
Detective Murphy:
Thank
you for returning to talk with us. Could you state your name and
address again for the record?
Bree Paxton: No
problem. My name is Bree Paxton and I live at 239 Colonial Road.
Detective Murphy:
I am
pleased that you decided to come in. You seemed hesitant at first.
Bree Paxton: Well,
do
you blame me? The last time I was here you accused me of putting
arsenic in the breadsticks I made for Blake.
Detective
Armstrong: We
never specified any ingredients. Since you mentioned them, we have a
question about those breadsticks.
Bree Paxton: Oh
gawd,
here we go again. I did NOT poison Blake, I swear!
Detective
Armstrong:
Calm down. Listen. We have a witness who told us that when the lights
came back on Blake was on the floor and the breadstick was right
there on the floor with him.
Bree Paxton:
And…your
point is…?
Detective Murphy:
There
was no breadstick on the floor when we arrived. Would you happen to
know why?
Bree Paxton:
Actually,
I do. I am ashamed to admit that when I saw Blake lying on the floor
I became fixated on that stupid breadstick. Somebody, I think it was
Jennifer Adams, was walking by and accidentally kicked it and I
watched it roll over and over across the floor until it disappeared
under the couch. Can you believe that Blake was lying there dying and
I was watching a stupid breadstick?
Detective Murphy:
That
room was a crime scene, we searched over and under every inch of it;
there was no bread stick under that couch, Bree.
Bree Paxton: WHAT
is
the big deal about that freakin' breadstick? Good grief, I went over
and got it and threw it away.
Detective Murphy:
We
also check the wastebaskets.
Bree Paxton: I
didn't
throw it out then. I stuffed it in my pocket. And then, when I was
home, I reached into my pocket and remembered what I'd done. That's
when I threw it out.
Detective Murphy:
Would
that still be in the trash at 239 Colonial Road?
Bree Paxton: Not
after
all this time. Why?
Detective
Armstrong:
Let's discuss this "crush" you had on Blake Jenson.
Bree Paxton:
Whatever.
Detective
Armstrong:
You said that Jamey suspected that you and Blake "had a thing
going." Did he come into the gaming room that night?
Bree Paxton: Gosh,
I
don't think so. I didn’t see him if he did. He would have
overreacted if he'd seen Blake singing that song to me though.
Detective
Armstrong:
Overreacted how?
Bree Paxton: He
would
just think it backed up his theory about us. If he did come to the
room he never mentioned it to me. He was working, so I'm pretty sure
he left when everyone had their food.
Detective Murphy:
About
that song he was singing to you that night. Did you two have some
sort of secret fling going on?
Bree Paxton: He
kissed
me once. Well, maybe I kissed him. Anyway, he told me he was in love
with Madison and he wasn't like that. But I had hope because he
didn't push me away. He kissed me back for a second or two. Then he
just kinda started teasing me all the time, that song being a good
example. I didn't mind, I liked it really.
Detective
Armstrong:
You told us that Stix was there when the lights went out. Do you
recall what he was doing or what he said before the lights went out?
Bree Paxton: Yeah,
I
went home and tried to go back over the events and I remembered Stix
was pretty pissed. He told Blake to quit acting like such a fool and
to quit stalling. He said something like, "Clinging to that
title for a few more seconds?"
Detective
Armstrong:
Did Blake respond?
Bree Paxton: He
laughed
and bent over and picked up his controller, he turned and winked at
me and then the lights went out.
Detective Murphy:
What
do you remember about after the lights came on?
Bree Paxton: That
stupid breadstick! I’m sorry, I feel so useless.
Detective Murphy:
You
have given us some useful information, thanks again for your time.
Bree Paxton: Did I
clear myself then?
Detective
Armstrong:
You can go now. We're done here.
Bree Paxton: Umm,
ok.
Bye.
Interview ends:
10:10
AM |
