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Interview: John Randolph, husband of Laura Hudson Randolph |
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008 - 3:15 p.m. Detective Murphy: Where are you employed? John Randolph: I am a teacher at the Greenville Christian school. Detective Murphy: We need to ask you a few questions about your wife pertaining to any knowledge you have about the David Morgan case. John Randolph: That’s fine detective. I’ll be glad to help in any way I can. Laura has mentioned David Morgan many many times in the past. Detective Armstrong: Many times? Care to share? John Randolph: There is no need to use that tone with me. Neither my wife nor myself have anything to hide. Detective Armstrong: Well then, tell us about the first time Laura mentioned David Morgan to you. John Randolph: I believe it was our third or fourth date. I picked her up to go to the theatre but when we arrived there I had lost the tickets and they wouldn’t let us in because they were sold out. I made a gesture with my finger, sliding it across my throat and said something like “Just get it over with, kill me now”. Her eyes welled up with tears and she told me about it. Detective Murphy: You must have felt awful. John Randolph: I did indeed. She told me how much he meant to her and how her future plans were ruined the day he was murdered. She said she just lost all interest in playing after that. Detective Armstrong: That doesn’t make sense to me. It would seem to have just the opposite effect. John Randolph: That’s what I thought, too! I told her she should continue on and do it in honor of him. She just couldn’t. It really upset her to talk about it, so we didn’t. Detective Murphy: You said she brought him up many times though? John Randolph: She did. In fact when our sons were born she wanted to name one of them after both David and myself. She thought “David Morgan Randolph” would be nice. My middle name is Morgan. She said it was the least she could do. Detective Armstrong: The least she could do? To make up for what, killing him? John Randolph: Is that what you think? Seriously? She felt that if she made his middle name Morgan if would sort of atone for her ending her music dreams. Detective Murphy: But you didn’t agree to that did you? John Raymond: No I didn’t. I didn’t want her looking at our son and feeling guilty that she “gave up her dream”. Detective Armstrong: What else did she say about Morgan? John Randolph: Basically it was always the same. How he was such a great teacher and how bad she and her sister felt after he was murdered. She used to have nightmares about him until she started taking medication. Since the reunion the nightmares are back. Detective Armstrong: Did Laura ever mention to you who she thought might have killed him? John Randolph: She did mention some student; I can’t remember his name though. I really don’t have any information that is going to help. I just know that his murder deeply affected my wife and now she is reliving that horrible time. Detective Murphy: We’re sorry but we have to try to get to the truth. This case has been unsolved for far too long. John Randolph: I understand and I hope you do solve it. I would love for my wife to gain closure on this matter. Detective Armstrong: Thank you for your time, we appreciate it. Interview ended at 4:11 p.m. |
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