Monday, December 3, 2007, 4:02 PM

William Bolton is a 48-year-old Caucasian male. The interview was conducted at the Yoknapatawpha Sheriff's Department and was recorded on a portable audio tape recorder with the witness' knowledge and consent.

Detective Ted Armstrong
Detective Samantha Murphy
William Bolton

Det Armstrong: Good afternoon, Mr. Bolton. Thank you for agreeing to meet with us again. Could you please state your name and address for the record?

William Bolton: It was no problem coming here Detective. I want to help you if I can but I hope this won’t take too long. I’m off for the holidays and I normally use this time to spend with my family. I’m not sure what else I can tell you about Victor Jennings. I still live at 142 South Empire Court in Oxford Mississippi.

Det Armstrong: Mr. Bolton, what happened with your lawsuit against Victor?

William Bolton: Raymond Jennings agreed to settle the dispute out of court. He's nothing like his brother. He was very fair whenever I dealt with him. He gave back my land and took the fence down. He apologized for all the problems his brother had caused me. He said Victor was always into something shady. I don’t think he liked him very much.

Det Murphy: What made you think that?

William Bolton: He said Victor probably deserved what he got. He had hurt a lot of people and always got by with it until the Hawke's came along. He said Victor was selfish and didn’t care about anyone but himself. Raymond seemed very agitated because family meant nothing to Victor. He did seem troubled by Victor's death. I think he still loved him as a brother no matter what kind of person he was.

Det Murphy: Mr. Bolton, you said the last time you saw Victor Jennings was two weeks before his death. Are you sure about that?

William Bolton: Now that I had time to think about it I may have seen him on the morning of his death. When I was leaving to go to work he came to the door to let a woman in. She was driving the same type car Raymond Jennings drove when I met with him to settle the court case. I think it was a black Buick. I had forgotten about it. I thought his brother was visiting him. I'm sorry I didn't mention this before it slipped my mind.

Det Armstrong: Did you recognize this woman? Had you ever seen her before?

William Bolton: I'm not sure. Victor always had a lot of people coming and going at his house.Most of the time I didn’t pay much attention. You might want to ask Zina Jacinto. She lives right next to Victor. We call her the cat lady because she has lots of cats and knows each one by name. She’s super nosey and seems to know everything going on in the neighborhood. I know she didn't like Victor and was always calling the police on him.

Det Murphy: Thanks for the information, Mr. Bolton. We have already spoken to Ms. Jacinto. She did give us some helpful information.

William Bolton: Ms. Jacinto is quite the character. She watches out for the neighborhood. The old bird claimed Victor killed two of her cats. I don’t doubt it either. Victor was that type of person. I don't think anyone liked the man. He was such a low life. After all the things he's done, he deserved what he got.

Det Armstrong: Mr. Bolton, were you one of those people? Did you hate him enough to kill him?

William Bolton: Like I told you before I didn't like him at all but I didn’t hate the man enough to kill him over a fence. I'm sure I would have won the case in court. Victor didn't have a leg to stand on. I can’t say I'll miss him, and if you talk to all his neighbors, they'll all say the same. Victor was not a likeable person.

Det Murphy: We've found that to be true Mr. Bolton. Thank you for coming in today. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. If you can think of anything that may help us with this case please call us.

William Bolton: I'm always willing to help the police. If I think of anything I will give you a call.

Interview ended: 4:40 PM