Monday, December 10, 2007, 1:45 pm

Detective Armstrong and Detective Murphy of the Yoknapatawpha Sheriff's Department interviewed the witness, who is the victim's neighbor. The interview was conducted at the Yoknapatawpha Sheriff's Department and recorded on a portable tape recorder with the witness's knowledge and consent.

Detective S. Murphy
Detective T. Armstrong
Zina Jacinto

Detective Armstrong: Please state your name and address before we begin.

Zina Jacinto: Huh? State, Mississippi

Detective Armstrong: Please tell us your full name and address Zina.

Zina Jacinto: My name is Zina Jacinto. It should have been Skeleton and I live at 149 Empire Street right here in Oxford Mississippi.

Detective Murphy: How are you today Zina and do you know why we asked you here?

Zina Jacinto: I am very good and I guess you need to know about the happenings at
Victor Jennings's home. I am the person with the information after all.

Detective Armstrong: Yes Zina, that's right. What can you tell us?

Zina Jacinto: As you probably already know I have done a lot of police work for your department. I am a huge help the officers told me.

Detective Armstrong: We have heard.

Zina Jacinto: I have lists of all the cars that come and go. Victor had many parties. The noise was terrible.

Detective Armstrong: Do you still have that list?

Zina Jacinto: Of course I do! I knew it would come in handy someday.

Detective Armstrong: What type of list is it?

Zina Jacinto: License plate numbers, dates, you know stuff like that.

Detective Armstrong: That could prove very helpful indeed Zina.

Zina Jacinto: I can go home and get them and return them to you if you'd wish?

Detective Murphy: That won't be necessary right now but we do want to see it. What can you tell us about Victor Jennings?

Zina Jacinto: Oh, he was the most horrid neighbor ever! He seemed to hate everything that moved. Did you know that he had a sling shot and he would sit on his stoop and shoot at my cats? He even put out one of Mrs. Whiskers eyes. He was a terrible terrible man.

Detective Armstrong: Did he have a lot of company?

Zina Jacinto: On weekends I tell you, his house was like Grand Central Station. Through the week it was…less. His assistant came and went on a daily basis. That man with the ponytail, can you believe that, a man with a woman's hairstyle? Oh my..

Detective Armstrong: Who else?

Zina Jacinto: The woman in the black car and the two women in the little red car. Those last two had just recently started coming around.

Detective Murphy: Did you recognize the woman in the black car?

Zina Jacinto: I don't know her but her car is on my list, I'm sure of it. There were other people too but my memory isn't what it used to be. That's why I like to jot things down.

Detective Armstrong: Did you have contact with Victor?

Zina Jacinto: Yes! He accused me of being a busybody! Can you believe that, the nerve that man had? Did I tell you he ran over one of my kittens with his riding lawnmower and then laughed about it? Oh, it was so awful.

Detective Murphy: That's all for now Zina. Could we stop by later this evening and pick up that list?

Zina Jacinto: Yes, of course. I have so much more to tell you though. Are you real sure you don't want to hear what he did to my Sunshine and Fluffy for leaving prints on his precious car hood?

Detective Armstrong: Thank you but we are only interested in that list.

Zina Jacinto: I will get it out for you ASAP, isn't that a police term? I'm good at that you know.

Detective Murphy: We know. Have a safe trip home Zina.

Zina Jacinto: Bye-bye.

Interview ends: 2:10 PM