INVESTIGATION #7314, Location: Sheriff’s Station
PROFILE: Before we begin questioning, will you please state the following:
Name: Brooke Maddox Fitzgerald
MOTIVE: Now, let’s begin.
Did you know the victim? “Yes. We were –” There’s a pause, as her hands fidget underneath the table. The word, she knows, will sound dirty leaving her lips. And she doesn’t want to say it because it’s not true anymore but she has agreed to keep all intimate details of that night between herself, Jake, and the Mayor AKA; her dad, “–friends.”
What was your relationship with the victim? “We were friends like I said, who occasionally hung out. My dad and his foster parents used to get together for dinner every now and again to play card games. So sometimes, I’d see him there.”
How would you describe the victim? Unhinged, psychotic, violent, angry, homicidal. Brooke knew these descriptions of Tyler were accurate but, wouldn’t be acceptable when voiced aloud. There was no proof to back them up either, not without implicating herself or her loved ones who suffered at the hands of Tyler before his death. And quite frankly, it didn’t matter now because he was gone. “Lost, I guess.”
When was the last time you saw the victim prior to his death? “Almost 3-4 weeks ago? He contacted me before I left town with my boyfriend, now husband, Jake. You know, just checking in. I didn’t respond.”
Can you describe the victim’s behavior leading up to his death? Obsessive. Or so at least, that’s what Brooke wanted to say. She felt bad for lying. However, had she told them the truth, they would’ve suspected that she had something to do with Tyler’s accident. Or worse, they would have suspected that Jake did because he hated him. “I don’t know? The usual. He’s not exactly the friendliest person we all know. But, he was normal. All that was different about him were the rumors that he joined a gang. He moved away so he lost touch with a lot of us.”
ALIBI: Just a few more questions.
Where were you the night of the parade? “I was with my husband, Jake Fitzgerald. We got some weird texts from a blocked number about my dad and asking to meet up. It was stupid, we know that now. But, I hadn’t heard from him in awhile so I was worried. Jake asked me to wait in the car and so I did. I really don’t know what happened after that. But my dad, and Jake have already given their statements about this to the police. They could tell you a lot more than I could.”
Did you attend the party thrown on the beach that night? “No. I was at the hospital with my dad and Jake. We never made it to the party.”
Did you notice anything suspicious? “Not really, no.”
Who were you with? “Jake and my dad. And a few others we ran into at the parade. Friends we go to school with. Teachers, too.”
Can anyone confirm your alibi? “Everyone I just named. And the nurses and doctors at the hospital.”
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