RE: Victim Interview November 27, 2011
Mr. Forsythe:
I left for the basketball game at a quarter to one and got home just after four.
Cnst. Berkopp:
Daylight robberies are quite common, though they typically happen on weekdays when the victims are at work. Is it likely that the perpetrator knew you wouldn’t be home?
Mr. Forsythe:
It’s well known around the school that I go to all the basketball games. I hate to think it, but I suppose it could have been one of the students.
Cnst. Berkopp:
Can you think of anybody who may have been responsible? The destructive nature of the break-in suggests a targeted attack of aggression or revenge.
Mr. Forsythe:
Well, earlier this week, I had to deal with a Grade 10 boy for cyber-bullying another student. He ended up getting a week’s suspension.
Cnst. Berkopp:
The boy’s name?
Mr. Forsythe:
Tucker Bryce.
Cnst. Berkopp:
And the victim?
Mr. Forsythe:
Ethan Turner. For several weeks, he’d been receiving harassing texts and e-mails, all of them anonymous…until I caught Tucker using a computer in the science lab to send Ethan a message.
Cnst. Berkopp:
Did you see the message?
Mr. Forsythe:
Just a glimpse. Some nastiness about being a sissy who wears women’s clothing. I went through the browser history later and saw the account address. purple-is-for-pansies@hotmail.com.
Cnst. Berkopp:
The soil by your broken window is pretty well trampled. It’s interesting dirt. Where did you buy it?
Mr. Forsythe:
I didn’t buy it. I made it. A science experiment. I’m trying to create a perfect soil for the microclimate in my backyard. It’s a special blend of soil, sand, bone meal and peat moss.
