CALEB ROURKE PERSON OF INTEREST INTERVIEW: BRITTANY LYNN
A document from an interactive, solvable fictional cold case told through official records.
Case Name: Brittany Lynn
Case Number: RH–1993–731
Document Type: POI Interview Transcript
Date Recorded: 09/09/1993
Location: Ricochet Hollow Sheriff’s Office
Interviewed By: Deputy Earl Pritchard
Interviewee: Caleb Rourke
Age: 29
Occupation: Laborer (intermittent)
Relation to Victim: Uncle (mother’s cousin)
Recording Medium: Audio (Cassette)
PRITCHARD: For the record, please state your name and address.
MR. ROURKE: Caleb Rourke. I stay over on Dog Leg Run. 5632. Right now, anyway.
PRITCHARD: Mr. Rourke, you were in the Hollow Bend Road area on September third, correct?
MR. ROURKE: Yeah. I stopped by Crystal’s place to see my aunt. Franny. Just for a few minutes.
PRITCHARD: What time was that?
MR. ROURKE: Around two-thirty. Maybe a little after.
PRITCHARD: What was the reason for the visit?
MR. ROURKE: I needed to borrow some money. Just gas money. I was short.
PRITCHARD: Did you see Brittany Lynn during that visit?
MR. ROURKE: No. She wasn’t there yet. I didn’t see her.
PRITCHARD: How long were you there?
MR. ROURKE: Ten minutes. Maybe less.
PRITCHARD: Where did you go after leaving?
MR. ROURKE: I went into town. Ran a couple errands.
PRITCHARD: We have a receipt placing you approximately twenty miles away shortly after that.
MR. ROURKE: Yeah. That’s right. That’s what I’m saying. I wasn’t there.
PRITCHARD: Can you describe your relationship with Brittany?
MR. ROURKE: I was her uncle. Not like real uncle, but family. I saw her at holidays and stuff.
PRITCHARD: Did you spend time alone with her?
MR. ROURKE: No. Not really. Not like that.
PRITCHARD: Not like what?
MR. ROURKE: Everyone knows what happened to her. Everyone’s talking about it. I never touched a kid. Never.
PRITCHARD: Just the same, your name has come up in several conversations since the disappearance.
MR. ROURKE: I figured it would.
PRITCHARD: Why do you think that is?
MR. ROURKE: I don’t know. I’ve never done nothing.
PRITCHARD: Is there anyone you think might have taken Brittany?
MR. ROURKE: I don’t know. Maybe Trent.
PRITCHARD: Mr. Wilburn?
MR. ROURKE: Everybody knows how he is. He don’t work. He’s got a record. He’s around all day. That’s not normal. He lives right down the street.
PRITCHARD: Do you associate with Mr. Wilburn?
MR. ROURKE: Sometimes. We hang out. That don’t mean I trust him.
PRITCHARD: Has he ever acted inappropriately around Brittany?
MR. ROURKE: I don’t know that. I’m just saying, if you’re looking, that’s where I’d look.
PRITCHARD: Is there anything else you want to add?
MR. ROURKE: I wouldn’t hurt a kid. And I wasn’t there.
END OF INTERVIEW
Interview concluded at approximately 15:30 hrs.
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