Hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes if you posted this already... I try to read most of the posts but you guys move so fast and.. it's hard to keep up!
So I transcribed the video of AL's interview, pretty much word for word..
here it goes:
Reporter:
What was that day like? I mean you didn't expect to get pulled into all this.
AL:
Um, no I-I didn't realize I was pulled into it until um I think like, you know, maybe a couple days later..just the fact that I saw her the day that Kyron went missing.
Reporter:
Mm-hm
AL:
Um, then I-I realize I knew, I knew that I saw her that day, that maybe something
about, um, seeing her that day was relevant to what was going on with Kyron missing.
Reporter:
Did you approach detectives or did they question you first?
AL:
Um, well they, they had questions about her activity at the club, had she been in the gym..um wanting to just verify if she had been in that day um, like time, you know, reference to time like where she spent her time that day um, if she had the children with her and they.. so they began to contact me about that but the detective mentioned skyline elementary and it just rang a bell because I, I had, I remember I said, "where did I hear the name skyline elementary?" you know cause I don't really know anything about that school but I heard the name of that school that day and it was because she mentioned it.
Reporter:
At Fred Meyer?
AL:
yea
AL:
I didn't see Terri. She saw me, I happened to walk past her um in the store and she kind of called out to me, um got my attention and I stopped to make small talk with her. I um I was just trying you know being polite and making chat with her and um talking about her daughter not feeling well because she was not feeling well the day before and I knew that..and um she just mentioned that she was there looking for medicine for her baby and um
that was it.. it didn't you know it didn't seem anything out of the ordinary... it's just a quick chat and like okay have a good day and the only thing that um I think was significant about that time is that she showed me a picture of Kyron um next to his project. Like it was, it was, she, made, you know, it just seemed like as we chatted about the kids and she had just been coming from Kyron's school she just made it a point to show me his photo.
Reporter:
And what did she say when she showed you the photo? She's like "this is his science project" or?
AL:
Um, just said you know, "I just came from my sons' school ..I was working on a project with him and
" and I know what that's like cause I have kids and I've worked on projects with them and and um I was you know I made a point to say how I missed doing that with my own kids cause they're much bigger now and um
and she just said "yea you know it's going on for a couple hours so I just decided to come out and try to get you know my daughter's medicine" or whatever and.. and that was it I mean.. but, but I did, I do remember that she showed me the photo of him next to his project that day.
Reporter:
And nothing unusual about her?
AL:
Um, you know, I-I don't, you know, she's kind of, I mean, for the most part, even when she comes into the club she's quiet you know so I mean she comes in and she works out and she talks to people she's familiar with but she's pretty quiet, very focused kinda coming in dropping off her, her child, and going to her workout so um.. to me I didn't see anything out of the ordinary because she is so quiet typically and um not very social so what I would seem, what I would think maybe is odd behavior is just normal for her. Does that make sense?
Reporter:
yea
Reporter:
Do you know what time of morning that was that you saw her?
AL:
It was definitely somewhere between like 9:30 and 10:00 because I-I know that I was going to Border's right after and I was on the way to Border's before 10:00
Reporter:
Did she seem at that time like somebody that could've just harmed her stepson?
AL:
No. She-no she certainly didn't seem that way but I think she certainly didn't seem like the type of woman who did all these other things that the news is saying she's she's done either. So um you know only she knows the truth about what happened that day.
(reporter must have asked question, not on video though)
I-I know I a lot of people have been calling me her friend but I don't know her outside of the club. I am an employee for the club that she works at. Um and my job is customer service so I just make sure that she's checked in and that everything is going off well with her workout and.. that's it. Um, the, as a matter of fact the day that I saw her in the store was the most conversation I'd ever had with her.
Reporter:
Wow
AL:
Yea
Reporter:
Um but she knows you enough by name right?
AL:
Yea certainly I mean she certainly felt comfortable enough because she sat (not sure of the word) and chat with me um because I see her you know every day that she works out for the most part.
Reporter:
Explain what your feelings were once you heard what had happened.
AL:
Um
I think .. I think I felt like a lot of people feel wanting to assume the best of her.. assume the best for Kyron
assume that he was well.. that there somehow there was some accident, some mix up, or you know that he wasn't harmed in any way or um really missing and um I wanted to believe the best you know like everyone who just knows that family.. and I still want to believe the best for Kyron um but it is it's disturbing because you don't want to believe that anyone's capable of hurting a-a little kid like that you know?
Reporter:
Some people wanna lean towards almost putting a blame on Terri. Where do you stand?
AL:
I-I'm on, um, Ky.. I'm on the side of Kyron Horman and absolutely his parents. Um, (fidgeting with something on wrist?) sorry, his, his mom and dad ..I, um it's clear that they're disturbed and that they're just distraught over their son missing and um I want him to be found well and, and unharmed um I want his parents to have closure I-I think it's obvious that um his stepmother's been deceitful in other ways
that doesn't necessarily make her harmful to Kyron but at this point it's definitely not looking good from what I can tell. Um.. but I definitely want Kyron to return safely to his family.
Reporter:
Did you ever meet Kyron?
AL:
Um, I don't, I've only seen him once or twice being checked in the club but never really like interacted with him. I've probably interacted more with Kitty cause she came more often.
Reporter:
What about grand jury? I mean did you ever expect to have to go downtown and deal with that?
AL:
I did, I did, and I'm expecting more to come um I-I uh I've seen a lot go on and I think that um any testimony about where she was that day is gonna be crucial to ,you know, what goes on in in the days and months ahead, I mean..I expected it.
Reporter:
Were there a lot of other people called in at the same time there?
AL:
Oh so many, you know so many and you know they're not all her friends I mean ..some of the people are just people who spoke with her for a second and you know the day that she was at the club or you know um just work out with her you know they're, they're calling anyone who has had any relationship with her
Reporter:
And it wasn't just people that saw her that day?
AL:
Not necessarily. Just people who know her. I'm sure that they're trying to develop an idea of her um her character, you know.
There were many people I know that there were like 30 people there that day that I was there
Reporter:
And so you think you're going back or you know already?
AL:
Oh, I don't know that I'm going back yet but I'll assume I am because if I've already been called and I saw her that day if, if, if it turns if the events turn against her you know... and they start to really um make a case against her I imagine they're gonna probably wanna talk to me again about it.
Reporter:
How do you feel being able to give some information it's not a lot but?
AL
Um I-I mean I think any information is important right now I
any information, anyone who saw her that day, anyone who saw anything that day and knows anything about her character whether it's good or bad.. I think it's important.. it's all important now.
(reporter must have asked question but it wasn't in the video)
What was she doing? Did she seem different? You know, what was she wearing? You know um just wanted to know if it was anything out of the ordinary and from from what I could tell not necessarily no.
Reporter:
What was the mood?
Um at the, at the grand jury? I think everyone in waiting is very quiet because I think you know some people are still in a bit of shock about it. Everyones just um I think still reeling and.. and frustrated cause it's not over, there's no closure yet, there's no you know, um.. finding Kyron so everyones just kinda like quiet and um I think even afraid to talk about it a little it's just sad.
Reporter:
Did you ever picture this happening? I mean usually you hear about this stuff in the news but it's never to someone you know or..
AL:
Oh no I say that all the time you know I I I moved you know I'm from the east coast like I moved here cause it's quiet I moved here for a quiet life and um it's kind of crazy you know it's it's crazy that this is happening um but it's not happening to me it's happening to them
Hopefully this is helpful.
