@Emerald1991 Your wish is my command
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Interview with Kaylee's dad.
1st December.
Reporter - S, first of all, our condolences to you and your family. We're so, so sorry for your loss, Sir. We have kids similar ages and I can't imagine what you're going through. So, I thank you for being here and as I mentioned to you earlier, our goal in talking to you is to keep this story out there, to show the tip line, which we're going to put up on the screen in just a moment. But, I want to get your reaction to this confusion of if it was targeted, not targeted, maybe the people in the house, maybe it was the residence. What can you tell us about that?.
Dad - I don't like it one bit. I know these statements take, like, hours and multiple individuals to review, it's not like this was something said on the side of the street within the first five hours of the case, and these guys are professionals. They sat in a room and this is what they came out with and they keep coming out with statements that create more questions than they answer, and then that creates a pressure and that's why I'm feeling like there's so many people coming and looking for answers and I'm one of them.
Reporter - One of the things that you said last night (at the vigil) about the two of them having fallen asleep in the same bed, that was new information. Is that the case that they were actually in the same bed?.
Dad - To me, it wasn't new. The coroner had shared a bunch of information about... there was some photos.. if you knew the house design, you would have seen that there was a picture of Kaylee's bed and it was made, there was nothing in there. So, it was kind of a process of elimination, if you've been in the home, if you knew the inside information, like, I knew that was my daughters room, so to me it had been out, but I'm sure they're not happy with me saying that. I didn't mean to say something that was supposed to be under wraps.
Reporter - Yes, of course.
Dad - I've told them you gotta work with me. You've got to tell me what to say and what not to say and I'll listen, but sometimes they're scared to give me those advices and I understand.
Reporter - Let me ask you of something that you said when you spoke with Laurence Jones. Do you believe that people on this campus know something, that the rest of us don't know?. Do you think that there was a stalker involved in this case?.
Dad - I don't think it matters what I particularly feel. I just want them to follow the evidence. I think even people who think they don't have information - I know people have been scared to share stuff because of there maybe alcohol or drugs or something in the background. I've tried to work with them to let everybody know that that's not what they're working on. But, I've definitely heard from people that they're scared to submit stuff. It could be a party, it could be anything around that neighbourhood within that time that could help us. And I think that community is going to solve this case, just as much as those officers in that room.
Reporter - You said something about, you know, someone's car could be in a selfie or a video of a person who said that they had an alibi, but the car isn't where it was supposed to be. Tell me about that, what you're thinking when you say that, Sir?.
Dad - I have an IT background, I know Tesla's and some other vehicles have cameras that you don't even have to turn on and are still recording, and there's some chips in there that you can pull data off. I know that's the way the wifi's work. So, this individual could have came into these homes and partied and done things and that data can be captured. I want this guy to be scared, I don't want him to be confident. I want him to be sick of seeing my face and I'm not going nowhere until this guy's off the streets. And the worst thing I want, is another family to go through this.
Reporter - Kaylee's mom said something about being fearful, that he is around, that he's watching all of this, that he could even show up at a funeral service for your daughter or one of these children.
Dad - It's pretty much a fact. Who does something like this and doesn't tune into the media?. Who wouldn't?. It's in his 100% selfish interests. So yes, he is, and we wouldn't want to do some kind of celebration and exclude anyone. So yeah, he could easily be there and that's a sick kind of twisted person that would do this kind of crap.
Reporter - You know, when you talked about getting into the phone, you said we have family passwords and you know we were able to get in there. Is there anything that you can share with us about what you learned there or people she was communicating with?. We know there was a back and forth between she and her on and off boyfriend through the course of the night.
Dad - There was some information, we were able to get that to the police officers. I think it definitely helped them. I know behaviour footprint, afterwards, it did definitely get some more things in the works, but I'm a historical fact person, I can help them know my daughters and Maddie from past, but going forward I'm going to be less and less relevant.
Reporter - Do you believe that your daughter was the target?. Or do you have any reason to think that she was, over someone else or that someone else was?.
Dad - I do have some inkling that there was some behaviour difference. I call them a footprint. When you commit a crime you do different behaviours. I've asked permission to give any of that out and they told me, no, it would not be beneficial. So, I've held back on that and I tried to keep my word.
Reporter - I'm sorry, behaviour of her or someone she knew?.
Dad - Behaviour of the victims.
Reporter - Alright S, I appreciate you sharing this with us and, as I said, the tip line is up right now, it's 208-883-7180. And, as you have said, none of these young people should fear that if they were drinking that night or involved in what most of us would consider pretty typical college behaviour, that that's going to be a problem for them. They need to come forward with their videos, whatever is on their phone, whatever they might have picked up on, in order to continue to work to get a break in this case, which is what we all want. We all want some justice. We want to find out who did this and that you can all find some sort of eventual peace in this. And S, we're praying for all of you. Thank you very much for being here today, Sir.
Dad - Thank you.
