Interview 1, 8:03 am
Samantha Hill, 17, Centerscore Police Precinct
Interrogation Room 4, Detective Cook
DC: Samantha, are you aware that everything being said in this room is being recorded and can be used to prosecute you in a court of law?
SH: Yes.
DC: Okay. Would you like anything to drink? Water maybe?
SH: No thanks.
DC: Alright. Your friend Amanda Applebee went missing which night?
SH: It was last Saturday night, at our sleepover.
DC: And was there any special purpose to this sleepover? Or was it just 'because'
SH: Well you could say it was just 'because', but we do it once a month so it was kind of a ritual.
DC: I see. And can who else was with you two?
SH: I was me, Amanda, Zoe, Taylor, Jessica, and Maria.
DC: Okay, and can you describe the events leading up to her disappearance?
SH: It was around midnight, we were just in Amanda's room, talking. She asked if we wanted snacks and said she would go get them. Zoe offered to help her, but Amanda said no really quickly, and then she left. We hadn't heard from her in like 30 minutes, so we went down to find her but she wasn't there. We haven't seen her since then.
DC: Did anyone of you think it was unusual for her to take 30 minutes to get snacks?
SH: Not really. First of all, Amanda sometimes has trouble using the microwave and stuff. Also, she loves candy and junk food so we expected that she was preparing a lot of stuff for us. When we didn't hear any noise coming from downstairs, we went to check it out.
DC: And all of you went down to find her?
SH: Yes.
DC: And before this, had anyone else entered or left the house?
SH: Yes. Around 10:30, some boys came over, and her mother was home until around 8:00 when she went out. Her mom came back around 1:00 and the boys left at 11:30.
DC: And what were the names of these boys?
SH: It was Colt Warren, Howard DeGeest, Jacob Williams, Hector Alonzo, and Ben Kale.
DC: And all of these boys left at 10:30? None of them stayed a little longer?
SH: Hector stayed a little longer since he's Amanda's boyfriend, but not more than 20 minutes.
DC: Okay, I think that's all we'll be needing from you Samantha. Thank you for your cooperation. Could you please send in Hector Alonzo?
SH: Sure.
End of Interview 1, 8:28
Samantha Hill, 17, Centerscore Police Precinct
Interrogation Room 4, Detective Cook