Saturday, July 19, 2014 \u2013 10:00 a.m.<\/p>\n
Cindy Fine was Andy Fine’s wife and reported him missing on July 7, 2014.<\/p>\n
Detectives Armstrong and Murphy re-interviewed her at the Yoknapatawpha County Sheriff’s Department.<\/p>\n
Participants:<\/em><\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: Thanks for coming in to talk with us again, Mrs. Fine. Can you state your name and address again for the record?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Sure. Cynthia Campbell Fine, 596 Hathorn Road.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: Great. Now, Mrs. Fine, we’d like to go over again what happened the night you last saw your husband.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Okay. I mean, I want to help and\u2014 well, I told you everything I know.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: Right. Well then, let’s see if we got it right the first time. On July 3rd, you showed up at Duffy’s around 7:30, 8:00?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes. I think so.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: And you left around midnight?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes. I took the car home.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Why did you leave without your husband, Mrs. Fine?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: I\u2014 well, I was tired. Real tired.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: What happened right before you left?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Um, nothing. I mean\u2014 Carl and Andy were playing pool, and I just got real tired. I\u2026 well, I was just being a spoilsport, so I went home.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: What about the watch?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: What?<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: The watch. A couple of folks said your husband lost his watch.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: I\u2014 you mean Carl? Or\u2026<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: Just tell us what happened.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Oh. Well, I\u2014 Andy\u2026 he had this watch. It was his favorite. I mean, it was his only watch, of course. We don’t have much money for that kind of thing. Anyway, I \u2014 he took it off to play pool and put it on the table where I was sitting, and I\u2014 well, I must have misplaced it\u2014 lost it. He\u2026 well, he didn’t want to leave until we found it. I don’t know what happened. I must’ve lost it.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: How could you have lost it? Did you throw it away?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. No, I just mean\u2014 well, I guess I wasn’t keeping my eye on things. You know\u2026 I was busy eating and talking with Eddie and Dudley.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: But that doesn’t mean you lost it.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. It’s just\u2014 well, I\u2014 Andy was kind of upset. I felt really bad.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: So you were looking for the watch, and that’s when you left?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes. I just got\u2026 well\u2026 I guess I just got tired.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: Eddie and Dudley \u2014 you told us before that was Eddie Dooley and Dudley Brinkman, right?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes, that’s right.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: How well do you know them?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Um, I don’t know Eddie too much. He’s mostly Andy’s friend, you know, from Duffy’s.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: And what about Dudley? Was he Andy’s drinking buddy too?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: What? Oh\u2014 no, no, not at all. Dudley\u2014 he’s not like that. He definitely wasn’t one of Andy’s favorite people.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Why’s that?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Oh, he\u2026 well, he’s more the quiet, reserved type. He hardly ever goes to Duffy’s. I don’t know exactly why he was there. He\u2014 well, I guess you could say we were friends in school.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Friends?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes. I\u2014 well, he took piano lessons from my father. And we went on a couple of dates, I guess. It wasn’t a big deal. You know\u2026 high school. I didn’t date anyone real seriously back then. I didn’t\u2026 well\u2026 Andy was the first time I fell in love.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Right. So were you and Dudley ever intimate?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Gosh, no. Never.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: And how often have you seen him since then?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Since high school? Um\u2026 I don’t know. Not often. It’s a small town. Sometimes I run into him in the store and what have you. See him at church, I guess. I always say hello. He seems like such a lonely person. I always hoped he might find a nice girl to settle down with.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: And how often did you see him at Duffy’s?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Well, like I said, I hardly ever saw him. I only went to the bar a few times, and maybe in all those years, once? I don’t remember. I’m sorry.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: That’s okay. And you never saw Mr. Brinkman socially aside from that?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Gosh, no. I had my hands full.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Okay. So that night at Duffy’s, was Dudley still there when you left?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. He must’ve left, I don’t know, sometime earlier. I’m sorry. I didn’t notice.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: And you didn’t see him after that, maybe in the parking lot?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. Not at all.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: Your husband didn’t seem too happy to see Mr. Brinkman.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: What?<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: We hear Andy and Dudley almost got in a fight.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No, it wasn’t like that. I\u2014 he was just playing pool, having a good time. Dudley acted so\u2026 timid around Andy. And he didn’t like that. It\u2014 well, sometimes Andy gets carried away. He keeps trying to get a reaction. Sometimes he got into fights.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: We heard. So how did it all end up?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Well, I\u2014 Dudley just got up and left. Andy kept yelling at him, but nothing happened.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: And then you left.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes. I mean, it was later. Like I said, it was after midnight. I felt bad about it, but\u2014 I\u2014 well, I just wasn’t helping much. It was so late. I wasn’t thinking.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: How did Andy feel about you leaving?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: He\u2014 I\u2014 well, I just left. I mean, he was kind of upset. I\u2014 do we have to talk about this? It’s private.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: Mrs. Fine, more than 10 people told us they saw your husband physically threaten you in the bar.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No! No, that’s just\u2014 no. That’s not right. He was just upset about the watch. He\u2026 didn’t know what he was doing. He had too much to drink. And\u2014 well, I was right there the whole time. I mean, he’s right. I didn’t see what happened to his watch.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: You mean you deserved to be hit?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: He didn’t hit me. I mean\u2014 no. No, he didn’t hit me. He wouldn’t hit me like that. He\u2014 I mean, he was just trying to have a good time. He was upset about the watch.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Did your husband hit you often?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. He didn’t\u2014 I mean, he didn’t hit me\u2026 never. He never hit me. I\u2014 like I said before, I tried to give him his freedom. He needed that. I\u2014 he\u2014 I just wanted to help him.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Did he want your help?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. I mean\u2014 I’d rather not answer that. It was our marriage. I\u2026 want to keep those memories for my own.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Okay. So what happened at the bar? If he didn’t hit you, what did he do?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: He\u2014 well, he was pretty upset about the watch. I wasn’t keeping an eye on it\u2014 and I\u2014 he was yelling at me about that, I guess. That’s when I got tired. He\u2026 well, that’s when I went home.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: Okay. Now, why didn’t you tell us this before?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: I’m sorry.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: It’s all right. We’re just trying to understand.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Well, I\u2014 you know, I’m so ashamed. I just wanted to help him, and\u2014 well\u2014 I don’t see any reason to gossip about our private life. I was committed to our marriage.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: What else did you keep quiet about?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: What do you mean?<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Was he hitting you?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No! No. He\u2014 I really don’t want to talk about this. I wish you would respect that. I\u2014 I’m sorry. This is really hard for me.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Mrs. Fine, I don’t want to upset you. You can take your time. But plenty of people we talked to had the idea that your husband treated you pretty rough\u2014<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: It’s not true!<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: You’re not saying anything about it, which is very loyal. But you also didn’t say anything about the watch when you came to talk to us last time. So how do we know you’re not lying?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No! I’m not lying. I can’t lie. It’s wrong. I\u2026 oh gosh, I’m sorry. I don’t know what to say.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Just tell us the truth. He hit you, didn’t he?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: I can’t\u2026 I’m sorry. No. I can’t. I\u2014 can I have a couple of minutes? I need to\u2014 I need to think. I need to pray. Please.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: All right.<\/p>\n[Interview suspended 10:24 a.m.]\n[Interview resumed 10:33 a.m.]\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: Now then, Mrs. Fine. Whenever you’re ready.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: All right. I’m sorry.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: That’s okay. Just tell us about Andy. Did he ever hit you?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: How often?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Hardly ever. He\u2014 I don’t know. Sometimes he would get in these moods. He would be so tired from work, and I was such a stick in the mud. I never wanted to just go out and have fun. He\u2014 I think that bothered him. I bothered him. All I wanted to do was help but\u2014 I just bothered him all the time.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Would you say he hit you every night?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. No\u2014 nothing like that.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: How often would you say it was?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: I\u2014 gosh, I\u2014 I don’t know. It was usually when he had something to drink, or he was upset about work. I don’t know. I’m sorry, I just\u2014 well, I tried to just work through it.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: What would you do when it happened?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Usually, nothing happened. I mean, he just fell asleep or left or\u2026 I would let him go, and then I would go to bed. In the morning, it was like it never happened. He\u2014 it would be like starting over. A clean slate. I\u2014 he always apologized. He would just get so fed up with me. I didn’t want to burden him.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: You never called the police?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. No, I didn’t want to betray him. I’m sorry, that’s what it feels like. I feel like I’m betraying him.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: That’s okay, Mrs. Fine. Take your time.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. Go on.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: When this happened, you never felt angry? Did you ever hit him back?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: What? No. Never, I\u2014 I could never hurt him.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: But that night in the bar, he was threatening you, and you walked out on him. You said he was pretty upset.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes, but I\u2014 well, I just didn’t have the patience that night. It was my fault. He needed me to help find the watch, but he never did.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: He told you that?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: What?<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: He told you he never found the watch?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes. He was real mad.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Now, when was this exactly? When he came home later on?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Well, I came home early in the car, and Andy came home later \u2014 and he said that the watch had been stolen and that it was my fault. I told him that I would go back to the bar and look for it some more, and he said it was too late. Eddie Dooley had already stolen it. I just\u2026 wasn’t watching close enough. He just stole it right out from under me. Andy was pretty mad.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: What time was this, would you say?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Uh, well, maybe 1:30, 2:00?<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Were you waiting up?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No. I went to bed. You know\u2014 I felt so tired.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Right. But he got home and woke you?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes. He\u2026 well, he was still pretty drunk. He had a bottle of whiskey or something. I think he got it from the cupboard.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: Mrs. Fine, what happened at that point?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Well, he\u2026 I\u2026 I’m sorry. It’s just so hard.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: That’s okay.<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: He hit me pretty bad. I kept saying I was sorry, and he just kept yelling and\u2014 he kept swinging at me\u2026 I\u2014 oh\u2014 forgive me. I’m so weak.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: That’s okay. What happened after that?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: He left.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: He took the car?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes. He got in the car.<\/p>\n Detective Armstrong<\/em>: And that was the last time you saw him?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: Yes. I\u2026 I was trying to get him to settle down\u2014 you know, if he could just pass out. I told him, “Keep hitting me. Just don’t leave.” I guess I had a bad feeling\u2026 I didn’t know\u2026 it’s so horrible. He\u2014 I just couldn’t get him to stay.<\/p>\n Detective Murphy<\/em>: You weren’t angry about it?<\/p>\n Cindy Fine<\/em>: No.<\/p>\n\n