Kotzebue Rural Police - Stacy Donne Transcript

RURAL KOTZEBUE POLICE
JUVENILE INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT

Case Number: AST-KO-84-0616-447
Date: June 16, 1984
Time: 17:42 PM
Officer: Sgt. Elaine Mercer
Subject: Stacy Donne
Related Case: Missing Person – Dr. Barry Raven

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Sgt. Mercer: For the record, please state your name.
Stacy Donne: Stacy Donne.
Sgt. Mercer: Alright. Before we begin, I need to let you know your parents are here.
Stacy Donne: I don’t want them here.
Sgt. Mercer: You don’t want either of them present?
Stacy Donne: I’m not going to say anything if she’s here.
Sgt. Mercer: “She” meaning your mother?
Stacy Donne: Yes.
Sgt. Mercer: Understood. We can continue without them in the room if you’re more comfortable.
[brief pause in recording]
Sgt. Mercer: I know this has probably been a stressful day. I just need to ask a few questions about Dr. Barry Raven.
Stacy Donne: Okay.
Sgt. Mercer: Your family was expecting him for dinner last night?
Stacy Donne: Yeah.
Sgt. Mercer: Was the dinner connected to your birthday?
Stacy Donne: Kind of.
Sgt. Mercer: How would you describe your relationship with Dr. Raven?
Stacy Donne: I don’t know. Weird.
Sgt. Mercer: Weird in what way?
Stacy Donne: I don’t understand why they keep inviting Raven to my birthday parties.
Sgt. Mercer: Your parents invited him often?
Stacy Donne: Too often.
Sgt. Mercer: Did that bother you?
Stacy Donne: Yeah.
Sgt. Mercer: Why?
Stacy Donne: Because he was always around.
Sgt. Mercer: I heard Dr. Raven worried about you. It seems he kept an eye on you.
Stacy Donne: Well, he should worry more about his own business.
Sgt. Mercer: Stacy, I’ve got to level with you. Your mom told us she thinks you’ve been spying on Dr. Raven. You’re not in trouble. I just need to know — when was the last time you actually saw him and where? You might’ve been the last one who saw him.
[pause]
Stacy Donne: I might’ve seen him leaving on his boat Wednesday.
Sgt. Mercer: This past Wednesday?
Stacy Donne: Yeah.
Sgt. Mercer: Where were you?
Stacy Donne: There was a family picnicking near the shore, and I hid behind the willows.
Sgt. Mercer: Why were you hiding?
Stacy Donne: I don’t know. I just was.
Sgt. Mercer: About what time was this?
Stacy Donne: The family was eating lunch, so probably around noon.
Sgt. Mercer: What exactly did you see?
Stacy Donne: Just him in his orange rainsuit. That was kind of weird.
Sgt. Mercer: Why was that weird?
Stacy Donne: Because it was hot.
Sgt. Mercer: How do you know it was Dr. Raven?
Stacy Donne: I knew it was him because he always throws candy at kids when he goes past on his boat.
Sgt. Mercer: He did that often?
Stacy Donne: Yeah.
Sgt. Mercer: And you saw him do this Wednesday?
Stacy Donne: He threw candy at some kid, but it landed in the middle of the water. What a weirdo.
Sgt. Mercer: Did you notice anyone else with him?
Stacy Donne: No. I couldn’t really tell.
Sgt. Mercer: Have you seen him since then?
Stacy Donne: No. Not since then.
Sgt. Mercer: Did Dr. Raven ever make you uncomfortable?
Stacy Donne: No. Not like that.
Sgt. Mercer: Then what did you mean earlier when you said he should “mind his own business”?
Stacy Donne: I just mean he acted like he was part of the family when he wasn’t.
Sgt. Mercer: Did your parents argue about him?
Stacy Donne: Sometimes.
Sgt. Mercer: Your mother and father?
Stacy Donne: Mostly my dad getting irritated.
Sgt. Mercer: Irritated with Dr. Raven?
Stacy Donne: I guess.
Sgt. Mercer: And when Dr. Raven didn’t show up last night?
Stacy Donne: Mom got weird about it immediately.
Sgt. Mercer: “Weird” how?
Stacy Donne: Like she really noticed it.
Sgt. Mercer: More than everyone else?
Stacy Donne: Yeah.

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Officer Notes (Sgt. Mercer):
Subject emotionally guarded and reluctant to speak in presence of mother. Mother gave permission for subject to speak alone. Claims possible final sighting of Dr. Raven departing by boat on June 13, 1984 at approximately noon.