Day Six of Testimony: June 6, 2007 Interview of Defendant

Serrano says he gave Wesley Molina Cirino a ride from Onondaga County to Utica with other investigators present in the car. Went to interview room at Utica Police Department. Segment recorded 1:50 PM June 6 is played. Now, at UPD, video is black and white. It was in color when recorded at Onondaga County. Defendant Molina Cirino is looking at photos on the wall--pictures of different people who'd been interviewed in the course of the investigation. Before interview, Serrano advised defendant of his miranda rights from a card where the rights are written. He advises him in Spanish.

Segment from 2:06pm played. It was recorded from a greater distance than the Onondaga County interview; everyone looks smaller. It's also a bit harder to understand (sound quality perhaps not as good) but the closed-captioning is at the bottom of the screen. Serrano says defendant had very limited ability to read and write Spanish. Serrano asked if defendant wanted to speak to an attorney before police started interviewing him. Defendant said 'no' and Serrano had him write it in English and Spanish.

Serrano says he asked defendant to talk about where he was the night Officer Lindsey was killed, beginning around dinner time. Defendant says he was at his brother's house (Guillermo Molina) on Seymour Ave. Says others were there. Defendant says he ate and then went to Square and Neilson Streets in Utica. Says he went to Neilson street around 5:30pm. Defendant places himself at brother's then Wanda's then Mary Alice's house. Defendant describes encounter with "Indio" when coming down Mary Alice's stairs.

Serrano says defendant's account of where he went after leaving "Mojon" differed from what he'd said before. Serrano acknowledges becoming more 'accusatory' during a point in this interview. Investigator - possibly Serrano--walks around to defendant, leaning in close, asking him to tell what happend and to tell the truth. Defendant seems upset; investigator asks if he wants some water. This is first time in police interviews that Molina Cirino put himself at the murder scene instead of only relaying the accounts he claims others told him about it.