Older Collier Landry Boyle

It was like late morning, early afternoon. The doorbell rings, and it's this guy in a sport coat with a bushy mustache, glasses, khaki pants, named Dave Messmore.

It was like late morning, early afternoon. The doorbell rings, and it's this guy in a sport coat with a bushy mustache, glasses, khaki pants, named Dave Messmore.

Collier hovered in the background. I'm standing there over my grandmother's shoulder and Dave was saying to my grandmother, well, you know, I'd like to talk to the doctor and, you know, just kind of curious, but, you know, he was just very calm. He's a very calm guy, very collected. I mean, very detective-like, you know what I mean?

Collier hovered in the background. I'm standing there over my grandmother's shoulder and Dave was saying to my grandmother, well, you know, I'd like to talk to the doctor and, you know, just kind of curious, but, you know, he was just very calm. He's a very calm guy, very collected. I mean, very detective-like, you know what I mean?

Just looking around, looking at things, taking everything in, just, I'm going to get to the bottom of this type of thing. And I remember he kind of charms his way in and my grandmother's like, I'm going to call my son. And she goes and she leaves to go make the phone call in the kitchen. And I knew at that point that that was like my one shot because here I am alone with a police officer.

Just looking around, looking at things, taking everything in, just, I'm going to get to the bottom of this type of thing. And I remember he kind of charms his way in and my grandmother's like, I'm going to call my son. And she goes and she leaves to go make the phone call in the kitchen. And I knew at that point that that was like my one shot because here I am alone with a police officer.

And I say to Dave, I look him dead in the eyes, and I say, my mother would never leave me.

And I say to Dave, I look him dead in the eyes, and I say, my mother would never leave me.

And I think he's looking at me in a very peculiar way, like, who is this kid? He could just tell I was so adamant.

And I think he's looking at me in a very peculiar way, like, who is this kid? He could just tell I was so adamant.

I could just tell when I said to Dave, my mother would never leave me. Something has happened to her. He just looked at me like he could tell that I was serious. I remember in that moment that there was this hope.

I could just tell when I said to Dave, my mother would never leave me. Something has happened to her. He just looked at me like he could tell that I was serious. I remember in that moment that there was this hope.

I knew it was my chance right there to just get it all out, right? I don't know if I'm ever going to get this opportunity again.

I knew it was my chance right there to just get it all out, right? I don't know if I'm ever going to get this opportunity again.

And we saw my father's truck come down the driveway with my grandmother inside. And my grandmother came in and my father stayed for a second. He then left. Around 8 o'clock, 8.30, my mom was like, it's time for bed. I gave my grandmother a hug and a kiss, goodnight. And I gave my mom a hug and a kiss, goodnight.

And we saw my father's truck come down the driveway with my grandmother inside. And my grandmother came in and my father stayed for a second. He then left. Around 8 o'clock, 8.30, my mom was like, it's time for bed. I gave my grandmother a hug and a kiss, goodnight. And I gave my mom a hug and a kiss, goodnight.

I had little collectible Garfield stuffed plush toys on the dresser. And then I had my Batman clock on the wall because I loved the movie Batman. I wanted to be Batman. Then next to me on the wall, there's a painting of a small little sailboat with a little boy inside. And it says Collier that my mom had a muralist paint on the wall.

I had little collectible Garfield stuffed plush toys on the dresser. And then I had my Batman clock on the wall because I loved the movie Batman. I wanted to be Batman. Then next to me on the wall, there's a painting of a small little sailboat with a little boy inside. And it says Collier that my mom had a muralist paint on the wall.

I'm pretty sure I heard a scream and I was kind of frozen in my bed for a second. I didn't get up. And then I heard this loud thud, boom. And then I heard this really low muttering. And I can see my little sailboat on the wall. Then I looked to the dresser with the little Garfields and I see the Batman clock up on the wall and it's like 317, 318 AM.

I'm pretty sure I heard a scream and I was kind of frozen in my bed for a second. I didn't get up. And then I heard this loud thud, boom. And then I heard this really low muttering. And I can see my little sailboat on the wall. Then I looked to the dresser with the little Garfields and I see the Batman clock up on the wall and it's like 317, 318 AM.