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Dt. Riley Parris
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is your name and title? | Detective Riley Parris |
| What is your current job? | homicide detective with the Bellavita Police Department |
| how long have you been employed at the Bellavita Police Dept.? | eighteen years, ten of those explicitly devoted to homicide investigations |
| What degree do you have and from where? | Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| Which other organization have you worked with? | Tennesse Bureau of Investigation (TBI) |
| What date were you called to the case of Johnny Malone? | November 17, 2025 |
| What time did you arrive at the parking lot of La Scala Ristorante? | 10:08 pm |
| Had the emergency responders pronounced his death yet when you arrived? | yes |
| What did the absence of shell casings suggest? | use of a revolveer or deliberate post incident clean up |
| What organization was Malone an associate of? | Corsino family |
| What was the Corsino family under investigation for | racketeering, money laundering, and firearms trafficking |
| What digital and physical evidence did you not find? | no fingerprints, DNA, or shell casings |
| Where was the surveillance from? | Bellavita Laboratory Solutions |
| Where is Bellavita Laboratory Solutions? | across Whitlock Street from La Scala. |
| Who reported hearing gunshots, at what time, and where were they located? | security technician Ellis Klein reported hearing them at around 9:55 pm while standing on the loading dock |
| What did Ellis Klein see? | a figure in a long coat and orange scarf walking east along Whitlock away from the alley where the incident occured |
| What did Klein do after seeing the figure? | returned to the control room to view footage |
| What happened to the footage? | It was corrupted but metadata logs confirmed motion and audio triggers. |
| What time did the footage pick up the triggers? | 9:55 pm |
| How did Klein seem during their interview? | fidgety and nervous. |
| What metaphor is said to describe Klein | more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs |
| How did Klein describe the person they saw in the alley? | they had the same build as Alex Callahan, but Klein said that the photograph of Callahan wasn't the same as the person in the alley. |
| How did Klein describe you? | intimidating |
| What happened during the interview that put you in a bad mood? | I broke my favorite mug |
| Why do you think Klein was acting the way they were | I suspect they knew there was an organized crime angle and wanted to keep themselves out of danger |
| What time did you verify that Callahan entered Luxford Financial? | 8:06 pm and 10:14 pm |
| What were the statistics with the cell tower? | Cell tower data placed Callahan's phone within 300 meters of La Scala between 9:35 and 10:00 pm, the same time as the shots were fired |
| What did Tori Quinn observe? | a coffee cup from Marina's Bakery on Callahan's desk |
| What do you think Toni was doing? | Trying to protect Callahan by saying he was in the office all night |
| What did Sky Gonzalez witness on October 25,2025? | A tense conversation between Callahan and Malone during which Callahan said "you've put us in a precarious situation" before leaving quickly |
| What did Callahan throw at Malone? | A napkin with what appeared to be threatening writing on it |
| What did the interaction between Callahan and Malone in October establish? | prior conflict and a motive |
| What did Rory Brannigan say about Malone and Callahan? | Malone was talking about Callahan making threatening statements toward him in the weeks prior to the murder |
| What did Brannigan provide you? | a copy of a note left in Malone's car |
| What happened on November 19,2025? | Callahan voluntarily came to the Bellaivita PD for an interview |
| How did Callahan act during the interview? | Polite, articulate, and composed |
| When did Callahan say he last saw Malone | the dinner at La Scala |
| How did Callahan's statement about La Scala strike you? | carefully limited rather than denial |
| What flashed across Callahan's face when the 10:14 entry time was mentioned? | anger |
| Who at the TBI did you consult with about forensic analysis? | TBI Digital Forensics Specialist Dr. lee Waldo |
| What did Dr. Lee Waldo confirm? | Callahan's device connected to a tower sectior covering the immediate vicinity of the crime scene near the time of the murder |
| Based on all the information, what did you determine? | There is probable cause that Callahan murdered Malone |