Interview 2 - Sherry Leigh Transcript
Interviewer (TJ) : Good afternoon
Interviewee (Sherry) : Afternoon
TJ: You are Sherry, Is that correct?
Sherry: Yes
TJ: Yes. I am Detective Callaghan, I am going to be interviewing you today. I presume you know why you are here?
Sherry: The cat
TJ: The cat, the campus cat. That is correct. So you’ve been filled in, that is good. There’s no need to worry your not being accused of anything. It’s only about the cat. The cat might be accused but we don’t know yet. Is it alright if we record it?
Sherry: Yeah
TJ: Not only filming through a camera but also through a sound recording. Its only because we need footage and evidence. Right so its Tuesday 24th 2015 November and its 12:41 pm. Lets start. So first off you live on campus yes?
Sherry: I do live on campus yes.
TJ: You live on campus. The cat also lives on campus.
Sherry: I think he lives on campus.
TJ: You think he lives on campus?
Sherry: Yes
TJ: Would you mind explaining?
Sherry: I know that the cat has an owner who’s supposedly an elderly lady but he’s greedy and eats all the students’ food. So he lives about. He gets about that cat.
TJ: He gets about? Well yes we had an interview earlier as well and we’ve been told he eats from everyone and he never gets full.
Sherry: No loyalty with that cat!
TJ: No loyalty? But he comes regularly to your flat as well?
Sherry: Everyday
TJ: Everyday? At a certain time?
Sherry: Yeah when we eat dinner, breakfast, basically when he can smell food.
TJ: So whenever there’s food. Right well what does the cat look like?
Sherry: He’s a tabby and he has white legs. Yeah he’s quite big; he’s a very big cat for a cat I think as cats go.
TJ: Yeah would you describe him as chubby?
Sherry: Yes now.
TJ: Yes he is chubby. Is that because of the students feeding him?
Sherry: Yeah he’s got really fat.
TJ: Right so you feed him?
Sherry: *nod*
TJ: What would you consider your relationship with the cat to be?
Sherry: He was scared of everybody at first when he first came to campus. My house mates don’t really like him anymore because he’s a bit of a pest. And he use to run away but now he has a little cuddle with me on the sofa. I’m a crazy cat lady now.
TJ: Alright so you would consider yourself a cat person then?
Sherry: Definitely yeah.
TJ: Definitely a cat person. And you are from England?
Sherry: Yes
TJ: Yes, do you think that has anything to do with you being a cat person?
Sherry: I don’t think so no.
TJ: no, right so you like cats?
Sherry: Yes a lot.
TJ: Can I ask you why?
Sherry: I don’t know It’s just like I think having dogs is different because dogs like everything so when you earn a cats like affection it’s a bit more ‘owh my god affection from a cat’.
TJ: So you feel it’s a bit more special?
Sherry: Yeah definitely.
TJ: Right and do you think the cat recognises you now?
Sherry: Yeah when he’s sitting outside the houses meowing at everyone and he sees me he comes running to the door. ‘Feed me, I’m starving’
TJ: Alright and you do thinks that’s because of you and not because of the promise of food?
Sherry: Nah probably the promise of food but I like to thinks its me a little bit. He knows its me who gives him food.
TJ: He knows. Couple more things, We’ve heard earlier the cat has murdered?
Sherry: Owh the bird?
TJ: The bird yes.
Sherry: The bird incident.
TJ: A Pigeon?
Sherry: Yes
TJ: Have you heard anything about that?
Sherry: I heard that he took its head and hid its head somewhere and left the body.
TJ: Serial Killer-esk!
Sherry: Yes
TJ: Right!
Sherry: Messy cat!
TJ: Do you think that was also food or was that more sport?
Sherry: Dunno, I think it was more sport. He just left the rest and took the head.
TJ: I don’t know if that’s much better.
Sherry: He might of given it to someone.
TJ: Don’t know if that’s better. We might need to get working on those arrest warrants! Anyway do you live in castle field then?
Sherry: Yes
TJ: Yes because we have been told that. Yes it was castle filed where he prefers staying. For us because we are actually looking for the cat any tips on how to find him?
Sherry: Shake boxes that sound like they have food in them, he likes that sound a lot.
TJ: Food, he likes the sound of food?
Sherry: yeah yeah, He’ll literally come to anyone as well. No boundaries.
TJ: Have you had any pets previously?
Sherry: Yeah I’ve got dogs, which is interesting like I have three dogs at home. I’ve had like rabbits and hamsters and that when I was younger. Never had a cat but I dunno it’s just a bit more of a novelty to have a little cat running around.
TJ: Would you considering having a cat in the future?
Sherry: Definitely!
TJ: Alright, What do you think about the statement that when you die a cat will eat you?
Sherry: mmmm Probably true.
TJ: Yeah no it is true, it has been studied.
Sherry: That’s a bit gross.
TJ: Does that change your opinion at all?
Sherry: Nah its just food at the end of the day!
TJ: Saves your funeral doesn’t it!
Sherry: Yeah expenses.
TJ: So I’m just trying to gather some Intel you know. Do you now have a special name for the cat? We’ve heard quite a lot.
Sherry: Yeah I heard a few names; we call him leggings because he looks like he’s wearing leggings!
TJ: Leggings, alright I will write that down. Leggings! Does he respond to any of these names?
Sherry: Yeah I think its more the sound like the pitch of your voice and that but he does come trotting over.
TJ: I notice your saying he so he is a male cat?
Sherry: He’s a boy yeah.
TJ: He’s male, right we’ve heard that before so were assuming he’s a male.
Sherry: A paramedic told me, He said no that’s definitely a boy.
TJ: A paramedic?
Sherry: yeah.
TJ: Right is that a story right there?
Sherry: Not to do with the cat.
TJ: Not to do with the cat, Ok well that is why were here. Is there anything else you want to tell me about the cat? Any story’s?
Sherry: He’s often found in bins, you can find him near bins. He’s quite dirty even though he gets food. I’ve been told off a lot for feeding the cat as well so I probably shouldn’t be telling you about feeding the cat.
TJ: Its ok we can bleep that out its fine. We’ll bleep that out right? *Camera crew nods* Yeah. Near bins like the bins round campus?
Sherry: Yeah and kitchen bins. And also when we let him in the house a lot which I’m not suppose to let him in the house… Beep! He sometimes goes under the sofa because we have a sofa in our kitchen and he goes under the sofa and people forget he’s there and he’s been accidentally locked in over night. Like I come down early in the morning and he comes running out ermmm Cat!
TJ: In future notice just add allegedly to anything you say and it cant, it won’t count.
Sherry: Owh Maybe that happened
TJ: Yeah allegedly
Sherry: yeah
TJ: Right so would you say that… are you a first year?
Sherry: Yes
TJ: Yes, so you’ve know the cat then for approximately 2, 2 and a half months now?
Sherry: *nod*
TJ: and would you say that in that time you’ve grown fond of the cat?
Sherry: yeah definitely
TJ: Well as everyone on campus has to you have to move out after a year, would you miss the cat?
Sherry: Yeah I’ve joked about taking him with me when I move out but I think I will miss him.
TJ: You will miss him.
Sherry: I think he’s a little bit of home having a little pet running around.
TJ: Do you think he will miss you?
Sherry: no!
TJ: No?
Sherry: no!
TJ: Just a cynic are you?
Sherry: If he missed people that would be a seriously deep heart broken cat.
TJ: Owh yeah thats true, He would loose people every year. *mumbling* Just to finish us off do you know anything else about the cat that you think would be of use to us?
Sherry: I don’t think so; I think that’s all of the information I can give you.
TJ: Well thank you very much, it’s been a pleasure talking to you.
Sherry: You too.
TJ: You can have some free water on the way out, I will have an officer escort you out.
Sherry: Yay!
TJ: Exits there. *points*
Sherry: ok.
TJ: Thank you
Sherry: Thank you
TJ: Have a nice day
*sherry leaves*
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I also then helped Connor transcript some of Maisie's Interview. Here it it:
Transcript interview with Maisie Mok – 00:05:47:01
Interviewer: Good afternoon, so you are Miss Man Yin Mok *shakes hand* is that correct?
Interviewee: Yep
Interviewer: Right brilliant. I’m Detective Callahan and I will questioning you today. This will be recorded for evidence, is that alright?
Interviewee: Yep
Interviewer: Ok the time is 11:48 am, Tuesday the 24th of November 2015. So right, how are you?
Interviewee: Yeah good
Interviewer: Yeah, did you sleep well?
Interviewee: Yep
Interviewer: Do you know why you are here? It’s about the campus cat
Interviewee: Yes
Interviewer: You know about the cat, yes?
Interviewee: Yes
Interviewer: *looks at notes* I’ve got here that you lived on campus last year. Is that correct?
Interviewee: Yes
Interviewer: But not this year?
Interviewee: No
Interviewer: Does that have anything to do with the cat?
Interviewee: No
Interviewer: I also have here that the cat was a frequent visitor to your flat, is that right?
Interviewee: Mmhmm *nodding head*
Interviewer: Can you tell me about that?
Interviewee: He would just come in like everyday because he knows that we have food, especially salmon and tuna
Interviewer: Salmon and tuna? So he likes fish then?
Interviewee: I think so
Interviewer: Is there anything else about the cat you can tell me? What does the cat look like?
Interviewee: He’s chubby, very chubby
Interviewer: Because of the fish?
Interviewee: Because everyone’s feeding him on the campus
Interviewer: So he’s spoilt
Interviewee: Yeah
Interviewer: Ok so more people than just you are feeding him then? Or were feeding him
Interviewee: Yeah
Interviewer: Can you tell me who else was feeding him?
Interviewee: Um, people from different houses, I believe
Interviewer: And where did you live last time?
Interviewee: 81
Interviewer: 81? Um that is not important. So I have been told that the cat goes by many names, what’s your name for him?
Interviewee: My name for him is Vivienne
Interviewer: Vivienne? For a boy cat
Interviewee: Yep, because one of our friends was like ‘he looks like a Vivienne lets call him Vivienne’ and someone was like ‘that’s a he’. You know *doing an impression* ‘I don’t care’
Interviewer: So the decision was made. Ok could you tell me what colour is he? And a quick description of him?
Interviewee: Grey and white
Interviewer: Grey and white? So he’s chubby, grey and white. Any special features? Does he have a limp leg or a short tail, a big snout?
Interviewee: Um he has a mark on his leg, like a dark birthmark and his meow is the cutest meow in the world
Interviewer: Can you describe that?
Interviewee: Describe the meow?
Interviewer: Yeah
Interviewee: *Imitates meow*
Interviewer: So its got a tender meow *laughing* that will certainly help the investigation. Now, you’re not the only one we’re interviewing today about the case, is there anything else you think I should know?
Interviewee: Um you should know that he never gets full, so one time when I was feeding him and my housemate came back and said ‘oh I was just feeding him’ and I said oh really? *both laugh*
Interviewer: Oh right so he’s taking advantage of the students
Interviewee: Mhm
Interviewer: Fraud right there *laughs* I’m joking we will not arrest the cat… hopefully, unless its murdered someone.
Interviewee: I just saw on the Facebook fresher’s page, that Colin posted something that happened this year, like he murdered a bird
Interviewer: So he murdered a bird, do you know the breed of bird?
Was it a pigeon?
(Interrupted) Interviewee: *nods*
Interviewer: …a dove? Oh a pigeon, do you know where was he murdered?
Interviewee: No
Interviewer: Ok, right, right we’ll look into that on the Facebook fresher’s page thank you… You didn’t think of mentioning the bird earlier?
Interviewee: *laughs* because I was not there
Interviewer: Ok well I think we have all we need, thank you for coming in, you’ve really helped us * shakes interviewees hand* ill have an officer show you out
Interviewee: -stands up and leaves-
2nd Interview with Maisie Mok - 00:08:08:16
Interviewer: Good day, you are Man Yin Mok
Interviewee: Yeah you can call me Maisie
Interviewer: Maisie? Wonderful, I’m detective Callahan and I will be interviewing you today about this case. You know why you’re in here right? *interviewee nods her head* It’s about the campus cat. Um I ask you some questions, it will be recorded for evidence. I’m going to record on my phone, were quite technically advanced. It is Tuesday the 24th of November 12:04pm. Ok let’s begin, So Maisie what is your relationship with the cat?
Interviewee: Um he’s kind of like a friend…
Interviewer: A friend?
Interviewee: Yup like some days if you go out, to go into class and on the way I’ll be like *makes clicking noise* and see if he’s around, if he’s around he will follow me all the way to the porters lodge and sometimes to class, like near the buildings
Interviewer: Oh right so he’s not very afraid of people then?
Interviewee: Oh no no no
Interviewer: Not at all? Ok would you say he’s quite sociable then?
Interviewee: Yeah I think so, everyone likes him on campus. Um everyone feeds him, I believe. And one time, outside the library, he’s like pooping and then after he’s pooped I was like ‘hey do you want me to pet you or something’ and then he’s like *she jolts back* stay away from me, and stuff. I didn’t realise he was pooping, I think he was intimidated because he was pooping and he just finished and I was trying to touch him and he’s like ‘no no no no no’. And then after that, um, we walked home together and I think one lady walked by and she said ‘hey how are you’ not to me, to the cat *they laugh* and just like touches him petting him, like they seemed to know each other.
Interviewer: And that was like and elderly lady not a student?
Interviewee: No not a student like an old lady
Interviewer: So do you have any experiences with the cat, well cats, dogs any animals really?
Interviewee: Um I had a cat once, but only for one week because my friend handed him over to me because she was to be away for one week, so I was like ‘ok I can take care of it’
Interviewer: Ok for one week
Interviewee: And I was like oh my god it’s so cute *laughs*
Interviewer: Oh ok would you say you were more of a cat person or a dog person then?
Interviewee: Um a cat person
Interviewer: So these qualities you like in cats can you see them in the campus cat?
Interviewee: Um I have to say the campus cat feels like he’s a (what do you say) like a home cat, no, he was a pet before I think
Interviewer: So you think somebody owns the cat?
Interviewee: I think he used to belong to someone or he is belonging to someone now, because you know how cats always, like, go away
Interviewer: Yeah
Interviewee: Not stay in one place for long. And then we came out with this because we saw him doing quite well in the house, he comes like every day for a certain hour that he knows we are home after class and he’ll be like *meows* outside the door and we’ll be like awh, and he just came, casually came into the kitchen, we didn’t let him in, he just came in the kitchen to say hi and stuff and we realised he was a pet because he didn’t poop or do any damage to the house. He behaves very well, he’s very sociable around humans and not afraid of humans. Often he lays down on the corridor where the sun can shine through the windows in the afternoons so he can like enjoy the sunshine a bit.
TJ: Owh okay, let’s see ummm I’ve got it here that you are originally from Hong Kong, is that correct?
Maisie: Yep.
TJ: Yes, would you think that that has anything to do with being a cat person more than a dog person?
Maisie: Not really no.
TJ: No?
Maisie: Like we have different people
TJ: So it’s the same, ok. Anything else about the cat like where we could possible find the cat if we wanted to find it?
Maisie: Ok, first do the thingy *makes clicking noise*
TJ: The thingy…
Maisie: He likes it
TJ: Right, the thingy.
Maisie: Then try to meow in your cutest way.
TJ: Ok, so like a mating call?
Maisie: umm if you want.
TJ: Alright, mating call.
Maisie: yep.
TJ: Very well, anything have you seen the cat since you moved away?
Maisie: yeah yeah yeah, I’ve been back in the first week to see if I could find the cat and see if he remembers me because I’ve been away for over a month. And I was like *makes clicking noise* and meow. Look for the grass because he loves sleeping on the grass.
TJ: The grass, is that… let’s see Castle Field or Friars Field?
Maisie: Castle Field
TJ: Castle Field?
Maisie: Definitely Castle Field
TJ: Definitely Castle Field
Maisie: and the smoking area at the back
TJ: The smoking? Is that all the way on the top?
Maisie: yes, all the way.
TJ: Yes, ummm right you didn’t tell, did the cat remember you?
Maisie: Ummm he did but he kinda avoided me for a bit and then he come back and then let me pet him. Because usually if you didn’t feed him or anything he like will go away from you. But if you feed him often enough he will like come to you and allow you to pet him.
TJ: But you did suggest the cat was quite sociable?
Maisie: Yeah.
TJ: But do you not think that could be the reason he came over to you?
Maisie: We lured him with food first.
TJ: Ok there was food involved.
Maisie: *nod*
TJ: Ok and last question: do you feel like you have any connection to the cat now you’ve been moved away I’m assuming since before September?
Maisie: Yeah
TJ: yes?
Maisie: Since late July
TJ: Late July so that is 4/5 months?
Maisie: *nods*
TJ: So is there anything else, Do you feel any connection, is he still a friend?
Maisie: Umm like I now can’t see him very often, I believe that someone else has been feeding him so I’m like ok I will let you go *Pretend Cries*
TJ: Ok well thank you very much, I will have an officer escort you out. Have some free water and thank you for your cooperation.
Maisie: *Gets up and walks out*
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These Transcripts were really usefully because we printed them out and then went through as a team physically highlighting the pieces of information which we thought were the most important to our story and to the subject. This meant we knew what to do as soon as we started putting it together.
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