Detective Jess Bethel, Part 3

• Bethel was in the sheriff’s office when she got that phone call.
• Bethel explains the windshield wipers on a car were making that moaning and crying sound.
• Letecia’s demeanor is different than before; she was angry. The state says it’s because of the idea of trying to get her down to talk at the sheriff’s office, Bethel says she doesn’t know why.
• Bethel felt Letecia may have additional information she could follow up on to find Gannon; she resisted giving information.
• She said she wanted an attorney, indicating she had a good idea of what her rights were if she did go in.
• Throughout the night and into the next morning Letecia was texting Bethel. A lot of the messages were focused around her.
• Bethel kept asking her to come in to talk to her if she had additional info, eventually in the early morning hours of January 29th she gave a story that she needed to talk to her, she needed a friend.
• She asked if they released information to the media Bethel said they had not. Letecia said something had happened to her but she couldn’t tell her around Al because he would get mad and become violent.
• Ultimately, an interview was arranged with her for 10 AM at the Sheriff’s Office.
• It was odd that she was so focused on herself and not Gannon; with other missing children the parents are always willing to give any information they can to find their child and she has never experienced a parent being concerned about their own wellbeing or welfare while their child is missing.
• Letecia said Gannon had blood on him from cuts; described burns; and deflected cause of the injuries away from herself - she said she did not hurt Gannon.
• Most times if you don’t know what happened to somebody you wouldn’t put yourself out there to say you didn’t do something to that person.
• Letecia did not show up for her interview at 10AM.
• Bethel texted her and Letecia responded that she had to put measures in place because her daughter was being stalked and her family was receiving death threats and so she wasn’t able to come in until she got those things taken care of.
• She arrived at noon.