ON THIS DATE, I INTERVIEWED LASZLO BENYO IN THE DETECTIVE DIVISION OF THE WEST MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. HE IS A HUNGARIAN AND DOESN’T SEEM TO BE AWARE OF AMERICAN CUSTOMS. WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE DATE OF WEDNESDAY 5-5-93. HE STATED THAT HE WAS LIVING WITH RICHARD SIMPSON DURING THE TIME AND THAT HE IS CERTAIN THAT HE WAS AT HOME DURING THAT EVENING. HE KNOWS L.G. AND ANOTHER YOUNG BLACK/MALE WHO USED TO COME OVER. HE DIDN’T REMEMBER L.G. COMING OVER ON THAT WEDNESDAY. HE STATED THAT HE HEARD OF THE MURDER ON THURSDAY EVENING WHEN HE WAS DISCUSSING WITH RICHARD HIS TRAVELLING PLANS AND RICHARD BROUGHT UP THE MURDER OF THE THREE BOYS. HE REMEMBERED THAT ON FRIDAY MORNING RICHARD TOOK HIM TO THE AIRPORT FOR A FLIGHT HE MADE TO NEW ORLEANS.
HE STATED THAT SOME DAYS AGO RICHARD BECAME UPSET ABOUT L.G. CALLING QUITE LATE AT NIGHT. THIS OCCURRED LAST WEEK. HE STATED THAT RICHARD SOMETIMES COOKS FOR L.G.
HE STATED AGAIN THAT ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE CONVERSATION CAME UP ABOUT THE BOYS THAT L.G. DIDN’T COME OVER
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ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT CONVERSATION. HE STATED THAT HE ONCE (WORD MARKED OUT) ANSWERED THE PHONE AND IT WAS L.G.’S MOTHER.
