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that period of time. That’s what I mean. Det. Sudler: But it would be.. .be safe to assume that she had
something in her life that was...
Slaughter:
Absolutely.
Det. Sudler:
Big enough to do. . .to take a month off.
Slaughter:
Sure.
Det. Sudler:
Okay. Umm. . .during that period of time, did she
have any fluctuations in weight loss or weight gain or anything like that?
Slaughter:
I don’t know. Again, I didn’t see her a lot during
that particular period of time. So she was actually more ummm.. .she wasn’t really around. . .you know. She was doing what she was doing that she felt she needed to do to get her emotional life back together.
Det. Jewett:
Did she come to you personally and ask for the leave?
Slaughter:
Uh Huh.
Det. Jewett:
What did she tell you?
Slaughter:
That she was gonna take a leave of absence for a
period of time...youknow..and just get her life back together.,
Det. Jewett:
Did you ask why?
Slaughter:
No. I mean. . .1 knew that she’d been having the
trouble concentrating and the emotional problems and it’s relatively logical.. .you know.
Det. Sudler:
When did. . .when did her relationship end? You know?
Slaughter:
No, I can’t really remember. Sometime in the spring.
I know that but I can’t really remember for sure.
Det. Sudler:
So it was before. . .it was before...
Slaughter:
Uh Huh..
Det. Sudler:
So it would be logical if she had a bad breakup that
this would be following that?
Slaughter:
Right. . .right.
Det. Sudler: Okay.

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