¶ Mendez Testifies on Spacer's Behavior
Please state her name and title for the court. Eric Mendez, former deputy with the SPD. Now, Eric, you worked with Mr. Spacer on a number of occasions, is that correct? Yeah. What did you think of him on crime scenes? He was unorthodox, but good at his job. How would you classify your relationship? We were co-workers. Not friends? We were friendly. Maybe close at one point. But Mr. Spacer didn't really let anyone close, did he? Not that I know of.
His relationship with Amelia Gatz was probably the closest he'd been to anyone in Springfield. People reported that you were a close second. Objection. Conjecture. Sustained. Regardless, it's safe to say that for someone who kept people at arm's length, he opened up to you. Could you tell us about a time he opened up? He told me he could speak to the dead.
And that's how we solved the cases. And you obviously didn't believe it. But did that concern you? That statement? It did at first. It doesn't now? It... John did know certain things that he shouldn't have. Eric, we spoke about this. Your affidavit explained your thoughts. Is that your signature? It is, but I signed it right after. And could you read what you wrote there, the highlighted part? John Spacer, uh...
showed signs of concerning behavior on crime scenes including talking to himself, erratic behavior, and mood swings. At the last scene, he was clearly under duress. Duress, right? Yeah, duress. Now, that doesn't sound like you're describing Mr. Spacer's behavior as unorthodox. It seems like you called it concerning. Isn't that correct? I did. He was scaring me.
Okay. With the way he was acting, it was like he'd snapped. I just wanted to get him help. Not this. I think what we all want is help from Mr. Spacer. Yeah? Doesn't seem like that anymore. Now... Eric, were you aware that John Spacer was transporting bodies and dropping them in the middle of the woods for pickup and mutilation? He was what?
So you hadn't heard that from your former boss, or anyone in your department? No. Which means, I'm assuming it wasn't a sanctioned attempt to catch anyone in the act, as the defense seems to have suggested. No. It was not. In fact, was there any investigation sanctioned by your department that involved Mr. Spacer looking into any of this? Again, as the defense has suggested. It wasn't. And there was no paper trail to even... Thank you, Officer Mendez. You've been very helpful.
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