Video Interview of Kowalski Played for JuryVideo Interview of Kowalski Played for Jury

1/11/13 - The trial of Jerome Kowalski, who is accused of killing his brother and sister-in-law in 2008, continued today with hours of video taken during the defendant’s interview with police. The video was taken on May 6th of 2008, five days after the bodies of Richard and Brenda Kowalski were found in their Lyngre Drive home. In it, two Michigan State Troopers speak with Jerome Kowalski, who came to them on his own despite a phone interview having been scheduled for the following day. The first two hours of the video involve troopers asking Kowalski about his activities in the days surrounding the killings, although Kowalski had difficulty giving exact details due to what he said was his erratic work and sleep schedule. During the interview Kowalski told troopers about some possible reasons other people may have been angry with Richard, including his recent decision to pull their mother’s home off the market. They finally asked whether he had anything to do with his brother's death, to which Kowalski initially said no. He then added "Unless I sleepwalk" before again denying any involvement. Troopers also asked Kowalski about the events following his mother’s death and the distribution of her estate. He told them that he still had most of his inheritance, citing numbers that coincided with a note left in his home in which he wrote that he thought he killed Richard and Brenda. That note was introduced into evidence yesterday. The rest of the video interview is being played for jurors this afternoon. (JK)