1/17/13 - The recorded interview and testimony of Michigan State Police Detective 1st Lieutenant Sean Furlong was heard Wednesday in the murder trial of Jerome Kowalski. Prosecutors say Kowalski killed his brother and sister-in-law in 2008. Kowalski initially told investigators he had a dream during an alcoholic blackout, but eventually became convinced of his own guilt and confessed. During subsequent interviews Kowalski gave police details of the crime that varied greatly in their accuracy. In the interview played for jurors Wednesday, Furlong took Kowalski to task for his changing story and inaccurate details, saying he was either holding out on investigators or lying about his involvement to protect someone. Kowalski changed his story and added more details during the interview, at one point even declaring that he must be innocent, but stated not long after that he did commit the crime. In his testimony, Furlong stated that Kowalski was abnormally calm during the interview even when he was being shouted at by police. He also testified about details of the investigation, such as Kowalski's phone records and the handguns seized from his home. (TD/JM)
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