TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW OF ZANE TOMA'S
PSYCHIATRIST ELAINE JEFFERSON.

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3RD OF JUNE, 2019, 8:30 PM
Case #: 56C3890R
OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTION OF POLICE INTERVIEW

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Whereupon the following proceedings were had in the White Wood Police Department, Burbank, Illinois, on June 3, 2019 and were transcribed from the video on June 12, 2019.

INVESTIGATOR: My name is Maher Saeed Butler. This is my partner, Detective Zolena Clark. For the record, today is June 3rd, 2019 at 8:30 PM. This interview is being recorded for falling under a case of homicide.

JEFFERSON: Am I under arrest?

INVESTIGATOR: We just need some answers concerning Zane Toma. Please corporate to help in solving this case.

JEFFERSON: Oh my God. [pause] Okay.

INVESTIGATOR: Please state your full name, date of birth, and occupation.

JEFFERSON: Elaine Fern Jefferson. December 21, 1971. I am a psychiatrist in the Burbank Mental Health Center.

INVESTIGATOR: How long were you working in the Burbank Mental Health Center?

JEFFERSON: Seven years. Since 2011. No, 2012. I was mostly working from an independent office before I moved to the Center.

INVESTIGATOR: Kindly state the correct year again.

JEFFERSON: 2012.

INVESTIGATOR: When did you start seeing Zane Toma?

JEFFERSON: The end of 2017. I remember it was October when he first scheduled an appointment because he felt that he wasn't treated well by his family.

INVISTIGATOR: Did you prescribe him any medication?

JEFFERSON: Antidepressants.

INVESTIGATOR: How often did he schedule for appointments?

JEFFERSON: He used to visit once a month to talk, but at the end of 2018, when his sister suicided, he started visiting more frequently and that's when I learned about [pause] Snow Edwards.

INVESTIGATOR: What was the nature of the relationship between your patient, Zane Toma, and Snow Edwards?

JEFFERSON: [pause] He used to tell me sometimes that she is the most powerful girl he saw because of how happy she looked in her pictures even after all the pain she caused to people.

INVESTIGATOR: What was your response to that?

JEFFERSON: I told him that it was unhealthy to watch her all the time.

INVESTIGATOR: Did he respond positively to that?

JEFFERSON: No, he disagreed.

INVESTIGATOR: Did you stay updated with everything he was planning? Or was his scheme of killing Snow Edwards, Victoria Edwards, Grace Holland, and Bill Thomas hidden from you?

JEFFERSON: Completely hidden. He had conflicted feelings towards the girl--

INVESTIGATOR: Please state her name.

JEFFERSON: Snow, Snow Edwards. I know he had conflicted feelings towards her but I didn't predict it would spiral out of control like that.

INVESTIGATOR: Please state the disorder Zane Toma was suffering and explain how it played a part in his homicide.

JEFFERSON: [pause] Dissociative identity disorder. He developed two distinct identities that alternated in taking his decisions. He [pause] eventually lost track to what he really feels. Sometimes, he would be so furious about Snow and he'd scream that she had taken what he loved the most, his sister, but other times, he would be fascinated by her and he would call it a crush.

INVESTIGATOR: Did he develop this recently or was it caused by an event in his past?

JEFFERSON: He experienced severe trauma when his biological father abused him and his sister after their mother's death. He was taken by social workers and was adopted by a better family.

INVESTIGATOR: How did his disorder help him?

JEFFERSON: He used it as a coping mechanism to isolate himself from all the violence.

INVESTIGATOR: Did you prescribe medication for this disorder specifically?

JEFFERSON: We don't usually prescribe medication because it's not [pause] effective. The treatment given to him was psychotherapy.

INVESTIGATOR: Please describe the treatment.

JEFFERSON: I tried to emphasize on connecting his two identities into one. Because the sum of them is what was his wholesome personality before the trauma.

INVESTIGATOR: Were you aware of his thoughts before the crash at May 29, 2019?

JEFFERSON: Yes. He had called me, sobbing. He told me that she's with him in the car and that they both deserved to die. I couldn't control the situation and I heard the crashing. It haunts me every night.

INVESTIGATOR: Where were you when he called?

JEFFERSON: In my office. I like to study my cases at night.

INVESTIGATOR: Do you have an alibi?

JEFFERSON: Yes, you can check the surveillance footage and ask the security.

INVESTIGATOR: Alright. What did you do after his call ended?

JEFFERSON: I called the police. I didn't know where the crash happened but I couldn't stay put.

INVESTIGATOR: Why do you think he said he deserved to die, too?

JEFFERSON: This was actually one of the only things I think his identities agreed on. The violent side felt that it was essentially his fault that he couldn't protect his sister well enough, and the emotional side of him feared he would only [pause] destroy himself further if Snow died alone.

INVESTIGATOR: Did he confess this himself?

JEFFERSON: No, I studied his case repeatedly and I realized that his behavior is well explained by my analysis.

INVESTIGATOR: Thank you for your cooperation.

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