Esther Kopec: This is... so upsetting. Ira's a sweet boy. He would never hurt anybody.
Special Agent Sheryll Barnes: When's the last time you saw him?
Esther Kopec: Uh, two weeks ago. He came to visit me on my birthday.
Special Agent Jess LaCroix: Did he live with you all through college?
Esther Kopec: He went to Fitchburg so he wouldn't have to move away from home and stayed here for nursing school.
Special Agent Jess LaCroix: He always wanted to be a nurse?
Esther Kopec: Oh, his plan was medical school, but, oh, I didn't have the money for that. I feel bad because he could've done it. He skipped two grades when he was young because he was so smart.
Special Agent Sheryll Barnes: What about his father?
Esther Kopec: Ira never met him. When he moved to New York last summer to take that job... he seemed so happy.
Special Agent Jess LaCroix: What about you?
Esther Kopec: Honestly... I worried a little about him living on his own for the first time. Ira had a rough time growing up, but I always tried to help him fit in. I think the other kids were jealous, but I told him, "You're special. You're Mama's little star. Don't listen to them."
Special Agent Jess LaCroix: Could we see his room, please?
Esther Kopec: Oh, yeah, this way. Here.
Special Agent Jess LaCroix: [pointing to yearbook] Is this Ira's?
Special Agent Jess LaCroix: Yes.
Special Agent Jess LaCroix: Does he leave it out all the time?
Esther Kopec: I don't know. He stayed in here two weeks ago, but I never came in.
Esther Kopec: [cell phone ringing] Oh, my neighbor. She probably saw your car outside.
