FDLE- Interview Phil Mitchell

This is the first interview by Leesburg Police on September 6, 2006 with Phil Mitchell. Phil is Cara Mitchell's brother and according to Melinda's list of men in her life, he was a "one night stand and an ass hole". Yes, Melinda kept a list, which the police found among her things.  However, according to Phil, he had an ongoing relationship with her. Melinda's grandparents said that they believed Phil loved Melinda and that they know for sure he hated Josh. Phil was the one Josh accused of setting the fire at Carla's flower shop in Bushnell back in April 2005. Both Phil and Cara attended Melinda's funeral, but neither of them would even look at Melinda's parents. Melinda's father said he believed it was because they felt guilty. Gerry Eubank said that when Melinda told him about the threatening email from Josh's myspace, she said she suspected Cara had something to do with it.

Here are the pages from the first interview.

FDLE - Cara Mitchell Interview

"Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend

When people can be so cold
They'll hurt you, and desert you

And take your soul if you let them

Oh yeah, but don't you let them
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again

Winter, spring, summer or fall

All you have to do is call
And I'll be there, yes I will.
You've got a friend."

Cara Mitchell...some friend.

Below are the pages from the public records from FDLE regarding Cara Mitchell's interview by the Leesburg police detectives on August 29, 2006. There are some discrepancies in Cara's interview. She states she hasn't talked to Melinda in over 3 weeks, that they had a falling out. However they planned Trenton's and Melinda's birthday party. Cara bought Melinda a $200 ring for her 21st birthday which was August 14, 2006.

 



In her interview she also states that she cut off ties with Melinda when she and Melinda went to court for Josh's rebuttal of the restraining order Melinda took out on him regarding the email from Myspace. Cara alludes to the police that Melinda told her she sent it to herself. However, take a look at these excerpts from Melinda's Myspace.





And note that Cara was using Melinda's laptop in May 2006 - (She stated that Melinda bought it after the July 3, 2006 Myspace email).

 

 

Cara Mitchell's First Interview: (double click on documents to see in separate page)

One Big Question

Josh Duckett languished on the Nancy Grace show of September 26, 2006 that DCF lost a 6 1/2 hour tape recording of Trenton crying. Here are his comments:

So then, how did Denise Nevers of FDLE (in part of the public records released to me) state that she listened to the "heart-wrenching" tapes? And then SHE recommended to DCF that Trenton be given sole custody to his father...one day before Melinda died?