Second-degree murder trial hears accused admitted to stabbing teenage cousin

A man on trial for the slaying of his teenage cousin told police he killed his “best friend” because he didn’t want her to be sad anymore.
On Tuesday, a second-degree murder trial of Joseph Ryan Sinclair for the death of 17-year-old Leona Neapetung-Stevens heard evidence from police officers who responded to the Terra Losa townhouse where the teen was stabbed multiple times on Oct. 31, 2015.
A video and accompanying transcript of Sinclair’s interview with a detective