As several posts have discussed (see July 28, 2011; April 18, 2013; September 14, 2014; October 17, 2014; July 15, 2015; and June 21, 2016), it has been a matter of concern that the very day before his truck fire, my brother was involved in a personal argument with an off-duty police officer named Mark Marowski at a local club. Immediately following the altercation, Ofc. Marowski (reportedly very intoxicated himself) called in to the Salamanca police to stop my brother on his way home, which resulted in my brother getting arrested for DWI.
Shockingly, there is no reference to this altercation in the police report. Instead, the lead investigator of Mark’s death, Edward Kalfas, refers only to comments by members of the Holy Cross club that my brother had behaved “unusually” at that time.
An email in September 2015 from a former Salamanca police officer who indicated that he had been following my blog for about 2 years commented extensively about Ofc. Mark Marowski, with whom he had worked from 1974 to 1978 (see post of September 13, 2015). According to James Campbell (then a Michigan police official), Marowski had a problem with alcohol and prescription drugs even in the 1970’s.
Among other negative traits, Ofc. Campbell referred to Marowski as a “consummate liar.” That assessment was reinforced by Marowski’s own brother. In an email in May 2016, David Marowski mentioned that he had been following my blog on my brother’s death and wanted to provide some insights on Marowski’s character. According to his own brother, Marowski “has never been trustworthy. He has been a liar as far back as High School.”
As discussed in a previous post (see September 28, 2023), all efforts to have the NYSP look into the altercation between my brother and Marowski the day before the truck fire proved fruitless. According to an anonymous letter sent to me in 2014 (see post of August 11, 2014), my brother’s wife and Ofc. Marowski were having an affair at the time of my brother’s death and were observed several times riding together on a 4-wheeler.
In late 2014, I reported my concern about this latest information and the argument at the Holy Cross Club, among other issues, to NYSP Capt. Steven Nigrelli and also provided Capt. Nigrelli with a copy of the anonymous letter. Capt. Nigrelli said that he would have an NYSP investigator follow up on my concerns and in January 2015 provided me with a summary of the results (see post of January 16, 2015).
The summary of the interview of Marowski provided by Capt. Nigrelli indicates that Marowski was asked about (1) “his knowledge of the incident surrounding Mark's death” and (2) his relationship with my brother and his wife. On the first issue, the summary states only: “with no new information developed.” On the second issue, the summary reports that Marowski “knew both Mark and Susan since they all grew up in the area” and “denied any romantic relationship with Susan Pavlock.”
On his relationship with my brother, Marowski seems to have lived up to his reputation (at least for James Campbell and David Marowski) as a liar. He apparently failed to mention that, according to several individuals, he had argued with my brother on numerous occasions at the Holy Cross Club and, according to a bartender at that club, had actually bragged about his role in Mark’s arrest for DWI on the very day my brother lay dying in the burn unit and calls were coming in at the club with updates on his condition. Was Marowski truthful about his relationship with my brother Mark’s wife?
The NYSP officer assigned by Capt. Nigrelli to interview Marowski (presumably Christopher Iwanko) apparently took Marowski’s responses as fact. It thus seems to have been no real interview at all. From the beginning of the investigation of Mark’s death and right up the chain of the NYSP hierarchy, Ofc. Marowski remained protected by his shield, even after he was forced to retire because of his own DWI in 2006.
The summary of the interview of Marowski provided by Capt. Nigrelli indicates that Marowski was asked about (1) “his knowledge of the incident surrounding Mark's death” and (2) his relationship with my brother and his wife. On the first issue, the summary states only: “with no new information developed.” On the second issue, the summary reports that Marowski “knew both Mark and Susan since they all grew up in the area” and “denied any romantic relationship with Susan Pavlock.”
On his relationship with my brother, Marowski seems to have lived up to his reputation (at least for James Campbell and David Marowski) as a liar. He apparently failed to mention that, according to several individuals, he had argued with my brother on numerous occasions at the Holy Cross Club and, according to a bartender at that club, had actually bragged about his role in Mark’s arrest for DWI on the very day my brother lay dying in the burn unit and calls were coming in at the club with updates on his condition. Was Marowski truthful about his relationship with my brother Mark’s wife?
The NYSP officer assigned by Capt. Nigrelli to interview Marowski (presumably Christopher Iwanko) apparently took Marowski’s responses as fact. It thus seems to have been no real interview at all. From the beginning of the investigation of Mark’s death and right up the chain of the NYSP hierarchy, Ofc. Marowski remained protected by his shield, even after he was forced to retire because of his own DWI in 2006.
