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Serial Killer
Is That Him?
The notorious serial killer dubbed the South Bay Monster has finally been caught. And everybody at the police station wants to see this monster. However, he’s not what anyone expected.
“Did you hear?” Detective Jake Blevins said to his partner, William Benton.
“Hear what?” Benton grumbled. It was too early in the morning and the triple homicide from the night before was equally disturbing. He felt Blevins’ joke can wait.
“I think we got ‘em.” Blevins answered.
Benton swung around. He considered clocking his long-time partner for starting a joke. As far as he was concerned, the South Bay Monster was out there — and possibly responsible for last night’s triple homicide he had spent much of the night investigating. He didn’t need another false lead, and not from a prankster like his partner.
But, Benton had to pull back his sneer. The expression etched into Blevins’ indicated that his partner had no jokes to tell.
“We got ‘em?” Benton said, allowing a sense of excitement to escape from his stoic facial features.
“Damn right we did: picked up on a parking violation this morning. And get this: he…
