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What Lies Behind You
Shadowy Fiction
Caffeine-fueled students all stared with fascination and intrigue at the professor as he explained the horror of the true crime case.
“All of the victims were found within a mile of one another inside the city park. All missing their fingernails. A trophy for the killer, local police speculated. The FBI, however, believe it was paranoia. They think the killer took the fingernails to avoid any possible DNA being found beneath the nails. Each victim had resistance marks, so it must have worked, because no DNA was discovered and fifteen years later this is still a cold case with no solid leads.”
The remainder of the class was spent speculating on the killer’s motives for such a horrific crime.
“So, what did you think of the class?” Professor Dylan Walters asked his long time friend and former college girlfriend.
Lori Taylor stood up from the back row of the now empty classroom and playfully clapped, “Brilliant, professor. Simply brilliant.”
“Ha. Ha. Well, if you’re not here for the lecture then what can I do for you, detective?”
Detective Taylor walked down to the front of the room to be face-to-face with the professor, then whispered, “He’s active again. You didn’t think I chose this lecture at random did you? I need your help.”
