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Soiled, matted hair purposely pushed away from blank, bloodshot eyes, skin tinged a lifeless grey, and the look of absolute terror frozen on her face. Deep, well-defined, purple-colored ligature marks around the throat made the cause of death all too apparent. This wasn’t just a murder. It was unmitigated rage. Worse still, this wasn’t the first and it certainly wouldn’t be the last. Jane Doe number three and counting. And, those were just the known cases. There could be a lot more.
After all, there were at least a dozen open missing persons’ cases with the exact same descriptions – early to mid-twenties, small, petite frames, long flowing hair, and all disappearing from the same part of town – 3 Points or, as the residents called it, the Dark Triangle. A fitting name indeed. Narrow, dirty streets and slim, dank allies with little to no sunlight due to the oblique architecture that surrounded the neighborhood on all three sides. At night, a near void of shadows swallowed the sidewalks – the result of the many burned-out street lights utility workers dare not stick around to repair – even during the day.
Forensic investigators had already been through the crime scene, and so had the local homicide detectives. No fingerprints, no shoe prints, no hair other than the victim, no witnesses, and no weapons or abduction materials like rope, zip ties, or duct tape were left behind. And, no sign of sexual assault. In other words, no clues whatsoever. Just another…
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