Crime Fiction: Murder: The Missing Past: Who Killed Who? (Mystery Thriller Suspense Shocking Serial Killer) (Police Procedurals Detective Investigate Family Relationships) by Jack M. Paton Page B
Authors: Jack M. Paton
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working on another case? Can I help?”
Seeing her like that reminded him of the time when he was still a fledgling investigator; they used to work together on some of his cases. Cade could not explain it, but Freline somehow knew who among the list of suspects the actual perp was.
Freline jumped on his bed, laughing at her brother’s mess. She held the folder and said, “Okay, let’s look at the files together.”
Cade brushed off the crumbs of apple pie with his hand. He opened the folder with “CONFIDENTIAL” written on it and found a picture of two suspects.
“Hmm… two, why not three? It’s usually more than three, right? What gives?” Freline wondered, and that’s exactly what Cade has been wondering ever since he got this assignment.
Chapter Four
Cade sat behind his desk, clearly bothered that he still could not figure out who the real perpetrator was, and why he or she is doing this. If he could find a connection to one of the suspects, he might just end the case early and prove to his superior that he can still handle high profile cases.
“I’m clocking out early today, James.”
“We’re still far from solving this case. Unless we get some solid evidence, that’s not likely to go anywhere,” James said.
“I know, I know. We might be dealing with a smart killer.”
“Whatever the case may be, just promise me that you’ll see this through. If you can’t handle this case, then the chief’s going to assign it to me, and you know how bad I am when working without that many leads.”
Cade was on his way to his car when someone called out to him.
“Detective! Wait!”
He turned around, and he saw a tall, lanky guy with glasses. When the guy had finally caught up with him, he was out of breath.
“My… name… uhh… is… uh… need water.”
“Can I help you? I’m detective-”
“…Cade Oliver. Yeah, I know who you are.” The guy looked ready to faint from fatigue.
“I’m sorry, have we met before?”
“No, I don’t think so. My name’s Sade Dollarsons, and I may have a lead on your case. I’ve been doing some digging and I discovered something interesting. There are more suspects than you think.” He wiped sweat from his brows.
Cade put the files in his car and gave him a good look. Sade looked like a kid who just graduated college.
“Click!”
He took a picture of him on his phone.
“I’m sorry, do you mind if I scan you-”
“No, not all. Listen, I just want to help with the case. I’ve been asking for the other detectives to let me in on it, but they think that I’m just some dumb kid trying to make a name for myself.” He sneered.
“Look, Sade. You don’t want to get involved in this case. If you put yourself in danger, there’s no guarantee that whoever did this to this man.” He showed him the picture of the first victim. “Is going to think twice of doing the same to you, you understand?”
Cade was sure that it would scare him off, but it seemed to have the opposite effect.
“I can’t stand here and do nothing when there are innocent people out there getting murdered. If I can do anything to stop these murders, I’m in. I don’t care how dangerous it is. Just please let me help you,” he begged.
The detective took his keys and opened his car. He said, “Okay, meet me at the office tomorrow. Try not to get too much attention to yourself, got it?”
“Got it!”
Chapter Five
2 Weeks Later
The day finally came. The day the killer had been waiting for. Cade had no idea what was about to happen. In a matter of days, he’d be losing everything he had, and by everything it meant his sister Freline.
Detective Cade was about to go in his office just as usual to check on the latest findings of the case. With the help of Sade, he was able to find a few new leads regarding the killer’s possible identity. What he didn’t know was that the leads he got, though seemingly credible, couldn’t be further from the truth.
He knew accepting
Seeing her like that reminded him of the time when he was still a fledgling investigator; they used to work together on some of his cases. Cade could not explain it, but Freline somehow knew who among the list of suspects the actual perp was.
Freline jumped on his bed, laughing at her brother’s mess. She held the folder and said, “Okay, let’s look at the files together.”
Cade brushed off the crumbs of apple pie with his hand. He opened the folder with “CONFIDENTIAL” written on it and found a picture of two suspects.
“Hmm… two, why not three? It’s usually more than three, right? What gives?” Freline wondered, and that’s exactly what Cade has been wondering ever since he got this assignment.
Chapter Four
Cade sat behind his desk, clearly bothered that he still could not figure out who the real perpetrator was, and why he or she is doing this. If he could find a connection to one of the suspects, he might just end the case early and prove to his superior that he can still handle high profile cases.
“I’m clocking out early today, James.”
“We’re still far from solving this case. Unless we get some solid evidence, that’s not likely to go anywhere,” James said.
“I know, I know. We might be dealing with a smart killer.”
“Whatever the case may be, just promise me that you’ll see this through. If you can’t handle this case, then the chief’s going to assign it to me, and you know how bad I am when working without that many leads.”
Cade was on his way to his car when someone called out to him.
“Detective! Wait!”
He turned around, and he saw a tall, lanky guy with glasses. When the guy had finally caught up with him, he was out of breath.
“My… name… uhh… is… uh… need water.”
“Can I help you? I’m detective-”
“…Cade Oliver. Yeah, I know who you are.” The guy looked ready to faint from fatigue.
“I’m sorry, have we met before?”
“No, I don’t think so. My name’s Sade Dollarsons, and I may have a lead on your case. I’ve been doing some digging and I discovered something interesting. There are more suspects than you think.” He wiped sweat from his brows.
Cade put the files in his car and gave him a good look. Sade looked like a kid who just graduated college.
“Click!”
He took a picture of him on his phone.
“I’m sorry, do you mind if I scan you-”
“No, not all. Listen, I just want to help with the case. I’ve been asking for the other detectives to let me in on it, but they think that I’m just some dumb kid trying to make a name for myself.” He sneered.
“Look, Sade. You don’t want to get involved in this case. If you put yourself in danger, there’s no guarantee that whoever did this to this man.” He showed him the picture of the first victim. “Is going to think twice of doing the same to you, you understand?”
Cade was sure that it would scare him off, but it seemed to have the opposite effect.
“I can’t stand here and do nothing when there are innocent people out there getting murdered. If I can do anything to stop these murders, I’m in. I don’t care how dangerous it is. Just please let me help you,” he begged.
The detective took his keys and opened his car. He said, “Okay, meet me at the office tomorrow. Try not to get too much attention to yourself, got it?”
“Got it!”
Chapter Five
2 Weeks Later
The day finally came. The day the killer had been waiting for. Cade had no idea what was about to happen. In a matter of days, he’d be losing everything he had, and by everything it meant his sister Freline.
Detective Cade was about to go in his office just as usual to check on the latest findings of the case. With the help of Sade, he was able to find a few new leads regarding the killer’s possible identity. What he didn’t know was that the leads he got, though seemingly credible, couldn’t be further from the truth.
He knew accepting
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