in there own right, very pretty girls, but not a similar look anywhere in the crowd is there?"
"Your right, no similar backgrounds, no mutual friends, didn't go to the same schools or grow up in the same towns. As far as everything looks on paper there's no real way these girls could have ever known each other. Also we did some checking like you asked about internet connections. The truth is two of the girls never use computers and the other two only use it to buy stuff and the occasional e-mails. So the tech boys couldn’t find a link that way either." Brad sits down the paper and says with confusion in his voice.
"How in the hell are they linked? It baffles my mind. On paper there is no way to link these girls together. So why did our boy? It’s obvious to the both of us that these aren’t just random attacks." Brad looks on hoping that his long time buddy may have some iota of a clue.
"I don't know Brad." Reluctantly Todd answers sharing Brad’s disappointment and frustration.
Brad inquires. "What about the husbands? Where do they work, their jobs, their careers anything there?"
Todd starts to explain as he reaches for a sheet of paper marked, ‘HUSBANDS’. "I’m working on that now. But for now, the only thing we know for sure is that the men are all between the ages of 34 to 36, as far as careers they vary as much as the girls themselves. Mr. Caruthers is a sales rep for a computer company out of New York, although the work he does for them is local, very good job, makes in the neighborhood of 3 to 4 hundred thousand a year. Mr. Hill is a high up in the banking business; he was just promoted to the second in charge of one of Springfield’s oldest and most respected banks, a great career. He stands to be a millionaire inside the next 5 years or so. Mr. Loomis is a highly respected contractor, he makes 2 to 3 hundred thousand dollars a year, Peoria is really developing and his own company that he founded and developed is leading the way with building a lot of the new towers and the new mall. Mr. Howard is a well respected lawyer in Bloomington, (he chuckles) if there is such a thing .” Brad shares in his humor and smiles as he sits down the paper and leans back in his chair. "Anyway, he's a very high roller in the law circles. He handles a lot of corporate clients; he even has his own private law firm”.
Brad nods his head and says. "Not any similarities there are there, except for the fact that all of the men in there own right are extremely successful and rich and close in age. But very different careers, is this all you have on the husbands?"
Todd shakes his head and says. "For now, I'm still digging, but I don't see it coming together at this point." Todd says as he starts to put the papers in the folder as he looks at his watch.
Brad stands up and says as he stretches his arms above his head. "This is just a thought, and I'm sure you thought of it too, but these guys since there all in a close age group, and they all seem to have been educated to some degree, I'm curious as to their college background, hell even their high school backgrounds. It's a hunch, but who knows, right now we trying to find a needle in a haystack."
"I've got Chamfers on it already; he should have that for me tomorrow."
Brad puts his arm around Todd and says. "You know something; you are good, I knew there was some reason I always pick you, to be my right hand man."
Todd grins. "Your right, I am good." He winks as he places his folder back into his briefcase.
Brad pats him on the back and says as Todd's phone rings. "Let's say we go out have a couple beers and some pizza, my treat." Todd smiles and
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