Glenda's Cradle-Personal Narrative

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Scott slammed down the phone in the cradle. “Vice doesn’t have anything,” Scott said to Ephraim. The day had rolled in to almost fifteen hours and even then, Scott wasn’t sure if he’d be able to head home anytime soon. Home? It had been a while coming. He fidgeted with his ring and stuck out his chest. He glanced at her picture framed on his desk and smiled. CSU had picked up a surveillance tape from a shop on Stockton. Like a gift-wrapped present waiting on his desk, Scott couldn’t wait to see if there was anything useful on it. Pressing play, he watched the grainy black and white video, and in the background, he could make out Glenda’s hasty walk/run. He waited to see if anyone else would enter into the frame. No one did. Instead, he saw …show more content…

Cabell said. “It could be that the gun misfired and two bullets piggybacked on one shot, but she was hit by two bullets. They entered the skull from the side, behind the left ear and became lodged behind her jaw.” “Was there any stippling?” “No, in fact, I believe that spatter and the subsequent puddle of blood were caused by her falling on the ground and essentially bleeding out.” “How long would she have been alive after getting hit?” Ephraim asked. “That is hard to estimate, but a couple of minutes at the longest.” “So, she would have seen who shot her from behind.” “That is a good possibility. I sent her clothes to forensics last night. The blood on her clothes is her own. The lab has informed me also they also recovered a partial print on her plastic rope bracelet. Let me get Albert on the phone and he’ll be able to let you know about the print.” Scott and Ephraim waited. The closer they got to figuring it all out, the worse it became. “Albert, Dr. Cabell here. I have Scott and Ephraim present, and I wanted you to tell them about the print you located.” “Afternoon, it’s a partial print, but a good one. It’s from a Rachel Meadows. She’s in the system due to some prior government work.” “What does she do now?” Ephraim asked. “She’s a bartender at a bar located downtown…let me

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