Angel of Death by Anna-Marie Morgan

Author:Anna-Marie Morgan [Morgan, Anna-Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

18

Futurecon

"What do we know about Terry Lloyd?" Yvonne asked her team as they crowded round the Whiteboard in CID.

Callum read from his crib sheet. "Twenty-nine-year-old male, living on Barnfields with his girlfriend Melanie Griffiths who was also an active campaigner in the area. He'd been protesting the siting of wind farms around Mochdre, and destruction of trees he felt to be of historical significance. He wasn't averse to chaining himself to railings and vehicles, in fact."

Yvonne considered for a moment. She knew that wind farms had proliferated over the hills and moors of Mid-Wales over the previous two decades. She tapped her pen against her hand as she spoke. "The proposed wind farm extension at Mochdre would not have surprised the locals. What angered them, was the suggested site, much closer to the town than they had hoped. They worried about the effect it would have on walkers and visitors to the area, the town's own population and some of its historic trees. What does the company do?"

"A Wales-based company, known as Futurecon, it has been in the energy business for the last eighteen years. It started out in the nuclear industry, but over the last decade has moved into the renewable energy sphere."

"Who owns it?"

"A female CEO, name of Serena Wellbrook, forty-four years of age and from Sussex. She lives about an hour from here in Cwm Einion... that is, Artist's Valley."

"That's close to Aberystwyth."

"That's right, it's on the road to Aber from Machynlleth, via Talesin. Anyway, she's quite hands-on and has been down here several times to speak to protesters, herself."

"Okay, well, we should talk to her and to those involved in protesting with Terry. Dai? What's the matter? You're pulling a face."

"Well, ma'am, if we are dealing with a serial killer, then aren't we wasting time talking to locals? I mean, a killer could target the area and not care about any of this. Someone passing through here, a travelling salesman or lorry driver, perhaps."

"Agreed." Yvonne pursed her lips. "But I doubt it and I doubt it is a coincidence that the killer targeted eco warriors. Consider the letter sent in to the Powys Times. Why do that? Why send it to a local paper and not a national paper? A random killer wanting attention would want the maximum attention possible and that would be from the nation. It wouldn't be a warning addressed to local, Welsh environmental protesters. I will stake my reputation on my suspicion that this killer is from the area or connected to the local community and they have a personal issue with eco warriors. The rest is a smokescreen."

Dai folded his arms, unconvinced.

"Look, Dai, come with me. We'll go see Ms Wellbrook and get her take on what has been happening on her sites. Set the meeting up, would you?"

"Yes, ma'am."

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