But Not Foreseen: A Clint Wolf Novel (Clint Wolf Mystery Series Book 18) by BJ Bourg

Author:BJ Bourg [Bourg, BJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Death Shadow Press, LLC
Published: 2021-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 29

It was nine o’clock at night when Amy and I pulled into a department store parking lot down the road from Danny Kiger’s house. Sheriff Turner, Susan, Mallory, and a group of SWAT officers were waiting for us. I had called Susan and Mallory on a three-way and told them about the new developments—or lack thereof.

I stepped from my Tahoe and wearily approached the group, with Amy a step behind me. Sheriff Turner wasn’t wearing his Stetson, but his hair was plastered to his forehead and I knew he must’ve just taken it off.

“So, the wife and boyfriend turned into a dead end?” Turner asked.

I nodded. “There’s no evidence that she or Kiger were involved. I’m starting to think the attack on Chad Pierce was a random act of violence and Jenny was murdered because she saw the suspect hiding along the bayou side. If I’m right, we’re screwed. Unless the evidence turns up something solid, the killer could leave town and never be heard from again. And unfortunately, other than the shell casings, we don’t have much of anything.”

“By the way, I called Tracy Dinger right before the lab closed and asked about the shell casings,” Susan offered. “She said she should be able to start processing them tomorrow. I told her it was imperative that we get the casings entered into IBIS to see if our suspect’s rifle had been used in other crimes. If she can tie the weapon to another crime, it might lead to a suspect.”

“Good idea.” I turned to Mallory. “Anything on your end?”

“I sent swabs from Chad Pierce’s car to the lab,” Mallory said. “The technicians started processing them tonight. If they find any DNA, they’ll run it through CODIS. They’re putting a rush on it since an officer was murdered.”

“Any movement on the ground?” I asked, glancing at the tired faces looking back at me. They were all blank. “Shit.”

“Melvin and Regan took the boat out and checked every camp in the area,” Susan said. “Takecia and Baylor checked every abandoned building in Mechant Loup, but they didn’t find a thing. They even identified and interviewed half a dozen homeless men who were living in an abandoned warehouse off of Old Blackbird Highway, but they turned up nothing solid.”

“I guess our homeless population has doubled,” Amy muttered.

Sheriff Turner glanced at Mallory and shot a thumb toward the sky. “Anything from upstairs?”

“No,” Mallory said. “We’ve had four helicopters roaming the skies in the south area all day long, but they’ve turned up nothing.”

“Can we at least put out a BOLO for something?” asked Turner. “Is there anything at all that we can broadcast to other agencies?”

“We don’t have a description of the suspect or a vehicle,” I said with a sigh, “so a BOLO is pointless.”

“I did have Lindsey send out a state-wide teletype alerting other agencies that Deputy Billiot was murdered by an unknown suspect,” Susan said. “I also urged them to take precautions when approaching stranded vehicles. Someone’s ambushing cops, so I thought we should at least get that word out.

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