Murder on the Third Try by K P Gresham

Author:K P Gresham [Gresham, K P]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780996700283
Publisher: Epiphany's Flame
Published: 2019-06-18T16:00:00+00:00

Peter Pendergast shoved his thinning red hair back into place, then pushed away from his desk. His thin-lipped mouth was agape. Around him reporters from the Dallas Daily News typed, sweated and argued over the next day’s edition. Peter, however, heard none of the cacophony. Instead he could only stare at his computer screen, trying to process the information before him.

Holy cow, Tom Gibbons had come through. Peter Pendergast was sitting on the mother lode of all stories. He hit print on the document displayed, then watched the four-year-old Miami Herald newspaper articles spit out of the printer.

Miami Police Chief Charged with Obstruction of Justice, read the first headline.

Rutledge Indicted on Racketeering and Money Laundering Charges, said the next.

However, the headline that interested Pendergast the most was the one that read, Accuser in Rutledge Murder Trial Returns to the Stand.

Peter read on. “Officer Michael Hogan Jr. testified yesterday before Judge Lester’s Criminal Court that former Miami Police Chief Howard Rutledge ordered the murder of the officer’s father, Police Captain Michael Hogan Sr. His accusations drew an immediate, violent reaction from the audience, forcing State District Judge Lester to call a recess. Both the prosecution and the defense were ordered to the Judge’s chambers, after which the Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Rizzo said the questioning of the younger Hogan will resume this morning. Speculation outside the courtroom...”

The article went on, but Peter’s focus turned to the photo of the young man leaving the Courthouse. His hair was a little lighter. His face younger.

There was no doubt in Pendergast’s mind however. The young man identified as Officer Michael Hogan Jr.—son of the murdered police captain—was Pastor Matt Hayden. His lips curled in an evil smile. This story would be his first Pulitzer.

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