Never Forgotten by Jennifer Chase

Author:Jennifer Chase [Chase, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JEC Press
Published: 2013-12-01T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 4

Ten Years Later…

The room was crowded with students as they hung on every word from the guest speaker. Dr. Julian Crandall adjusted his silver glasses as he glanced at his index cards. He stepped slightly in front of a large screen of photos depicting various violent crime scenes. Bodies contorted and lifeless, a bloody knife, bullet casings, with footprint and tire mark evidence that told a specific story. The photographs continued to advance showing actual crime scene investigators taking notes, examining evidence, and controlling the area.

The speech was well into the second hour as Dr. Crandall explained, “It’s true what they say ‘haste makes waste’, and that holds especially true in crime scene documentation. Weather conditions can cause a myriad of problems for investigators – that means all types of weather can ruin your day as well as your crime scene. It is so important to mitigate the least amount of contamination and keep the possible destruction of any evidence to a minimum. How do you do that you ask? Simple. Be prepared. Be thorough. Remember, you don’t get a second chance if you make a mistake the first time…”

The lecture continued for the graduating police academy class. There were questions enthusiastically solicited from the crowd.

Emily Stone enjoyed the talk in her last police science class before graduating, but her mind wandered. It wasn’t because of any more tests. The classes were officially over and her application had been accepted for an entry-level position as a deputy sheriff. She was scheduled to begin her training in less than two weeks.

A student had said something funny – the entire room exploded with laughter.

Emily slipped a folded piece of paper out of her notebook. It was something that she did not want to forget. Unfolding the newspaper article written barely ten days ago, it showed a smiling photograph of Sara Perkins.

The headline read: Bones Identified as Missing Girl from Ten Year Old Cold Case. The article described how a county employee found the bones two months previously and the remains were sent to the California State Forensic Laboratory. They were later identified as thirteen-year-old Sara Perkins who disappeared without a trace almost ten years ago. The person of interest, Thomas Childs, confessed to the murder and disposing of the body less than two miles from Pine Haven Junior High School. Childs was a mechanic who was employed by the school on a part-time basis. According to Childs, he was in a relationship with Perkins. Investigators initially questioned two teachers and a maintenance worker before the case went cold.

Emily folded the paper and slipped it back into her folder. There were many defining moments in Emily’s life that seemed to direct her path. Her parent’s unsolved case and the brutal murder of her classmate. She wanted to make a difference and this time she would work with the police to make sure that these situations didn’t have to end like the tragedies in her own life. It was a bittersweet day. Emily

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