Sinful Justice (A Mayet Justice Book Book 1) by Emilia Finn

Author:Emilia Finn [Finn, Emilia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Beelieve Publishing, Pty Ltd
Published: 2022-07-04T16:00:00+00:00

MINKA

“Recording is on.” Not the bubbly woman from earlier today, Aubree stands opposite me in a lab coat, gloves, and glasses, and a camera in hand. “We’re ready to go, Doctor Mayet.”

“Alright. This is Doctor Minka Mayet, chief medical examiner, assisted by Doctor Aubree Emeri, performing the autopsy of Louisa Gloria Thoma. Victim was visually identified by her mother and her neighbor on scene. Louisa was ten years old at death.” I glance up at Aubree. “Let’s cover history first.”

“Yes, Doctor.” She lowers her camera and looks down at the little girl. “Ten years old, the victim would have turned eleven on June thirtieth. Blonde hair with natural highlights even in the winter, green eyes. Four feet, nine inches tall, eighty-five pounds. Louisa is the daughter of Garry and Carlene Thoma. Sister to Georgia, nine, and Ayana, eight. Shall we make a note to ask Detectives Fletcher and Malone to check for domestic violence history?”

“Yes.” I bring my eyes to hers. “But take care, Doctor. You’re forming an opinion, and by doing so, you may compromise your investigation. Stick to the facts.”

She drops her gaze back to Louisa. “Yes, Doctor Mayet. Louisa is in the fifth grade. Her parents are married. No family on her mother’s side nearby.”

Isolation 101.

“Let’s start with what appears to be obvious,” I speak for Aubree and for the record. “Work our way out. Cause and time of death.”

“Yes, Doctor. Testing in the field places time of death approximately between six-thirty and seven-thirty p.m. Though, the victim was found lying in the snow, so we must allow space for further investigation.”

“Very good.”

I lean over Louisa’s too-tiny body and work hard to keep my fury under control. Placing my thumb over her eyelid, I peel it back and take a peek at her eyes. “Burst blood vessels.” I leave my hand where it is, but lean my body away, to give Aubree space to document. “She struggled. She didn’t go down without a fight.”

“Makes it all so much worse.” Aubree photographs Louisa’s eyes. “Some folks are lucky enough to die in their sleep from an aneurysm they never knew they had. Others fight for their lives and still lose.”

I release Louisa’s eye and lower my search to her nose. “Frost burn just inside her nostrils, around her lips, and inside her mouth.” I take a pair of tweezers from my instrument tray and bring the overhead light closer when I catch a shadow of something.

Gently, I slide the steel inside her left nostril and take out a piece of cloth. Just a miniscule cluster of strands. “Some kind of fiber. Perhaps from a shirt.” I raise the navy-blue strings to see them better in the light. “Could be from her own outfit, or it could be from her attacker’s.” I reach to my right and snag a tiny plastic evidence baggie. “Maybe before her attacker pushed the snow into her mouth and nose, they used their hand or arm to keep her quiet.” I seal the bag and set it on the tray.

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