Spicetown Mystery Series Box Set: Books 1-3 (A Spicetown Mystery Bundled Set) by Sheri Richey

Author:Sheri Richey [Richey, Sheri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cagelink
Published: 2020-08-29T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

“Okay,” Cora Mae said as she picked up their lunch remains and cleaned up the table.

Conrad had picked up sandwiches at Sesame Subs and they had taken them to Cora’s house to eat so they could talk freely. They couldn’t risk being overheard as Conrad filled her in on his call from the coroner.

“At 2:00 Alice and a deputy are going to visit Miriam while somebody with the local police is going to see Wanda, right?”

“Yes,” Conrad confirmed. “And we are going to Mavis’ house. Hopefully, the kids will be there, too.”

“Okay. I’ve never done a death notification before so tell me what to expect.”

“I wish I could, but no two are the same.”

“What do I need to do?” Cora said slipping her sweater on and looking around for her purse.

“Just provide comfort. I’ll do all the talking, but it’s always best for there to be two people. She’ll need a friendly face.”

“Okay,” Cora said breathing deeply. “Let’s go.”

The car ride north of town was somber, but Cora’s mind was not still. “I just can’t logically create any circumstance that would make me feel like I needed to bury a body I found, unless I had killed them,” Cora said shaking her head. “How could this be any kind of accident?”

Conrad shrugged. “It has happened. There’s a lot of emotion around death. People feel guilt from accidents and can try to cover them up sometimes. It was almost nineteen years ago when Howard disappeared. Who knows what was going on back then?”

“I guess Bing should have looked harder,” Cora said shaking her head and looking down at her hands. “I’m sure Miriam reported it to him or someone that worked for him. He just thought he’d left town.”

“No, actually Miriam contacted the county sheriff’s department. The deputy that took the report doesn’t work there anymore, but I read the report.”

“Did she think someone killed him?”

“No, it just read like a missing person’s report. She said he had disappeared, and no one knew where he was. She made allegations he was not of sound mind, might have wandered off, that kind of thing. There wasn’t any mention of suspicion someone had done anything to him.”

“Not of sound mind,” Cora screeched. “I’ve never heard anything like that. Why would she say something like that?”

“I don’t know. The medical reports I’ve seen don’t support that either.”

“When did Howard’s mother die again?”

“1997, I think.”

“Was there an estate or anything filed?” Cora turned in her seat to stare at the side of Conrad’s head while he drove.

“I don’t know,” Conrad said quizzically. “But I’m going to check on that first thing Monday.”

“Maybe she was part owner of all this land? We need to find out who Stanton is. Did you ask Wanda?”

“No, but I can,” Conrad said. “She didn’t seem very connected to the family though. I got the feeling she left town young and stayed away. I’ll need to give it a few days before I contact her.”

“Yes, she needs time to process the information.

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