The Last Witness by Jerry Amernic

Author:Jerry Amernic [Amernic, Jerry]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Story Merchant Books
Published: 2014-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

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Cathy Trachter was an investigator with the Waterloo Regional Police. She had risen quickly through the ranks since joining the department fresh out of police college, beginning as a fourth-class constable who patrolled the quieter areas of Wellington County. That was all they would give her. But she soon got to see the seedy side of life – a domestic that went wrong, a robbery that erupted into a knifing, or even the occasional shooting. But shootings were rare and homicides rarer still. Not in these parts. However, Waterloo Region was a huge area to patrol and sometimes there were missing persons. The Missing Persons Report for Christine Fisher was nothing out of the ordinary.

Christine Fisher was last seen on December 3rd, 2039 at approximately 4:30 p.m. She was leaving Williamsburg Public School where she was a teacher through a side-door exit that led to the parking lot.

The Missing Persons Report also had other crucial information.

Date of birth – April 11th, 2014.

Age when last seen – 25.

Gender – Female.

Race – Caucasian.

Height (Metric) – 170 cm.

Height (Imperial) – 5 ft. 7 in.

Weight (Metric) – 65 kg.

Weight (Imperial) – 145 lbs.

There were details about Build, Hair Color, Hair Description, Facial Hair, Eye Color, Eyewear, Features, Clothing, Personal Effects and Location Description. According to the Personal Effects, when last seen she was carrying her bag and at least one book. A hardcover book.

Whenever a person went missing, the first few days were the most critical, especially the first forty-eight hours. After a week, police would hedge their bets that the person either disappeared willingly – maybe to leave a bad relationship or escape from financial problems – or was the victim of foul play. It was rarely the latter. Not in Wellington County. But this has been going on for two weeks now.

In this case, the missing person was a schoolteacher who was only three years older than Cathy. Being a teacher meant that she was well educated with a position of responsibility in the community. She had a stable place of work, and judging by the preliminary investigation, no financial troubles. She didn’t take drugs, was a light drinker at best and didn’t mix with unsavoury types, so off the top there was no reason to assume she met with foul play. At least, not from someone she knew. The chances of meeting with foul play at the hands of a stranger always existed, but they were slim and in Wellington County very slim indeed.

It was Sunday and there had been a light dusting of snow overnight, just enough to cover the ground in a thin, white blanket. Cathy was looking for a missing dog, of all things. The dog was a full-grown Collie last seen in Elora, in the park immediately west of Church Street. It had been missing for almost twenty-four hours and the family was frantic. Cathy stopped by the house and talked to the two despondent children. They said they had looked everywhere and couldn’t find their beloved

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