The Girls in the Snow by Stacy Green

Author:Stacy Green [Green, Stacy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
Publisher: Bookouture
Published: 2020-10-19T07:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

Nikki rubbed her eyes and reached for her phone. It was nearly midnight, and the evening news was replaying on the muted television. When had she fallen asleep? She’d spent the rest of the day scouring missing persons cases from the tri-state area. The medical examiner hadn’t been able to get decent fingerprints from the woman in the park, and Nikki didn’t have access to a facial recognition program. By the time she’d checked all the files, her vision seemed like a blur of faces.

Thirty minutes video chatting with Lacey had helped clear Nikki’s head. Her daughter had a vivid imagination and an even more expressive face, and Nikki loved listening to her stories. Lacey missed her mom, but she was having fun with Tyler especially since Daddy tended to be lax about things like healthy snacks and bedtime. Nikki had desperately needed the time with her daughter, especially after seeing yet another young woman’s life cut short.

Tyler had asked if she had any problems with the Todd family or the protestors. Nikki had thought about discussing Rory’s information with him, but something held her back. She wanted to keep Rory to herself for now, and she couldn’t spend time on his brother’s case right now. She’d gone back to work and eventually fallen asleep with her notes scattered over the bed.

Nikki sat up and gathered her notes. Maybe she’d see something she’d missed earlier. A picture of the victim’s tattoo and a composite of her face had been sent to every media outlet in the tri-state area. She hoped the tattoo would catch someone’s attention. Kaylee’s mother and the Bankses didn’t recognize the woman, and both Hanson and Ricky Fillinger had told Miller they’d never seen her before. Yet Nikki couldn’t shake the feeling that this murder had something to do with the two girls.

The victim hadn’t gone into the park on her own two feet, but the blow to her head had stopped bleeding before she was dragged through the snow. They needed to find the crime scene.

At least the autopsy results would be available soon since the woman hadn’t been frozen solid. Madison and Kaylee’s were still a few days away. The medical examiner estimated she’d been outside no more than five to six hours before she’d been found. Given the residential neighborhood, it was unlikely anyone would notice her being dragged out to the park in the middle of the night, unless they worked an odd shift. Miller’s deputies were still canvassing the area around the park, hoping for a break.

A familiar face appeared on the television. The conference had been previously recorded—the sun was setting in the window behind Hardin. Nikki turned the volume up with a sinking feeling.

“Sheriff Hardin spoke to the media late this afternoon regarding the murders of Kaylee Thomas and Madison Banks, as well as the unidentified woman found in Heritage Park this morning.”

Hardin stood behind a podium that barely hid his belly. “We are working around the clock to find

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