The Nobody Girls (Kendra Dillon Cold Case Thriller Book 3) by Rebecca Rane

Author:Rebecca Rane [Rane, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-03T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Representatives from several law enforcement agencies stood at the front of the conference room. A lectern stood in the center. Microphones with mic flags from all the local media outlets were positioned on it. Judith French, from Kendra’s own station, had a WPLE mic placed in the fray.

The media sat around the conference tables. Reporters in the chairs, photographers in the rear, their lenses able to shoot over the heads of the seated reporters. Since Judith was recording this for WPLE and was ready to get questions for the daily news, Kendra was able to sit back and take it all in.

Next to the lectern, on a tripod, was a picture of a brunette with a wedge haircut. A “Dorothy Hamill,” her mother would call it.

The woman’s name was Cynthia Hawkins.

Public Information Officer Andy Shin read from a prepared statement:

“Cynthia Hawkins was reported missing on October 15th, 1982. Her husband said he’d left for his 3rd shift job at Victory Break. His wife was home with their children, as was always their routine. He did not realize she was missing until the early morning hours after his shift. Their children also had no indication that their mother wasn’t in the home. On October 16h, a crew was dispatched to the residence. Friends, family, and neighbors were contacted. After an extensive search, it was determined that foul play was suspected, but no credible leads emerged. Mrs. Hawkins hasn’t been seen nor heard from since that date. No credit card records nor activity on her Social Security number had ever indicated she was alive, somewhere else. We can announce today, thanks to DNA samples provided by her now-adult children, that the body found at the High Timbers construction site is Cynthia Hawkins.”

The room erupted in questions. Kendra let the reporters in the front row jump in, jockey, and grandstand.

“What was the cause of death?” Connor Stinson, Your News 19, her old station, was in the front. He almost always got the first question out.

“Though there was significant decay after all the time passed, it can be determined that Cynthia Hawkins was strangled. There were also several fractures in her hands and in her skull to indicate that she was also beaten.”

“Are there suspects?” This time, Greg Grafton, Action News 11, jumped in.

“At this time, any and all avenues are being pursued, but they were also pursued by the initial investigators. We’re looking at all evidence again, however, in light of this discovery,” said PIO Shin.

“What about the husband?” Judith got that nugget in. Wasn’t it always the husband?

“Paul Hawkins has been fully cooperative, as have their children. As you can imagine, the news came as a shock, and they’re working to process this information. They are not interested in talking to the news media. A statement from the family is in the materials.”

“Is there a connection to The Nobody Girls murders, first reported by The Cold Trail?”

Good old Judith! She’d made sure that Kendra and the podcast for the tiny public station got a little credit.

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