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checked the fiancé out thoroughly for any possible connection to the others. There hadn ’ t been one. He ’ d been cleared early on .
John got to his feet. They needed to check on the other victims. It might be a long shot, but at the moment he ’ d take it. It was the only new piece of evidence they ’ d come across. “ Yes sir. Thank you for your time, Mr. Daniels. We’ll show ourselves out. As soon as we have anything at all I ’ ll pass it along to you. ”
Once they were in the car, John ran with Rick ’ s line of thought. “ We need to check on the other victims ’ medical history. See if they ha d any medical treatment around the same time as Janice Daniels. ”
His partner ’ s question wasn ’ t any great surprise. “ How ’ d that piece of information get overlooked in the first investigation? ”
“ I guess the ME didn ’ t think it was important, maybe. In other words, I don ’ t know. ”
He started the car’s engine while Rick continued voicing doubts. “ You know this is a long shot, don ’ t you? I mean even if Janice Daniels and Belinda Cardwell, or any of the other victims did have a transplant, the odds of all of them having th e same medical history is slim. And what about Anna Sorenson ? How does she fit in ?”
John dismissed Rick ’ s argument, although he ’ d wondered the same himself. “ I don ’ t know and I don ’ t care at this point. Dammit, this is something. Hell, it ’ s all we got. ”
Rick nodded. “ Yeah, it ’ s something new and it ’ s more than we had yesterday. The question is, what about the other victims. We ’ ll never get their medical records pulled in time. ”
John knew how impossible it would be to get their hands on confidential medi c al records. They ’ d be buried in red tape for days. They didn ’ t have that much time to spare. He ’ d talk to Anna in private when she arrived in D.C. “ We ’ ll need to talk to the relatives. Belinda Cardwell ’ s parents are both dead, but she has a brother living in Richmond . Feel up to it? ” Johns didn't wait for Rick's answer. He didn't need to. He knew his partner had his back no matter what.
Barry Cardwell had been Belinda ’ s older brother by two years. At the time of her death, they ’ d shared an apartment together.
John called ahead to tell the man they needed to ask him a few questions about Belinda ’ s health. He could tell from the length of time it took him to answer the question, Barry Cardwell considered it odd. It was just as clear he knew the truth. Not that it was any great surprise. The news had been all over the radio and the papers. It would probably hit the national news by evening.
Cardwell was waiting for them when they arrived at his home. He ’ d since moved from the apartment he and Belinda shared to a smaller complex across town.
“ I won ’ t waste your time, Mr. Cardwell. Obviously, you ’ ve seen the news, so I ’ ll be brief. We ’ ve discovered some new evidence that I think may help us identify the true killer. ”
Barry Cardwell would be just shy of thirty. His sandy blond hair was cut short in typical military fashion. Cardwell had just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq a few months before Belinda ’ s murder.
“ Come inside. You know I never did believe that Peterson creep was capable of being a serial killer. He just didn ’ t appear all that bright, in my opinion. ”
Looking back with the benefit of hindsight ’ s twenty-twenty, John had to agree. “ You may be right. ”
“ You said you needed to ask some questions about Belinda ’ s health? What sort of questions? ”
The man didn ’ t ask them to sit. John didn ’ t mind. He just wanted to get to the facts and get out of there. Losing someone as violently as Barry ha d lost his sister left its mark on those left behind. He knew all about those types of emotional wounds. He wore the same scars thanks to Aaron ’ s death.
“ There ’ s no easy way to ask this,
John got to his feet. They needed to check on the other victims. It might be a long shot, but at the moment he ’ d take it. It was the only new piece of evidence they ’ d come across. “ Yes sir. Thank you for your time, Mr. Daniels. We’ll show ourselves out. As soon as we have anything at all I ’ ll pass it along to you. ”
Once they were in the car, John ran with Rick ’ s line of thought. “ We need to check on the other victims ’ medical history. See if they ha d any medical treatment around the same time as Janice Daniels. ”
His partner ’ s question wasn ’ t any great surprise. “ How ’ d that piece of information get overlooked in the first investigation? ”
“ I guess the ME didn ’ t think it was important, maybe. In other words, I don ’ t know. ”
He started the car’s engine while Rick continued voicing doubts. “ You know this is a long shot, don ’ t you? I mean even if Janice Daniels and Belinda Cardwell, or any of the other victims did have a transplant, the odds of all of them having th e same medical history is slim. And what about Anna Sorenson ? How does she fit in ?”
John dismissed Rick ’ s argument, although he ’ d wondered the same himself. “ I don ’ t know and I don ’ t care at this point. Dammit, this is something. Hell, it ’ s all we got. ”
Rick nodded. “ Yeah, it ’ s something new and it ’ s more than we had yesterday. The question is, what about the other victims. We ’ ll never get their medical records pulled in time. ”
John knew how impossible it would be to get their hands on confidential medi c al records. They ’ d be buried in red tape for days. They didn ’ t have that much time to spare. He ’ d talk to Anna in private when she arrived in D.C. “ We ’ ll need to talk to the relatives. Belinda Cardwell ’ s parents are both dead, but she has a brother living in Richmond . Feel up to it? ” Johns didn't wait for Rick's answer. He didn't need to. He knew his partner had his back no matter what.
Barry Cardwell had been Belinda ’ s older brother by two years. At the time of her death, they ’ d shared an apartment together.
John called ahead to tell the man they needed to ask him a few questions about Belinda ’ s health. He could tell from the length of time it took him to answer the question, Barry Cardwell considered it odd. It was just as clear he knew the truth. Not that it was any great surprise. The news had been all over the radio and the papers. It would probably hit the national news by evening.
Cardwell was waiting for them when they arrived at his home. He ’ d since moved from the apartment he and Belinda shared to a smaller complex across town.
“ I won ’ t waste your time, Mr. Cardwell. Obviously, you ’ ve seen the news, so I ’ ll be brief. We ’ ve discovered some new evidence that I think may help us identify the true killer. ”
Barry Cardwell would be just shy of thirty. His sandy blond hair was cut short in typical military fashion. Cardwell had just returned from a tour of duty in Iraq a few months before Belinda ’ s murder.
“ Come inside. You know I never did believe that Peterson creep was capable of being a serial killer. He just didn ’ t appear all that bright, in my opinion. ”
Looking back with the benefit of hindsight ’ s twenty-twenty, John had to agree. “ You may be right. ”
“ You said you needed to ask some questions about Belinda ’ s health? What sort of questions? ”
The man didn ’ t ask them to sit. John didn ’ t mind. He just wanted to get to the facts and get out of there. Losing someone as violently as Barry ha d lost his sister left its mark on those left behind. He knew all about those types of emotional wounds. He wore the same scars thanks to Aaron ’ s death.
“ There ’ s no easy way to ask this,
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