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find a time, place and method without being discovered.”
“Do we know who owns the building she was found in?”
“I talked to the realtor myself. She said it was some big corporation. The utilities are paid out of an escrow account they set up through her office. They wanted the electricity kept on, so the building could be maintained, and it would be comfortable for prospective buyers to look at. She told me that they weren’t in a hurry to sell and were more concerned with getting the price they wanted, which she thought was too high.”
“Murphy, he had to know about the place before the abduction. My guess is that she must have been taken straight to the freezer.”
“Sandy’s story about the ice stuck with me. He must have been making a statement about her being a cold bitch, again his thoughts not mine, and so he froze her. Did he plan to do that all along, or did he just stumble onto the freezer and think it was a good idea?”
“Good point. I say he planned it. Who maintains the building? I mean who physically does it? Can you call the realtor and find out?”
Murphy picked up his cell and called Amy Montgomery. She was very helpful and informed him that she had a permanent crew, which handled all of her properties. When she checked her logbook, she told him that they were scheduled to clean there every Saturday morning.
Dan and Laura ran to the car and headed for the warehouse. Half way there her phone rang. It was the surveillance guys, telling her that they were seeing three people in the building who were cleaning. She told them to stay put, and she would be there right away. When they pulled up to the front and got out, one of the workers came to the door. She showed him her badge, “I’m Detective Peterson, and this is Murphy. We would like to ask you a few questions.”
“Certainly, I am Louis Gonzales, at your service. My boss told me you were coming.”
“Thanks, Louis, how long have you been cleaning this building?”
“For about nine months or so.”
That fit into the time slot she was looking for. “Has that freezer in the back always been locked and running?”
“Yes, until this morning. I called Miss Montgomery to ask if we should do anything about cleaning it. She said it was a crime scene, and to leave it alone until we heard from the police, so we haven’t touched it.”
“How did you guys get in here?”
He pointed toward the warehouse. “Through the back door, like we always do. There is an ally in back, and we come in our van.”
“How long have you worked for Ms. Montgomery?”
“About ten years now. She is a great lady, good realtor and sells a lot of property.”
Laura was impressed by how cooperative and earnest he was. “How many are on your crew, and how long have they worked with you?”
“There are six of us all together, and three are at another location working. The least amount of time is Maggie, and that would be two years. That is her over there cleaning windows. The other four have been with me for a long time now.”
“Thank you, mind if we have a look around?”
“No, Detective Peterson, go right ahead. I want you to catch this guy. I have a wife and two sisters. I worried all the time before. Now, to find out that he strikes so close to me is frightening! He doesn’t go for Hispanic girls, right?”
“Not so far, Louis, but I don’t consider any woman safe until this guy is put away.”
Peterson and Murphy walked back into the warehouse. A man worked quietly cleaning fingerprint dust off of the backdoor. She had a feeling they needed to look around. When she opened the freezer door, she was shocked to see a rose and an envelope addressed to her. She yelled for Murphy to get a CSU team and the surveillance people there right away. In the mean time, she stopped the third cleaning person and tried to save any fingerprints that might be left on the door.
One of the surveillance guys was the first to arrive. Needless to say, she
“Do we know who owns the building she was found in?”
“I talked to the realtor myself. She said it was some big corporation. The utilities are paid out of an escrow account they set up through her office. They wanted the electricity kept on, so the building could be maintained, and it would be comfortable for prospective buyers to look at. She told me that they weren’t in a hurry to sell and were more concerned with getting the price they wanted, which she thought was too high.”
“Murphy, he had to know about the place before the abduction. My guess is that she must have been taken straight to the freezer.”
“Sandy’s story about the ice stuck with me. He must have been making a statement about her being a cold bitch, again his thoughts not mine, and so he froze her. Did he plan to do that all along, or did he just stumble onto the freezer and think it was a good idea?”
“Good point. I say he planned it. Who maintains the building? I mean who physically does it? Can you call the realtor and find out?”
Murphy picked up his cell and called Amy Montgomery. She was very helpful and informed him that she had a permanent crew, which handled all of her properties. When she checked her logbook, she told him that they were scheduled to clean there every Saturday morning.
Dan and Laura ran to the car and headed for the warehouse. Half way there her phone rang. It was the surveillance guys, telling her that they were seeing three people in the building who were cleaning. She told them to stay put, and she would be there right away. When they pulled up to the front and got out, one of the workers came to the door. She showed him her badge, “I’m Detective Peterson, and this is Murphy. We would like to ask you a few questions.”
“Certainly, I am Louis Gonzales, at your service. My boss told me you were coming.”
“Thanks, Louis, how long have you been cleaning this building?”
“For about nine months or so.”
That fit into the time slot she was looking for. “Has that freezer in the back always been locked and running?”
“Yes, until this morning. I called Miss Montgomery to ask if we should do anything about cleaning it. She said it was a crime scene, and to leave it alone until we heard from the police, so we haven’t touched it.”
“How did you guys get in here?”
He pointed toward the warehouse. “Through the back door, like we always do. There is an ally in back, and we come in our van.”
“How long have you worked for Ms. Montgomery?”
“About ten years now. She is a great lady, good realtor and sells a lot of property.”
Laura was impressed by how cooperative and earnest he was. “How many are on your crew, and how long have they worked with you?”
“There are six of us all together, and three are at another location working. The least amount of time is Maggie, and that would be two years. That is her over there cleaning windows. The other four have been with me for a long time now.”
“Thank you, mind if we have a look around?”
“No, Detective Peterson, go right ahead. I want you to catch this guy. I have a wife and two sisters. I worried all the time before. Now, to find out that he strikes so close to me is frightening! He doesn’t go for Hispanic girls, right?”
“Not so far, Louis, but I don’t consider any woman safe until this guy is put away.”
Peterson and Murphy walked back into the warehouse. A man worked quietly cleaning fingerprint dust off of the backdoor. She had a feeling they needed to look around. When she opened the freezer door, she was shocked to see a rose and an envelope addressed to her. She yelled for Murphy to get a CSU team and the surveillance people there right away. In the mean time, she stopped the third cleaning person and tried to save any fingerprints that might be left on the door.
One of the surveillance guys was the first to arrive. Needless to say, she
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