Aaron and Katie soon arrived at the victim's apartment. They opened his door to find nothing amiss, except for the police officers taking pictures and walking around.
"Where's the body?" Aaron asked.
"He's in the bedroom," a police officer said.
Aaron and Katie walked inside of the bedroom to see Bradley lying in bed. His wrists were deeply cut, and his face had a large indention by his right temple as if he was hit with a blunt object.
"Has the other victims looked like this also?" Katie asked Aaron as he was looking through drawers.
"Yeah, all three victims had slit wrists and were hit with a blunt object. We haven't found the murder weapon yet, so we're assuming that the murderer is taking it every time. However, from the force of the blows, it appears to be a man who is committing the crimes."
Katie nodded her head as she looked at the ground biting her lip in the process. Aaron assumed that she was contemplating the information. Leaving her to her thoughts, he walked over to some jeans that were lying by a chair that was sitting by the window. He picked them up and began checking the pockets. He found Bradley's cellphone and wallet. Going through his wallet, he found a few condoms, $65, and a business card with a name on it: Dr. Elijah Rivers, Psychiatrist.
Putting the wallet down, Aaron opened Bradley's cellphone and went to his messages and recent calls.
"Katie, come over here and look at this."
Katie walked over there and looked at the cellphone. "No way, this is-."
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Crippled Lies
Mystery / ThrillerKatie Childress is a detective in Chicago. She is a diligent worker, and there hasn't been a case that she hasn't been able to crack. As she is working on a new case, secrets are revealed that will cause heartbreak, betrayal, and loss. Will this new...
