Switch Blade Romance

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Annabelle Texas :January 22nd 2015

Anita gates sat starring out of the window of Rachel"s second story apartment window, she was in a daze she hadn't been sleeping well. Since she had been released from the hospital a few days ago, Lacey had just come back from Andrews apartment. Or should i say Andrews former apart? she didn't even know if he were still alive none of them really knew and with the way Aiden or Charles or whomever the fuck he was  took care of business. The odds of Andrew Being alive were becoming slimmer and slimmer. " Anita are you Ok? Rachel called out from the kitchen where Lacey and Dr Anthony and that sheriff from Texas who's name she hadn't quite remembered. john something or it could be james; she really didn't know her memory had been really fuzzy since she had gotten out. I guess a concussion and multiple stab wounds to the abdomen will do that for you she thought to herself with morbid humor. Anita nodded looking up at Rachel yeah I was just thinking, I'm fine though Rachel walked over to her and patted her on the back. Have you made any arrangements for Chris's funeral?" No his mom and dad are gonna fly down from Missouri Wednesday and I think they're gonna take his body; back with them! I'm probably gonna go back with them as well , but only for the funeral I wanna come back here in case you guys find Andrew. Or Max gets out of the hospital! Does he even know everything that's been going on? Rachel nodded yeah his dad filled him in on it I think. Oh ok Anita said how much new information do we have? John spoke up from his seat at the kitchen counter. Well we know for certain now that the killer is Charles Grady. Aiden Pierce was just an alias he went by. The real Aidens parent's flew down from Chicago and they brought some photos of Aiden, before he went missing in 2008 and the guys in the lab. Did some age progressive test on them and they look nothing like the person on the school ID that the fake Aiden was issued. So where's the real Aiden then Anita asked; that we don't know john answered but we can only assume he's dead, Dr Anthony spoke up next and we also know that Charles Grady has been responsible. For not only the murders that took place this year but for the ones that have been happening in Annabelle since 2013. Do you remember, Hunter Kimble the boy who got brutally beaten by Grady at the party the first night Andrew introduce you to him as Aiden? Yes Answered Anita" well he came into the station today and he told us that Charles had been using another alias when he killed the other victims Kimble's friends. Oh my God Lacey said, Deanna foster and those other people? Yes Dr Anthony nodded serial predators like Grady follow a pattern almost to a T his pattern his modus operandus is to fixate on a male victim! Matthew sarger, the real Aiden Pierce, Richard grogan, Andrew and who knows how many other boys. Once he selects a target he begins to stalk them he learns their habits; their routines their friends etc. He must've been following Andrew for months right after he killed Richard. Dr Anthony paused and took a sip of coffee he's almost like a chameleon he changes aspects of his personality his appearance just so he can fit into the victims life. Anita spoke up how has he been doing this for years? How did you guys I mean the police not catch him in the span of seven years" how. Well the thing is Anita sheriff Henry said" we've been looking for him for years back in Arkansas. Right after he killed those kids in manetachie falls, he's smart he burns off his finger prints so often that he never really leaves any at the crime scene's. He never leaves DNA evidence he flies so far below the radar that he's never really a suspect until its over! He got sloppy here with Andrew he left too many people alive. Anita straightened herself in her seat; he killed three of my best friends, killed my boyfriend and almost killed me. And he very well could have already killed Andrew by now, and you're saying he left too many people alive? Wow what a fucked up thing to say especially when you guys could've caught him years ago..... Anita I wasn't trying...... Fuck this shit Anita screamed standing up and walking towards the door I'm out I'm done! I've gotta go pack for Missouri. Anita wobbled on her legs a bit and fell back down on the couch! Lacey and Rachel rushed to her. I'm fine I'm fine she said brushing away their hands I just I just...... She began to cry in deep whooping sobs; Lacey helped her to her feet" take her to lay down in my bedroom it'll be more comfortable than the couch. Lacey walked Anita still crying uncontrollably into Rachel's bedroom and closed the door Dr Anthony sighed, we'll what do we do now she said looking at Rachel and John. I don't know I don't know much more to go on really said john, everything I knew I've already told you guys we've looked into the supposed cousins house he had here in Annabelle and it belonged to a registered sex offender named Alex manly who's been missing since last April. Were they related Rachel asked? No not that I know of all of Grady's relatives are accounted for! What about his step father Earl radmoore? Has anyone talked to him, no sheriff Henry answered he's been missing for nine years as far as we know he could be dead. We pulled a file on him a few months back and all we found were a few petty theft charges and some drug stuff and assault and battery. He does have an ex wife somewhere named Beverly ladale but we haven't been able to reach her either; is she alive Rachel asked as far as I know she is. She's somewhere in Chicago, Charles aunt Martha doesn't know anything either. So we're back at square one sadly but eventually well catch a break Rachel nodded I hope so for all our sakes and especially Andrews.