Thevictimwasapale,nakedwomanwithaslender,elegantfigure.Heralmond-shapedeyeswerewideopen,staringblanklyatthesky.

        Notornclothing.Nosignsofstruggle.Thiswasn''ttheprimarycrimescene.

        Lucian''sfirstthoughtuponseeingher?

        Ifshewerealive,I''daskherout.

        Forgivearookie''sinappropriatethought,butshehadbeenbeautiful.

        Sunlightstreamedthroughthedensecanopy,dapplingherskinwithshiftingpatternsoflight.Thestillnessofthecorpse,thevitalityofthesurroundingforest,theterrorfrozenonherface,thewarmthofthebreeze—itwasacontradiction.

        Yethauntinglypoetic.

        Theairsmelledfaintlyoflustanddeath.

        Shewastheforty-ninthvictim.

        Overtenyears,forty-ninewomenhadbeendumpedinthisravine.Allraped.Allkilled.Allfoundaftersexualactivity,somemultipletimes.Yetnosemen,nobodilyfluids,noteventracesofcondomlubricant.

        Thecoroner''sverdict?

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