Here's the second chapter, after making a couple of changes to the first. What's written of the story is about four years old and my writing has definitely developed since then. Please read and feel free to review. Enjoy!


"There isn't any spattered blood from the entrance of a bullet so it looks like she was brought here after she was killed. There's also no trail of blood leading from the crime scene, so she wasn't dragged here. She might have been carried," Dr. Warner concludes as she kneels beside the young girl's body. The doctor adjusts her knees and begins examining the victim's lower half. "The mutilation to the pubic region makes it difficult to find any evidence of a rape. The woman's vagina was completely removed. However, I don't think the murderer raped her." She scans the body once more then sternly stands up. "The male victim was also found naked and there was no sign of a struggle on either of the victims."

"The pig was watching them have sex before he killed them," Olivia disgustedly states.

"That might explain the mutilation of her genitalia," Warner informs. "Based on the temperature of her body, she appears to have been killed at least nine, ten hours ago; same time as the male. The victim's vagina was removed post-mortem." She points to the dried blood under the victim's legs. "The pooling of the blood indicates her genitalia was removed here and in this position."

Elliot scans the area. The lot was right off a busy street—any passerby could have seen her. He glances at the lifeless young girl and says, "He didn't even try to hide her."

...

Home of Charles and Sarah Marron
Monday, July 24

Elliot and Olivia sit in the living room of Kimberly's parents' home. The mother and father hold hands after hearing the terrible news.

"Kimberly was taking summer classes at St. John's. Saturday afternoons she had a clinical and in the evenings she would volunteer at Queens hospital a couple of blocks away. She wanted to be a nurse and was very passionate about her classes. She loved school so much," the mother, Sarah, says in between sobs. "I just don't understand how this could have happened." She lowers her head and wipes her eyes while her husband reaches his arm around her back and pulls her close.

"You said took classes at St. John's? We found her body on the opposite side of town. Do you know why she would be in that area? If she had any friends over there?" asks Olivia.

Charles, the father, sadly responds as he holds Sarah, "Kim didn't really hang out with friends. She was always too wrapped up in her studies and volunteering to be doing much else. She stuck pretty close to home, school, or the hospital. She said she would rather be playing board games with the kids in the pediatric unit than running around town…she was a good kid."

"Did she mention what time she would finish at the hospital Saturday night?" asks Olivia.

"She usually finished around nine but liked to pick extra shifts sometimes. When she didn't come home, we figured she decided to stay late," says the father.

"Has she had any problems with staff members or patients at the clinic?" asks Elliot.

Charles shakes his head and says, "She didn't really talk about any issues with her patients. I think if there were problems she would have told us." Sarah plays with the tissue in her hands. "Everyone seemed to like her; the staff included. I remember she told us one of the doctors offered to write her a letter of recommendation for an internship she wanted next year."

Olivia nods her head slowly and Elliot asks, "Do you know if she had a boyfriend?"

"Not that I know of," Charles states as he looks at his wife and rubs her shoulder. She looks at her husband, swallows hard, and wipes her eyes again.

Olivia smiles kindly at the grief-stricken parents. "Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Marron. We are very sorry for your loss," she says as she gets up to leave. Charles slightly nods his heads and choked, quiet sobs are heard as they watch the detectives leave.

Elliot gently closes the door and Olivia shoves her hands in her pockets. "They had no idea what their daughter was doing," Olivia says quietly.

"She sure as hell wasn't playing checkers with sick kids until dawn. Maybe Anthony's parents will give us something to work with," Elliot says as he heads down the hallway.