City Park, Washington DC
June 6, 2000
7:02 PM

Jon crumpled up his brown paper lunch bag as he watched the sun begin to set below the trees. "Score," he muttered to himself as he threw the bag accurately into the garbage can. He sighed as he stood up and began the long walk back to his apartment. He had barely walked a quarter of the way when he stopped abruptly. He had felt…something behind him. He whipped around to find…nothing. All he could see was his thin dark shadow and a small tabby cat lapping up some water from a puddle. He sighed again, more relived but still worried. He resumed his walk. He stopped again. He definitely sensed something following him. He began to turn around when suddenly strong fingers grabbed him by his throat. They weren't strangling him, but somehow, he felt his very life being sucked away. He struggled to turn around to see his attacker. Even as he saw his attacker, it was too late. His lifeless body fell to the ground…

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