TOO CLOSE TO HOME
Chapter 11
The body had been placed in a bag, ready to be taken away for the M.E. to autopsy. Although the cause of death was clearly evident. Terry pulled out her notebook and said, "Charlie gave me the name of Lorelei's roommate. I think we should talk to her first."
"You do that. I need to get a list of all the teachers, see what we can find out," Don agreed.
Terry headed to the student housing to locate Dawn Landry. The names were posted on the mailboxes and she was soon knocking on the door of a second floor room. "Ms. Landry, I'm FBI. Can I come in?"
The door was opened by a pale faced young woman. "What do you want?"
Terry showed her badge and replied, " I need to talk to you about Lorelei Harris,"
"Lorel didn't come home last night," Dawn stated. She looked at Terry. "She's not coming back at all, is she?"
"No, she's not," Terry said gently. "When was the last time you saw your roommate?"
We walked to the dining hall at about 5:00. Then on the way back she decided to talk to Professor Eppes. I came back here to do homework. That was the last time I saw her."
Terry made a mental note to ask Charlie what time Lorelei left his office. "Does Professor Eppes usually have students see him after hours?'"
"He usually does on Thursdays. Lorel's been to see a few times in the past month. I think he was giving her advice about a project she was working on."
"Did Lorelei have a boyfriend? Someone she would have went to see last night?" Terry asked. "Any friends on campus?"
"If she did, I didn't know about it. Lorel and I were roommates but she kept to herself. She did hang out some with Krista McKenzie."
"If you can think of anything else, give me a call," Terry said, handing over her card.
Dawn stuck it in a pocket and picked up her backpack. "I really need to get to class."
"All right," Terry said. She dropped her notebook and pen in her purse and headed out the door. She decided to try and catch Charlie between classes to talk to him. In the meantime she'd try and locate Krista McKenzie.
