On Lover's Lane by Melissa Willingham (drm ebook reader .TXT) 📕

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Deputy Hank Smith has been charged with the most recent killing spree at "Lover's Lane" and authorities are now claiming this appears to be a "copy-cat" killing of the same murders twenty years earlier. Those now famous "Lover's Lane" murders have been unsolved for the last twenty years sitting in the cold case files at the Sleepy Pines police department. This small town has been shaken by the arrest of one of its most loyal police force deputies.

Seth Morgan was one of the original suspects due to the fact that he was found near the scene of the crimes allegedly hunting small game and he has had a criminal record with minor misdemeanor shoplifting and arson but had never had any type of felony charges. The authorities had cleared him once his alibi had checked out and that fact that DNA and forensic evidence found at the scene of the crime did not match.

Hank Smith is the son of Jeffrey Smith and upon psychological evaluation, it has been discovered that Jeffrey Smith was present during the original 1993 slayings involving his father. He may be the lone living eye witness.

While not denying the allegations, Deputy Smith has attested that his sole motivation for committing the brutal acts was to impress his father, Jeffrey Smith. The district attorney has not advised whether it will pursue the death penalty or multiple life sentences behind bars. But a preliminary hearing has been scheduled for July 12.

The relationship between father and son has deteriorated over the last twenty years as Jeffrey Smith has been reclusive since his girlfriend's murder and had become increasingly more antisocial. After Hank Smith had joined the police force, there was a very public argument in which Jeffrey Smith seemed threatened to "disown" his son if he continued to seek employment from the same government or authorities that he was forced to fight for when he was younger.

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Breaking News:

Reports have just come in confirming that the alleged killer, Deputy Hank Smith, of the recent "Lover's Lane" homicides has just been fatally shot by Sleepy Pines Sheriff Floyd Baxter. Smith attempted to take one of the local girls, Missy Kennedy, as hostage before Sheriff Baxter rescued her, shooting the suspect. We will have more details as they become available.

The arrest of Jeffrey Smith, for the 1993 homicides on Lovers Lane and his son Deputy Hank Smith for the recent murders in the same location, has finally closed the chapter to the puzzling whodunit. Most of the townspeople are in disbelief, though some claim they were suspicious of Jeffrey Smith all along.

The second suspect, Deputy Hank Smith, killed by Sheriff Baxter in a hostage situation; however, was a surprise. According to Missy, she had begun to suspect something was off-center with Deputy Smith.

A novice detective, Missy was searching for evidence that could indicate the Deputy's direct or indirect involvement. For now, Sleepy Pines can once again enjoy its idyllic little town, and the "Lover's Lane."

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Text: Melissa Monroe
Images: Cover Art: Rebecca Bowslaugh
Editing: Verna G.
Publication Date: 07-10-2013

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Dedication:
I want to thank Verna, Carolyn, and James for their help in the completion of this book.