Sequestered with the Murderers by Dr. Tanner (books for 8th graders TXT) 📕

presents itself. Who knows, you may want to spend time with your man on the range,” Gam said, then winked at me.

At 7:30 am, I heard the shower in our bedroom go on. Without realizing it, I had been sitting for thirty minutes going over last night’s event, hoping I had missed something that would give me a clue to who murdered Duffy. Nothing surfaced. I got up, picked up my composition book, and then went into my office. I turned on my computer but sat staring at my vision board.

“Who murdered this man and why?” I asked out loud. I spent thirty minutes reading and reviewing all the information I had put on my vision board.

Gam walked to the doorway entrance.

“I’m leaving now. Be ready at four.” He blew me a kiss, and a few seconds later, I heard the front door close and the clicking of the lock.

My attention then focused on getting information on energy healer advisors. I knew what a psychic medium was—a person that communicates with the spirit world using extrasensory perception. At the beginning of my investigative career, people called me that name, among other psychic names. So yes, indeed, I knew what a psychic medium was—something I wasn’t.

I keyed energy healer advisor into my browser. I clicked on the first selection that appeared and read that energy healer advisors focus on improving their patient’s energy. They maintain they can maneuver their patients’ energy sphere by diffusing impasses or steering energy to other channels. They are confident they can influence their patients’ energy, changing the bodily condition.

“Why did Nancy need help with her energy for so long? Five years is a long time,” I said out loud.

The main benefits, the article claims, are stress reduction and relaxation, which activate the patient’s natural healing power. In other words, energy healing is a therapy that balances what’s in you to help you be healthy and well.

Does this work for everyone? I wondered

I found my answer a few paragraphs down in the article. For it to work, the patient must believe, trust, and have a positive outlook that the process will work. If there are doubts, then the patient will be blocking the energies the healer is casting. When the patient blocks the energies, they will not reach where they are supposed to go.

I read a few more articles, and they all basically had the same summary: the use of energy to renew healthiness—physical, mental, and spiritual—is an element of alternative medicine. Healers can employ distinct methods that include acupuncture, acupressure, yoga, therapeutic touch, and certain meditations. The end goal is the same—to heal by redirecting an individual’s energy to decrease or enhance what’s within to attain a balance.

Next, I took a look at Rev. Ronda’s web page. She listed herself as a certified healer advisor and a certified psychic medium through various organizations and commissions. A host of training classes and seminars were listed with subject matter that included trance and aura, healing, parapsychic, touch healing, therapeutic touch, hypnotism, and several other subjects. A Master of Science degree in Counseling and a Doctor of Philosophy in Parapsychology were listed among her credentials. She listed extensive travel and training in the background section. She was unmarried, living in Dorchester County, Maryland. She certainly seemed qualified in her field. Her web page was most enlightening.

The articles gave me a good understanding of energy healing. Now I wanted to know why Nancy needed an energy healer advisor/psychic medium for so long and how she came in contact with Rev. Ronda. I added these questions to my vision board.

It was now time to call Jackson. I got up from my desk, then walked into the kitchen. I retrieved the pitcher of iced tea from the refrigerator, then poured a full glass. I took a sip, then telephoned Jackson.

“Hello.”

“Jackson, it’s Vett.”

“Hi, Vett. How are you this morning?”

“I’m fine and you.”

“I’m not looking forward to having to say a final goodbye to one of my employees. I know it has to be done.”

“It is a sad thing to have to do. Montgomery’s speech was uplifting. The obituary listed you as a speaker at the funeral.”

“I am and just finished practicing. What do you have for me?”

“Jackson, I still don’t know who murdered Duffy and why yet, but trust me, I will. In the meantime, there are some unexplainable things I’ve come across.”

“Like what?”

“Well, I’m not used to my phone calls not being returned. I’ve left several phone messages for Marjorie Brown, Rebbie Shields, and Gwen Sonnack. They were all on the Tennessee trip, and I met them all. They are not returning my calls.”

“I take it Lemmonee has verified their contact information for you.”

“Yes, she has.”

“That does appear strange. Do you think they had something to do with the murder?”

“I’m beginning to think so. There is another person I’m beginning to have a suspicion about, Carolyn Broadbent.”

“How so?”

“I met with her in her home. Her whole demeanor soured when I began asking questions about the Lacecap Hydrangea Murders. Living in Envyton County all her life, she must know more about the murders than what she is telling.”

“Did she give you any details?”

“She said she knew of the murdered victims and Duffy and that everyone living in Envyton County as old as she had heard about the murders and Duffy’s involvement.”

“That is strange. That was such a high-profile case. It circulated in all the surrounding counties and towns. It was just ten years ago. Everybody knew Ms. Lacecap because of her business. It is peculiar she didn’t want to talk about it.”

“And another thing, all her photo frames were removed from the wall and tables. They were stacked in the back corner of her living room. I felt she had removed them because of me: she didn’t want me to see them.”

“Now that is strange. Why would she do that?”

“I don’t know yet, but an answer will come to me. On another note, after I met with Nancy, I saw her in a