03/07/22 Snippet, THE DECALOGUE KILLER.

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Friday, 11 AM: It was a little late for breakfast, but the diner still had the morning paper. And my story was on the front: DECALOGUE KILLER SMITES AGAIN! I figured it would be — I had rushed to get the copy to the night editor before the print run started — but it’s always nice to see virtue rewarded.

DECALOGUE KILLER SMITES AGAIN!

By Joe Boyden

Last night, a seedy alley revealed the final resting place of a local businessman, new victim of the so-called “Decalogue Killer.” The victim, whose name is being withheld, was come across by a Bay City police patrol in the notorious Greenbay district. There were no witnesses, but a single gray feather — the infamous trademark of the Decalogue Killer — was pulled from the victim’s broken body. Bay City police refused to discuss the case, or any leads.

This is the seventh victim of the Decalogue Killer in three months…  

I shook my head at the night editor. I had carefully put in a caveat or two, but tabloid sensitivities had won out over mine. Besides, the night editor was right. It was obviously the Killer, so why keep the lawyers happy?