Edward burned her with the cigar. Cut her with the cleaver. Climbed on top of her and raped her. Then strangled her, his face making almost no expression until the end, when he looked directly into the camera and smiled. The screen faded to black. Then a cardboard white sign appeared, containing words written in thick block letters. Unmistakably his grandfather’s handwriting. Unmistakably his grandfather’s fingers holding the sign. AUGUST 22, 1974. JESSICA. AGE 14. Edward Shank, former chief of police of the city of Seattle, had been the Butcher. Feeling something tickling his face, Matt
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