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“I’ve given up on hope,” she said quietly, then lifted her chin. “From now on, I fight.”
“Special Agent Nina Guerrera.” Her voice dropped to a whisper. “FBI.”
“After years of seeking, I thought I would never have Hope again. But today, everything changed. She calls herself a Warrior now. But to me, she will always be . . . The One That Got Away.”
“Until now.”
Shawna’s example of professionalism coupled with compassion had inspired her to seek a career in law enforcement as soon as she could.
Shawna had been her mentor and friend, spurring her evolution from victim to protector.
“If my choice is to stand by and watch or get in the ring, I’ll fight. Every time.”
Serial killers were defined as having at least three victims, with a chronological or psychological separation between each event. Mass murderers were characterized as killing at least four individuals in one incident. Finally, spree killers had two or more victims in different locations with no de-escalation period between.
Basic training had taught her that firsthand interviews were always the best source of information. And she was the most valuable source they had right now.
this was exactly what she had to do.
“Predators are all about control,” Kent said. “Part of their personality entertains grandiose notions of superiority, but another part has to dominate everyone around them in order to cover deep-seated feelings of inadequacy.”
Past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior.”
“We’re going to fight back.”
He had bestowed one mark upon her for each day she made him wait.
Then he had taken her three times, completing the triangle of retribution.
The Cipher. He was an enigma. He would continue to leave clues and invite the world to play his game. Under his rules. In his arena.
“He looks for the ones separated from the herd. Vulnerable girls with no one to protect them.”
official account, so he knows it’s really us.”
Not if you tried that under Elon Musk's 2023 Twitter ::lol::
‘The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant.’
“A killer’s modus operandi is how they commit their crimes, their methodology, which can change as they learn from experience.
Their motive, however, is why they kill.
The underlying compulsion that is unique to each killer. I call it their itch...
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“When the brain sends a signal along a nerve that causes an itch, that impulse may be satisfied in several ways. You can pinch the skin, hit it, tap it, or scratch it. You might even be able to will it away. But as you’ve probably found, once you sta...
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The Beltway Stalker preyed on at-risk teenage girls, but the methods of the murders varied widely. That’s why it took over twenty murders in DC, Maryland, and Virginia to realize we had a series on our hands.”
Her monster was his monster too.
Borr is the father of the one-eyed god Odin, who is Thor’s father.”
they should look for a man who’s not in a stable relationship, is a loner, and has a job well below his capabilities despite his IQ.”
The Cipher wanted her to grovel. Wanted to degrade her in every way possible. She would not give him that.
