Mary Feliz
When I was in junior high school, an high school student was found dead in a shallow grave in a wooded area near our house. Blood on the swings at a nearby park suggested the victem and murderer walked right by our house.
The murder was never solved, partly because students who knew what had happened would not talk to police.
The high school paper staff launched its own investigation and broke the case wide open, but police bungled the collection of evidence, and were jnable to legally prove that the most likely suspect had committed the crime.
It upended all feelings of safety in town for many years. It happened right before Halloween. Not wanting to cancek Halloween, the police and parent presence was massive, looking after trick or treaters. I remember every home having someone sweeping the sidewalks or doing other outdoor choes in the dark while they kept an eye on us.
The murder was never solved, partly because students who knew what had happened would not talk to police.
The high school paper staff launched its own investigation and broke the case wide open, but police bungled the collection of evidence, and were jnable to legally prove that the most likely suspect had committed the crime.
It upended all feelings of safety in town for many years. It happened right before Halloween. Not wanting to cancek Halloween, the police and parent presence was massive, looking after trick or treaters. I remember every home having someone sweeping the sidewalks or doing other outdoor choes in the dark while they kept an eye on us.
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