Creative Writing: The Murder Case
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It was April, and El Nino was pelting the rooftop in full force. The
rain came down in buckets, only to let up for a few seconds, then resume
with a crash of thunder and a torrential downpour. Detective Jack Barretta
hated being called out on a case on days like this. He and his partner,
Wally ....
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.... death. As if the four-inch gash on the victim's throat wasn't clue
enough as to what killed him.
Jack separated the crowd with his corpulent body and gazed down at the
victim. He looked around the room to determine the possible motive for
this killing.
"Does the victim have a name?", asked Jack to no one in particular.
"The apartment was rented to a Reid Jennings," said one of the
uniformed officers. "The manager has identified the body."
Wally was interviewing a sho ....
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Page count: 20 (approximately 250 words per page)
