Chapter 22

“You forgot to read me my rights,” Keir said with a smirk.

“Since I’m only bringing you in, not arresting you, I don’t have to, as I’m sure you well know.”

“I do.” Keir leaned his head against the back of the seat. “If I had to guess, our killer is staying somewhere in the area.”

“Presumption, but logical,” Hoyt agreed. “How large an area is another question. He could be hiding out in any of several small towns within a thirty mile radius of Faircrest. Or, he could be holed up in the same motel Teague’s at. Or be renting an apartment or house. Teague and I discussed that possibility when he first got here.”

“Were the kid’s clothes at the murder site?”

“Nope. Just like with the others, the killer took them with him. This time he didn’t leave the wallet behind. Of course the kid might not have had one.”

“Is it possible Grimes and this new victim were tortured and sodomized somewhere else and then brought to where their bodies were found for the hanging?”