Road Kill
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She lay there in the bright autumn sun, staring up at the wide expanse of blue Wyoming sky. She grinned, face turned to receive the full force of the sunlight. Nestled in the prairie grass, she was sheltered from others occasionally stopping nearby. As day turned to night she continued to lie in her comfortable bed of grasses. The noise of the highway fifty yards away quieted to a few cars and trucks swishing by in the dark. A different kind of sound replaced the sounds made by humans. Rustlings in the grass signaled the passage of nocturnal beings. A cold nose nudged her cheekbone. The wind picked up signaling a change in the weather. The wind began to blow out of the north mixing with moisture coming up from the south and the first snowflakes of the season began to fall. She continued to lie quietly, watching the snow swirl around her, slowly at first then with more fury. It fell into her eyes, nose and open mouth and by mid afternoon of the following day snow had covered her completely. And so she continued day after day, season after season, any chance at rescue long since past.
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Dr. Gerald O’Connor, known to friends as “Road Kill” O’Connor is a retired professor of archaeology and anthropology from Colorado State University. During his career, he became interested in animal skeletal structure and his penchant for collecting road-killed specimens in order to practice the skill of taxidermy earned him his nickname.
While watching the news one morning, he hears a report of a skull found along Interstate 90, not far from his home. There is no evidence of a body, only the skull. The only things authorities can tell is that the skull is likely that of an African American woman in her twenties and it has been there for many years.
Recalling a cold case in his vast collection of notebooks, O’Connor begins his search for information about this victim. An expert witness for law enforcement throughout his career, O’Connor begins to piece together other missing persons’ cases and a pattern emerges. He concludes a serial killer has been at work for four decades. It’s time this murderer was brought to justice and Road Kill O’Connor is just the man to get the job done.
About the Author
Carol L. Jenkner is a retired teacher, driven to write running narratives that form in her head as she travels in search of forgotten history down the back roads of Kansas. Her inspiration comes from sights along the highway, snatches of conversation, and news reports of odd events. She shares her home with three feisty felines.