CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
Riley turned quickly at the sound of the voice.
A break in the case? she wondered.
The cop who had yelled out was standing just beyond the barrier among the reporters. Next to him stood a middle-aged woman who was wringing her hands anxiously.
Chief Buchanan said to Riley, “That’s Ila Lawrence. Her son Axel is one of my cops. She’s a little bit annoying, but she wouldn’t come around here if she didn’t think she really knew something. Come on, let’s check it out.”
As Riley trotted alongside Chief Buchanan toward the barrier, the cop escorted Ila Lawrence inside the blocked-off area.
“Is it true?” the woman asked when they got near her.
“Is what true?” Chief Buchanan said.
“That Sally Diehl got killed here? That’s what Axel said on the phone. That’s why I came ove
