“Yeah, that has me stumped. Though I examined the body as thoroughly as this location allows, I wasn't able to find any major wound that could account for it. I must check once more when I return to the autopsy lab back in town.”
There was an embarrassing pause. Sheriff Harris, a shrewd judge of human nature, knew that Leonard was dying to tell him his initial conclusions.
“It looks as if the deceased has been bled to death,” Leo whispered.
Good thing I didn't mention those faded punctures I saw earlier, Harris thought.
* * *
Sheriff Harris drove his cruiser along Main Street. His original intent, after he watched young Herman and Leo carry the body away from the creek, was to return to the small police station and start filling out the necessary paperwork, but he only made a brief st
