6 THE THIRD CASE
Police Chief Smite pulled up to the crime scene and crossed the yellow tape in order to enter the residence. He approached Garret with an indescribable expression on his face. Garret concluded that he was showing some mixture of shock, bewilderment, and disbelief.
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"Does it look like the same persons committed these murders as the last?" Smite asked. "The average serial killer goes weeks between kills. What could possibly motivate such frequent kills?"
"They seem to be continuing a ritual process," Garret replied. "I would guess that they are following the requirements of that ritual, which apparently requires a higher body count than usual for these things."
"These monsters must be absolutely crazy," Smite said. "I cannot figure out why
