I’ll always live in fear. If not of Merrick, then of some other man. But…
Reining in his emotions as much as possible, so he could ask without sounding as if he was begging, he said to Shaun, “If I tell you his name, can you keep it to yourself? Will you keep it to yourself? You, too, Miss Gina?”
“I’m not certain what you’re asking, or why,” Shaun replied.
“Don’t tell your bosses, but see if you can…I don’t know. Find out if he’s done this to anyone else.”
Shaun didn’t answer immediately, which Ryan hoped meant he was at least going to consider it, rather than trying to come up with excuses why he couldn’t.
“I can’t promise I’ll be able to find anything,” Shaun finally said. “I can check the VICAP database, and the state and FBI s*x offender registries to see if his name comes up. Of
