byThe college’s bell tower tolled midnight as State Police Detective Kelly Stone slipped on her latex gloves and entered the third-floor faculty office of the victim, Professor Harold Sweetwater. The head of the figure that slumped over the desktop computer keyboard had been clearly bashed in from behind. Lying on the floor were a pair of broken glasses and a blood-covered 2004 baseball bat commemorating the Red Sox’ first World Series win in almost a century.
“Think it was a disgruntled Cardinals fan with a long-time grudge?” said Assistant Coroner and CSI Jackie Bowdoin, who was dusting the computer keyboard just beneath the professor’s head.
Recognizing the gallows humor common to the profession, Kelly said, “Possibly, if one of the three suspects rooted for St. Louis.”
“Got it down
