DETECTIVE LAUREN GABRIEL was not the only super-sleuth working behind the scenes to solve the murders. Kevin Richardson seemed even more determined than the Denver PD and FBI to break the case. But Richardson had his own anxieties to wrestle. When Kevin was still Erin, the high schooler was editor of The Weekly Scholar newspaper and had won several national journalism awards. Erin Richardson had accepted a scholarship to Syracuse University, but delayed college for a year to undergo the gender reassignment process, much to the dismay of Erin’s parents, Steven, and Amanda, who were devout Christians and did not understand their daughter’s struggles. The Weekly ScholarErin had never felt comfortable as a female. As a small child, she preferred GI Joe to Barbie. She was a tomboy who would

