Chapter 9Thirty minutes later, we verified the kids were safe. Emma had shrieked at Ulan's scary story, but she also claimed to see a ghost wearing an antique lace dress floating nearby. After unsuccessfully locating anyone during our intense and nerve-wracking search, we scolded Baxter for ripping the electrical cord out of the wall socket and settled back on the couch. “That dog is gonna fry himself one day.”
“Don't they say pets imitate their owners?” April revealed that the forensic anthropologist discovered Ian O'Malley had incurred a massive blow to the back of his skull. “There's a small chance it could've been from falling beams or other materials, but I suspect someone whacked Ian with a hard, blunt object. We found traces of wood and metal screws embedded in his cranium. If ther
