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Brad stood guard over the finger until the police arrived twenty minutes later and officers taped off the area. A crowd clustered around the perimeter, vying for a glimpse as officers carefully dug around Chrissy’s find and uncovered the rest of the skeleton. Tattered cloth hung from the bones.
A dripping Oxnard talked with Detective Ray Reed. Ray’s German Shepherd Dog, Ace, guarded his flank. Autumn stood close enough to overhear the decision not to shut down the festival. People walked over the area for decades unaware that a body lay below the surface. With the discovery safely cordoned off, there was no reason to ask attendees to leave.
Autumn nudged Stephanie. “Look, there’s Greg.”
He leaned on top of the Whac-A-Mole arcade game, watching with a crinkled brow.
“If he’s
