CHAPTER FOUR
“Compromised?” I took a deep breath. Another setback. “In what way, Chief?”
“All ways.” He cursed silently under his breath. “Any evidence, became obliterated by all the other footprints, cigarette butts being dropped, hair, and so forth. There were an awful lot of people coming and going onto the property that night. Her family, of course, plus their close friends. Police officer’s and even some of her girlfriends, traipsing in and out of the house and yard looking for her. I feel bad about that. We really messed up by not doing a better job of cordoning off the area, the backyard in particular.”
“Well, I guess that was standard protocol in those days, and as you said, it wasn’t given serious consideration.” Although if it had been, perhaps her killer would be behind bars.
