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When Paolo arrived, he informed the two officers he’d be taking over the investigation. A half hour later he found me at the kitchen table with Maria. It felt like the best place to wait.
Paolo pulled up a chair and sat with us. "The coroner and forensics team will arrive shortly, but I’d like to talk to you both now. Tell me what you know, Julia." He was deadly serious. I recalled the first time we had met. He was the investigating detective in the death of a friend’s sister. I was terrified of him and had secretly dubbed him the ‘Wolf Faced Man.’ That was two years ago and since then, he’s helped me in other situations. Often unwillingly, but he had always come through.
"This is Maria Escobar, she’s Liliana’s cousin. I just met her today. She takes care of Liliana’s children when L
