Both exes claimed they were at work when Irene was shot, one at the garage where he was a mechanic, the other at the motel where he was a maintenance man. According to the detective’s report, employees at both locations said they’d seen the men, although they wouldn’t swear to the exact times. The man in the car claimed he didn’t know the girl, even though he lived only two blocks from her home, and the detective couldn’t prove otherwise.
“If it was one of them, and they were afraid Van and Gene might have learned something that could prove they killed her…” Mike said under his breath when he finished.
He read through the file Van and Gene had made and saw that they had set up interviews with Mr. Oliver and Mr. Ridley. According to their notes, Dave Adams was supposed to be living in Flo
