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Caroline had spent much of Sunday finalising their approach for the next morning’s press conference. Although she had done plenty before as part of her role in the Met, it was a new approach for Rutland Police, who’d barely had a murder to deal with in the years before she joined.
Getting the messaging right was crucial. They needed to ensure the general public were suitably concerned to rack their brains for any information that might help, but at the same time they didn’t want to cause unnecessary panic and alarm. After all, Caroline was certain the next victim would be either Alex Lawson, Sophie Lawson or Charlie Ford. For the other 40,000 Rutlanders, there was no need for undue distress. It was a fine line, and one which needed treading carefully.
The rest of the day had been spe
