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Since the gun used in Yussef’s murder had been accessible to all members of the Najjar household, and since the family had lied to the police when they said he went to Lebanon, Rebecca and Sutter were granted a warrant to search Gebran Najjar’s home and business. In addition, the fact that Salma Najjar was the last person to have seen Fairuz alive, had attacked Rebecca when she tried to question her, and now seemed to have disappeared, Lt. Eastwood also authorized an autopsy on Fairuz.
Evelyn quickly handled it. She found that Fairuz had been smothered. Her mouth, throat and nasal passages contained particles common in the pillows and pillowcases used by the nursing home.
Rebecca now had the proof she needed for a convincing argument that Salma had in fact killed her. But why? And di
