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» “Forgive me Father, for I have sinned.” His words were spoken in a hushed tone - not out of embarrassment, simply out of respect. “What have you done, my boy?” the man on the other side spoke just as low, his voice smooth and comforting, hints of compassion and forgiveness already laced into his melodic tone. “I’ve killed, Father.” his eyes focused on the blood stained fingers that curled into the brim of his jacket, fingers toying with the rough wool. “You’ve…” his voice hitched, the man cleared his throat and tried to fight the sense of worry that flooded him. “Yes, I’ve killed.” there wasn’t so much as a pang of emotion in his own voice - he was truly empty. “And I’ll kill again, Father.” he admitted, standing to pull the door open.
Northern California was plagued with a cold hearted killer - one that targeted young, beautiful, innocent women. The townsfolk pleaded to the killer - but still, each month another girl went missing. The girls all had a few things in common - pale eyes, pale skin, dark hair, slender and small. Women have plumped up, cut their hair short, tried to darken their skin and even shaved their heads completely in attempts to hide away from the viscous man.
The killer wasn’t greedy, he didn’t simply slit the throats of the wandering whores of the wayward travelers, he didn’t rack up a body count within a week. It was one per month, no more and no less - they always found the girls in bodies of water too, wrapped in cloth. They’d been put into beautiful dresses, washed and often frozen. There were no killings in the summer months - he wanted the girls preserved, not rotten.
The city, despite it’s best efforts, is still under attacks years later. Ten girls so far, five a year, one during each of the coldest months. It’s rounding the end of October and the women are fearing for their lives; parents for their daughters, knowing that his killings start late November. Few residents continue their day to day, hoping maybe the killer has moved on, that he’s never to return - they don’t want to live in fear of what may be. Unbeknownst to him, he's killed far more than discovered, and he's planning something big.
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