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Authors: Gene Brewer

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1985
,
an
d
sh
e
calle
d
th
e
sheriff'
s
offic
e
fo
r
th
e
count
y
i
n
wester
n
Montan
a
wher
e
th
e
inciden
t
occurred
.
It
turne
d
ou
t
tha
t
th
e
bod
y
o
f
th
e
suicid
e
victi
m
 
ha
d
 
neve
r
 
bee
n
 
found
,
 
but
,
 
owin
g
 
t
o
 
a
 
clerica
l
 
error
,
 
i
t
 
had
gon
e
int
o
th
e
recor
d
a
s
a
drowning
,
rathe
r
tha
n
a
missin
g
person.

Th
e
 
ma
n
 
Rober
t
 
kille
d
 
ha
d
 
murdere
d
 
hi
s
 
wif
e
 
an
d
 
daughter
.
 
Robert'
s
 
mothe
r
 
ha
d
 
lef
t
 
tow
n
 
a
 
few
week
s
 
afte
r
 
th
e
 
traged
y
 
t
o
 
liv
e
 
wit
h
 
hi
s
 
siste
r
 
i
n
 
Alaska
.
 
Th
e
 
polic
e
 
didn'
t
 
hav
e
 
th
e
 
address
.
 
Giselle
wante
d
t
o
fl
y
ou
t
t
o
Montan
a
t
o
tr
y
t
o
determin
e
wher
e
sh
e
ha
d
gone
,
a
s
wel
l
a
s
 
t
o
 
obtai
n
 
picture
s
 
o
f
 
the
wif
e
an
d
 
daughter
,
 
record
s
 
an
d
 
documents
,
 
etc.
,
 
i
n
 
cas
e
 
I
 
coul
d
 
us
e
 
the
m
 
t
o
 
ge
t
 
throug
h
 
t
o
 
Robert
.
 
I
quickl
y
approve
d
a
trave
l
advanc
e
an
d
guarantee
d
paymen
t
o
f
al
l
he
r
expenses.

"I'
d
lik
e
t
o
se
e
hi
m
befor
e
I
go,
"
sh
e
said.

"He'
s
probabl
y
sleeping."

"
I
jus
t
wan
t
t
o
watc
h
hi
m
fo
r
a
fe
w
minutes."

I
understoo
d
 
perfectly
.
 
I
 
lov
e
 
t
o
 
watc
h
 
Kare
n
 
sleep
,
 
too
,
 
he
r
 
mout
h
 
open
,
 
he
r
 
throa
t
 
makin
g
 
little
clickin
g
noises
.
"Don'
t
le
t
hi
m
leav
e
unti
l
I
fin
d
her,
"
sh
e
pleade
d
a
s
sh
e
wen
t
out.

I
don'
t
remembe
r
muc
h
abou
t
th
e
res
t
o
f
th
e
afternoo
n
an
d
evening
,
althoug
h
report
s
hav
e
i
t
 
tha
t
 
I
 
fell
aslee
p
durin
g
a
 
committe
e
 
meeting
.
 
I
 
d
o
 
kno
w
 
tha
t
 
I
 
tosse
d
 
an
d
 
turne
d
 
al
l
nigh
t
 
thinkin
g
 
abou
t
 
pro
t
 
and abou
t
 
Chi
p
 
an
d
 
abou
t
 
m
y
father
.
 
I
 
fel
t
 
trappe
d
 
somewher
e
 
i
n
 
th
e
 
middl
e
 
o
f
 
time
,
 
waitin
g
 
helplessl
y
 
to
repea
t
th
e
mistake
s
o
f
th
e
pas
t
ove
r
an
d
ove
r
again.

 

GISELL
E
 
calle
d
 
m
e
 
fro
m
 
Guelp
h
 
th
e
 
nex
t
 
morning
.
 
On
e
 
o
f
 
Robert'
s
 
sisters
,
 
sh
e
 
reported
,
 
was
indee
d
 
livin
g
i
n
Alaska
,
 
th
e
 
othe
r
 
i
n
Hawaii
.
 
Sarah'
s
 
famil
y
 
didn'
t
 
hav
e
 
eithe
r
 
address
,
 
bu
t
 
sh
e
 
(Giselle)
wa
s
 
workin
g
 
wit
h
 
a
 
frien
d
 
a
t
 
Northwes
t
 
Airline
s
 
t
o
 
tr
y
 
t
o
 
determin
e
 
Robert'
s
 
mother'
s
 
destinatio
n
 
when
sh
e
lef
t
Montana
.
I
n
addition
,
sh
e
ha
d
gathere
d
photograph
s
an
d
othe
r
artifact
s
fro
m
hi
s
schoo
l
year
s
 
and
thos
e
 
o
f
 
hi
s
 
wife-to-be
,
 
thank
s
 
t
o
 
Sarah'
s
 
mothe
r
 
an
d
 
th
e
 
hig
h
schoo
l
 
principal
,
 
wh
o
 
ha
d
 
spen
t
 
mos
t
 
of
th
e
previou
s
nigh
t
goin
g
throug
h
th
e
file
s
wit
h
her
.
"Fin
d
hi
s
 
mother,
"
 
I
 
tol
d
 
her
.
 
"I
f
yo
u
 
can
,
 
ge
t
 
he
r
 
back
here
.
Bu
t
fa
x
al
l
th
e
picture
s
an
d
th
e
othe
r
stuf
f
now."

"The
y
shoul
d
alread
y
b
e
o
n
you
r
desk."

I
cancelle
d
m
y
intervie
w
wit
h
th
e
Searc
h
Committee
.
Viller
s
wa
s
no
t
pleased-
I
wa
s
th
e
las
t
 
candidate
fo
r
th
e
directorship.

Ther
e
 
wer
e
 
photo
s
 
o
f
 
Rober
t
 
a
s
 
a
 
first-grade
r
 
o
n
 
u
p
 
t
o
 
hi
s
 
graduatio
n
 
picture
,
 
wit
h
 
th
e
 
yearbook
caption
,
"Al
l
grea
t
me
n
ar
e
dea
d
an
d
I'
m
no
t
 
feelin
g
 
well,
"
 
alon
g
 
wit
h
 
picture
s
 
o
f
 
th
e
 
wrestlin
g
 
team
s
 
and
informa
l
 
snapshot
s
 
o
f
 
sod
a
 
fountain
s
 
an
d
 
pizz
a
 
parlors
.
 
Ther
e
 
wer
e
 
copie
s
 
o
f
 
hi
s
 
birt
h
 
certificate
,
 
his
immunizatio
n
records
,
 
hi
s
 
grad
e
 
transcript
s
 
(A'
s
 
an
d
 
B's)
,
 
hi
s
 
citatio
n
 
fo
r
 
to
p
 
mark
s
 
i
n
 
th
e
 
count
y
 
Latin
contest
,
 
hi
s
 
diploma
.
 
Ther
e
 
wer
e
 
als
o
 
picture
s
 
o
f
 
hi
s
 
sisters
,
 
wh
o
 
ha
d
 
graduate
d
 
a
 
fe
w
 
year
s
 
befor
e
 
he
had
,
an
d
som
e
informatio
n
o
n
 
them
.
 
An
d
 
on
e
 
o
f
 
Sarah
,
 
a
 
vivaciou
s
 
lookin
g
 
blonde
,
 
leadin
g
 
a
 
chee
r
 
a
t
 
a
basketbal
l
game
.
Finally
,
ther
e
wa
s
a
photograp
h
o
f
 
th
e
 
famil
y
standin
g
 
i
n
fron
t
 
o
f
 
thei
r
 
ne
w
 
hous
e
 
i
n
the country
,
 
al
l
 
smiles
.
 
Judgin
g
 
b
y
 
th
e
 
ag
e
 
o
f
 
th
e
 
daughter
,
 
i
t
 
mus
t
 
hav
e
 
bee
n
 
take
n
 
no
t
 
lon
g
 
befor
e
 
the
traged
y
occurred
.
Mrs
.
Trexle
r
brough
t
m
e
som
e
coffe
e
a
s
I
wa
s
gazin
g
a
t
it
,
an
d
I
showe
d
i
t
t
o
her
.
 
"His
wif
e
an
d
 
daughter,
"
 
I
 
said
.
 
"Somebod
y
 
kille
d
 
them.
"
 
Withou
t
 
warnin
g
 
sh
e
 
burs
t
 
int
o
 
tear
s
 
an
d
 
ra
n
 
from th
e
room
.
I
remembe
r
thinkin
g
tha
t
sh
e
mus
t
b
e
mor
e
sympatheti
c
towar
d
th
e
plight
s
o
f
th
e
patient
s
tha
n
 
I
ha
d
 
thought
.
 
I
t
 
wasn'
t
 
unti
l
 
muc
h
 
later
,
 
whil
e
 
pagin
g
 
throug
h
 
he
r
 
personne
l
 
fil
e
 
a
t
 
th
e
 
tim
e
 
o
f
 
her retirement
,
tha
t
I
learne
d
he
r
ow
n
daughte
r
ha
d
bee
n
rape
d
an
d
murdere
d
nearl
y
fort
y
year
s
earlier.

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