2676. Bloody murder © Bruce Goodman 26 March 2023

It was a shocking murder. The coroner said he’d never seen such shocking mutilation of a murder victim. It was a wonder that any bodily part was recognizable. In fact the coroner had pieced together parts of the body and when he’d finished reassembling he realized that he’d mistakenly misplaced a finger where the nose should go. Of course they hadn’t arrested the murderer. There were no hints. No DNA. Little clue. No motive. The only small clue they had was the discovery that she had initially been beaten over the head with a television remote. In the end the coroner’s report gave some hint. It is possible, said the report, that my wife wouldn’t shut up during the football on television. Contact Author Back to Index Next Story Previous Story