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For all practical purposes, Priscilla St Ana had admitted to three counts of murder, and her candor made me squirm in the seat of ? Cilia claimed she confessed her past crimes so I would believe her when she denied any involvement in Eli Jefferson’s death Well, I didn’t trust that motive any more than I would an unsolicited stock tip It wasn’t that I thought Cilia was lying--I believed every word she spoke It wastoo much truth The conversation re with a field training officer A suspect had walked up to our squad and without so lary thatabout Except here’s the thing--the suspect was adahland Park, which, according to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner, was the approxihtered in a don hotel room

The Anoka County Coroner’s Office was located near Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids Except for a directory in the foyer that listed the names of the county coroner, five assistants, one chief deputy, seventeen deputies, and an investigative assistant, it didn’t appear much different than your typical outpatient h, when I told the receptionist that I wanted to see Dr Ti, I was shooed into his office al who had performed the autopsy on Eli Jefferson I reminded him of that when he shook my hand and asked how he could help me

"Eli Jefferson, yes" He shuddered as if he had just re scene from a horror movie "What about it?"

"I work for the attorney who’s representing the woman accused of the crime"

"Then you know that I’ned release of information form from the county attorney or next of kin"

"That’s not why I’, I have evidence to suggest that before he died, Eli Jefferson had ingested GHB"

"I don’t think so"

"He was probably given at least two grams if the killer’s MO holds up"

"If there had been even a trace of GHB in Jefferson’s syste screen"

"I’ve been led to believe that this particular drug is a highly specialized analog, that its metabolism is so efficient that can’t be detected in urine two hours after it’s taken"

"There is no such ani for St Ana Medical"

"Which doesn’t exist any is that you take another look at Eli Jefferson Confirive a rat’s ass about your theory Two I don’t perforuy walks in off the street and asksit to the county attorney or talk to a judge Three--"