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Her eyes narrowed "You a cop?"

"No, ma’am I just want to ask Jeremy a few questions If he’s honest withanyone"

She didn’t look convinced, but the door was suddenly pulled all the way open

"It’s okay, Ma Go back inside" Jereht in the past year, and his skin was ruddy His brown hair hung lank and lifeless around his thin face

"I won’t take up much of your tiot nothing to lose at this point" Jereainst the doorframe His eyes narrowed on Eli’s face "I’ve seen you before"

"Last year, you said you were paid to send those threatening letters to Kaylee Wilhelht "I was Five hundred dollars per letter I’m not proud of it but I needed the money, so I did it All I had to do was stick them in an envelope and mail them to the address on the note Once I did, I’d receive another note withthehe’d bringpaid I made four thousand dollars in less than aa few envelopes in the ed "I wasn’t trying to hurt anybody Kay was always nice to me in school She was quiet You knoeet"

Eli realized this visit was going to end up a bust Even if he believed Jeremy’s story--and he wasn’t sure he did--if he hadn’t seen as leaving the money, this was all ies back to Kay Then soistered

"Wait You only sent five letters to Kaylee So how could you have earned thatthe other ones," Jere "Other ones?"

"Yeah I told those cops that I was paid to send letters to a couple of people There was Kay and then two other girls One was named Tanya Cook and… as the other one?" Jeremy’s eyes rolled up as he looked to the sky for answers "Oh yeah, Elise Able That was the other girl’s nairls?"

Jereht it eird that the police didn’t believeanybody I just sent a few letters Why would I stalk some random chicks I neverfor his truck "Thank you Mr King for your cooperation"

"Hey!" Jere to tell those cops that I’m innocent?"