“Can you spare some change today? A nickel, a dime, a quarter anything to get a bite to eat,” a lonely homeless man begs. His cries go unheard as many people pass him by, as the cold winds blow and the rain pours in Seattle. A lone figure, wet and ragged is moving the area of Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle. Occidental Park is known for outdoor concerts, movie gatherings, free meal servings, and a host of other things, but not mysterious murders. The lone figure waits and sits in Occidental Park, along with the other homeless men who gather there. There are very few homeless women who come to Occidental Park. Just a half block away is the Bread of Life Mission and across the street is the homeless newspaper Real Change, already open to do business for the day. The lone figure walks to Alaskan Way near the ferry terminal. In his mental state he does not know that he has killed someone. As he sits near the terminal ramp, the lone figure lets out a long yell, “LUTHER’ WHERE ARE YOU?’”
Yet little does this same person know; he killed Luther Johnson a year ago and left his body afloat in the Missouri River. That crime is still under investigation.
At the King County medical examiner’s office, forensic specialist Adam Henderson is working on some new clues surrounding the death of the most recent victim. Henderson is pretty sure what killed this person, the question now remains is who killed this person.
Henderson contacts the major crimes division of the Seattle police department, to inform them of his findings. The specialist has his hands pretty full. There are still a lot questions to be asked. No one is yet sure how many blows the victim received during his attack. Captain William Becker, the lead investigator in the case remains baffled as Henderson reads off his findings.
But Becker comes to a conclusion that he knows of only two people who can solve this case.
The captain calls private investigator Russell Jamison. And Jamison contacts Marvin Hammerman.
