Ripper: His Deadly Weapons Were His Own Bare Hands

216 Pages·2008·1.08 MB·English

by  Lee

A KILLER’S CONFESSION
Detective Lee’s heart was beating out of his chest. He had a feeling Mailhot
was just about to spill his guts. Lee could hardly breathe. His heart had never
pounded so fast in his life. He had a lot of adrenaline rushes on the job, but
nothing like that, because Ed Lee knew Jeffrey Mailhot had murdered the three
women—and he was just about to confess.
“Do you want to tell me something?” Lee asked, trying like hell to stay calm.
“Jeff, your life will be over—over—unless you get this off of your chest. Okay?
I know what happened. I know what happened. I know you’re not a bad man. I
know you just took it too far. What happened? You pushed it too far one night,
right? Things got out of hand, huh?”
“Yes,” Mailhot said finally, burying his head in his hands and crying.
“All of them?”
“Hm-hmm.”
“All three?” Lee asked, just to be sure.
“All three,” Mailhot responded.
“All right. Good job. Where are they? Where are they, Jeff?”
“Dead.”
Lee was so caught off guard by Mailhot’s confession that he could hardly
even think. His head was spinning and his heart was racing. For a split second he
thought maybe some of the other cops were playing a joke on him and put
Mailhot up to confessing serial murder.
Then Mailhot started to choke up a little and Lee had to keep the pressure on
to find out what he had done with the women’s bodies.
“Where are they?” Lee asked, in no way prepared for Mailhot’s response.
“They’re—they’re in garbage bags.”
Also by Linda Rosencrance:

AN ACT OF MURDER

MURDER AT MORSES POND
RIPPER
LINDA
ROSENCRANCE
WITH CAPT. EDWARD LEE, JR.
PINNACLE BOOKS
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Table of Contents
A KILLER’S CONFESSION
Also by
Title Page
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Epilogue
Copyright Page
Notes
For my friends Craig, Libby, Matthew and Alec Costanza.
—LR

I would like to dedicate this book to my father, the late Chief Edward J. Lee, Sr.,
my inspiration to go into law enforcement and my greatest teacher.
—EL
Truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long.
—The Merchant of Venice, Act ii, Sc. 2
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to everyone who helped me with this project, especially my
coauthor, Captain Edward Lee, Jr., Lieutenant Steven Nowak, Detective Gerard
Durand and all the members of the Woonsocket Police Department. I would also
like to thank the families of Audrey Harris, Christine Dumont and Stacie Goulet
for their help.
Last, but not least, special thanks to my agent, Janet Benrey, of the Benrey
Literary Agency, and my editor at Kensington, Michaela Hamilton.
—LR

I would like to recognize the hardworking men and women at the Woonsocket
Police Department. Without their dedication and professionalism this case would
not have been possible.
—EL