Silent Terror

On motive — robbery seems farfetched, although Borgie’s pockets were turned out. Subterfuge? Possibly, because Borgie never had more than a few dollars. It’s the shot in the mouth that bothers me. Borgie was shot at the dump (two sets of footprints leading to, one returning from the place where the body was found indicate the killer was a man wearing a size 11½ work boot), and the killer obviously ordered him to open his mouth before he stuck the gun in. All these factors (Borgie’s low intelligence, trusting nature, history of homosexual trafficking), and the obviously perverse nature of the shooting, point to a homosexual killer.

So far, Sgts. Lane and Vecchio have conducted their investigation along standard lines (see case file # 79-008-H for details). There have been no leads, and I am now instructing the officers to strongly follow up on the homosexual angle.

Respectfully, Bill Silbersack.