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THE RED RIVER DAM KILLER

Awakening in the park, cold from dew, Lorelai wondered how she got there. She rose to her feet and smoothed out her clothes. Her throat ached as she gulped. The rumbling of the Red River Dam engulfed her senses.
Must've been some party, she pondered. Lorelai knew she met a man. She always followed the rules: don't take a strange man to her house, never go to his. Plus, Lorelai enjoyed the feeling of a teenager messing around in a park. It made her feel young.

She staggered to the parking lot and not a car there. Bummer she thought too much to drink and I can't remember the man. Lorelai didn't live far from the park so she walked. When she arrived home, she took some cold medicine and went to sleep.
She woke in the afternoon, not uncommon for her, especially after a night of celebrations. Her latest book made the best seller's list, a reason for and her friends to party. Of course, they didn't need a reason to party.
Lorelai's obsession to be successful cost her marriage. Dan and she married fresh out of college. In the beginning, things were great but Lorelai started working more not only at the paper but on her books. When she published her first novel, the marriage strained. Until one day, Dan had enough and left because of Lorelai. Not sad from her divorce, she had Macy and Sue, also divorcees.
Lorelai took more cold medicine and checked her messages. Sue called. She dialed her number. Sue answered; her voice hoarse and sad. Lorelai heard Sue but no matter how hard Lorelai talked Sue couldn't hear her and she hung up. Lorelai tossed the phone against the wall.
Deciding on sending Sue an email, she woke the computer. Lorelai remember the man somewhat. A tall, blonde hair, sexy blue-eyed, and oh so handsome man bought her drinks after her friends left. She wished she could remember his name. Flipping on the monitor, her current novel appeared.
This wasn't her regular mystery novel; this was a true crime novel of the Red River Dam Killer. This obsession sealed the divorce. For the last ten years, women turned up dead at the Red River Dam, throats slashed and a trophy taken from each woman, a piece of jewelry ,a purse, or something else.
Lorelai took an immediate interest in the crime because it happened in her town. Lucky for her, one of her dear friends and help on her books worked the case and allowed all sorts of exclusives; like going to the crime scene and taking photos.
An FBI profiler said the killer was probably good looking,

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