WEBVTT - Chapter 1: Springheel Jack Is Back

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<v Speaker 1>You were listening to Strawberry Spring, based on a short

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<v Speaker 1>story by Stephen King. Is someone there? I can't see

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<v Speaker 1>you through the fog, one of those idiot froguys think

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<v Speaker 1>this is funny, Jimmy Roger, You're not funny. Where is

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<v Speaker 1>the god? Damn it? Fog is bad enough, ice pavement?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh it's you, Thank God. I think there's someone else

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<v Speaker 1>out here and they were following me and oh please,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know, don't don't Hello, good morning. You're listening

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<v Speaker 1>to W. S. K Hes with d J Kevin Hard again.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the morning heartbeat. It's time to rise and shine.

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<v Speaker 1>You share a nights at seven o'clock March sixteenth, nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six, and it's another foggy Strawberry Spring here in

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<v Speaker 1>New England. If you can see your hand in front

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<v Speaker 1>of your face, give us a call and request the song.

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<v Speaker 1>Time to scrape the ice from your windows, shovel out

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<v Speaker 1>the driveway and make your way to work. To get

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<v Speaker 1>you going on your morning drive, here's a brand new

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<v Speaker 1>one from k C and the Sunshine. Hony. Are you up?

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna be lates? Did you bring another lamp? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm up? How did you sleep not bad now the

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<v Speaker 1>baby sleep. She kicks more than you do, but it

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<v Speaker 1>SNAr as less. I'll make the coffee. I'll be right down,

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<v Speaker 1>hot and fresh, just how you like it. You were

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<v Speaker 1>the coffee both, Thank god? What would I do with

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<v Speaker 1>at you go thirsty? You leave me any hot water?

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<v Speaker 1>Probably not? I guess I'll have to find out for myself.

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<v Speaker 1>It'd be careful, would you. I'm not so sure how

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<v Speaker 1>water is good for the baby? Where did you read that?

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<v Speaker 1>It's common sense? Oh well, as long as they're science

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<v Speaker 1>behind that. Are you going to be late tonight? Well?

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<v Speaker 1>What day is it? Oh? Yeah, a week day? Then, yes, Jack, never,

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<v Speaker 1>that's all. Good morning news. This is horrible. We just

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<v Speaker 1>found out there was a murder on the campus of

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<v Speaker 1>New Sharon College. Police are not releasing the victim's name,

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<v Speaker 1>but sources close to the investigation tell us that it

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<v Speaker 1>was a female, co ed late teams to early twenties.

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<v Speaker 1>Will have more information. Hello, have you heard the news? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>just now on the radio. It was a burn around campus.

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<v Speaker 1>It has all the signs. Wait are you telling me?

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<v Speaker 1>Can't be sure, but as of right now, it looks

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<v Speaker 1>like spring Heel Jack is back. Spring Heel Jack is back.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a shark to the system here in that name.

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<v Speaker 1>It's almost been eight years to the day the last

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<v Speaker 1>time the fog was this heavy in New England. They

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<v Speaker 1>call it a strawberry spring. No one even knows why

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<v Speaker 1>got what happened at New Sharon during the last one,

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<v Speaker 1>and there might be a pattern for that too, but

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<v Speaker 1>if anyone has figured it out, they've never said. I've

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<v Speaker 1>heard every theory there was, especially having written the book

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<v Speaker 1>on it eight years and it's almost like it was yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Morning New Sharon College, or listening to k s

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<v Speaker 1>h R College Radio DJ Kevin Hard in here it's

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<v Speaker 1>time to rise and shy New Sharon nights. Another foggy,

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<v Speaker 1>rainy strawberry spring. Try and stay dry while ship. Damn it, Greg,

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<v Speaker 1>I have some breaking news that's just in um. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even know what to say. A female student was

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<v Speaker 1>found murdered in the Animal Sciences parking lot. We don't

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<v Speaker 1>have many details right now. Stay tuned for more information

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<v Speaker 1>as it comes in. When I heard Kevin that morning,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't even know it yet, but it would change

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<v Speaker 1>my life forever. I remember throwing out my clothes and

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<v Speaker 1>rushing across campus excuse me out of the way. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>watch out as well. You just blasted me. Sorry about that.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know where to turn, but as a journalism major,

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<v Speaker 1>I had to get to the paper. It was the

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<v Speaker 1>center of my universe. If there were answers to be found,

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<v Speaker 1>I would find them at the New Sharon Times. Back then,

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<v Speaker 1>journalism was my life, even as I was about to

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<v Speaker 1>find out at the expense of others. Hey, Henry, did

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<v Speaker 1>you hear Gayl Kerman was murdered last night? Gayl Kerman? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Why would somebody do that to it? Did? Did you

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<v Speaker 1>know her? Did anyone you know know her? What do

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<v Speaker 1>we know so far? You're asking me hardly anything. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought you were the journalist. Hey, keep yours open, would you?

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<v Speaker 1>And if I hear anything, you'll be the first of

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<v Speaker 1>non deal deal. All right, I gotta get back to

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<v Speaker 1>the station. At least now I have a name. Kevin

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<v Speaker 1>was out for himself, but as long as I kept

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<v Speaker 1>that in mind, I figured I could manage him. Everyone

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<v Speaker 1>knew Gail, or at least they thought they did. She

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<v Speaker 1>was an art major. She wore granny glasses just like

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<v Speaker 1>John Lennon, had a good figure. She was the kind

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<v Speaker 1>of girl who talked little and smiled lass. She was

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<v Speaker 1>shy but friendly, and on the morning after her murder,

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<v Speaker 1>everyone knew Gail Kerman even if they didn't. Someone get

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<v Speaker 1>me a picture for the front page of Gail Kerman

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<v Speaker 1>and I mean, now, Henry, get in here. I remember

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<v Speaker 1>like it was yesterday. Working with Anne at the New

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<v Speaker 1>Sharon Times. We would drink coffee and stay up all

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<v Speaker 1>night trying to hit deadlines. She was always pretty in

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<v Speaker 1>a non nonsense sort of way. We covered school sit ins,

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<v Speaker 1>police brutality, even Vietnam and the presidential election. But this

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<v Speaker 1>one spring heel jack, This one hit close to home.

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<v Speaker 1>You look like shit, you feel okay, hangover? We have

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<v Speaker 1>aspurn around here. Between that and the insomnia. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for instant coffee, to be honest about, the only

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<v Speaker 1>thing that really helps me at night is a long

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<v Speaker 1>walk and fresh air. First of all, no one is

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for instant coffee. I can't believe you drink that crap.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe that's what's giving you a headache. That's a fancy

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<v Speaker 1>word for headaches. Do you know what's giving me mine?

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<v Speaker 1>Let me guess. It's been over an hour since the

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<v Speaker 1>story broke and you still don't have a picture to run.

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<v Speaker 1>Good guests, Have you assigned anyone of this yet? No?

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<v Speaker 1>Half our staff just found out morning classes weren't even canceled,

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<v Speaker 1>so hardly anyone is doing until this afternoon for tomorrow's

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<v Speaker 1>morning paper. That's because my dad talked Dean Edwards out

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<v Speaker 1>of it. Why would Captain Spencer do that? I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I overheard him on the phone this morning. Guys. It

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<v Speaker 1>is way worse than we've heard. Do you know John Dancy. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he found her tripped over her body in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of the fog. They had to give him a sedative

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<v Speaker 1>just for him to remember his name. That's awful. That's nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>The awful part is Gail was cut apart. I overheard

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<v Speaker 1>my dad and he told Dean Edwards it's like a

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<v Speaker 1>modern day Jack the Ripper or something. The guy sliced

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<v Speaker 1>through her torso. He said, it looked like someone tried

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<v Speaker 1>to dissect her. Trust me, they don't have a plan

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<v Speaker 1>other than it's a bad press to close down. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>look I'm here already. I'll run with it, and at

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<v Speaker 1>the very least I can get us some picture to

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<v Speaker 1>Pratt done. Why are you still standing here? I still

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<v Speaker 1>need ask. I'll get that, then get the story. So

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<v Speaker 1>us to keep eaves dropping on your dad, you might

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<v Speaker 1>as well take advantage of being the police captain's daughter.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to remind me in this case, I do

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<v Speaker 1>go Rachel. Sorry, Hey, I know we're supposed to have

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<v Speaker 1>a lunch date today, but things just got a little nuts.

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<v Speaker 1>I get it here, come out from under the rain. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>do you wanna just stop at the grinder and pick

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<v Speaker 1>up some sandwiches? In this weather? I have food at

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<v Speaker 1>my apartment. We can make lunch there. I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>time for launch. Let me just walk you home. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want you walking home alone. It's what, okay, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, it's it's just I don't want anything to

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<v Speaker 1>happen to you. Do you think there's something to worry about?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, did that girl Gail? Sorry Gail? You don't

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<v Speaker 1>think a random stranger killed her? To you? I have

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<v Speaker 1>no idea, but let me walk you home, okay, just

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<v Speaker 1>to be safe. M I remember seeing the blank looks

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<v Speaker 1>on everyone's faces as I walked Rachel back to her place.

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<v Speaker 1>They all looked worried, but no one was more worried

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<v Speaker 1>than Rachel. Things were just starting to get serious between

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<v Speaker 1>us when it all started. I know this probably isn't

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<v Speaker 1>the right time, but we've both been so busy. Graduation

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<v Speaker 1>coming up. What are you talking about? We don't graduate

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<v Speaker 1>for three more months. It's like a lifetime. No, it's

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<v Speaker 1>like three more months. I just I need to know

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<v Speaker 1>what are we doing after we graduate? Ah? I thought

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<v Speaker 1>we agreed we'll move in together, get an apartment, go

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<v Speaker 1>to Boston or New York. I'll get my journalism career

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<v Speaker 1>going at a big paper, and you'll help people they're

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<v Speaker 1>crazy or whatever shrinks do Are you going to be

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<v Speaker 1>the one to tell my father that his little girl

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<v Speaker 1>from the Sabbath is going to be living in sin Well?

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<v Speaker 1>I hadn't really thought about it. Well I have, and

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<v Speaker 1>now there's this, in all seriousness, a murder right here

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<v Speaker 1>on campus. I'm not sure I want to live in

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<v Speaker 1>a big city like Boston or New York when you graduate.

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<v Speaker 1>If this happens here, it's only worse in a place

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<v Speaker 1>like New York. Oh my god, Henry's that Please day,

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<v Speaker 1>Just keep walking. We're at the parking lot where they

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<v Speaker 1>found the girl. Come on, let's go. I don't understand.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just alive just a day ago. Now it's emergency

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<v Speaker 1>and what is happening. Don't find the guy that did this.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you're right. Let's go be from the rain picks. God,

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<v Speaker 1>I hate this weather. I don't know what's worse, the

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<v Speaker 1>fog or the rain. The fog always reminds me of

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<v Speaker 1>the accident. I'm sorry I should have said anything. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't imagine. I was like, uh, it was it was awful.

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<v Speaker 1>I was fourteen at the time. We just found out

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<v Speaker 1>my dad died in the Korean War. Everything was falling apart.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember my mom packing up our place. We're moving to

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<v Speaker 1>be closer to her family. And I think we're on

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<v Speaker 1>our way to my grandparents house. Mom, Mom, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>see a thing. It's a pitch black at how's your

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<v Speaker 1>brother m Junior sleeping? We should pull over and wait

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<v Speaker 1>for the fog to clear camp. We're in the middle

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<v Speaker 1>of nowhere. I told your grandfather we'd be there by morning,

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<v Speaker 1>and he'll be worried, sickingfore not okay, maybe just slow

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<v Speaker 1>down while I can barely see past the hood of

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<v Speaker 1>the car. I've never seen fog like that before. It

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<v Speaker 1>was so thick that headlights just bounced off like yellow

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<v Speaker 1>polka dots on white cotton. Mom, please slowed down. Why

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<v Speaker 1>are you speeding up? It all happened so fast. I

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<v Speaker 1>saw headlights from behind. They flashed in the rear view mirror.

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<v Speaker 1>He can't see a damn thing. Then from out of nowhere,

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<v Speaker 1>there was a deer in the middle of the road,

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<v Speaker 1>and my mom swerved. Look out. We had flipped over

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<v Speaker 1>a few times. The car was crushed. I was thrown

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<v Speaker 1>through the windshield. There were shards of glass stuck in

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<v Speaker 1>my face, blood dripping from my forehead. I started to

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<v Speaker 1>crawl back to the car. It was so dark in

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<v Speaker 1>the fog. Guy couldn't see. But the car was upside

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<v Speaker 1>down and part of the underside caught fire. It was

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<v Speaker 1>like a signal light, but it wasn't leading me to safety.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the exact opposite. Mom, Wake up, Mom, Mom,

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<v Speaker 1>wake up JR. The dome light flickered, and that's when

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<v Speaker 1>I realized my mother's neck was broken. Oh my god,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, Oh my good. And my brother was

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<v Speaker 1>crushed under the roof of the car. I passed out

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<v Speaker 1>on the side of the road. I woke up when

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<v Speaker 1>I heard the sirens get us there throwing hurry m

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<v Speaker 1>The accident left me with migraines in a severe case

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<v Speaker 1>of insomnia. I spent weeks recovering. That's just about everything

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<v Speaker 1>I can remember, But the fog always brings it back

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<v Speaker 1>like it just happened. It's called emotional memory. What is

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<v Speaker 1>but you just described you feel the emotions come back

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<v Speaker 1>to you when something triggers it. I look at you,

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<v Speaker 1>diagnosing me on the spot. I didn't diagnose anything, just

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<v Speaker 1>letting you know why you're feeling such intense memories. So

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<v Speaker 1>you're saying I'm not crazy. No one's ever going to

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<v Speaker 1>say that, are you going to be? Okay? Yes, just

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<v Speaker 1>to be safe, lock your door and don't open it

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<v Speaker 1>for anyone. I'm not even for you. Okay, you can

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<v Speaker 1>open up for me. Well, I see you tonight. Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>depends on how late I stay at the paper. If

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<v Speaker 1>it's after midnight, do not come knocking on my door.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let's just agree. Now, all right, I'll see

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<v Speaker 1>you tomorrow with Rachel safely locked away. I followed up

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<v Speaker 1>on some leads and headed back to the paper. And

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<v Speaker 1>not now, Henry and slow down. We don't have time.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't know anything about gil criminal. We have a

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<v Speaker 1>paper to print. I know that. Just take a breath.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell you what I have so far. The clock

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<v Speaker 1>is ticking. Okay. She lived in the dorms Shreve Hall.

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<v Speaker 1>She was an art major, mostly kept to herself. But

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<v Speaker 1>she does have a boyfriend, Carla and Laura. Where was

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<v Speaker 1>he last night? I don't know where does he live?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know that either, Henry, this is a big one.

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<v Speaker 1>This one could put the New Sharon Times on the

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<v Speaker 1>map that Oh that you know? Good, Let's write what

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<v Speaker 1>you have. We'll do a piece on campus safety. Who knows,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe we have a very own New England, so each

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<v Speaker 1>on our hands, New England zodiac. I know, I know

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<v Speaker 1>we'll come up with something catch here. If I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know you better, i'd almost say finding a serial killer

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<v Speaker 1>on campus sounds like wishful thinking, Oh well, it's good,

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<v Speaker 1>you know me. Better write what you have cover security

0:17:13.280 --> 0:17:16.000
<v Speaker 1>on campus, and we'll start with that. I spent the

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<v Speaker 1>rest of that afternoon writing the front page. We didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot on Gail's murder, but I managed to

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<v Speaker 1>turn it into a pretty compelling character piece about a

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<v Speaker 1>talented girl whose life was cut short by senseless violence.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember how frieda I was that night, between the

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<v Speaker 1>murder Rachel and the rain and fog. It was a

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<v Speaker 1>long day. I headed back to my place and crashed hard.

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<v Speaker 1>But that first day was nothing compared to what came next.

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<v Speaker 1>Rose and sew and new Sharon Knight's tido and out

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<v Speaker 1>of bed. Pick a look outside. It seems like a

0:17:58.320 --> 0:18:01.520
<v Speaker 1>strawberry spring will be with us with a foreseeable future.

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<v Speaker 1>Shut the funk up already. Oh, good ahead, it's so shitty.

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<v Speaker 1>H Hey, good morning. How would you sleep? Not good?

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<v Speaker 1>Just keep thinking about Gail. I see you made the

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<v Speaker 1>front page. It was either that or the library dedication.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Anne made the right choice. You want to

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<v Speaker 1>come by and brought me the campus? Sure thing, give

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<v Speaker 1>me ten minutes. I'll be right over. It's foggy out today,

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<v Speaker 1>Hold my hand and warm me up. It's just felt

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<v Speaker 1>like it'd be better if he wants me to class,

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<v Speaker 1>No problem, happy to do. In the late sixties, it

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<v Speaker 1>seemed like there was a protest for everything. The police

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<v Speaker 1>presence on campus was heavy. They were looking to solve

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<v Speaker 1>Gail Kerman's murder, but in the process, Piste just about

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<v Speaker 1>everyone else of the police just meet things worse they're

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<v Speaker 1>just doing their job. That's what they said in Selma.

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<v Speaker 1>This isn't Selma. That's why it's scarier. That's what she

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<v Speaker 1>lived just met. Considering the flowers and the makeshift memorials

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<v Speaker 1>in front of the door on a shrew, it's so

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<v Speaker 1>sad years old. It's funny how when someone dies and

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<v Speaker 1>needs something to people even if they don't know. There

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<v Speaker 1>were at least a half dozen police cars parked in

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<v Speaker 1>front of Shrewd Hall where Gail leved. It was weird

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<v Speaker 1>to see. It wasn't like the Vietnam protests. That was

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<v Speaker 1>an ocean away. Tensions ran high and six no one

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<v Speaker 1>trusted anyone. Between the civil rights protests, the hippies, black panthers,

0:20:09.640 --> 0:20:13.200
<v Speaker 1>the war, and now the murder, the tension was as

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<v Speaker 1>thick as the fog, and no one was immune. This

0:20:16.240 --> 0:20:19.600
<v Speaker 1>was about one of our own, and everyone wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>know what the police were going to do about. You too,

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<v Speaker 1>have student I d S I do, and Rachel, you

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<v Speaker 1>have yours with I have a classic at to. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't have time for this. I need to see identification. Henry,

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<v Speaker 1>let's go. I'm going to be late. This is messed up.

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<v Speaker 1>First floor, it's like Major's lingerie rubber sheets. I know

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<v Speaker 1>you're just trying to lighten things up, but if you're

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<v Speaker 1>not careful, this is where you'll find exco friends. To

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<v Speaker 1>meet me later as long as I'm not a got it.

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<v Speaker 1>Look are you rolling in at the Cracker ten? What

0:21:16.040 --> 0:21:18.080
<v Speaker 1>do you have for me? Well, there's about a half

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<v Speaker 1>dozen cops in front of Kerman's dorm and Henry, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>hearing bloomers there's going to be a curfield. Really, how

0:21:26.840 --> 0:21:30.440
<v Speaker 1>would they enforce that? Their pigs and racists? I love

0:21:30.480 --> 0:21:33.080
<v Speaker 1>your passion. Jan Edwards is calling for all students on

0:21:33.160 --> 0:21:35.359
<v Speaker 1>campus to meet at the Quad at noon, So something

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<v Speaker 1>big is going to go down. You're either part of

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<v Speaker 1>the problem or part of the solution. In my father,

0:21:40.880 --> 0:21:43.400
<v Speaker 1>he's part of the problem. Well, it looks like we're

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<v Speaker 1>all gonna go so we can hear what he has

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<v Speaker 1>to say for himself. There's a lot of TV stations here.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll just say ahead of the news outlets. They're not

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<v Speaker 1>even from here. I can't believe this story is getting

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<v Speaker 1>that much interest this quickly. It's not every day there's

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<v Speaker 1>a murder on a college campus. No, that's where I

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<v Speaker 1>have to stay on talk of him. Hello, can you

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<v Speaker 1>hear me? Okay? Then? Um, I know you're all worried

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<v Speaker 1>about what happened to Gail Kerman last night. I am too.

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<v Speaker 1>As you know, we take great pride in our student

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<v Speaker 1>bodied here at New Sharon. So that is why, after

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<v Speaker 1>consulting with Captain s. Spencer of the New Sharon Police

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<v Speaker 1>Department and with our board, we have decided that starting tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>the campus of New Sharon College which will be under

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<v Speaker 1>perfume beginning at ten o'clock. I repeat ten o'clock. Now

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<v Speaker 1>Captin Spencer is here, which some additional information, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to turn over the microphone to him. Captain Spencer,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, Jean Edwards. As you may have heard by now,

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<v Speaker 1>a sophomore by the name of Gail Kerman was found

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<v Speaker 1>dead last night just after eleven in the Animal Science's parkingline.

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<v Speaker 1>If anyone has any information or saw anything, please notify us.

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<v Speaker 1>Is this is an ongoing investigation. Now, as the dean said,

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<v Speaker 1>starting tonight at ten the campus will be under curfew.

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<v Speaker 1>In addition, we will have our officers stationed on campus

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<v Speaker 1>to enforce it. And just so you know, anyone outside

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<v Speaker 1>on campus after ten pm where we detain sighted and

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<v Speaker 1>arrested it now. I think you all know my own daughter,

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<v Speaker 1>Chelsea is I do not tell you how much I

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<v Speaker 1>hate him right now, and this is her view as

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<v Speaker 1>being put in place to protect Paul of you. We

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<v Speaker 1>are investigating the murder of Gail Kerman, and until we

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<v Speaker 1>make an arrest, everyone must remain vigilant. Thank you, and

0:23:45.520 --> 0:23:51.800
<v Speaker 1>stay sick. I want everyone to leave a plot immediately, immediately.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to go. It's not enought. You know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>my father, and now everyone knows well we have a

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<v Speaker 1>new headline. We do, but we still don't know who

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<v Speaker 1>killed Gayl Kerman. Why. With the curfew in place, there

0:24:07.560 --> 0:24:11.320
<v Speaker 1>wasn't anything left to do but study. I remember that

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<v Speaker 1>second night of Strawberry Spring. I was in my room.

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<v Speaker 1>I could barely see out the window. The fog was

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<v Speaker 1>so thick. When Kevin burst in, they caught him. What who?

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<v Speaker 1>I heard it over at the grinder. Gayl Kerman's boyfriend

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<v Speaker 1>did it. His name is Carl M. Laura. Thank god,

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<v Speaker 1>Now maybe we can all get back to normal. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>thank god. You could hear everyone coming out into the hallway.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the only thing anyone was talking about. I

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<v Speaker 1>remember Feeling relieved, I sat back. I was happy they

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<v Speaker 1>caught the guy. A lover's coral had run his course,

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<v Speaker 1>but at the same time, I was disappointed my journalistic

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<v Speaker 1>intentions were left unfulfilled. I had to cancel on Rachel

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<v Speaker 1>and made a beeline for the Times. The fog was

0:25:06.440 --> 0:25:10.080
<v Speaker 1>worse that night than any I had ever seen. As

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<v Speaker 1>I made my way across campus, I imagined, this must

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<v Speaker 1>be what it's like to be blind. We have some

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<v Speaker 1>pictures to go with the story. I called downstairs, and

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<v Speaker 1>the guys think they'll be able to change the front page. Thanks.

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<v Speaker 1>Looks like that was an open and shut story for us. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>hard to believe Anna Laura could be that violent. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you know him? I mean not really. He was a

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<v Speaker 1>dishwasher at the Grinder. I'd see him every once in

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<v Speaker 1>a while. When I was in there with Rachel, Jessie

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<v Speaker 1>went over the police station. She's going to try and

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<v Speaker 1>get a copy of the report. If nothing else, we

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<v Speaker 1>can do a follow up. M what are you looking at?

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<v Speaker 1>You still look like shot? Ah, These glorious migraines. Usually

0:26:11.400 --> 0:26:14.760
<v Speaker 1>coffee and aspirin does the trick. How about rest? Did

0:26:14.800 --> 0:26:19.120
<v Speaker 1>that ever work? Go home and get some sleep. There's

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<v Speaker 1>not much more to write about this one. Looks like

0:26:21.760 --> 0:26:25.439
<v Speaker 1>the cops got their man. As I headed home, I

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<v Speaker 1>noticed dark shadows and the white fog. It was probably

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<v Speaker 1>my imagination. No one was supposed to be out, including me,

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<v Speaker 1>But with the killer cod I wasn't too worried about

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<v Speaker 1>the curfew. The story had written itself, or so we

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<v Speaker 1>all thought, but we were about to find out there

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<v Speaker 1>was and still is more to the story. Hm Ye

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