A winter never to be forgotten

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A winter never to be forgotten

In the terrible winter of 2002 a young man named Mark Kyle was staying in his parents cabin on the outskirts of Detroit. Marks fiancée Kortney Skelly was to follow him up a few days later. On the night Kortney was to arrive Mark decided to plan a romantic evening to surprise her.

As he began to set up candles around the dining room of the cabin for Kortney's arrival he discovered that there was not enough firewood to last them throughout the night. So he put on his winter jacket, stepped out into the cold and misty night and gathered firewood from the pile which was kept at the side of the cabin. As Mark was collecting firewood he noticed Kortney's car parked about fifty yards from the cabin. As Mark approached Kortney's car he noticed footprints and what seemed to be dragging marks. Mark began to get very worried as he started to follow the prints. As Mark followed the strange tracks into the dark, misty woods even his broad, bulky physique began to fiercely tremble with the fear of what he might discover. His dog Jack ran a few meters in front of him. Mark heard the distinct barking of Jack. Mark immediately ran towards the barking to see what had disturbed him. When Mark caught up with Jack he fell to his knees at the horrific sight that lay before him.

Kortneys soft complexion and fine facial features stared Mark right in the face. He instantly tried to resuscitate her but unfortunately when he put pressure on her chest blood gushed from her lips onto Marks jacket. He hysterically lifted Kortney and carried her back to the cabin. When he reached the cabin he carried her into the living room and placed her on the floor. Mark then got a blanket from one of the guest rooms and gently wrapped it around her rigid, blood covered corpse. Afterwards Mark phoned but it took a while for the police to understand him because he was traumatized and muttering. It took the police three hours to find the cabin because of its situation being so secluded. When the police arrived the front door of the cabin was wide open. They entered the cabin cautiously where they found Mark lying beside the corpse surrounded by blood, crying and shouting " WHY? Why did this have to happen to Kortney? I'm going to kill who ever did this!! ". The police then took Mark into the dining room to ask him questions about what had happened to Kortney. The crime scene investigators came to the house approximately thirty minutes after the police. When they saw Kortney lying in the living room they first thought that it was Mark that killed Kortney. When they found out that Mark had discovered her body in the woods they became infuriated because he has interfered with the scene of the crime and may have moved crucial evidence. When Mark calmed down enough the crime scene investigators asked them what had happened. After he told them what happened he showed them the tracks he had found and where Kortney was lying. Once they got to the crime scene they collected shoe prints, fibers and fingerprints from which they determined that Mark did not kill Kortney. When Mark and the investigators got back to the cabin the police were searching through Marks processions to see if they could find anything that linked Mark to the slaughter of his fiancée, but they found nothing and ruled Mark out of the suspect list.
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The next morning Marks parents Mr and Mrs Kyle came to the cabin to see how he and Kortney were getting on but were shocked at the police tape across the road. They parked their car at the side of the road and walked under the tape. As the drew closer to the cabin they saw Mark sitting on the steps with a cup of coffee in his hand and they began to run towards him. The police stopped them and asked them who they were. They then told the police that they were Marks parents and that ...

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