Axe Murder Hollour
Outside the car, Susan heard a shriek, a loud thump, and a strange gurgling noise. But
she couldn't see anything in the darkness.
Frightened, she shrank down into her seat. She sat in silence for a while. and then
she noticed another sound. Bump. Bump. Bump. lt was a soft sound, like somethiqg
being blown by the wind.
Suddenly, the car was illuminated by a bright light. An official sounding voice told
her to get out of the car. Ned must have found a police officer. Susan unlocked tfre door
and stepped out of the car. As her eyes adjusted to the bright light, she saw it.
Hanging by his feet from the tree next to the car was the dead body of Ned. His
bloody throat had been cut so deeply that he was nearly decapitated. The wind sayung
his corpse back and forth so that it thumped against the tree. Bump. Bump. Bump