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‘Jesus, why was he eliminated ?’
All around Delaney was the sound of cupboards and doors being opened and their contents emptied on the floor, heavy boots stomping around her, men talking, and despite all of it she only heard White’s voice.
When he’d finished talking, he hung up. Delaney felt sick.
She went downstairs, Bill followed.
‘What did White want ?’ he asked.
Delaney said nothing, so he asked again. She continued downstairs without another word. Went through the hallway, into the lounge and stood in front of a shaking Carrie.
‘Carrie Miller,’ said Delaney. ‘I’m arresting you on suspicion of multiple homicide …’
BREAKING NEWS – THE SANDMAN NAMED
Breaking news this hour on the Sandman case out of New York. The FBI-led joint taskforce has confirmed it has definitively identified the serial killer who terrorized the city for over a year. Taskforce lead, Special Agent William Seong,held a press conference where he stated they now hold forensic evidence identifying forty-five-year-old Daniel Miller, a hedge fund manager from New York, as the Sandman. Alerts have been set up at every bus station, train station, ferry terminal and airport in the country. People are to be on the lookout for Miller, who is described by Special Agent Seong as armed and extremely dangerous. For more on this breaking story, we’re going live now to our crime and justice correspondent, Shimon Prokupecz,who is in Federal Plaza…
CNN NEWSHOUR
INDICTMENT IN THE SANDMAN CASE
The District Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York has confirmed that six months after her arrest, Carrie Miller, wife of the alleged serial killer, Daniel Miller, has been indicted by a grand jury on six counts of homicide. Assistant district attorney in charge of the case, Drew White, told reporters that they believe Carrie Miller not only knew her husband was the Sandman, but she also acted as his accomplice in at least six murders. Mr. White stressed that these charges reflect the evidence, which directly links Carrie Miller as an accomplice to the murder of these six victims. Each count on the indictment carries a life sentence …
The New York Times
THE MOST EVIL WOMAN IN AMERICA
Her husband is the most wanted man in America. She is the wife of the alleged serial killer Daniel Miller, better known as the Sandman. She is due to stand trial next month on six counts of homicide. The District Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York says she acted as an accomplice, knowing her husband was a serial killer and actively assisting him in his crimes and even helping him evade capture. She denies all charges, but this hasn’t stopped speculation about what she knew, and what she didn’t know, about her husband’s reign of terror. We spoke to Carrie Miller’s former co-workers. They describe a woman as cold as the grave …
The National Enquirer
Killer Carrie’s Neighbors and Friends Speak
The trial of Carrie Miller, known as the Sandman’s wife, begins next week and with speculation rampant about what Carrie Miller knew of her husband’s murderous activities, we spoke to her neighbors and high school friends on condition of anonymity, and asked them what’s it like knowing someone who may have been responsible for multiple homicides, and were there any early signs that Carrie Miller was in league with a serial killer ?
‘I just always thought she was strange. Quiet, you know,’ said a close neighbor.
‘I’ve known Carrie for fifteen years. We were best friends in high school. I was her maid-of-honor at the wedding. Jesus, even thinking about that now gives me the creeps. If you’re asking me could she kill someone, I have to say I don’t know …’
‘I don’t trust her. I never did. Not from the moment she moved in. You get a sense off of her, you know, just pure evil. I can’t even look at her house anymore.’
There has been no trace of the Sandman since he went on the run from police. But there has been speculation recently that a deal is on the table for his wife. In exchange for information that could lead to the capture of the Sandman, Carrie Miller may walk free. We asked lead prosecutor Drew White if there was any truth to that rumor. ‘The victims require justice. There is no deal.’ The trial will begin next week as planned …
The Washington Post.
CHAPTER ONE
EDDIE
It began with a stranger.
It always does.
This stranger, the one sitting in a brown leather chair in the reception area of my firm, didn’t look like the others. Not at first. He had long legs wrapped in blue, pin-striped woolen pants to go with the rest of his suit. The white button-down shirt was a blend of silk and cotton. A thick, deep-blue tie completed the outfit. His curly brown hair was swept back and his beard neatly trimmed. He looked like a model in a catalogue selling that suit. And he could’ve been, but for the one similarity with the rest of the folks who sit in my reception. He was slumped in the chair. His long legs stretched out before him as if he’d just walked fifty blocks in a pair of brand-new shoes. As well as the fatigue, it was the look in his eyes that seemed so familiar.
His gaze shifted around the room, but his eyes were unseeing. They were searching for something. The man had the look of someone who was carrying a heavy burden.
Trouble is money. And you don’t come to me unless you’re in the very worst kind. Lately, the office cash flow had taken a hit because of the shutdown that came with the pandemic. New York was recovering now, the vaccines had helped, and things looked brighter here. I studied the man for a moment and thought he looked vaguely familiar. Denise, the office secretary, walked past the man in the good suit, hitting him with a smile while she did so, opened the glass door of my office and shut it behind her.
