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Chapter 11 | For a naive young wife, the darkness comes to light

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

Anna has much in common with the other girls. She is young, pretty and Hispanic, with dark hair and dark eyes.Read more

Chapter 12 | For detective, a mysterious trail starts at the water's edge

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

The corpse was on its back, its feet dangling toward the water. The body, dressed in what looked like blue pants and a blue and green shirt, was bloated and discolored. The killer had struck again.Read more

Chapter 13 | In the dead of night, a girl goes on a dangerous ride

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

A Crowley woman grows increasingly concerned about her missing young niece.Read more

Chapter 14 | As police identify victim, a familiar suspect emerges

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

Fort Worth detectives get a huge lead after looking thorough the address book of a girl found dead on the shore of Marine Creek.Read more

Chapter 15 | A frightening question: How many other victims?

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

While searching the Ortiz home for evidence in a girl's murder, investigators open the door to even darker possibilities.Read more

Chapter 16 | Girls from Ortiz's past help piece together a dark puzzle

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

Detectives try to locate more than 100 young women whose names and telephone numbers were found in the bedroom of murder suspect Andy Ortiz. Then, Detective Curt Brannan gets surprising phone call.Read more

Chapter 17 | Suspect is willing to talk, but how much will he say?

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

By playing "good cop," Detective Curt Brannan inches closer to the truth about a girl's murder.Read more

Chapter 18 | An angry crony tries to get Ortiz to talk about murder

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

They grew up together on the north side, but Michael Olguin wouldn't take the fall for his buddy Andy when it came to murder.Read more

Chapter 19 | A stunning connection puts police on brink of an arrest

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

Restless on an August night, Detective Curt Brannan wonders: Was an unsolved 1997 slaying also the ork of Andy Ortiz?Read more

Chapter 20 | The beginning of the end for Ortiz

| |Thursday, Mar. 12, 2009

Detective Brannan had never anticipated an arrest with greater relish than the one he planned to make. With both fingerprint and DNA evidence, Brannan felt he had nailed Andy James Ortiz for at least one murder.Read more