That was until Mac hit paydirt.
Hot.
Damn.
“I have something,” Mac admitted.
Immediately, that had Tora’s attention.
“What?” she asked.
He explained.
“I ran Ernie Kotile’s name through the BOP system, and the Bureau of Prisons had a hit. I opened it up, and the picture is the same as the one on the website.”
She was giddy.
That meant they had someone who had a run-in with the law, and had spent time doing hard time in a prison.
“What was he incarcerated for?” she asked.
He smiled.
“Homicide. He killed someone.”
Oh, well, that was interesting.
“Who, what, where, when, and why?” she asked, wanting all the details.
Mac Googled the man’s name, and a plethora of articles came up. Then, he skimmed them and shared what he found.
“His best friend, out of anger, here inHolladay, and because they were fighting over a woman.”
She rubbed her hands together.
“Well, well, well. He clearly did his time, but you can’t hide from your past.”
Mac agreed there.
“Yeah, he did twenty-three years. Guess when he got out?” he asked, knowing that would be her next question. If anything, he knew her thought process.
“When?” she asked. “Please say three years ago, right when this crazy exploded.”
He simply nodded.
It looked like they found someone to focus on. This man had access to the building if he did the security patrol.
“Who called it in?” she asked next. “We know it was someone from the security company who found Jonathan Miller. Did they give a name?”
Mac cued up the call, and together, they listened.
‘Hey, I’m with Farmington Security, and my patrol is a building on Market—the old dilapidated one. I thought I saw someone sneaking out in the dark when I drove by, so I investigated. I found a body. It looks to be a homeless man. I chased away his dog, but he’s just lying there. Can you send an ambulance? I’m not sure if he’s dead or not. Oh, what’s my name? Ernie, Ma’am.’
And there it was.
“Hot damn! Elizabeth is going to be giddy when she hears that. Maybe he hates women after that fight with his friend, or he has some mental issues.”
Mac didn’t argue that.
