(Rob)
I leaned back in my chair and stared at the phone after the call ended. The guy never gave his name, but something about how he spoke made me stop and think. He wasn’t guessing. He wasn’t unsure. He knew. And the name he gave, Brad Keller, wasn’t on our radar.
I called over to my partner, Ramirez, who was sitting across from me, typing up an old case file.
“Got a minute?”
He looked up. “What’s up?”
I stood and walked over to his desk. “Just got a tip. Anonymous. Said Chase Ryder isn’t the guy who sent those notes to Kendall James and Jaxon Hale.”
Ramirez frowned. “So who is?”
“Brad Keller. Said the handwriting matches. He got samples from Brad’s social media. Compared it to the threats.”
“Anonymous call?”
“Yeah. Wouldn’t give a name. But he’s mailing in photos. Said they’ll
