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M.O.:

* Dragged from vehicle to alley, where iron bar was suspended over him. Eventually crushed throat.

* Awaiting medical examiner's report to confirm.

* No evidence of sexual activity.

* Time of death: approximately 10:15 P.M. to 11 P.M. Monday night. Medical examiner to confirm.

Evidence:

* Clock.

* No explosives, chemical-or bioagents.

* Identical to clock at pier.

* No fingerprints, minimal trace.

* Arnold Products, Framingham, MA. Calling to find distributors and retailers.

* Poem left by perp at both scenes.

* Computer printer, generic paper, HP LaserJet ink.

* Text:

The full Cold Moon is in the sky,

shining on the corpse of earth,

signifying the hour to die

and end the journey begun at birth.

--The Watchmaker

* Not in any poetry databases; probably his own.

* Cold Moon is lunar month, the month of death.

* $60 in pocket, no serial number leads; prints negative.

* Fine sand used as "obscuring agent." Sand was generic. Because he's returning to the scene?

* Metal bar, 81 pounds, is needle-eye span. Not being used in construction across from the alleyway. No other source found.

* Duct tape, generic, but cut precisely, unusual. Exactly the same lengths.

* Thallium sulfate (rodent poison) found in sand.

* Soil containing fish protein found inside victim's jacket.

* Very little trace found.

* Brown fibers, probably automotive carpeting.

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Tags: Jeffery Deaver Lincoln Rhyme Mystery