A secretive man

He had few friends

A life of mystery he led

Until one day,

He was found dead

Marks on his neck

His body, a wreck

He was a sight to see

For all who came to sneak a peak

A searched ensued

Police pursued

No evidence was found

His life was snuffed out

Without leaving a clue

Quite a conundrum

the police were in

They didn’t know

where to begin

An enigma of a case

Causing them much disgrace

They needed an outside

pair of eyes

To come help analyze

A call was placed

She came in haste

To investigate

Masterful at her job

She re-examined the scene

Before taking a trip to the morgue

Where his body was still stored

‘Even the dead tells stories’,

her mom used to say

For she was a homicide detective too in her day

His body was the only clue she needed

Even though it was still in many pieces

Hours passed

Days too

In the back of her mind, she had already figured out the crime

The only case she had never solved

The only case she had yet to resolve

A killer so vicious

Committing crimes so horrific

It left those stunned who had witnessed

This time would be different

She would catch this killer

And put that person away

Once and for all

So he would never again slay

The souls of those who were lost