CHAPTER THIRTY NINE

Officer Ralph's Pov

It was Dr. Steph called me back to the morgue and I had to turn back. There must be something serious.

"So where did you say this led us to?"

"After examining all of the bodies, although this might not be the work of the cannibal we are looking for but is suspicious, the bodies of the previous ones over the months had this mark by their waist. They had an opening by the neck like they were hanged," Dr. Steph explained, showing me pictures from her laptop.

"Like meat to be butchered?" I asked, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes. "Exactly!" So are you thinking what I am thinking?" Dr. Steph said.

"Not exactly. Put me on track," I answered, more curious than earlier. "A slaughterhouse. The victims had already been killed but they were taken to the slaughterhouse where their blood was drained and also the missing flesh on parts of their skin," Dr. Steph explained.

"Oh my God, it's like extracting food," I said.

I and Dr. Steph exchanged a determined glance, our