John (Jock) Peterson
Was born in Aberdeen
But had lived in Berkhamstead
Since he was three
After leaving college
He travelled for a while
Before working in a car showroom
In Harrow on the Hill
It was here that he met Sylvie
With whom he had a brief relationship
One day after they had had sex
Sylvie confessed that she was sleeping
With the owner of the car showroom
Who was not treating her well
Indeed he was quite brutal at times
Insisting that she dressed as a boy
Before he anally penetrated her
She was unable to walk away
As he was blackmailing her father
Who had been involved in something unpleasant
Which if revealed would have ruined him
It was during this conversation
That John decided to kill his boss
It was easier than he thought
As he soon learned that being a homosexual
His boss was often known to cruise
In local parks after dark
So he waited for Sylvie
To take her annual holiday abroad
The attack when it happened was short and brutal
A stolen hammer was used
Which he disposed of in the River Brent
For a while the murder was front page news
John was interviewed by the police
As all the car room employees were
Zardoz
He noted that at the time of the murder
He was in a Harrow cinema
Slightly the worse for wear
He was vaguely remembered
By the girl front of house
Everything was in order
And very ordinary
Sylvie was interviewed on her return
But was never under suspicion
To be truthful the police soon lost interest
As many of them thought that the victim
Had been asking for it
Because of his perverted lifestyle
Their attention was further distracted five months later
When a homosexual was beaten to death in Pinner
They connected the two murders but had no real evidence
Sylvie was the only one to guess the truth
And confronted John on a railway station
When he admitted that he was guilty
She squeezed his hand and thanked him quietly
They never saw each other again
Both faded into history
And the murder now long forgotten
Still remains a cold case unsolved
Joe
Do you think that I will make a crime writer
I wrote this some weeks ago
Josie apologises for using your minimalist style
I found it in my bag the other day
Fuck knows why I kept it in there
Shall I bin it or keep it
Your thoughts
On a train in an hour
Three girls are going to Thessaloniki
Which is about five hours away
I will contact you there
And send you some more (respectable) photographs
I am the daughter of a vicar so I should act like one
Josie xxx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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