The Institution
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The next morning fresh piles of the daily news are distributed around the country. Loyal subscribers receive their copies and those whose interest is sparked by front page headlines purchase copies too. Some are interested by the headline Politician Runs off with Millions of Embezzled Dollars, others attention is grabbed by the headline Crackdown as Obesity Epidemic Reaches Dangerous Levels, but it is the headline reading Missing Man Found Brutally Murdered-details page four, that captures the attention of Dr Deborah Fuller, who after purchasing her copy from the news agency near her house, lets out a shriek as she turns to page four and sees a photograph of a young Dr Harrison Granger positioned next to another photograph of a blurred paddock, police standing in the background amongst tapered lines.
Dr Fuller’s takes a huge gulp as she reads the accompanying article.
Dr Harrison Granger, who was reported missing last month, was found murdered, late last night on the outskirts of a cattle farming property near Wagga Wagga. He was found by the owner of the property, Shane Doughty, as he conducted his usual late night check of the fields before going to bed. Doughty found the body whilst walking along the property fence and immediately notified police of his finding.
Police in charge of the investigation describe the details of the murder as horrifying and too gruesome to reveal to the public at this point in time.
When asked if they had any idea who committed the murder and why, the police chose not to comment merely stating it was under investigation.
Dr Granger was a certified psychologist, retiring a short time before his disappearance from Grove Hospital, a leading psychiatric institution in Tasmania, with plans to go travelling with his wife of forty years, Catherine Granger. Mrs Granger was unavailable for comment.
Staff at Grove Hospital say they cannot believe this has happened to one of their oldest and closest former colleagues.
Police say it could be months before they come to a conclusion on their investigations.
Dr Granger is the third missing person to have been found murdered in the last few months sparking concerns of a serial killer.
Dr Fuller clasped onto the newspaper.
#11 The Photograph