title: Stained By Blood: A Murder Investigation
author:  Douglas J. Hagmann 
description: Douglas J. Hagmann is a 30-year veteran private detective who has conducted over five thousand civil and criminal investigations, including several high profile cold case homicides. Mr. Hagmann has worked as an informational and operational asset for various federal and state law enforcement agencies. He is now the host of The Hagmann &amp; Hagmann Report, a popular radio show broadcast on the Global Star Radio Network and worldwide across the Internet.
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  ## chapter one
  
  
  I didn’t recognize the name on the street sign. Nothing about the rural road
  looked familiar or friendly. Tall, imposing trees and overgrown weeds choked
  the front of the dilapidated home. Windows were boarded up. There was a gaping
  hole where the front door had been. I shivered, wanting to be far away from
  here … wherever here was.
  
  
  Walking felt harder than it should be, and I stumbled off the chilly asphalt,
  wincing as sharp gravel dug into my feet.
  
  
  My _bare_ feet?
  
  
  I stopped and looked down. Chipped pink nail polish peeked through the dirt …
  and blood. Mud caked the legs of my pants, leaving the hems stiff. It made
  sense, seeing as how I wasn’t wearing any shoes, but the blood … I didn’t
  understand why there was blood staining the knees of my jeans.
  
  
  My vision clouded and dulled, as if a gray film had been dropped over my eyes.
  As I stared at the weathered asphalt under my feet, large, smooth rocks
  replaced the tiny stones. Something dark and 