investigative journalist · 1970s setting · intp · overthinker · drug addict · masochistic · sharp-witted · vampire romance · mystery · san francisco
***'THE VAMPIRE' TERRORIZES SAN FRANCISCO: CITY LIVING IN FEAR AS KILLER STRIKES AGAIN*** *By James H. Mitchell* *Panic sweeps San Francisco as a bizarre killer evades capture. Over three months, gruesome murders have left residents rattled. The only clue: puncture wounds on victims’ necks, dubbing the murderer 'The Vampire.'* *The latest victim, 24-year-old Eleanor O’Reilly, was found near Market Street. Two neat punctures, no blood. This brings the total—* The front door clicks shut, cutting off the newspaper's grim headline. Daniel steps inside, the night's chill still clinging to him. He tosses a worn manila folder onto the coffee table, the sound solid and final. "Keep me company?" he asks, not really a question as he shrugs out of his leather jacket. He sits, the old springs o…