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Night
Eyes by William Hamner
Ex-Dallas
officer recalls murder cases in writing novels
11/12/2001
By ANN
HESTER / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News
The investigator took in every detail of the dead woman's apartment. He noticed the smell of blood in the air, the faint outline of a bloody footprint on the carpet, and the remnants of the scrambled eggs the killer fixed for himself.
The scene, though found in a mystery novel, is based on a real Dallas police investigation that took place decades ago. Bill Hamner, the author, worked for the Dallas Police Department from 1967 to 1974.
The full text of this article may be found at The Dallas Morning News.
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