Chapter 5

Near Washington DC

Two days after the night of the ritual a young man out for a long walk discovered the bodies. John Nance was a college student studying geography at Georgetown University. He often took long walks to get a feel for the lay of the land. This was the first time he had walked in this area and looked forward to each new discovery he came upon. John had been out walking for three hours and was almost ready to turn back for the main road. As he came up a small rise he noticed a small clearing bordered by a tall trees.

John decided that he might stop and have a snack before he started back and the clearing looked inviting from a distance. The sun was shining through the trees and offered an interested place to stop and commune with nature. But the closer he got the stranger the clearing looked.

John was about one hundred feet from the border of the clearing when he saw what looked like two or three bodies standing in the clearing. But the bodies were not standing in a normal fashion. He quickened his pace until he was just a few feet from the edge of the clearing. The sight that met his eyes was vivid enough to give him nightmares for years to come.

John stopped at the edge of the clearing and saw the bodies of the three girls slumped over. The bodies were being held upright by the tightly wrapped bindings. On the ground around their feet were the remains of the blood spilled by the killer. Just before he felt his stomach churn up the remains of his breakfast he noticed the altar and fire pit.

John collected himself and ran for the main road. He arrived back at his car and drove to the nearest pay phone and called the local police.

The local police arrived at the phone booth that John had called from and asked him to take them to the spot he had reported. John climbed into the back seat of one of the patrol cars and the police set off for the reported site.

John had covered the distance to the nearest phone booth in about half an hour. It took the police about fifteen minutes to find and drive down the muddy road.

The first police cruiser rounded a bend in the road and coasted into view of the sacrifice area. The two officers in the patrol cars got out and walked as close to the ritual site as they dared. The sight of the three murdered girls served to remind them both that this was a dangerous and dirty job. Both officers agreed that they didn’t make enough money.

An hour later, an agent of the FBI arrived on the scene and assumed control of the situation. The police had determined that the area of the murders was on federal property and therefore the FBI had jurisdiction. Agent Craig Wilson had been just arriving at the office when the call came in. Craig was in between assignments and was the natural choice for the assignment.

Agent Wilson called for a forensics team to meet him at the site and he set off for the murder site. An hour later he pulled his car up to the edge of the site and saw that the local police had cordoned off the area and were waiting for his arrival. The forensics team and an FBI coroner arrived just seconds after he had gotten out of his car and looked over the entire area.

Craig knew at first sight that he was in over his head. He had investigated several murders but this was different. He determined that he would do the preliminary work then bring in the serial crimes division. At first glance this looked like a ritual or occult style killing.

The forensics team brought out their equipment and cameras and began to gather evidence and take pictures of the area. Plaster casts of any footprints were taken along with statements from all the police and from John. For the rest of the day and into the evening the FBI and police examined the entire area as carefully possible. As the afternoon wore on, it was apparent that the killer or killers had cleaned the area of most, if not all, of the useful evidence.

Finally the three bodies were carefully cut down from the poles and laid in body bags. The FBI coroner ordered the bodies taken to Quantico for examination. Lastly the area was roped off, more pictures taken and all the law enforcement people left the area.

The autopsies were scheduled for late the next day. Agent Wilson arrived right on time and the procedures began. Carol’s body was uncovered first and the work began. Five hours later all three bodies had been examined and the cause of death determined. Evidence revealed that all three girls had been bled to death via a cut to the arteries located in the inner thighs. Chemical analysis revealed that the girls had been drugged for an extended period of time and showed signs of sexual abuse.

With all the evidence and information in hand, Craig set out for the serial crimes division. He knew this case was right up the serial crimes divisions’ alley. Craig was not a bit sorry to be rid of this case. He was a seasoned agent but this case required a very good agent. He knew that the head of the division was one of those people.

Just as he was about to leave his office, his secretary brought in another file. The murdered girls had been identified. Carol Peters, Karen Johnson, and Kim Thomson had been found dead. Their families would be notified and the media would begin to have their field day with news of the killings.

Atlanta, Georgia

James went to the baggage claim area and retrieved his luggage, then went to the taxi area. Before leaving Washington DC, he had made inquires about a place to stay while he looked for a house. James found a nice temporary suite, style hotel and checked in for a week. After he had checked into the hotel, James took another taxi to an area that was known for used car lots. On the second lot he found the perfect van for his needs. Armed with cash and some very good fake identification, he purchased another van. It had been a delivery vehicle for several years but showed easy use and had been well maintained.

The next day James made a few calls and lined up four visits to houses for rent. On the third of these visits James found the house that would serve his needs best. The house was about twenty years old and in a secluded area on the north side of the city. The garage was attached to the house with a door leading to the kitchen and the basement. The basement was partially finished. One room had just paneling on the walls with a light fixture and no windows. The toilet was just a few feet from the door. No windows could be seen in that area of the basement. High hedges framed the back yard and shielded the basement from any neighbors’ prying eyes. James gave the landlord six months rent, in advance, all in cash. This made the landlord very happy and agreed to pay for the all of the utilities.

All James had left to get was a small bed and some other cheap furniture. The room down stairs would also need three cots. James had had the cuffs and chains shipped to him care of general delivery. He picked them up on the way back to the hotel to get his stuff. James then retrieved his cases and purchased the needed furniture. He set out to get the house and room down stairs ready for the next trio of victims.

On his third day in Atlanta, he entered a library and found the latest copies of the Washington DC area papers. On the third page was an account of how a man out for a long walk in the woods had happened upon the murder site. As noted in the article it had taken someone just two days to find the victim’s bodies. The details were not all listed in the article. It was also reported that the FBI had taken control of the investigation. The coroner’s report had not been issued at the time the article had been written.

The melting snow would have made the evidence hard to gather and James had covered his tracks very well. Here in Georgia where snow rarely happens, covering the evidence would require more thought. Fortunately several people had written good books on forensics, and James had read them all.

The next three days were spent taking care of small details and gathering his energy for the next tasks at hand. Each day he performed the exercise routine that kept his body fit and his mind clear and focused.

Like most large US cities, Atlanta had a very large university near town. Here is where James thought he might find at least one of his victims. So he planned several visits to the campus and began his research. He had to find the best place for the taking of each victim, and the best route back to his house. His trips were in both sunlight and in the dark. Being spring, the temperatures were still cool but very nice for his proposes. Just east of the campus was an area of apartment buildings with a couple of vacant lots and very few streetlights. James observed on two very dark nights that females in ones and twos often walked home from the campus. Two such females walked that way three nights a week. Both were young and looked to be quite lovely. Not as lovely as his beloved Shelly, but they would do. James decided that he would try for two at once. The abduction would be harder because there were two instead of one but James believed he could pull it off.

On one Friday night, James had all he needed for his task. Both females were just over five feet tall with blonde hair and each weighed about 115 pounds. James prepared his rags with the chloroform. His gloves and a large hat with a wide floppy brim topped off the costume. James put on a jacket with a high collar and drove to the chosen area. James had picked out an area with large trees on a very dark part of the street they walked down. He had parked the van in a darkened lot just a few feet from the area he had chosen for the surprise.

Clare Davidson and Debbie Kenson walked home from their Economics class as usual. Both girls had worn blue jeans, college T-shirts and sweaters to class that night. Clare had a pair of tennis shoes on and Debbie had chosen a comfortable pair of hiking shoes. They were totally unaware that they had been stalked and were about to fall victim to a serial killer.

Both girls had been raised to believe that God and gentlemen would protect them. James waited until they had passed the tree he was hiding behind. With practiced ease James sprang out and, with a quick and powerful chop to the neck he rendered both girls unconscious. Just to be sure he placed a chloroformed rag over each girls mouth and nose for a few seconds. James picked both girls up, carried them to the van, and put them in the back.

He cuffed them to two horizontal pipes in the back of the van. James gathered up their fallen books and through them into the van as well. One last check assured him that no one had seen the event. He started the van and pulled out of the lot and into the night. On the drive back to his rented house, James reviewed his schedule and knew that he had plenty of time to secure the third victim and select a location for the third ritual.

James arrived back at the house, pulled the van into the garage, and put the garage door down. James carried Clare Davidson down the stairs first and then went back for Debbie Kenson. Each girl was laid on a cot. James removed the cuffs and placed each victim’s hands in the shackles anchored at each corner of the three cots. Next James went upstairs and got a pair of sharp scissors and began to remove their clothing. James took out a syringe and the drug combination and drew out enough to insure that each girl would sleep for about eight hours. When the two girls were sedated, James pulled a blanket over each girl and went upstairs to continue with his research. James had decided not to use the females tonight. There would be time for that in the coming days. James took an hour to unwind and get ready to go to bed.

The next day James got up, had breakfast and walked down stairs to check on his newest victims. Both of the girls were still asleep. Judging by the amount of sleep agent he had used, James figured he had about another hour before they woke up. James pulled the blanket off of Clare and took a good long look at the girl. She was indeed a true blonde. Her neatly trimmed pubic hair spoke volumes about her use of bikinis in the summer. She had a nice brown tan with the bikini areas still white. James took the liberty of caressing the girl’s breasts and lightly touched the girl’s pubic area. James pulled the blanket over Clare’s body and then pulled the blanket off of Debbie’s body. Debbie did not appear to have shaven her bikini area. And her body showed very little sign of having seen the sun.

During the night James had had a dream that he had subjected each of the two girls to a series of bondage sessions. Upon awakening, he had planned to do some research to see if he could put that dream into action and not offend Loki, Hella, or his beautiful Shelly. During the last vision, the subject of his having used the first victims had not been mentioned as a hindrance to the plan. While James had been musing upon his plans, Clare had begun to stir. James decided that he should gag the girls like he had done with the others. James took out two ball gags. Clare was the first to have her mouth filled with the business end of the gag. Debbie soon followed. Each gag was of simple brown leather with a large rubber ball in the middle. James had made them himself back at the estate.

Their Reaction

Clare began to wake up and felt strange. Clare tried to stretch and noticed that she was unable to move. She opened her eyes and saw that she was in a small room with an unfinished ceiling and paneled walls. She was on a small cot. Her arms and legs were chained to the cot. The last thing she noticed was that she was naked under a rough blanket. Clare looked around and saw her captor staring down at her. Clare looked at her captor and saw a tall good-looking man with dark hair and a well-built body. But the mans eyes were cold and dead. She tried to scream and thrash on the bed, but to no avail. She was tightly chained to the cot. Soon the tears began to flow. Clare now knew that her dream of being knocked unconscious was not a dream, but a nightmare. The noise of Clare thrashing and crying had served to awaken Debbie.

Debbie’s reaction was very similar except she soon became very quiet and just looked at her captor in abject terror.

James stood motionless for a few moments then spoke, “I have abducted you and will keep you chained to the cots except to feed you and allow you to use the toilet. You will start the day with something to eat and I want you to remember to remain quiet. If you make noise I will keep the gags in and you will go hungry. If you get too out of hand I will be forced to take harsher steps to keep you in line.”

James left the room and went up stairs and made them something to eat. James carried the tray back down the stairs and into the small room with the two female captives. He unlocked Clare’s hands first and allowed her to sit up. He then handed her a plate. Clare looked at the food and started to eat. She knew that she had to keep her strength up just in case the chance came to escape. Once she was finished James took the plate and then locked her arms back to the cot. Next he unlocked Debbie’s arms and allowed her to rise and eat. Debbie ate with total abandon. Her fear of the situation was almost palpable. Like a trapped animal she was just plain terrified.

James would have to watch this one very carefully. Something about her reactions stirred his interest. Once Debbie was done he took a long length of chain with a cuff at each end and put in around her left ankle and then unlocked the other cuffs. James told her to get up, go out the door, across the short hall, and use the toilet. Debbie got off the bed and pulled the blanket around her body and carefully walked out of the room. Five minutes later James heard the toilet flush and Debbie returned to her cot. James once more locked the girl to the bed using the arm and leg cuffs. Clare was then allowed to also use the toilet. She took a bit longer to return and James knew that she was assessing her situation. James would keep her on a very short leash and also keep her sedated more than Debbie.

With the girls secured to the cots, James got out his syringes and drew out enough sedative to keep each girl asleep for about eighteen to twenty hours. Clare resisted but it did no good. Soon she felt the needle enter her arm and she was once more asleep. Debbie did not resist as much. But soon she was also fast asleep due to the effects of the drugs.

Satisfied that his newest victims were asleep, James made a list of the supplies he would need for the next couple of weeks and then left the house. He had to stop at a hardware store and of course the grocery store. James stopped at an adult bookstore and purchased a couple of magazines on bondage. With plenty of spare time on his hands, James had decided to use Debbie and fulfill some of his fantasies. All in all his errands had taken him just over three hours to complete. The next couple of days would be used in making some of the bondage gear he had seen in the purchased magazines.

The next week settled into a strange but familiar sort of rhythm. James would wake the girls up, feed them, allow them to use the toilet, and then stretch for a few minutes. Then he would once more secure them to the bed and sedate them.

Debbie seemed to take the cuffs better that Clare. Clare was still very defiant and still looking for a way to get away. But the effects of the drugs were causing both girls to be more lethargic each day.

The magazines that James had bought gave him ideas and ways to introduce Debbie to the world of bondage and sadism. A week after he had bought the materials, he had finished constructing the bondage gear that he intended on using on Debbie. James had made a breast cuff. This was two pieces of wood used to squeeze the breasts of the victim through the use of three screw rods and some wings nuts to tighten the wood pieces closer together. James also made a leather paddle, a riding crop and some clamps for various parts of the body. A small set of clamps for the nipples and a larger set for the vagina lips. The only item that he had purchased was a large rubber dildo. This was about a foot long and very fat. Although James was well equipped he did not match the size of the dildo. James had also purchased two hundred feet of soft white cotton rope. This rope would be used for the bondage sessions. Along with the cuffs and gags James picked up several feet of one-inch wooden dowel. On the ends of a four-foot piece he had put eyebolts. These were called the poor man’s spreader bars.

On a cloudy Thursday, James went down stairs to feed and water his captives as usual. On this day however he fed Clare first and then put her back to sleep. Once he was sure she was back in a deep sleep he allowed Debbie allowed to eat and go to the toilet. James also directed her to shower. Debbie returned to the cot and lay down as usual. But this time James told her to lie on her stomach. James put a pair of handcuffs on her and then once more secured the gag. James took a long piece of rope and began to bind her arms at the elbows. He pulled her elbows closer to the middle of her back, while listening to her moan in discomfort.

At a point where her elbows were just six inches apart he stopped and finished binding her elbows. With another piece of rope he tied her knees together and then her ankles. The last item to put on Debbie was a black leather hood. This hood had only one small hole for her nose to poke through. The hood fit tightly around her head and left some of her hair sticking out the bottom of the hood. Debbie felt her captor buckle the hood behind her head. The leather hood fit close to her skin and Debbie began to shake in fear. Debbie struggled to get free but she knew she was tied too tightly to get free.

James unlocked the metal ankle cuffs, picked up the bound girl and carried her up stairs. In the master bedroom James laid her on the bed and began to untie her legs. Once he had her ankles free, he put a set of homemade leather ankle cuffs on her. Then James secured one end of the leg spreader to Debbie. The next step was to untie her knees and then he secured her other ankle to the spreader bar. With that done, James stepped back and looked at his handy work. There before him, on the bed, was a very beautiful blonde slave. Only one task left to do. He pulled the spreader bar up and locked the middle to a rope and pulley assembly. James pulled on the rope and soon Debbie’s legs were pulled almost up to her head. This left her legs up and far apart. Debbie was now fully exposed.

James spent the next five minutes taking some still photos and a few minutes of video. All the while Debbie was moving around in a vain effort to either get loose or comfortable. James set the video camera on a tripod and walked over to the bed. A set of breast clips soon found their way to the victims fear swollen nipples. As each clamp was put on, Debbie jerked in her bonds and moaned through the gag. The breast squeezer assembly came next; James placed the squeezer on Debbie’s tits and began to tighten the nuts. Soon her breasts were sticking out of the wood and had just begun to turn a darker shade of pink. James brushed her tits lightly and heard her moan in a slightly different tone.

James played with Debbie for another twenty minutes. His hands, alternated between her breasts and lightly touching her vagina. It appeared that she was getting excited. Her vagina had begun to moisten. James licked his middle finger of his left hand and gently inserted it into the captive’s vagina. Although James was no expert, he suspected that Debbie was a virgin when he encountered resistance deep in her vagina. James removed his gray sweats and put a condom on his now hard penis. James got on the bed and knelt between Debbie’s upturned legs. Not normally a fan or oral sex, he made the exception and decided to taste her. Debbie tasted salty and ever so metallic. James lubricated the condom and entered Debbie’s vagina.