Chapter 24 – Mel
5:30 AM, Tuesday, June 24th, 2014
Mel pulled her pick-up truck into the boat ramp lot at Dillon Lake. She stepped out into the cool morning air.
The sun had just come over the Eastern horizon. Soon the day would turn muggy but, for now, it was comfortable enough to go on a wild goose chase just to satisfy her own curiosity.
Parking for the launch ramp area extended left from the ramp as you faced the lake. Down the lake from the right of the launch ramp was the direction the patrol boat had come from with Terri’s body.
Mel looked toward the wooded shoreline on the right. There was a small footpath through the dense foliage that likely was used by fishermen who worked the little inlets and rocky areas of the shore. Mel locked up her vehicle and then headed down the pa
