Blogtober 2023 Smith left the room and returned with the other two agents, who were escorting Murphy and Nicole into the room with...

Blogtober 2023 “Are we being charged?” Clarkton asked. None of the agents identified themselves, so Clarkton assigned them the names...

Blogtober 2023 By sunrise, the crater was surrounded by vehicles from the sheriff's department and highway patrol, then joined by FBI and...

Blogtober 2023 About one-third of the ship was excavated, a gray orb with no external features. The creature’s victims dug out around it...

Blogtober 2023 Nicole leaned out of the window and shined the lamp on the creature. It writhed as if in pain, but it made no sound, which...

Blogtober 2023 Nicole’s view of the sinkhole plunged into darkness as the creature descended upon the truck. She wasn’t scared; she was...

Blogtober 2023 The sinkhole was not a uniform crater; the hole was off-center, and the flattest part of the recession was the farthest...

Blogtober 2023 They returned to the sinkhole before sunset to take their positions and witness the progress made by the dead quarrymen....

Blogtober 2023 Clarkton dropped Nicole off at the funeral home and returned to his crime lab. Murphy followed him down to the basement,...

Blogtober 2023 Clarkton pulled the SUV into the tall grass and weeds just short of the edge of the sinkhole crater. Not knowing how the...

Blogtober 2023 Since the headlights didn’t distract the group, Clarkton engaged his flashers to allow other drivers to give them a wide...

Blogtober 2023 Nicole left the bodies uncovered, and Murphy propped open the door that Tippen had used. The three of them waited in the...

Blogtober 2023 Clarkton handed Nicole the sample he had taken from the sinkhole, and she took it to her lab and examined it under the...

Blogtober 2023 The number of ambulances and police vehicles in the parking lot of the funeral home made it look like the scene of a major...

Blogtober 2023 When they returned to the Sheriff’s office, Murphy was checking in with the duty officer for an update on the dead and...

Blogtober 2023 Clarkton parked on the edge of the sinkhole and deployed a thick nylon rope. He handed Murphy a pair of leather gloves and...

Blogtober 2023 Clarkton and Murphy drove north out of town and turned west onto Highway 60. The leaves were ablaze with red, yellow, and...

Blogtober 2023 “Cover him up and lock the door,” Clarkton said. “I’ve got an idea.” “Shouldn’t we call the coroner?” “She’ll be with us...

Blogtober 2023 Clarkton drove to the Sheriff’s office after completing his investigation at the funeral home. As expected, there were no...

Blogtober 2023 The phone woke Clarkton up at 4:37 a.m. according to his bedside clock. Years of police work had conditioned him to be...