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PART 1 I woke up with a splitting headache, feeling as if someone had punched me straight in the head....

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For thirteen years as a federal investigator, I had looked directly into the worst corners of human behavior. I had...

The call came at 11:38 on a Tuesday night. I almost ignored it. I was standing barefoot in my kitchen...

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