“What do you mean?” I ask in confusion. “I don’t know what I can possibly tell you.”

“I’ve gotten permission from Cora Landry’s mother to visit with you and to share that I’m working with the Landry family as they navigate through this difficult situation.”

I sit in silent disbelief and seeing the look on my face Dr. Gideon continues. “I promise you that what you say will be held in confidence.”

“I’ve got nothing to say to you,” I say bluntly. “Is this even ethical? Violet did not have anything to do with hurting Cora. I don’t care what anyone says.”

“Ms. Crow,” Dr. Gideon says gently. “I’m not here to gather any evidence to use against your daughter. I’m just trying to understand some of the peripheral aspects of what happened.”

“Peripheral aspects?” I repeat, my voice shaking with anger. “Is this your fancy way of asking if my daughter is crazy or some psycho bully who lured Cora to the train yard to ambush her?”

“Not at all, Ms. Crow. As I said, I don’t see signs of mental illness in Violet. I do think she experienced something terrifying in that train yard.”

I think back to over the last few months and the whole Joseph Wither project she’d been working on with Cora and Jordyn. I was so excited to see her fitting in at school, that she was finally part of a group, that she finally had a best friend. Some friends, I think. Jordyn and another boy arrested for the attack. It could very easily have been Violet who was targeted.

Case #92-10945

Case #92-10945

Direct message dated April 12, 2018,
via DarkestDoor.com

JW44:

THANKS FOR WARNING ME ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS’ PLAN TO COME TO THE TRAIN YARD ON SUNDAY NIGHT. YOU DON’T NEED TO WORRY, THOUGH. NO ONE CAN STOP ME.

Corareef12:

You’re welcome. I just thought you’d want to know. I hate them. I’m going to cancel the overnight.

JW44:

DON’T DO THAT. THEY’LL NEVER SEE ME COMING.

Corareef12:

What do you mean?

JW44:

I MEAN, THEY MAY THINK THEY’LL BE READY FOR ME BUT NO ONE EVER IS. WHAT ABOUT YOU? ARE YOU READY?

Corareef12:

I don’t want to have them spend the night. They are awful.

JW44:

FINE. MAYBE THEY’LL STILL GO TO THE TRAIN YARD ON SUNDAY. JORDYN IS VERY PRETTY. MAYBE SHE’LL WANT TO COME WITH ME.

Interview Of John Dover, Pitch Police Department Officer Keith Grady

Interview of John Dover
Pitch Police Department
Officer Keith Grady

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

OFFICER GRADY: Thanks for agreeing to come in again, John. I’m Officer Keith Grady and I’ll be interviewing you this afternoon.

JOHN DOVER: I guess I’m a little confused. I thought I answered all the questions the other officer had for me yesterday.