The "Fear Factor"

The following two paragraphs will be the last of the "excerpts" which I will publish from Murder in a Small Town: The Tragic Death of Stacey Burns until I am ready to release everything I have already written. If anyone wants to contact me directly, my website (www.dukesouthard.com) has contact information. The suspension of the release of small parts of the book is necessary for two reasons.
First, as mentioned in an earlier blog, it is always dangerous to take anything out of its contextual surroundings as that allows the reader to speculate about what came before and what some after.
Second, to put it simply, my expectations for response haven't materialized, much as they haven't materialized for this blog since its inception in June.
Here, from page 95 in Chapter Eleven titled "The Search Begins," are two paragraphs addressing the fear factor in this story, again unedited and copyrighted.

     "In general, human nature rebels against admitting that fear exists but there can be no doubt that a high degree of anxiety is present in many of the friends that Stacey left behind. The tangible, unshakable truth that any official words or statements cannot gloss over is simple and undeniable."
     "The murderer of Stacey Burns remains free. That, in reality, means that someone who is capable of the murderous rage inherent in this heinous act is still out there, and could, as one person said in an internet blog, easily be roaming the streets of Wolfeboro. This fact perhaps colors what those closest have to say about Stacey and her life during the six months before her murder. However, the desire for justice for her and for her memory obviously overrules any hesitation they may have when expressing opinions about her. Stacey Burns was an immensely popular woman in the town of Wolfeboro. . . . .
The theme that dominates what people had to say about her can be summarized in a single sentence: Stacey Burns was beautiful, inside and out."

This Saturday, November 10, 2012, marks the end of the 42nd month since Stacey Burns was killed. More than one person had expressed the opinion to me that there will never be an arrest in this case.
Could that be possible? Each passing day seems to say so!
duker