Never Buried: A Leigh Koslow Mystery by Edie Claire Page A
Authors: Edie Claire
Tags: Fiction, General, Thrillers, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Koslow; Leigh (Fictitious Character), Pittsburgh (Pa.), Women Cat Owners, Women Copy Writers
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an odd trio, but they knew how to laugh.
She sighed as she turned—by necessity—into the high-priced museum garage. She and Maura didn’t get out too much anymore. And she hadn’t seen Warren since—since when? Somehow, there was always work to do. She sighed again as she left her car and walked the short distance to the Carnegie Library. At least the grown-up, working Leigh could afford a decent parking spot, she rationalized.
For a while, anyway .
She walked into the library and automatically tilted up her head to admire the colorful murals on the arched ceiling. As she climbed to the second floor, her feet sunk comfortably into marble steps worn concave by generations of students. She took a right into the microfilm and periodicals room, collected the Pittsburgh Press and Pittsburgh Post reels for August, 1949, and settled in front of a viewer with a smile.
No stranger to the process, she quickly slid in the Post reel for the second week of August, and turned the crank. The format was cluttered, the writing style antiquated. But in a matter of seconds, she had found it.
AVALON MAN SHOT DEAD AFTER WIFE'S FATAL FALL
Woman Breaks Neck; Husband Shot in Bed; Teenaged Son Missing
Anita Fischer, 33, died last evening shortly after falling down the staircase of her home at 1133 Ohio River Boulevard in Avalon. Her husband, Norman Fischer, son Robert, and stepson Paul were in the home at the time and were questioned by police. Avalon Police Chief Ronald Reese said that Mrs. Fischer appeared to have lost her footing while attempting to carry two full laundry baskets down the stairs.
Hours later, police were again summoned to the Fischer home after Norman Fischer, 46, was found dead in his bed, a gunshot wound in his temple.
Son Discovers Father's Body
Paul Fischer, 24, stated that he discovered his father's body after being awakened by the sound of a gun shot. He told police that he saw no one else in the home at that time. Anita Fischer's son Robert, 14, was not present when the police returned after the shooting. His whereabouts are currently unknown.
Wound Possibly Self-Inflicted
Although County Detective Alfred P. Richardson stated that a revolver was found near Norman Fischer's body, he would not speculate as to whether the wound was self-inflicted. District Attorney Ralph Phelps said that no charges relating to the deaths had been filed. Phelps put out a plea urging Robert Fischer to come forward for questioning.
Happy Family
Anita and Norman Fischer, both previously widowed, had been married to each other for 3 years. The couple and their sons had lived in the Avalon home since the spring of 1946; Chief Reeves stated that the Avalon police had had no previous reports of disturbances at the residence.
The article was accompanied by a grainy picture of Anita and Norman standing behind a cake, presumably on their wedding day. She looked young and happy, a tiny thing with dark hair and eyes. Norman's light eyes betrayed little emotion, his lips twisted into a distinctly unnatural smile. Leigh disliked him immediately, though more because of Mrs. Rhodis' accusations than the picture. Anyone could take a bad picture. She ought to know.
She flipped the microfilm ahead a few days, but the story had been poorly followed. A blurb the next day stated that Robert was still missing; no charges had been filed. One letter to the editor presumed that a freaked-out Robert had murdered both his parents, and that the younger generation's lax standards of discipline were to blame. Another speculated that the incident was merely an accident followed by the suicide of a distraught spouse, and that the public should let the sons grieve in peace. Leigh scanned meticulously through two weeks' worth of news sections, but found no more. The Press had carried a similar story on the afternoon of the thirteenth, with several short follow-up articles, but Leigh learned nothing new. Apparently, no charges
She sighed as she turned—by necessity—into the high-priced museum garage. She and Maura didn’t get out too much anymore. And she hadn’t seen Warren since—since when? Somehow, there was always work to do. She sighed again as she left her car and walked the short distance to the Carnegie Library. At least the grown-up, working Leigh could afford a decent parking spot, she rationalized.
For a while, anyway .
She walked into the library and automatically tilted up her head to admire the colorful murals on the arched ceiling. As she climbed to the second floor, her feet sunk comfortably into marble steps worn concave by generations of students. She took a right into the microfilm and periodicals room, collected the Pittsburgh Press and Pittsburgh Post reels for August, 1949, and settled in front of a viewer with a smile.
No stranger to the process, she quickly slid in the Post reel for the second week of August, and turned the crank. The format was cluttered, the writing style antiquated. But in a matter of seconds, she had found it.
AVALON MAN SHOT DEAD AFTER WIFE'S FATAL FALL
Woman Breaks Neck; Husband Shot in Bed; Teenaged Son Missing
Anita Fischer, 33, died last evening shortly after falling down the staircase of her home at 1133 Ohio River Boulevard in Avalon. Her husband, Norman Fischer, son Robert, and stepson Paul were in the home at the time and were questioned by police. Avalon Police Chief Ronald Reese said that Mrs. Fischer appeared to have lost her footing while attempting to carry two full laundry baskets down the stairs.
Hours later, police were again summoned to the Fischer home after Norman Fischer, 46, was found dead in his bed, a gunshot wound in his temple.
Son Discovers Father's Body
Paul Fischer, 24, stated that he discovered his father's body after being awakened by the sound of a gun shot. He told police that he saw no one else in the home at that time. Anita Fischer's son Robert, 14, was not present when the police returned after the shooting. His whereabouts are currently unknown.
Wound Possibly Self-Inflicted
Although County Detective Alfred P. Richardson stated that a revolver was found near Norman Fischer's body, he would not speculate as to whether the wound was self-inflicted. District Attorney Ralph Phelps said that no charges relating to the deaths had been filed. Phelps put out a plea urging Robert Fischer to come forward for questioning.
Happy Family
Anita and Norman Fischer, both previously widowed, had been married to each other for 3 years. The couple and their sons had lived in the Avalon home since the spring of 1946; Chief Reeves stated that the Avalon police had had no previous reports of disturbances at the residence.
The article was accompanied by a grainy picture of Anita and Norman standing behind a cake, presumably on their wedding day. She looked young and happy, a tiny thing with dark hair and eyes. Norman's light eyes betrayed little emotion, his lips twisted into a distinctly unnatural smile. Leigh disliked him immediately, though more because of Mrs. Rhodis' accusations than the picture. Anyone could take a bad picture. She ought to know.
She flipped the microfilm ahead a few days, but the story had been poorly followed. A blurb the next day stated that Robert was still missing; no charges had been filed. One letter to the editor presumed that a freaked-out Robert had murdered both his parents, and that the younger generation's lax standards of discipline were to blame. Another speculated that the incident was merely an accident followed by the suicide of a distraught spouse, and that the public should let the sons grieve in peace. Leigh scanned meticulously through two weeks' worth of news sections, but found no more. The Press had carried a similar story on the afternoon of the thirteenth, with several short follow-up articles, but Leigh learned nothing new. Apparently, no charges
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