It appears the Jack-o'-lantern Killer has struck again.
Janet tucked one earbud into her ear, but kept the other clear to be aware of her surroundings. She turned her jogging mix up to the perfect level and glanced both ways before hurrying across the street to the park.
The victims have all been found with grotesque depictions of jack-o'-lantern designs carved into their faces.
The path was empty at this time of morning, and Janet enjoyed the peace. Even with the chill creeping into the air now as fall really took hold, she valued her solitary run to start her day. Everything else was so hectic, but here in the trees, she could breathe.
A source close to the police has also informed us that the victims are dressed in Halloween costumes and posed.
Leaves shifted and crunched up ahead, and Janet slowed to watch. But it was only a dog nosing around and tugging his owner along by his leash. The man sipped a cup of coffee and nodded sleepily to Janet as she passed. She nodded back and then picked up her pace again.
It has also been revealed that the costumes in question all come from the same TV show.
At the back corner of the park, Janet stops and stretches against a bench for her first break. She checks her heart rate and switches her playlist to the more upbeat tracks. For the next stretch, she’ll be sprinting and she prefers when the music matches her pace.
We have not been told which TV show at this time, but we’ve been asked to advise the public to come forward with any information they might think important.
Left, right, left, right. Arms pumping. Breathe in, out, in, out. Eyes on the prize. That next turn in the path.
It is unclear at this juncture how the assailant has been picking his victims. There doesn’t seem to be any correlation other than the costumes.
Before she hits the turn in the path, a large shape steps out from the trees.
“Shit.” She throws her hands up and tries to slow, but she slams full speed into the man. “I’m so sorry.”
He grabs her by the arms and steadies them both before they can fall to the ground.
We are also unaware if the victims purchased the costumes or if the assailant provided them at the scene.
Janet takes a deep breath and looks up into the face of the man she’d run into. And if she hadn’t been sprinting, maybe she would have had more air in her lungs to scream. Maybe the man with the dog would have heard her. But as it happened, she wasn’t able to do anything.
We’ve been asked the warn the public away from going out alone.
“Your hair is perfect. You’ll look great as Daphne,” the man with a pumpkin mask said and shoved something rough into Janet’s mouth to gag her. Then he punched her hard enough to knock her unconscious and dragged her back into the trees.
This just in — a witness has come forward to inform us that the TV show in question is Scooby Doo.
The last thing Janet saw was a purple dress being pulled over her head. At least he had the decency to kill her before carving up her face.