The Night Gardener (36 page)

IN MEMORIAM

Carole Denise Spinks, 13

Darlenia Denise Johnson, 16

Angela Denise Barnes, 14

Brenda Fay Crockett, 10

Nenomoshia Yates, 12

Brenda Denise Woodward, 18

Diane Williams, 17

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I would like to thank the officers from the Violent Crime Branch of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., who allowed me access to their world and helped make this book possible. Their kindness, generosity, and good work are much appreciated.