“I honestly don’t know, Hannah,” Austin confessed.

“And you let my family bury a stranger?!” I wept uncontrollably.

“At the time, I truly believed the coroner’s identification was right,” Austin said desperately.

“I had deep doubts in my gut, but Detective Miller assured me the dental records matched perfectly.

The department was under huge pressure to close the case quickly, and your family was completely destroyed by grief.

I convinced myself that raising wild theories without solid proof would only cause you unimaginable extra pain without giving you any real answers.”