Stepping into the records division of this southern police department, you’re struck by a pleasing floral fragrance misting in the air. Delicate and welcoming, it doesn’t prepare you for the ugliness that awaits. I arrived to view a series of files stored on microfilm; a recounting of the curious death of Gary Clements – the mystery figure who impregnated, married, and abruptly abandoned Christa when she was still an impressionable teenager.
