Chapter Seven

Russell continues to investigate by checking the reports of the missing person in the area. Only a small number were reported. Dolly while working at the Second Change House finds a phone directory that lists other Second Chance Homes in Mississippi. She calls Russell and provides him with a copy. There were about twenty-five houses listed. Russell, with the help of a computer technician at the Crime Lab, developed a computer with the voice of a teenager. Using the program, Russell called five of the phone numbers pretending to be a pregnant teenage girl without going anywhere. The home said that she was welcome and offered the program in the house. The key is to somehow connect the house to the adoption agency and human trafficking.

Russell contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation and asked for aid with the case. The case had become bigger than he could manage on its own. The Federal Bureau contacted Russell and scheduled an appointment to meet with him. Then he was abl