I don't know if Randal Dooley was afraid of the dark, but I rather suspect he was.
Most children are.
The lights have been burning steadily in the preparation room at Watts Funeral Home in Scarborough since Randal was released to their care last Wednesday. Nobody asked them to do anything special for the little boy. Respect, it seems, was sorely lacking in this child's sad and sorry life. For some reason, Randal was the type of child who escaped official scrutiny. The people who knew him described him as one who seemed old for his age.