Title: Stay of execution
Description: Little Springs was just a small college town, the kind of town where everyone knew everyone and violent crime was nonexistent until a series of rapes and murders at the college. After an outbreak of fear and hysteria, only the arrest and conviction of Leo Spradlin, the "Co-Ed Killer," could end the terror. Years later, Spradlin is suddenly cleared based on unshakable DNA evidence, and no one is more surprised than Detective Mike Cancini. As new questions surround the identity of the true "Co-Ed Killer," Cancini struggles to accept his role in the conviction of an innocent man. Suspicions mount when Spradlin's release coincides with a fresh wave of rapes and murders at the college, eerily reminiscent of the original crimes. Cancini is drawn back to Little Springs, caught in a race against time to uncover the identity of the latest "Co-Ed Killer" before the next girl dies.
Subjects: Michael Cancini (Fictitious character), Rape, Fiction, DNA, Analysis, Murder, Investigation, City and town life, Loyalty, Detective and mystery stories
Places: Virginia