A small act of kindness that ended up unlocking a much bigger truth.
The friend gave them the alias and the name of the town. A county clerk pulled the death certificate, a small cemetery confirmed the plot, and a court order allowed the coroner to match dental records and a DNA swab from Mrs. Clinton against the remains.
By the end of the week, the detectives had confirmed it. There was a grave, a death certificate, and a name that had never belonged to Mrs. Clinton’s brother.
