The Academy doesn't prepare you for everything. They teach you how to clear a corner. They teach you to be ready for the gun, the knife, or the ambush. They don't have a simulator for the moment you realize the 'thump-thump' behind the door isn't your typical person—it’s something much, much bigger.

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I climbed until I reached the lone back window sill. I could barely make out the unmistakable but motionless shape on the floor.

We cleared the dogs away from the front door and moved in, our flashlights cutting through the stale air. As we reached the end of the first wall, my partner froze. Pale as a ghost—he just mouthed it to me: ‘SCREAM. MASK!’

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The crazy homicide call I'll never forget, plus a little bit about me. Join my first-ever podcast and listen to a harrowing story with a humorous undertone that goes along perfectly with being a Trooper in Appalachia. Pull up a chair!

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~DK