SAN FRANCISCO-Each year around Decem­ber 25th the infa­mous Sol­stice Killer strikes San Fran­cisco, leav­ing a trail of vic­tims strewn on side­walks around the city. He is the only doc­u­mented Tree Ser­ial Killer and his motive is unknown. The details are dis­turb­ing: he des­tumpi­fies his vic­tims and then keeps them alive indoors. He dec­o­rates them with shiny objects, tin­sel, and lights. The vic­tims are always young conif­er­ous trees. Some­time after Decem­ber 25th he dumps the tree remains on the street.

EDW Lynch is a licensed Arbo­real Pathol­o­gist spe­cial­iz­ing in ser­ial arbo­ri­cide. He lent a hand as a team of detec­tives and foren­sics experts combed the Mis­sion in search of the elu­sive Sol­stice Killer.

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