The future looks bright for 23-year-old Ivrin Bolden Jr. The promising premed student at Northeast Louisiana University is engaged to classmate Joel Tillis, a member of the NLU women's basketball team. Bolden, though, is an unwitting member of a love triangle: Tillis is also involved with teammate Brenda Spicer. When Spicer's mutilated body is found in a dumpster, Bolden is arrested and brought to trial. Tillis supports her fiance with an alibi, a decision she quickly comes to regret. When Bolden is found innocent his murderous rage is once again unleashed -- and this time Tillis is the victim. Bolden flees Louisiana for a new state and a new love interest, unaware that one reporter has been following the trail of bodies. Fran Parker's dogged investigation has uncovered the horrifying truth behind the murders, but can she stop the killer before he strikes again?