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Is this the assassin of Jack Leonard?

Excerpt 1:

At 11:16 am, it was all over. On July 15, 2016 – at 11:17 am – John Parrish ran over his robber-friend, Jack Leonard, and grabbed his bag full of money. They had just robbed the Atlantic Bank in London. Four million and two hundred thousand British Pounds in total were collected. It vanished out of the large walk-in safe in just over 3 minutes.

The get-away car disappeared into the busy streets of London – two unknown men were dressed with tight stockings over their heads. Then, without their tight masks, they weaved through the traffic.

The two remaining bank robbers successfully evaded arrest and were not traced. The trail went cold.

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Five years passed.

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Vanessa Parrish graduated from King’s College London as a forensic scientist after 5 years of study. Her short but heartfelt speech touched the hearts of all the attendees at the ceremony.

Did John Parrish double-cross his friend Jack Leonard on that fateful day? The three of them carried handguns with silencers to silence the noise from their pistols – if they had to use it. After investigations, it was concluded that Jack Leonard was shot with a sniper rifle from across the road as he fled from the bank – possibly from the hotel’s second floor, The Ambassador.  Findings were inconclusive about who had shot Leonard. Could Jack Leonard be silenced? He was being killed as he ran out of the bank. He died on the pavement in front of the bank – three shots to his chest – he lost his share of the heist to his friend John…

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1. Make use of strong imagery. Let every single word count.
2. Focus on one moment in time.
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