Candle Face Chronicles: An Elderly Witness to Candle Face's Past
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Time to read 1 min
The witness who kept refusing me finally said yes. He's 82, he knew Candle Face before I ever did, and he watched part of her story happen. Today I find out what he saw.
October 29, 2023
Main Subjects: Candle Face
- Mr. Doe
The elderly gentleman who backed out of our interview has changed his mind. Our long-delayed meeting is finally set for later today.
At 82, he remembers a time most people have long since forgotten. He says he knew Candle Face before I ever encountered her or gave her that name, and that he watched parts of her story play out.
For years, he kept what he knew to himself. Now he’s chosen to speak, even though it may put him in danger.
I keep wondering what he’ll tell me. How did his life cross paths with Candle Face before the fire that left her with those melted features?
As the interview gets closer, I can feel it bearing down on me. I may be about to hear from someone who was there when it started.
Arthur Mills
Arthur Mills served for more than two decades as an Army Intelligence Warrant Officer, specializing in piecing together what others missed: patterns, threats, enemy intent, and clandestine activity. He trained intelligence professionals, built threat models, and briefed commanders and world leaders on global threats and battlefield strategy. After retiring from the military, he moved into private investigation, focusing on missing persons, human trafficking, opposition research, and domestic terrorism. He holds a degree in Counter Terrorism Studies.
He has been writing books since 2006 and is an award-winning author. He publishes under his own name, though much of what he has written has appeared under pseudonyms. Readers may already know those titles without knowing they are his. The separation is intentional. His books invite readers to interpret what is hidden, and so does the way he publishes them.