SO WHY DID HE KILL CARL JENKINS?

And . . . our winner is Bev Steelman of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania who figured out who the killer was. For those of you who didn't, here are the details:

If you recall, I gave you two clues that focuses on the dog:

CLUE NO. 1: Walking the dog in the park
CLUE NO. 2: Barking dog at baseball game



The morning before Mr. Jenkins' death, he found a book bag left in the gym. When he went through the bag to see who the owner was, he found much more than he bargained for--a journal that was written like a manifesto detailing how this student was planning to kill those he disliked. Concerned, he's now checking the student's locker for drugs or weapons just as the student approaches.

The boy wants to know why Mr. Jenkins is looking through his locker. He tells him he found his book bag and wants to discuss the contents. The boy is furious he went through his bag. Mr. Jenkins tells him he's concerned and wants him to seek help. This angers the student but when Jenkins threatens to turn him in, it seems to calm the boy down and he's begging the teacher not to . An agreement is reached by the two that the student will seek counseling and Jenkins will keep it quiet, but he's going to hold onto the notebook in case the student reneges on his part of the deal.

That evening two students are driving around to find a new home where they can play "The Creeper" game and it turns out to be the home of  Carl Jenkins. Once inside, they hear the dog bark and back off. The one kid goes home, the other wants to walk home from there. As soon as the one is gone, the other reenters the home and gestures for the dog to come to him. He plays with the dog for a few minutes, gives him a treat, the dog lays down and goes back to sleep.

HAVE YOU GUESSED YET?

It's Tom Peno and he wants to find his notebook. He hears the sexual moaning and figures they're so involved with what they're doing, he'll have more time to search and be out of the house before either becomes aware. Gingerly walking down the hall, he sees the spare bedroom used as a trophy room and makes his way inside only to find Mr. Jenkins who's sound asleep. Tiptoeing around, he begins his search but Jenkins wakes up and begins arguing with the boy. That's when the boy picks up the trophy and kills him. Shoving the bloody trophy into his bag, he returns home at two o'clock in the morning and his little sister sees him with the trophy and tells him she's going to squeal. That next day, Jessie and Gerard visit his family. His parents push him into telling what he knows, and he tells them it was Willis who killed the teacher. That night, he plants the trophy under Willis' bed and Willis is arrested the next day. It isn't until later when Jess is at that baseball game that she sees the dog barking his head off every time someone passes by and it triggers a thought about the Jenkins' dog.

Jessie and Zach go to the park with the Jenkins' dog and he runs right to Tom who's there with his dog.