Later that evening, Ali Fana, the lead detective, in this case, flanked by the Commissioner of Police, appeared on national TV to assure the nation that his team was on track to catch the serial killer. He looked and sounded the part of a confident sleuth about to nab the perpetrator. He became a national figure. I, on the other hand, was the first to give the killings 
a name that caught fire: City Murders!
Ndúcú wa Ngugi was born in Limuru, Kenya. He attended Kanunga High School, Kiambu before leaving for college in Oberlin, 
Ohio. He has a B.A. in Black Studies from Oberlin College, an M.Ed. and an Ed.s. in Teacher Leadership from Mercer University. 
His commentaries on social issues have appeared in the Guardian, The Daily Nation, The Business Daily Africa, Pambazuka 
News, Wajibu, PalaPala, Education News and other online journals. His short story, Justine, appeared in the St. Petersburg Review, Issue 4/5 (2012.) 
The Pain, another short story, appeared in translation in Karavan, a Swedish magazine. Ndúcũ, a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honour Society lives in Long Island, New York with his wife and daughter.