If it matched the wolfdog before them, then there was no mistake. They had found their target.
And whoever had been in contact with and raised this wolfdog—that person was the killer.
That afternoon, Griffin arrived with reinforcements, rushing to the scene.
They skipped the pleasantries and thank-yous. The most important thing right now was to confirm the bite impression.
After several hours of surveillance, they had confirmed a few key things.
There were no signs of any humans around the wolfdog.
Animal experts had identified it, speculating it was a hybrid Groenendael Dog—most likely a cross between a Groenendael Dog and a black-furred gray wolf.
The entire Yellowstone ecosystem has a significant population of black-furred gray wolves.
Second, the wolfdog was active in the vicinity of where it was first spotted. Within a five-kilometer radius, there were no human settlements or man-made structures, but there were hiking trails.
