 He provides resources for Alex, which helps lead to another serial killer by the name of "The Gentleman Caller", who stalks people on the Western Coast of California.At the end of the novel, both killers are linked together and are killed by Alex, and all kidnapped women are freed, finally ending the case.During the book, it is hinted that Kyle may have murdered a reporter named Beth Lieberman, who was researching the Gentleman Caller.