Chapter 395 Re-enactment of the scene
Although everyone tacitly agrees on certain things, when they go out to handle cases, especially during the investigation of the case, Jack and Jiejie are more careful and rarely talk to each other in private. close.
This is a special situation. Someone has been a "pornography appraiser" for two consecutive days and thinks it is necessary to correct his "surname" habit in time.
The place we are going to today is too far away from Denver. Although Jack’s Raptor F150 does not have a siren, this time because it is a private car for public use, he brought an extra portable police light.
Speeding at speeds of 100 miles (160 kilometers) an hour with police lights flashing, the raptor finally made it to Pagosa Springs just before noon.
Pagosa Springs is a well-known tourist attraction in Colorado. There is a geothermal hot spring claimed to be the deepest in the world on the outskirts, and there is also a large hot spring resort.
Their destination today was a house in a middle-class community in a suburban county. Jack stepped forward and knocked on the door, showing his FBI ID.
"Mr. Overholt? I am Agent Tavole, and this is Agent Rossi."
The middle-aged white man who opened the door was slightly startled, and subconsciously looked at The little boy who was playing behind him took two steps forward, walked to the porch, and closed the door behind him.
"FBI? How can I help?"
Rossi put away his ID and asked, "You have lived here for four years, right?"
The white man named Overholt nodded, with a confused expression.
"Then I think you should know what happened here when you bought the house, right?" Rossi asked tentatively.
Overholt breathed a sigh of relief, having roughly guessed the purpose of the two people's visit, and whispered.
“My son doesn’t know about this, and I don’t want him to be scared.”
"Of course." Jack took two steps back, leaving as much room for conversation as possible.
"We understand, we just want to see the basement."
"No problem, just a moment." Overholt turned around and went into the house to get the key, and then left again He came out, tilted his head towards the two people, and motioned for them to follow him.
Going around the porch and coming to the side of the house, Overholt relaxed his voice and said.
“If the agent hadn’t proactively lowered the price to one-fifth of the surrounding house prices, I wouldn’t have bought this place. Since I moved in, I’ve locked the basement. You know, after all Here"
He paused and showed an embarrassed smile, "It's not useful anyway. When it rains, there will be water inside, making it extremely humid, and the circuit is also a mess."
Go to the back of the house. , he took out the key, opened a padlock, and opened two cellar doors that were at a 60-degree angle to the ground.
"Well, I hope you don't mind going down by yourself."
Jack took out his flashlight and walked in front of Rosie, "We won't stay long."
The basement is quite large, about 50 to 60 square meters, but the strong musty smell confirms the current owner's statement that it is very damp down there, and few people come inside.
This is good news for Jack and Rosie, which shows that many traces of the scene are likely to be preserved.
BAU is not CSI. They do not need clear evidence. A lot of evidence that cannot be used in court is a disaster for CSI, but for BAU, it is an important reference for psychological profiling of suspects.
“Are you interested in recreating the scene?” Rosie also turned on the flashlight and followed Jack.
"Uh" Jack flipped through the file sent by Garcia in his hand, and began to reconstruct the suspect's crime process based on the injuries found on the deceased's body described by the forensic doctor above.
"The suspect must have planned it for a long time. He made an appointment with Diana Foster, a real estate agent, under the guise of viewing a house. After viewing the main room of the house just now, he left Beforehand, he pretended to casually ask if he could see the basement.
Unlike California, Colorado is the hardest hit area by tornadoes. Most houses here have basements. Diana Foster led him down here without thinking much about it. ”
“Then, bang! "Rosie pointed at the back of Jack's head, waved the flashlight in her hand, and continued. "Just like this, this guy gave her a blow, making her lose consciousness, and then closed the door.
This place is located underground, quite far away from the surrounding neighbors. He can do whatever he wants without even gagging the victim. Maybe this is what he likes. ”
Jack shined his flashlight everywhere, and finally stopped on the wooden support beam, which had obvious traces of being rubbed by the rope.
"The autopsy report specifically noted the bruises on the arms of the deceased. The victim was hung up, just like the guy had drawn."
"Damn." Jack hated his excessive behavior at this time. Excellent imagination, such as "single pillar binding", "double pillar binding" and the like, began to attack his originally normal "surname" habit.
“The victim was tortured for a long time, and finally an electric current was passed through. The victim struggled to dodge, and finally the electric shock caused him to convulse all over, which made him even more excited.
However, the autopsy report stated that "The electric shock burns on the body are inconsistent with those caused by electric cattle prods or Taser guns. Do you think the murder weapon will be the one in his picture?"
Rossi looked a little confused.
Jack shook his head, "The kind of battery he drew requires a large battery, which is not convenient to carry. Maybe he made improvements later, but I doubt this guy used local materials."
As he spoke, After looking around for the direction of the wires, he kicked aside a pile of debris to reveal a socket installed against the wall. With a flick of his hand, the socket cover fell off. It had obviously been tampered with.
"The socket box has been simply modified, and the clip is still on the wire."
Rosie pouted, "This guy is very handy."
Jack thought Looking at the pile of textbooks found in the warehouse, "Although this guy has not received higher education, he was a 'good' student who was serious in class when he was in a vocational school."
Rossi sighed, "The techniques are too sophisticated. This can't be his first victim. He planned everything, made full use of various conditions, and left enough time for him to enjoy it slowly for a long time." , there was no mistake in the process.”
There was no more harvest in the basement. After bidding farewell to the current owner, Jack and Rosie set out on their way home.
The Raptor F150 was still speeding on the highway with its lights on all the way until Rossi's cell phone rang and he saw that the video request was from Garcia. He quickly raised his finger to signal Jack to slow down.
“Three more female victims matching the description, ranging in age from 31 to 38, were found dead on the side of highways in New Mexico, Kansas and Utah.
The bodies were found The whole barley was found to be consistent with the characteristics of electric burns. Oh my God, it’s so scary. I will definitely have nightmares tonight.”
Garcia's mood was rarely so low, and he looked frightened.
Rossi didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only discuss the matter first, "Garcia, when is the time?"
Garcia replied, "From 12 to 2014 In the fall, I am comparing the relevant information with the federal missing persons database. Because the bodies were abandoned across state lines, these cases were initially classified as anonymous and there will be no further investigation.
I guess it will wait until you return. When I was in Denver, I was able to sort out all the information.”
It’s really a federal specialty that I have to taste, but because I’m not a resident of this state, I just listed it as anonymous when I didn’t have any more clues, and I didn’t even bother. Take the time to request permission to search the federal missing persons database.
Someone who was listening while driving silently rolled his eyes and made no comment.
“Thank you Garcia.” Rossi hung up the video and turned to Jack.
“It seems that this is just the beginning. Unfortunately, Agent Moss guessed that he is another serial killer similar to Ted Bundy or the Green River Killer. I can almost foresee that the media will What kind of reaction was it?"
Jack snorted, "I don't know what the media's reaction will be, but Agent Moss's ecstatic look has already appeared in my mind. , I shudder when I think of her excitement when she found the body."
(End of this chapter)