Chapter 415 Showing Prowess and Banana Water
“‘Green River Killer’ Gary Ridgeway buried his victim’s body in the dense woods in the outer suburbs of Seattle, and investigators never thought of searching there because they Too focused on investigating the Green River area," Hotchner said.
"Of course, but I don't mean to offend, but in this case we don't need to go to the dense forest to find the body." Detective Lyman was still a little unconvinced.
“These four families of victims all live in the city, and their addresses are connected by a highway.”
“But giving him such a code name will inevitably lead to misleading and will It gave all the police officers involved the illusion that they only needed to investigate this highway, but you have no evidence to prove that the murderer will only commit crimes along Highway 99, right?”
Detective Lyman was silent for a long time, and then nodded reluctantly, "I understand, the differences have been resolved, are there any other issues? Sir."
He knew in his heart that Hotchner was right. It makes sense, but it's a bit difficult to live up to in terms of face, but even though they don't belong to the same system, Hotchner can still crush people to death at the highest level.
After all, the BAU team was invited to direct the investigation. From the moment his superiors made this decision, it was destined that Detective Lyman could only hold back his dissatisfaction.
Detective Lyman said casually, but he did not expect Hotchner to turn his attention to the bustling and busy people outside the conference room.
“There are too many people. Do all these people outside have to stay here?”
"What?" Detective Lyman doubted his ears.
"This is just a headquarters, isn't it? Why are so many people staying here?" Hotchner asked.
“But these people started working on this case long before you arrived, and they also came from afar.”
Hotchner didn’t care about Detective Lyman’s words. "A command does not need so many auxiliary personnel. I am not asking them to leave the task force. Letting these detectives return to their respective police stations is obviously more conducive to the development of investigation operations."
Detective Lyman forced himself to smile, "I'll let them go back."
With that said, he left the conference room and walked towards the police detectives outside.
"If Hodge becomes the president of this country, our bureaucracy will become more efficient than ever." Jack returned to the conference room carrying several cups of coffee like magic.
"I'm just discussing the matter." Hotchner rarely defended himself.
"I'll leave this to you, Dr. Red." As he spoke, he took off the A4 paper with the words "Highway 99 Killer" printed on it next to the map and said to Red.
"Guys, another latest murder occurred in the city of Modesto." Jiejie walked in quickly with her mobile phone and took a cup of coffee from Jack's hand.
"The murderer went south again." Rhett walked to the map and drew a circle around the city of Modesto.
Hotchner looked at Jack, Emily and Rosie who had stood up, "You three go to Modesto City, we will stay here for the time being."
"I Come and drive." Rosie extended her hand to Jack enthusiastically.
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Modesto is only 120 kilometers away from Sacramento, less than a two-hour drive. When Rossi parked the "Mammoth" on the side of the road, he was still a little unfinished.
"Hennessy has also launched a muscle car in addition to this pickup truck. The 'ZL1 Exorcist' is a modified version of the Camaro. You can consider it."
Jack remembered that he had previously found it online Based on the information, with Rossi’s worth, he should be able to easily get one.
Rossi seemed a little moved, but finally shook his head, "My age is not suitable for such a high-profile sports style."
The three of them came outside the blockade and faced each other. Several police officers showed their IDs, and an old police detective with gray hair and about the same age as Rosie quickly came out.
"I'm Detective Daniels." "I'm Detective Tavole, and these are Agents Rossi and Prentiss." Jack took the initiative to introduce himself.
A few people shook hands, and Detective Daniels took the initiative to lead the way, "Please come with me."
However, when he turned around, he saw the three of them stopped motionless.
"Is there any problem?"
"This family doesn't have a dog?" Jack looked around. The victim's house was the most common wooden independent villa, with an attic and a yard. and garage, but he saw no dog stakes or dog house on the lawn.
"Yeah, no dogs, no alarms, even the porch light is off." Detective Daniels spread his hands.
Teacher Rossi began to teach, "This house has the three basic elements that a robber is looking for. There is no dog, no alarm, and no lights on. This also shows that the suspect has enough patience. He is dedicated to Look for those houses that are easy to attack."
Then he looked at a few elderly people standing outside the cordon and asked, "Are those nearby neighbors?"
Police Officer Daniels. Nodding, "Yes, we just finished the transcript."
Emily took the initiative to take over the work, "I'll go talk to them."
Jack and Rosie then walked into the house with Detective Daniels.
The room is exquisitely decorated, with carpets on the living room floor. Everything is arranged in an orderly, clean and tidy manner. Although this family is not a middle-class family, it can be clearly seen that the owner's pursuit of life is obvious.
When I walked into the bedroom, the smell of blood hit my face. The forensics officers had just taken away the body. There were splashes of blood everywhere on the originally clean walls, carpets, and sheets that had been thrown to the floor.
“Is that the murder weapon?” Jack glanced at the electric iron on the bedside table that seemed to have been soaked in blood.
"Yes, we found the remaining brain tissue of the deceased on it." Detective Daniels said and handed over an evidence bag and motioned for Jack to open it and see. Inside was a small ball of cloth.
Jack put on his gloves and opened the sealed bag, and a pungent smell suddenly spread into the air.
"Banana water?"
"Probably so." The detective nodded, looking a little confused, "I found it in the bathroom after arriving at the scene. I don't know what the murderer used it for. Use."
Jack smiled, the identity of the murderer seemed to have been partially revealed.
Rosie was also surprised to see his expression, "You actually know such a thing?"
Jack shrugged, "Have you forgotten that I grew up on the edge of the slums?"
Of course, Jack didn't know if the original person understood this. This was actually something he learned in his previous life. Useful knowledge.
In a country with strict drug control, some people turn to super glue, banana water, deodorant and even nail polish remover in order to feel better.
These types of things all contain chemical components that belong to the same category - volatile aromatic hydrocarbons, or volatile organic solvents.
Let’s count the votes
(End of this chapter)