Chapter 519: First Visit to CSI New York Laboratory
Just listen to Utopia or something like that. The real reason is that the several communities near here are basically dominated by middle-class and above white families, many of whom are powerful. A powerful person.
For example, in the remote woods where Jack is now, you should not expect a half-bar signal on your mobile phone under normal circumstances, but now the signal is full bar. There is no need to think about the reason.
Jack called Jubal Valentine. He looked a little excited on the other side of the phone. It was obvious that the free days after the end of the last case had suffocated him.
“We have confirmed the identity of the girl, whose fingerprint information matches a long-term tourist visa, named Hailey Nureyev, 22 years old, a citizen of Ukraine.
The immigration information shows that she flew from Kiev to JFK International Airport the year before last. I sent you the photo. "
Jack directly chose to publish it, then clicked on the mailbox and found the photo sent by Jubal, "This girl doesn't look like a Ukrainian. ”
There is not much difference between Ukrainians and Russians. Their facial features are softer than those of Europeans and Americans. Girls mostly have short round faces, small chins, straight noses, and the tip of the nose looks like a small round. Ball.
So netizens in the previous life of Seris always had a stereotype that the quality of Maomei was higher than that of Europe and the United States. The reason is that Maomei is more in line with Asian aesthetics
"Hailey's mother is an American, from northern California. She studied abroad in the late 1990s and fell in love with a Ukrainian. Then she went to Ukraine and settled there until she died of illness a few years ago. ”
Jubal Valentine spoke intermittently, and there was the sound of flipping paper. It must be that someone was constantly supplementing the information he had just collected.
Hannah poked her head to the side and asked, "So what did Hailey do in New York? To seek refuge with her relatives?"
"I don't know, it seems like she has no relatives in the United States. Her mother is an only child and her grandparents have long since passed away. The address shown on her visa is the Sutton Suites Hotel, but we just checked with the hotel and couldn’t find her check-in information.”
“Model or call girl?” Jack had roughly guessed the girl's true situation.
“I prefer the latter, of course it could be both.” Jubal Valentine said bluntly.
At this time, Mike Taylor waved to the two of them, "Hey Jack, I'm about to go back to the laboratory. Our forensics has made preliminary conclusions. Do you want to come with me?"
Jack looked subconsciously. I glanced at the time and saw that it was just after noon. CSI's forensic efficiency was somewhat outrageous. I quickly responded, said hello to Dana Moger, and left with Hannah.
Following Mike Taylor's car to the CSI laboratory, the equipment here once again opened Jack's eyes. He thought that the CSI laboratory in Las Vegas was already trenchant enough, but it turned out that the laboratory in New York It is not inferior to it, it seems to be even worse.
He saw more than a dozen high-end mass spectrometers with different functions and models, and even more instruments that he could not recognize but were valuable at first glance.
Mike Taylor came to the forensic laboratory located in the basement. A handsome black forensic doctor with obvious mixed-race features was busy in front of the autopsy table.
"Dr. Hawk, thank you for your hard work." Mike Taylor introduced the two parties to each other. This black forensic doctor is named Sheldon Hawk. He is in his early thirties, has a beard, and has a gentle and gentle temperament that is rare for African Americans. .
“I compared the most skeletal and the least decomposed corpses of two victims who had been killed over the past three years. The most recent victim died a month ago. .
The common feature is that each of them has been stabbed at least thirty times, and the murder weapon is a five-inch long dagger-shaped blade with a serrated side.
I still have it. A small piece of peeled skin of similar size was found above their left breasts."
As he spoke, he lifted up the white cloth covering a corpse. This should be what he said was death. The most recent corpse.
In early spring in New York, especially along the northern bay coast of Long Island, although the humidity is high, the temperature has been very low. Although the smell of corpses is pungent, the corruption is not very serious, at least not to the level of giant view. Perhaps this It is also related to the fact that the body has been buried underground. "And I found that the deceased all showed the professional characteristics of sex workers."
"Are there traces of sexually transmitted diseases?" Hannah asked.
Dr. Hawke nodded and added, "Their health is very poor, almost everyone has had a history of abortion, and the cosmetics they use are also very cheap."
"God, the information says most of them are under 20 years old." Hannah had not shown any discomfort due to the severe body odor before, but now she covered her mouth in shock.
"Serial killers do tend to target selective workers because they are easy to be left alone and are not easily detected even if they disappear."
Jack is considering whether to ask the BAU for help. Judging from the situation at the scene, It may take a long time to hope that CSI can find enough evidence to advance the investigation of the case, and this case does show obvious characteristics of a serial killer.
At this time, Mike Taylor seemed to have discovered something, "What is this? Like some kind of mark?" He was referring to the blackened yellow fat particles at the wound position exposed after the skin on the deceased's chest was peeled off. Below, there seems to be some pattern residue on the dark red muscle tissue.
"Good eyesight." Dr. Hawke put on rubber gloves and flattened the wound as much as possible. "I have recorded it in the autopsy report before. It seems that the murderer deliberately removed a mark.
But it’s not like a tattoo, because tattoos usually only penetrate the ink into the dermal tissue, and this mark has penetrated deep into the dermis and even left traces on the muscle tissue.”
"Could it be a brand?" As soon as Jack spoke, he rejected this guess himself, "No, even the brand cannot be so deep."
Mike Taylor frowned and revealed the answer, " If it is scratched with a hot blade, it will be like this. I have dealt with some human trafficking cases in Eastern Europe. Some Eastern European gangs will use similar methods to leave marks on their slaves.”
The scene fell into silence for a while.
After a while, Jack continued, "Is there any hope of reproducing the original pattern?"
Dr. Hawke shook his head, "The entire skin has been cut off, and the body has rotted. , the remaining part is not enough to present the complete pattern
My advice is, take a chance on that survivor. ”
As soon as he thought of it, Jack called Jubal directly and explained the current findings. Soon, Jubal gave him a positive reply after contacting the hospital.
"Hailey is out of danger and has regained consciousness, but she still has surgery ahead. If you act quickly enough, you can have a short visiting time during this period. "
Jack and Hannah turned to leave, but were stopped by Dr. Hawke, "One more thing, I found that one of the girls had had prosthetic implants, uh, breast augmentation, but using The material is very rare and is polypropylene amine. ”
“Isn’t this kind of material already eliminated a long time ago? You said that most of the deceased were under 20 years old, but prostheses made of polypropylene amine were replaced by safer materials in the 1990s. ”
Jack was a little confused. Although his forensic skills were enhanced by the system, there was still a big gap between his knowledge reserve and that of a real forensic doctor. However, he was constantly learning on a daily basis, and this happened to be within his current knowledge category.
“As far as I know, this cheap material is still used only in Eastern European countries.” Dr. Hawke said.
Jack and Hannah said goodbye and left the CSI laboratory, and rushed directly to New York's Columbia and Cornell Presbyterian Hospital with the siren on. This hospital located in Manhattan is not only New York City, but also the largest and most populous hospital in the United States. One of the best general hospitals.
(End of this chapter)