Chapter 762 The Story of Jubal
The next morning, after reading a stack of files, Jack called Aubrey and Jiejie to his office and arranged for them to visit Kerry Mack Mei's sister.
Although they didn’t quite understand why they wanted to distract their attention on an old case at this time, the two of them still followed the order. In fact, not only were they puzzled by this, but even Jack I didn't see any problems from the dossier.
The motive for the crime, the DNA evidence found in the deceased's body, the surveillance video of the murderer appearing near the deceased's workplace, and the witness's confession formed a perfect closed loop.
Except for the fact that Kerry McMay never admitted that he was the murderer, everything from the arrest procedure to the court trial seemed to be impeccable.
If I had to give a reason, it would be that when Jack saw the tape of Jubal's interrogation of Kerry McMay, something felt wrong.
Of course, this kind of irregularity does not mean that Jubal acted illegally during the interrogation process. In fact, there is no need to go to war in this kind of case.
Even Jack and Danny use an interrogation room with surveillance that can never be repaired very often. It's not an urgent case or a heinous bastard, and it's not worth the risk of being investigated by the Department of Justice. Then do it.
This feeling of something wrong was actually vague when Jack saw Kerry McMahe's photo when he got the file, but it became clearer after seeing the video.
Speaking of a handsome guy who looks like Brad Pitt, is it really necessary to use violent means to force and eventually kill an ordinary coffee shop waitress?
Of course, there are not all perverts with handsome looks, and there are also some good-looking serial killers in the United States, who have even attracted many hopelessly handsome and fanatical fans.
Another example is Dick Reed, who died under Frank Regan's gun. In terms of appearance alone, there was no need for him to be a serial rapist, but the facts proved that this guy was a pervert. .
So appearance alone could not explain anything. Aubrey and Jiejie, who then returned to the headquarters, also gave the results of their investigation.
"Kerry McMay's sister admitted that she had perjured herself at the time and that the alibi was false." Aubrey said straightforwardly.
Jiejie added, “I also called and checked with several of his friends, and their opinions were almost unanimous. Before becoming addicted to drugs, Kerry McMay was a pretty good person. Generous and caring
But then everything changed. Bastard was the word they used most, followed by aggressive. ”
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The time came at night, and Jack packed his things and got ready to get off work. There was not much progress in the new case today. Although a lot of people were assigned, three bodies were sunk to the bottom of the lake. The time span is close to 3 months, and there is a vast amount of surveillance video data at various entrances to Central Park, which cannot be analyzed in a short time.
In addition, Jack himself spent most of the day on the matter that Jubal asked. So far, they have just completed most of the background investigation work.
There are no big problems with the three victims. Apart from their slightly outstanding appearance, just from the perspective of their life trajectories, they are all normal people and work normally. He has no bad habits in life, and his private life is also very clean. He is not a high-risk group who is a prostitute.
The only one who has made progress so far is Isobel. She got rid of the administrator of the website. Although the other party was very reluctant, he still handed over the list of all IP addresses that logged into the website.
These materials have just been handed over to the IT department. All the otakus are probably going to work overtime tonight. Just when Jack was passing by the corridor and wondering which girl he should coax to come to the dormitory to accompany him at night, he glanced over inadvertently. I saw Jubal hiding alone in a small conference room.
"OK, now let's review what you did the night you killed Casey."
"It's totally unnecessary, because I didn't kill her, I never You’ve killed anyone, why don’t you believe me!”
“Kerry, blind confrontation will only increase your sentence after going to court. Explain the whole story clearly. Maybe I can tell it for you in front of the judge. Intercede, we’ve got it”
This conversation was very familiar to Jack. It was the video of Jubal's interrogation of Kerry McMay that he had watched several times this morning.
Knocking lightly on the door of the small conference room, attracting Jubal's attention, Jack walked in and closed the door at the same time, "What? Aubrey and Jiejie's investigation still failed to let you know Do you want to convince yourself and eliminate the doubts in your heart?"
Jubal's face was a little ugly, and he seemed to be looking back at the past. "Well, I always feel that maybe, there may be something that I ignored at the beginning. Something."
He turned the laptop screen to Jack, pointed at the paused screen and said, "Did you see that coffee cup on the table? It's full of vodka."
"Wow." Jack said with a hint of "admiration" on his face, "If I hadn't pointed this out specifically, I wouldn't have even seen anything unclear in your speech."
Jubal didn't care about this little irony and continued on his own.
“That night, after the case was finalized, I went to the bar and got myself drunk. It was not to celebrate, but just to anesthetize myself with alcohol, because my life at that time It was a mess. My wife and I were separated, my two kids hated my drunk dad, and I slept with my partner, and we ended up breaking up. ”
“ Huh?" Jack tried not to show too much surprise. Yesterday, this guy only said that he cheated on his wife after they separated. He didn't expect the specific details to be so exciting.
“Yeah, yeah, I was an asshole then, and now it’s like it’s happening again, I contacted her yesterday and told her there might be something fishy about the Kerry McMahe case.
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But she is about to be promoted, and if there is really a problem with this case, it will probably cause her to lose her job. I know it is time to let go, but I still can't"
Jack raised his hand to stop what he said next, The woman Jubal mentioned was obviously the partner with whom he had a relationship, but that is not the point.
"These are two different things. In my opinion, it is better for you to waste time here looking back with self-pity and regret. It’s better to focus on new cases together with us.
We are facing a serial killer, and new bodies may appear at any time. Regardless of whether Kerry McMay is innocent or not, when we catch the murderer, everything will naturally come to light. ”
Jubal’s expression froze, “What you said makes sense, I’m just”
Jack looked at the time and saw that it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. He simply suggested, "Why don't we go have something to eat together? This is not a suitable place for chatting."
One hour later , in a private room of a hotel in Chinatown, there were three simple dishes and one soup, squirrel mandarin fish, shrimp tendons, garlic water spinach and a fish head soup. Jubal devoured two bowls of rice before leaning back on the chair for a long time. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"If you hadn't reminded me, I would have even forgotten that I didn't eat much today."
Jack just ate a sandwich to fill his stomach at night, and originally planned to go back and make a For a late night snack, he was trying to fool Hannah or Jiejie into following him back to the dormitory. Now the plan fell through, so he just settled down and waited to hear the story.
“So, what happened later that made you determined to change everything and get back on your feet, just because your partner broke up with you?
At that time, you and your ex-wife had separated and eventually divorced. It seems that there is no need to be too harsh in terms of morality. Of course, the regulations of the bureau are indeed a problem, but obviously it is not difficult to circumvent this, so."
Jubal's expression was a little tangled, even a little embarrassed, "That was just one of them. Although my wife and I had been separated for a while at that time, we had not officially talked about divorce. After everything happened, , my partner made it clear to me that she couldn't be a third party, so we broke up.
At the same time, another thing happened, that is, the night I mentioned, the night the case ended, I drank myself to death. Early the next morning, I was in the driveway behind my car. When I woke up, I couldn't remember what happened before. "
As he spoke, Jubal was lost in memories, his eyes flashing, "Then I discovered that there was a huge dent in the front of my car, and there were a lot of bloodstains. "
Jack's eyelids twitched and he couldn't help but straighten up. The sequel of this story was somewhat beyond his expectation.
"No, no, no, it's not what you think." Jubal quickly explained, "I reported all these things afterwards, all the things about the collision and escape.
Afterwards, the ERT team conducted a From the evidence, it wasn’t human blood. They didn’t tell me what kind of animal it was, but they just confirmed that it wasn’t human blood.”
“Fortunately, it’s not.” He paused, still feeling frightened, and at the same time, Jack relaxed. He took a breath and said, "Anyway, I went to an alcohol rehab meeting later. After that, I confessed to my wife the previous incident, the incident with my partner.
Then the labor pains that followed, The painful divorce, the painful withdrawal from alcohol, and the three-month suspension from work are all over.
I quit drinking, and although I am divorced, my relationship with my ex-wife and children is still good. Yes, work has resumed, but..."
"But the scars are still there." Jack continued, "This case reminds you of the Kerry McMay case, and it opens up those scars.
You thought you were back on the road. , but you are inevitably worried that the scars have not completely healed, and there is still something left inside.
Instinct tells you that you should re-open the wound, clean it, and then bandage it, but you are worried about cutting it. After opening it, what I saw was a hopeless sore.”
(End of Chapter)