Chapter 856 Hancheng Strategy (10)
"What is this?" When he saw Jack using tweezers to pick out a thin black thread from the corner of the deceased's eye, and carefully observing it under the desktop magnifying glass, his expression remained patient. Aubrey, who couldn't help but turn pale, asked from the side.
The death time of the third victim was no more than 4 hours. Although the wounds on his face were equally horrific, the psychological impact on people was much better than that of the previous one.
Clay's performance this time was very different from before. Even a weakling like Aubrey did not show much discomfort and was very attentive to observing and learning.
"It's an absorbable suture, model 7/0." The female forensic doctor sent by South Korea to assist looked at the magnifying glass and said with certainty.
"Is it the kind of cosmetic thread commonly used in cosmetic surgeries?" Jack took the glass dish from Clay and put the suture in it.
The female forensic doctor nodded. Although her expression could not be seen due to the mask, her confusion could be seen in her eyes, "Yes, she seems to have undergone an extreme plastic surgery.< br>
The two previous corpses were severely decomposed, which may have led to some misjudgments.”
“What do you mean?” Although the female forensic doctor’s accent is a bit strange, we can finally communicate directly. Clay asked quickly.
“For example, her chin.” After being reminded by the female forensic doctor, Jack suddenly realized, “The wounds on the mandible of this corpse were not caused by brute force using tools such as pliers. The incisions on the bones were more like Mimic T-shaped osteotomy ”
"Please speak human language." Aubrey said that he had not heard of some professional words.
“T-shaped osteotomy is a surgical method of chin plastic surgery. By cutting off a section of bone in the middle of the chin, and then inserting titanium nails to push the mandible bone toward the middle, the chin can be made more pointed, forming a The so-called V-shaped face. "
Jack gestured with his fingers. This surgery is much more complicated than a simple chin circumcision, but it can effectively shorten the length of the chin and make the entire face look slimmer. For juvenile state.
Then he pointed to the nose of the deceased and asked, "Is this a sign of imitating rhinoplasty surgery? Both sides of the nostrils were cut, and the cartilage of the nasal septum also showed signs of being cut."
< br>The female forensic doctor stood opposite him and hummed after hearing this. She was examining the canthus of the deceased's eye. Jack had just found the suture line in this area. "In addition, the canthus of the eye was cut and sutured. This is Canthoplasty, in addition to removal of part of the eyelids
However, I am not sure whether it was a simple eyelid plastic surgery or a double eyelid surgery. The deceased had double eyelids, just like her nose, and did not need rhinoplasty. "
"But there were no surgical sutures found on the faces of the first two deceased people, right? Did it degrade as the body decayed? "Clay probably understood what extreme plastic surgery was. The murderer used the victim as an experimental subject to practice plastic surgery.
Jack shook his head, "Even the absorbable sutures are artificially synthesized with protein. Yes, absorbable means that the human body will absorb this protein, but it is not easily degraded on corpses. This is a new method, which shows that the murderer's methods are improving. ”
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Farewell to the professional female forensic doctor and leave the morgue, the three of them met Ma Xidao waiting here at the door. He was grabbing a fried dough stick and eating it with relish. There is also a bag that looks like breakfast for everyone.
"Eat it while it's hot. It's hard to find breakfast restaurants in Korea. Coffee shops don't open until 9 or 10 o'clock."
Although his behavior was somewhat rude, he won the unanimous approval of the three FBIs. Grateful, they were woken up in the middle of the night and were already ravenous by now.
The previous autopsy was only a preliminary examination and had not yet progressed to the disembowelment stage. Even Aubrey didn't take much time to recover and grabbed the fried dough sticks and ate them while walking.
South Koreans, especially young people, basically do not have the habit of eating breakfast. Coupled with the bad eating habits of donton kimchi, their incidence of gastrointestinal diseases and gastric cancer has always remained the first in the world. The four of them had breakfast on the roadside. Perhaps because the hot pot meal last night brought the two parties closer together, Ma Xidao did not wear formal clothes today, but put on a blue and white striped sweatshirt to match his figure. , looking more like a fitness instructor than a police officer.
He casually wiped his oily hands with paper, took out an ordinary tourist map from his pocket and spread it out in front of everyone.
Itaewon is a section consisting of a main street and many alleys. It is about a 1.4-kilometer long section from Itaewon 1-dong to Hannam-dong 2.
Dong originally means village in Korean, and later it gradually evolved into the meaning of neighborhood, which is somewhat similar to the term "new village" or "street" in Chinese cities.
Ma Xidao drew a cross in an alley on the west side of Itaewon’s main street, “This is the result of my team’s investigation just now, the place where the body of the first deceased, Barbara Walker, was abandoned. It should be here."
Jack took the map and clicked on the cross in the northeast of Itaewon, "Is this the location of the abandoned body of the second deceased Jessica?"
"That's right, there are only two alleys between the two sides." Ma Xidao then drew a cross on the southeast corner, forming a triangle with the previous two crosses. "This is the place where the third victim's body was abandoned yesterday. The two places are separated by two streets and three streets respectively. "
Clay grinned, feeling a little incredible, "That means the total of the three corpse dumping places does not exceed the scope of 4 streets? "
This murderer is very courageous, and Jack’s expression is also very wonderful. He said in his heart that if Red is here, he will be happy, because it will be a simple geographical profile that he has done, using three dots to draw a circle. , the total area is less than 1 square kilometer.
“The murderer may be someone who works or lives in this area.”
But as a local, Ma Seok-do wanted to know more about the situation in Itaewon and looked at the three figures on the map. Chacha crossed her arms rather awkwardly.
"This investigation work is not easy to do. This is the most central and most prosperous area in Itaewon. Have you gained anything in it before?" As he spoke, he pursed his lips toward the morgue.
Jack recounted their latest discovery, “Given that South Korea is the plastic surgery capital of the world, plastic surgery can even be considered part of your culture.
Also considering the cost of performing these surgeries. We suspect that the murderer may be a Korean, and his occupation is related to plastic surgery."
Ma Xidao scratched the back of his head in distress, "Almost one-third of the beautiful girls in Seoul are here. There are many black clinics around that can perform plastic surgery, but I finally have a direction. Can I narrow down the target a little bit more, just use your geographical profile?”
“OK, I’ll try. Try." Jack smiled and took out his cell phone to call Hannah.
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“Yes, Alice and I checked the victim’s credit card consumption records. Barbara Walker went to the ‘Red Petal’ flower shop almost twice a week to buy flowers, and Jessica went to the ‘Red Petal’ flower shop almost twice a week. I will go to the 'Shining Nails' salon for a manicure. The two locations are less than 20 meters apart."
Hannah let out a long yawn after speaking, but she still couldn't hide the emotion in her voice. Excited, "The store where Elsa Bilquist works is also on the same street, and if she goes home directly from get off work, she will pass by the same place every day."
According to the address she gave, Jack drew a circle on the map at a location between three crosses.
(End of this chapter)