Chapter 303 Imitation Case
Pingyang County, conference room.
The pale projector beam is projected on the screen.
Three photos of the murdered women appeared on the screen one after another, all of them were young women.
Tang Kai stood under the curtain, holding the remote control in his hand.
His figure flickered in and out, and his voice was sonorous: "On December 25, 1997, the body of the victim Zhang Feng was found in the back hill of this high school. She was 18 years old. After graduating from high school, she was just preparing to attend Work.
The time of her murder was from ten o'clock that night to eight o'clock the next morning. The reason for this time was Because Zhang Feng's body was discovered a week later.
The forensic doctor at the time did not give a precise time.
The reporter was a group of students from Yamashita High School. While hiking on the weekend, I accidentally discovered this body..."
Speaking of this, Tang Kai pressed the remote control.
Photos of the crime scene immediately appeared on the big screen.
The site is a slightly flat piece of mud, surrounded by trees and thorn bushes.
Zhang Feng was naked, with messy hair and dilated pupils.
Her face was pale, and her right neck was stabbed several times with a sharp knife. The blood spurted out and was soaked in the brown soil.
In addition, there was a corn cob stuffed in her mouth, as well as her lower body...
There were bruises on the thighs and inner thighs, and black blood stains.
There are hundreds of photos of the scene, all taken from different angles by the investigating police officers.
Luo Rui squinted slightly and asked: "Is there any trace of the body being moved?"
Tang Kai looked at him in surprise: "How did you tell?"
"Corpse spots." Luo Rui explained: "The position of the corpse spots is not right because the blood is sinking..."
"That's right." Tang Kai nodded slightly and interrupted him, as if he didn't want Luo Rui to show off.
“After the reporter called the police, when the police rushed over, they found Zhang Qin’s body in a den, and the murderer also cut off the surrounding thorns to cover the body. But at the crime scene, It is indeed not there, but on the hillside..."
Before Tang Kai finished speaking, the gray-haired old man stood up and interrupted him: "Team Tang, you have just arrived and you don't know the situation at that time. It's better for me to explain it."
Hearing this, Tang Kai was choked up. He looked for the deputy bureau chief and instructor sitting at the top with his eyes.
But the two of them were indifferent. They just said politely to the old man: "Uncle Pang, it's best for you to tell the story. You were involved in this case before, and you know best."
"Thank you." The old man stood up and walked under the screen.
Tang Kai coughed awkwardly and handed him the remote control.
"Take it, I don't know how to use this." The old man shook his head, then looked at Luo Rui who was sitting aside: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Pang Zhong, I was the deputy director of Pingyang County before I retired. Captain."
Luo Rui quickly greeted: "Captain Pang."
Pang Zhong looked at him seriously, and then took out a book with frayed edges from his pocket. An old-fashioned notebook with a cowhide cover and paper edges torn.
Pang Zhong licked his fingers, opened his notebook, then glanced at everyone and said: "On January 2, 1997, we received an alarm saying that a female body was found in the back hill of Pingyang County High School. When we rushed there, It was discovered that the scene had been destroyed, with at least dozens of students surrounding it. Around the corpse.
These people came to see the corpse out of curiosity, so this made our investigation very difficult.
However, from the on-site investigation. , we extracted a stranger’s footprints, 4 Shoes of size 1. At that time, there was no surveillance and no witnesses were found. We also investigated Zhang Feng’s social relationships, so this footprint was the only evidence.
We found experts in the city. To identify, through the texture of the sole, trace This is a pair of Nike shoes. These shoes were in our county, and they were in 1997, which simply indicated the identity of the murderer.
So we quickly searched for the owner of these shoes, and then found a suspicious person. , his name is Li Yang! ”
Speaking of this name, Luo Rui noticed that Pang Zhong's tone was lower and several other leaders touched their noses.
Luo Rui quickly asked: "Who is Li Yang?"
The deputy bureau of Pingyang County took over: "He also graduated from this high school, but because of his poor academic performance He was poor, so he enrolled in a medical college in this county."
Luo Rui smiled and said, "I heard that he still has it. So-and-so’s only son?”
The deputy director touched his nose again, but Pang Zhong said bluntly: “Yes, but this has nothing to do with the case. We took Li Yang into the interrogation room at that time. , according to his confession, he did go to Houshan at that time for the purpose of meeting Zhang Feng
The two people were classmates, but he left at 8pm on December 25. Their home was just one kilometer away. He left on a bicycle, and on the way home, he also went to the canteen. He bought a pack of cigarettes and even though there were witnesses to prove it to him, he did not admit to killing anyone. "
Luo Rui squinted slightly and asked the key question: "Da Pang, what I want to ask is, is the forensic autopsy report accurate about the time of the victim's death? "
Hearing this, the faces of the detectives in the conference room instantly became serious.
Especially the forensic doctor in a white robe stood up: "What do you mean? Do you question my master's ability? Let me tell you, the body was discovered a week later and had already begun to decompose. There was no particularly advanced equipment at that time, so it was impossible to do it with a precision within two or three hours like a fresh body. "
For his half-angry, half-defensive words, Luo Rui said indifferently: "Then you used the time of death to eliminate the suspicion of Li Yang? ”
Hearing this, Pang Zhong shook his head: "I'll explain this later, and I'll talk about the next case..."
Seeing Luo Rui frowning, Pang Zhong quickly said: "In 1998, it was also December 25th. On this day, another woman, Zheng Xueqing, was murdered. The crime occurred in In the alley of Pingyang County Grain Bureau.
The incident occurred at half past five in the morning..."
Lin Chen on the side asked doubtfully: "At half past five in the morning?"
During this period, she had been taking notes, and then she raised her head.
Pang Zhong said: "This is related to Zheng Xueqing's job. She is a sanitation worker, so she has to get up at five in the morning to go to work."
Tang Kai on the side immediately pressed the remote control, and a photo of the victim appeared on the screen .
This is behind a trash can. A thin layer of snow can still be seen on the ground, but the scarlet blood has covered the white snow.
Zheng Xueqing and Zhang Feng died exactly the same way. They were all naked, their necks were stabbed several times, and corn cobs were stuffed into their mouths and lower body.
Looking at the photo, Pang Zhong sighed: "Zheng Xueqin was 35 years old at the time, and the person who reported the crime was her colleague, but the one who worked with her was a 60-year-old woman.
At that time, this lady was clearing snow in another neighborhood because she had an ear problem, that is, her hearing was very bad.
She is also the reporter. According to her, when Zheng Xueqin was killed, she did not hear any noise and there were no pedestrians on the road.
It wasn’t until six o’clock in the morning, when she finished her work and was about to ask Zheng Xueqin to go to another neighborhood to clean up the garbage, that she discovered Zheng Xueqin’s body behind the trash can. "
"Is her confession credible? "Luo Rui asked.
Pang Zhong nodded: "It's credible. We have found a specialized doctor and tested her hearing. She needs to shout loudly to hear her from ten meters away.
Moreover, during the autopsy of Zheng Xueqin, it was found that there was a contusion on the back of her head. It should be that the murderer knocked her down before committing the crime, causing her to lose the ability to move, and then struck last.
Both Zhang Feng and Zheng Xueqin were violated. The forensic doctor concluded that the murderer used a cloud cover, but no biological traces or hair were left, and no fingerprints were collected. It is estimated that he was the murderer. Wear gloves when committing the crime. "
Lin Chen asked: "Where are the footprints? There should be footprints, right? "
She asked because it was snowing on the day Zheng Xueqin was killed, and it was very early in the morning and no passersby passed by at all.
Pang Zhong nodded immediately: "We are in Zhengzhou. Footprints were indeed found at the scene of Xueqin's murder. They were very common rain boots, and the footprints were size 41. ”
At this time, photos of footprints appeared on the big screen.
Seeing this, Lin Chen exclaimed: "Isn't this Li Yang!"
Luo Rui also narrowed his eyes slightly, including other members of the criminal team, all raised their bodies , and increased vigilance to the police officers in Pingyang County.
Pang Zhong licked his lips, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
Luo Rui saw that he was a little confused and said: "Da Pang, if you have something to hide, it's okay to say it."
"Okay then." Pang Zhong said: "When Zhang Feng was killed in 1997, we had always suspected Li Yang and did not wash away his suspicion.
But on the morning of Zheng Yuqing's murder in 1998 , we thought he committed the crime, so we found him when he couldn't provide an alibi..."
Pang Zhong opened his mouth and said. : "Because the murderer used a cloud avoidance cover, he must be..., so in order to let Li Yang prove his innocence, we..."
Seeing that he didn't speak clearly, Lin Chen blinked, curious. Looking at Luo Rui: "Team leader, what does he mean? Why can't I understand?"
Luo Rui glanced at her: "It doesn't mean anything. It's good if you don't understand."
But Tian Guanghan coughed and said like a teacher: "That's it... that!"
Lin Chen opened his clear and stupid eyes wide: "Riddler, please speak clearly, I’m good at recording.”
Tian Guanghan curled his lips and did not dare to continue.
If you tell the truth, it is X harassment.
But Lin Chen was not stupid. As soon as he connected the context, he immediately figured it out.
She blushed: "It's disgusting, they can't think of using such a method."
She didn't notice the current situation, and she also wanted to cover up her embarrassment, so she unconsciously raised her voice a few times. point.
The police officers present turned pale when they heard this.
Newcomers who have joined the police after the millennium have no idea how difficult it is for the older generation of detectives to solve a case with unknown clues when conditions are extremely scarce.
The reason why Pang Zhong and the others did this was out of helplessness, but at the same time it was also a desire to solve the case.
Pang Zhong sniffed and continued: "At that time, Li Yang did rule out a little suspicion, but we did not relax our vigilance against him, and he has been locked up in the detention center.
We looked for him Group experts from the city and province compare Zhang Feng and Zheng Xueqin’s murder scene, because they are both 41-yard footprints, and because of Li Yang’s identity, we did not inform the experts of the specific case information. The two groups of experts gave the same opinion on this footprint. Although they are all size 41 footprints , but the height and weight of the owner reflected in the footprints do not match. In other words, the two footprints are from different owners.
For more accuracy, we have exchanged them. The order of the footprints was identified by experts, and the results were consistent.
In this way, we re-screened the footprints at the scene of Zhang Feng’s murder, because the scene was destroyed at the time, and it was extremely difficult to screen. The scene was also cleaned up by the murderer.
After a week of screening, we did find another size 41 footprint, but this footprint was trampled by the footprints of the crowd of onlookers.
After expert restoration and comparison, it was found to be exactly the same as the footprints at the scene of Zheng Xueqing's murder in 1998, so... this person is the real murderer. ”
Luo Rui didn’t expect that the case that happened in Pingyang County would be so complicated.
It is true that the two coins have the same number of footprints and the scene was destroyed, so it is easy to get confused. .
Pang Zhong sighed after saying this: "If we had not made a mistake at the beginning, we would not have taken so many detours. We might have found out the identity of the murderer in 1997. It's also a regret of mine. ”
Luo Rui didn't think his lament was very regrettable, because when Zheng Yuqing was killed in 1998, didn't the murderer not be caught?
The meeting lasted for two hours, and it was almost noon.
Pang Zhong looked at Luo Rui: "What do you think of these two cases?"
When he mentioned this, everyone in the conference room turned their attention.
Luo Rui coughed and said: "My guess is not necessarily accurate, but I tend to believe that these two cases are copycat cases..."
Hearing this, the leaders of Pingyang County, including Pang Zhong, breathed a sigh of relief. After all, if it was linked to the cases in Shahe County in 1995 and 1996, the murderer would have been too rampant. Not only that, his influence would be even greater.
At this time, Tang Kai made a timely statement: "First of all, the time does not match up. The two cases that occurred in Shahe County in 1995 and 1996 occurred on January 22 of each year. And these two incidents in our county happened every day. Christmas of the year.
Secondly, the fatal circumstances of the victims are different. Although the victims’ necks were all stabbed, the victims in Shahe County were all fatally stabbed, while the victims in our Pingyang County had their necks stabbed. , all stabbed with random knives The crime scene was more vulgar.
Thirdly, the circumstances of the crime scene were different. For everyone’s convenience, I marked them with a number. The victims No. 1 and 2 did not take off all their clothes, but the victims No. 3 and 2 were not naked. Victim No. 4 was raped With no clothes on, it is obvious that the murderer of the imitation case is even more obsessed with women's bodies."
Seeing the leaders nodding, Tang Kai wanted to continue his analysis, but Luo Rui frowned and interrupted. His words:
"[The 122 Extraordinary Serial Murder Case] did not disclose the details, especially the characteristics of corncobs. Outsiders did not know about it at all. How did the murderers of the two imitation cases in 1997 and 1998 learn about this detail?"
"Huh?" Tang Kai was surprised. He was still analyzing the differences in the case, but Luo Rui had already moved forward along the case.
For a moment, everyone in the conference room was silent.
Lin Chen said: "Our police are the only ones who know the situation of the case. Could it be..."
Hearing this, Tang Kai immediately retorted: "That is also the police of your Shahe County. The first case is It happened in your jurisdiction.”
Fang Yonghui couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and asked: "What do you mean?"
Yang Bo also stared at the other party, looking eager to try.
Tian Guanghan and Chu Yang's sense of belonging is not too strong, but because they are all from the same group, they look at each other angrily.
Luo Rui glanced at them and said calmly: "Don't exclude the murderer."
Lin Chen said in surprise: "Team leader, what do you mean..."
Luo Rui didn't answer, he looked at Pang Zhong: "Da Pang, let's talk about the case in 1999."
In order to extinguish the smell of gunpowder between the two parties, Pang Zhong hurriedly said: "The murder in 1999 The person’s name is Duan Xia, and she is still alive today.
She was attacked on January 22, 1999. It was also late at night. On her way home, she was dragged into the alley by the murderer and hit on the back of her head with a sharp weapon. Because she was seriously injured, she She immediately passed out and the murderer assaulted her. She woke up during the crime
She was smart and did not yell. After the murderer put corn cobs in her mouth, he found her awake and stabbed her with a knife. neck, but her head moved slightly and there was no injury
Moreover, passers-by in the alley heard her cry for help. When they came over, they found her huddled in the corner, her head bloody and bloody. After being rescued, she survived, but her spirit was gone. Question.
At the crime scene, because it was raining lightly, we still could not extract any footprints, hair or fingerprints.
However, Duan Xia provided us with a very important clue, that is, the murderer was wearing a green military coat..."
A photo of a military coat appeared on the screen, as well as the incident of the crime Photos of the scene.
After Lin Chen looked at it carefully, he approached Luo Rui and said, "Team leader, could this case and the two cases over there be the same murderer? ”
Actually, if you really want to compare, you can only compare the differences and similarities between the crime scenes after the murderer has successfully committed the crime. This is more intuitive and accurate, that is to say, commit the crime first and compare later. Yes.
Luo Rui and the others now understand why Pingyang County didn't like to talk to Shahe County Bureau back then.
First of all, they do not agree that the murderer was the same. Secondly, in the case of 1999, the victim survived.
But Luo Rui didn't think so. He immediately said: "It's the same murderer."
After Tang Kai heard this, he asked: "How did you tell?"
Luo Rui pointed to the victim's clothes in the photo.
Tang Kai smiled: "You mean the victim's clothes were not taken off?"
Luo Rui muttered: "Yes, Shahe County in 1995 and 1996, and your Pingyang County in 1999." Why didn't the murderer take off all the victims' clothes when they started the case? If you look closely, their pants were all down below their knees.
The murderer was very smart. Ming is not on the same level as the murderer in the imitation case, because only in this way, if the victim wakes up, stands up and wants to escape, he will not be able to run far.
But if he takes off his pants, the victim's actions will not be the same. Restricted."
Lin Chen couldn't help but shuddered as he imagined this scene: "It seems to be true."
Luo Rui continued: "If I have to forcefully speculate, I tend to believe that these two murderers, one is the master and the other is the apprentice, that is to say, they know each other. The master taught the apprentice, the master is smarter, and the apprentice is a little bit more Seems clumsy.”
As soon as these words came out, the detectives present were stunned.
Just now, they separated the two cases, and they breathed a sigh of relief for this, and their mentality was stable, but now, Luo Rui connected the two cases together again.
Pang Zhong opened his mouth and lost control of his expression: "Luo...Captain Luo, do you mean that these five cases should be merged and investigated together?"
Luo Rui stood up. , shook his head and said: "Not five, but six. Last night, a young woman was found in Longshan Town, Fukang County. She disappeared on January 22, 2000. Her body has not been found yet. It is speculated that she is related to this serial murder. The case is also related.”
Pang Zhong swallowed his saliva and his expression immediately fell.
Tang Kai also knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to continue to think too highly of himself. He said in a low tone: "Then what should we do now?"
"I'll see this first. Duan Xia, let’s see if we can find out anything.”
Pang Zhong said immediately: "I can't tell. She is afraid of strangers. I go to see her every year. I know her condition. Besides, her family is opposed to our going."
"Let's meet." Luo Rui requested.
"Okay, then I'll take you there." Pang Zhong agreed.
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An hour later, Duan Xia’s hometown was in a private house on the outskirts of Pingyang County.
Duan Xia was locked in a room with a chain around her ankles, restricting her freedom.
Many patients with mental disorders in rural areas cannot receive treatment and their conditions cannot be improved, leading to the same results.
The family members were afraid that they would run away, so they had no choice but to make this decision.
Duan Xia is no exception, but her conditions are slightly better. At least her family did not abandon her.
There is only one bed and nothing else in the room.
Duan Xia was sitting beside the bed, with disheveled hair, pale face, and wearing a men's cotton-padded jacket.
When she was attacked in 1999, she was only 27 years old. But now, her age is no longer visible. Ten years later, she seems to have aged to fifty years old.
Duan Xia's family members, her husband, held the rice bowl by the door. While eating, they said dissatisfiedly: "You come here every year to have a yarn. After so many years, there is nothing. See you caught the murderer."
Pang Zhong touched his nose. Coughing twice, he handed the bucket of oil and a bag of rice to the other party: "Hurry, the murderer will be caught soon."
"Blow it, you guys."
The man didn't feel very happy when he saw what he had in his hand. Instead, he pursed his lips towards the corner.
Pang Zhong had no choice but to put the things in the corner.
Luo Rui took a step toward the door and stared at Duan Xia.
At this time, Duan Xia raised her head, her eyes were frightened and her face was pale.
Lin Chen on the side whispered: "Team leader, have you seen what she is holding in her hand?"
Luo Rui looked intently and saw that Duan Xia actually held something in her hand. Holding a corn cob.
"Ah...ah...don't come here, don't come here, I'm very obedient, I'm very obedient..."
Without any warning, Duan Xia suddenly screamed wildly.
Lin Chen was startled and quickly took a step back.
Luo Rui stood there without moving. He saw helplessly that on January 22, 2000, the only victim still alive, a woman named Duan Xia, opened her mouth wide, and she held the corn in her hand. The core was stuffed into her mouth...
She hesitated and shouted, her eyes were red, trembling with fear, tears and snot coming from her nose...
Seeing her like this, the police officers present felt frightened.
(End of this chapter)