Chapter 249 Murderer
"Marcus, take Martha to rest in our car, and I'll talk to Peck alone." Luke planned to ask questions separately.
"OK, Martha, I have delicious snacks in the car, you're sure to like them."
"No, I'm not going anywhere, I want to be with my brother." Martha held the little black boy Peck tightly, and looked at Marcus vigilantly, as if watching a monster with malicious intentions. uncle.
"Martha must be with me, I don't want her to be frightened again." Peck hugged his sister, although he was small, his tone was firm.
Luke doesn't like to question children. It doesn't help if the tone is light, and it doesn't work if the tone is too strong.
Just like now, it is definitely illegal for Peck to hit someone with a car, but he is a minor, and the interrogation of him requires the presence of a guardian.
The situation of Peck and Martha is quite special. Their mother is a suspect in custody, their father’s identity is unknown, and the man suspected of their father is also a wanted criminal.
It was difficult to find a guardian for a while.
Of course, the rule is that the dead are alive, and the presence of guardians is required to record and interrogate minors.
But chatting is unnecessary, neither against the rules nor against the law.
It is your skill to find clues through chatting.
"Marcus, go get something delicious." Luke said in a relaxed tone as much as possible, "Peck, I often hear your mother mention you, she said you are very good at handicrafts, and she showed me your handicrafts. Photos of handmade models."
The little black boy Peck asked, "Are you a policeman?"
"Yes." Luke responded and asked, "Can you tell me where you are driving?"
"Go to my mother."
"Do you know where Mom is?"
"I don't know, but I know where the hospital she works in." Peck looked at Luke and asked, "I don't remember seeing you, why do you know me?"
"Actually, your mother found me and asked me to help you find the whereabouts of your siblings. She will be very happy to see you."
"Can I borrow your phone to call my mom?"
"Sorry, the current situation is more complicated. I can't help you contact Maria until the matter is clarified."
“Mom is our guardian and she has the right to be there.”
"Usually that is true, but she is now unable to enforce that right."
"Why?"
"Dude, respect is mutual, I asked you first, before I answer you, shouldn't you answer me first?"
"Here comes the delicious food." Xiao Hei came over with snacks and distributed them to the two children, including cookies, chocolate, cornflakes, etc.
The two children seemed to be very hungry, and they opened the package and started to eat.
After the two ate, their vigilance dropped a lot.
Luke asked again, "Peck, whose car are you driving?"
"It belongs to an uncle."
"What's his name?"
"Jamie."
"Jamie Brady?"
"You know him too?"
"Yes, he is your mother's boyfriend, how is your relationship with Jamie?"
"It's okay, he will buy me food and toys, and occasionally play with me."
"Do you know where Jamie is?"
Peck hesitated, nodded, "I know, in a gray house a few blocks from here."
"Have you been with him all this time?"
"Yes, we wanted to find our mother, but he wouldn't let us leave, saying that there was an outbreak of an infectious disease outside, and we would be infected if we left the house.
My mother as a nurse needs to take care of patients, can't take care of the two of us, let us stay with him, and said that if we don't obey, we will never see my mother. "
"Since he won't let you leave, how did you escape?"
Peck showed a horrified look, "He... I... saw blood all over his body, he might be dead."
"Who killed him?"
Peck seemed to be terrified, still shaking his head non-stop.
Luke comforted, "Don't be nervous, relax."
Peck's eyes were red, his voice was trembling, "There is blood everywhere, I dare not approach...
I want to find my mother, please take me to my mother. "
Luke looked at Peck and Martha, "Have you two seen the murderer?"
Martha didn't seem to fully understand, crying and shaking her head.
Peck reassured his sister and said, "Martha didn't go to that house, she didn't see anything.
I saw Jamie covered in blood, I freaked out, and I took Martha away.
My mobile phone was snatched by Jamie. I couldn't contact my mother, so I was going to drive to the hospital to find her.
I didn't expect that I would hit someone. The front glass was broken, so I really didn't see it clearly. "
"Peck, recall carefully, before Jamie's accident, did you see any suspicious people or hear any suspicious movements?"
Peck was silent for a while and said, "Last night, I really wanted to hear him talking to someone else, but I couldn't hear him very clearly. It felt like the two were arguing, so I didn't dare to go out."
"What did they say?"
Peck fell into memory, "I only remember a few scattered words, George...dead...fake bills...lapd wouldn't think I'm still in Los Angeles...keep working together...
The rest I can't remember. "
"And after that? Did you hear any other sounds?"
"Bang bang...I wish I could hear a gunshot, but it's very small, it doesn't sound like a gunshot, I'm freaking out..."
"Can you still find that gray house?"
Peck nodded, "It should be fine."
"Fine. I wish you could take us to that house now."
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Mulliville Community, 304.
Under Peck's guidance, Luke found the gray house he described.
Luke stopped the car and looked around for a while, but found no suspicious person or heard any movement.
In addition to Luke and Xiao Heihou, there were four accompanying patrolmen at the scene.
Luke asked two patrolmen to watch Peck and Martha, and the two patrolmen guarded the back door. He and Xiao Hei entered the house from the front to search.
The door was ajar, but not closed.
Luke gently pushed open the door, perhaps out of professional sensitivity, or perhaps out of psychological effects, he smelled a faint smell of blood.
Luke and Xiao Hei searched the room crosswise, one left, one right, one in front and one behind.
Because they already knew the situation in the house in advance, the two moved relatively easily and did not make too much noise.
The house is not too big, with only three rooms. Before the search, Luke had already asked Peck about the situation of the house.
Luke and Hei first searched the study and the room where Peck and Martha lived, but there was no one in the two rooms. Finally, Luke and Hei went into the master bedroom to search.
In the master bedroom, a black man was lying beside the bed. He was shot twice and bled all over the floor. His eyes were wide open. He was the suspect Jamie Brady, who was wanted by the police.
Xiao Hei put away his pistol, "Do you think this **** deserves what he deserves?"
"Maybe, I'm more concerned about who killed him now?"
Xiao Hei guessed, "Could it be robbery and murder caused by theft?"
"It's unlikely. If it was theft, the murderer would definitely search all the rooms and alarm the two children." Luke looked closely at the corpse and found that a shot had hit the heart, which was probably fatal.
Except for the gunshot wound, no other wounds were seen on the deceased, which was very clean.
Luke could still smell a faint smell of alcohol, and there was a bottle of rum and wine glasses on the bedside table.
Xiao Heidao, "Is it possible that after the suspect murdered, he himself was frightened, and instead of continuing to steal, he ran away directly."
Luke nodded, "This kind of speculation makes sense, but it might be too coincidental."
"Then what do you think?"
"From the perspective of the motive of the crime, I am more inclined to kill the counterfeit banknote organization. As long as he dies, the clues of the entire counterfeit banknote group will be broken." After Luke finished speaking, he took out his mobile phone and reported to Susan.
Half an hour later, Susan led the team to the scene.
Visit neighbors.
Check community monitoring.
Reconnaissance teams and forensics took over the murder scene.
The deputy team inspected the house and said, "I found cash and some belongings in the house, it should not be burglary.
There is no trace of breaking in, and it is likely that an acquaintance committed the crime. "
Raymond said, "We visited the surrounding neighbors, and no one heard gunshots last night. I guess the murderer probably used a silencer."
Jackson said, "There is another possibility that this is not the first scene."
The deputy team retorted, "According to my decades of experience as a police officer, this is definitely the first crime scene."
Susan said, "I just chatted with Peck. From what he described, Jamie's death is likely to be related to the organization that printed counterfeit money."
"Printing counterfeit money in Los Angeles, and daring to kill people at will, they are really lawless bastards." The deputy team snorted and continued,
"According to our investigation, the counterfeit banknotes may have been circulating in the market for a period of time, and the FBI did not find any clues."
Susan said, "Maybe the FBI has found the counterfeit banknotes, but they don't know that the counterfeit banknotes were made in Los Angeles."
"Why not? Maybe the clues they provide will lead to Jamie's killer."
The deputy team shook his head, "I don't want to cooperate with a group of rude guys."
Half an hour later, the technical team completed the site survey.
Mary came over with a site survey report, "Guys, I've done a preliminary site survey."
The lieutenant asked, "Is there anything we need to know?"
"Of course, this should be the first crime scene.
We found two cell phones in the locked nightstand. "Mary handed the mobile phone in the plastic bag to Susan, and the deputy team cut it halfway and took one of the mobile phones to check.
Susan didn't say a word, and took another mobile phone to check.
Mary continued, "We also found some biological samples at the scene, which will be sent to the laboratory for testing.
At the same time, we also found two **** footprints, probably left by the murderer. "
Luke reached out to take the photos of the two **** footprints, subconsciously used the identification card, and a set of data appeared in his mind.
【Shoes, thick-soled diamond-shaped leather shoes
Shoe size, 44
Sex: Male
Height, 145-155CM
Weight, 40-45 kg
Age, between 8 and 12 years old. 】
Seeing this set of data, Luke thought of two words, contradictory.
The shoes that leave **** footprints are leather shoes of size 44, and the proportional height should be between 180 and 190.
According to the identification card, it is speculated that the owner of the shoe print is about 150cm tall.
Luke has been in the police force for many years, and he has also seen examples where his height and foot length do not match. Some people's feet are naturally longer, but the ratio will not be so different.
Then, there is only another reason to explain, 'small feet wear big shoes'.
According to the speculation on the identification card, the person who stepped on this footprint should be a boy between 8 and 12 years old.
There is a suitable candidate in front of him, Peck.
Peck originally lived in the same room as the deceased, so there is no problem for him to appear at the scene of the crime.
But the question is, why does he wear adult shoes and leave **** footprints.
Luke has observed that he has his own shoes, and there is no possibility of running out of shoes.
Moreover, if he really wore the wrong shoes, the blood-stained shoes should also be found on the scene, but the technical team did not find them.
Explanation, Peck lost the pair of shoes that left **** footprints.
He was on the scene of conscious faking.
Luke thinks empathetically, why would he forge the **** footprints of an adult?
He wanted to prove that an adult had been there.
Reverse, that is to say, no adults have been to the scene.
Luke thought of the conclusion of the previous investigation of the scene that the property was not lost, it was not a burglary, and it was probably an acquaintance who committed the crime.
Before, according to Peck's description, the murderer was probably a member of the counterfeit banknote organization. Now it seems that Peck is suspected of lying.
Assume that Peck lied, and no one from the counterfeit banknote organization came.
Who is the most motivated person?
Luke gradually pictured the murderer in his mind.
Peck.
From Peck's words, Luke can feel that he doesn't like Jamie very much.
He also doesn't know or think Jamie is his father.
As for whether the two of them are biological father and son, Luke feels that it needs to be considered, and Maria's words cannot be fully believed.
It is not an exception in the black circle to only know his mother but not his father.
No matter what method or relationship Jamie used, it is a fact that he restricted the freedom of Peck and Martha.
Under such circumstances, Peck is definitely not reconciled, and it is not impossible to act radically.
This can also be seen from his driving to find his mother, bold and reckless.
Luke had a guess in his mind, but he didn't make the idea public.
Peck is a ten-year-old black boy after all, he has a natural protective color.
Luke can investigate according to his own ideas, and there is no need to make it public prematurely.
Investigation, after all, still speak with evidence.
Before, Luke guessed that the murderer was probably an organization that printed counterfeit money, and empathy also considered the modus operandi from the perspective of an adult.
If his current speculation is correct and the murderer is a ten-year-old child, then his thinking may be different.
From the **** footprints of adults he forged, it can be seen that he has a certain awareness of anti-reconnaissance, but compared with adults, his experience is still insufficient.
Luke began to think differently. If Peck was really the murderer, what would he do after the murder? What evidence of the crime will be left behind.
Pistol?
Blooded leather shoes?
Gunpowder left on body after shooting?
Luke began to search the house carefully to see if there was a place to hide the murder weapon and shoes.
The investigation team has already found it, which means that even if the murder weapon is hidden in the house, it is very hidden and not easy to find.
After careful observation, Luke found nothing similar.
Subsequently, Luke checked in the yard to see if there were any traces of excavation, but found nothing.
Luke recalled carefully, thinking of places where Peck might have been or hid things.
Suddenly, he thought of the scene of Peck driving a car.
Luke has seen that car, and there is a driving recorder in the car.
Luke used his investigation authority to obtain the video of the driving recorder from the branch.
Luke checked the video content. After the car started, it rushed out and drove crookedly onto the road.
From the driving skills of the other party, it can be seen that the subsequent collision was not accidental.
The car exited the Mollyville community and continued to drive forward...
Luke watched the video until the car crashed into the crowd of demonstrators.
During the period, the car stopped once, and the time was not long, only about a minute.
Why did he stop?
Luke plays back the dashcam video, and from a distance he can see a trash can near the parking lot.
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A few minutes later, Luke and Xiao Hei drove to Peck's parking place.
Xiao Hei was a little puzzled and curious, "Where are we going now?"
"I'll give you another chance to make meritorious service."
"What opportunity for meritorious service?"
"This time it might be a bit difficult..." Luke hesitated to speak.
"I'm not afraid, I've been waiting for this day for a long time." Xiao Hei showed a firm look on his face.
"Good job. As expected of my partner." Luke lowered the window and pointed to the black trash can not far from the car, "If my guess is correct, there should be evidence left by the murderer in that trash can.
Our chance to make contributions has come. "
Marcus had a bad feeling, "Do you need to dig through the trash?"
"Stop talking nonsense, go find it quickly." Luke was worried that the garbage would be cleaned up or had already been cleaned up, or it would be polluted and destroyed.
Xiao Hei got out of the car, and walked to the trash can with some reluctance.
"Will you flip with me?"
Luke touched his nose, and threw him a pair of gloves and a mask, "I don't need to be promoted to inspector."
"Inspector?" Xiao Hei seemed inspired, put on gloves and a mask, and began to rummage in the trash can, complaining while rummaging, "Why didn't you call Jackson?"
"Do you want to call him Inspector Jackson?"
"No, let Inspector Marcus come." Xiao Hei stopped complaining and began to search for evidence in the trash can.
The garbage in Los Angeles needs to be sorted. The items in this trash can are not very dirty, most of them are sundries, and there is no kitchen waste.
After searching for a while, Xiao Hei found a black plastic bag, opened it, and found a white plastic bag inside, opened it again, and found a black pistol and a pair of leather shoes with blood on the soles of his feet.
Found the corresponding evidence, and Luke's speculation has a certain basis.
However, Luke still kept silent, and handed over the evidence found by himself and Xiao Hei to the technical team for appraisal.
At the same time, Luke proposed to give Peck a gunpowder appraisal.
According to Peck's statement, he has never fired a gun, nor has he been in contact with gunpowder, so it is impossible to have gunpowder residue on his body.
Once gunpowder residue is identified on him, it will prove that he is lying.
Of course, the most critical thing is the fingerprint identification on the pistol.
If it is an experienced adult, there is a high probability that the fingerprints on the pistol will be wiped off. As for whether Peck will do this, Luke is not sure...
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(end of this chapter)