Chapter 389 Murder Weapon
The Office of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.
After returning to the police station, Luke had Carlton Pratas interrogated. He and Salma Gonzalez had the same confession, and neither admitted that they had anything to do with the murdered police officer.
However, after some interrogation, he confessed to other illegal acts, such as theft, running a red light, speeding, and intentional injury.
He has a criminal record, which is why he is unwilling to surrender himself.
After comparing the transcripts of the two, Luke called everyone into a meeting.
Luke wrote the names of the two on the whiteboard and asked, "Everyone has read the transcripts of these two people, what do you think?"
The deputy team said, "I am in charge of interrogating Carlton Pratas. He is very wary of the police. I can feel that he doesn't like the police, and even has some hostility towards the police.
I have seen too many similar 'bad boys', that is, a group of gangsters who can't get on the stage.
If there is a conflict with the police, these bad boys will do anything, confront the police, and even shoot.
But that is in the case of impulsiveness, which belongs to the crime of "passion". "
The deputy team paused and continued, "But according to the description of the murdered police officer partner, he had been chasing Carlton Pratas at that time, and the other party had no time to return to the scene of the crime and shoot. In other words, he was not the one who killed the gunman. people.
The focus now is whether they knew the murderer, and whether they worked with the murderer to set up a trap to kill the police.
I don't think he has the guts, nor does he have similar motives.
Therefore, they are more inclined to adopt their transcripts. "
Luke personally took notes for Salma Gonzalez. At the same time, he also watched the interrogation of Carlton Platas in the observation room, and found no obvious signs of lying between the two. He also compared Leaning towards the vice-team analysis.
Luke took advantage of the situation and said, "Assuming the deputy team's analysis is correct and the two people have nothing to do with the murder of the policeman, what is the motive of the real murderer?"
Everyone had serious expressions on their faces. Killing a policeman was no trivial matter. All the people sitting here were policemen, so it was inevitable that there would be some sadness.
Although the killing of Los Angeles police officers is not an isolated case, police officers are killed every year, but most of them are shot while performing their duties.
The suspects also have guns in their hands. They will not sit still, but they are all done with open swords and guns. Most of the murderers who kill police officers will be shot dead on the spot. Even if they escape by chance, they will be wanted and arrested. , It is not uncommon for cases where the murderer cannot be found afterwards.
Jackson said, "According to Salma Gonzalez's description, the murderer is likely to be a black woman, and the distance she shot was not too far. She shot four shots in total, but only got two shots, which shows that she His marksmanship is average.
I was thinking, could this be a personal enmity? "
Luke nodded, "This possibility is not ruled out, Jackson, you check the surrounding relationship of the deceased to see if there are any suspicious persons who match the characteristics of the murderer.
In addition, Raymond and Jenny searched the surveillance cameras around the scene of the crime, looking for the suspected murderer. "
"Yes, sir."
"Boom..."
There was a knock on the door outside.
Mary pushed the door open and walked in, holding a document in her hand, "Captain Li, the results of the identification of gun marks from the pistol used by the murderer have come out."
Luke took advantage of the situation and asked, "Have you found out the identity of the owner of the pistol?"
Mary shook her head, "No, but through the comparison of the gun marks database, we found another murder case, and the same pistol was used." While speaking, Mary handed over a document, "This is another murder case. Related documents."
Luke took over the document and checked it. The content of the case is not very detailed.
Dead, Kiru Jones
Sex: Male
Age, 34 years old
Place of residence, Los Angeles
Death time, between 12:00 am and 3:00 am on December 18.
Death location, cliff on the east side of Highway 1
Cause of death, shot unconscious, died of excessive blood loss
Case status, investigation stage
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Highway 1 is located on the north side of Los Angeles and belongs to the jurisdiction of the Canyon Division.
This case is investigated by the Detective Division of the Canyon Branch.
Luke found Reid to explain the situation. The murderer in the two cases used the same gun. The murderer is likely to be the same person. The two cases may have common clues. It is recommended to adopt a joint investigation.
Rett contacted the Canyon Branch. After some communication, the Police Detective Department of the Canyon Branch agreed to the robbery and murder department to intervene in the case investigation.
The two cases involve two sub-bureaus, and it is more appropriate for the Robbery and Murder Division to lead the investigation of the two cases.
The morning of December 28.
Luke took Jackson, Xiao Hei, and Porter to the Canyon Branch.
Porter just came back from vacation, so he didn't know much about the case yet. On the way, Luke briefly introduced the case to him.
Luke took the opportunity to ask, "Do you know the murdered police officer Jens Jauregui?"
"I don't know, we are not in the same department." Potter shook his head, looking a little absent-minded, as if he hadn't started working yet.
Luke said, "Is this vacation going well?"
Porter shrugged and said helplessly, "Actually, I don't like going out on vacation very much. Every time the family goes on vacation, they will quarrel. Don't ask me why?
I also wonder why? real. "
During the conversation, the car drove into the canyon branch.
After Luke got out of the car, he glanced around. The number of police officers in the Canyon Branch was larger than that of the Police Detective Bureau, and the area was also larger, but it was much older than the building of the Police Detective Bureau.
A white police detective in his forties came over and greeted him, "Captain Li, I am Karen Ray from the Detective Division of the Canyon Division. We talked on the phone earlier."
Luke shook hands with the other party, "Captain Rey, nice to meet you."
Karen Ray looked at Luke, "Captain Li, I often see your news and photos on the police website, and I have known you for a long time.
It's a pleasure to work with you. "
"Pleasant cooperation."
After a brief introduction from both sides, Karen Rey took Luke to the 2nd Squadron of the Detective Division of the Canyon Division.
In the meeting room.
Luke took a symbolic sip of coffee, "Captain Rey, is there any progress on the body throwing case on Highway 1?"
"We once arrested a suspect, but he was released on bail due to insufficient evidence." Karen Rey sighed, and then began to introduce the case, "We received a call to the police on December 20. Someone claimed that the deceased Lou Jones is missing.
After that, the police began to investigate the whereabouts of Kiru Jones, and found that he had not returned home since the 18th, and then the police opened a case for investigation.
By investigating his communication records, we found his last contact before disappearing, Darwin Morrison.
On the night of December 17th, the two of them had a call record.
After that, the deceased sent a message to Darwin Morrison and asked him to meet near Highway 1. After that, Kiru Jones' cell phone was turned off. This was also the last text message of Kiru Jones before his death.
It was through this information that we found the body of the deceased under the **** of Highway 1.
After forensic examination and identification, the deceased's death time was between 12 am and 3 am on the 18th. "
Karen Rey took out a document and handed it to Luke, "This is a picture of the crime scene. The deceased was shot in the chest. He had nothing on him, no clothes, and nothing that could prove his identity."
Luke looked at the photo and asked, "Aren't the dead bodies buried?"
"No, I just covered the surface of the corpse with some vegetation. The scene was handled rather sloppily. It can be seen that the murderer was in a panic at the time, and also left a set of shoe prints on the scene." Karen Rey pulled out a few shoes Printed photos, introduced,
"From the texture of the shoe print, it should be leather shoes, about size 43.
According to the size of the shoes, we deduce that the owner of the shoes is between 175CM and 185CM in height, and the suspect Darwin Morrison is 183CM in height, so he is probably the owner of the shoe prints.
We took Darwin Morrison to the police station for a statement and he denied seeing Kiru Jones that night or being on Highway 1.
This is why we have listed him as a key suspect. "
Luke put down the information and asked, "Why didn't I see the reporter's transcript?"
Karen Rey shook his head, "The other party used a public phone to call the police anonymously and did not disclose his identity, but the voice should be a woman.
The other party was able to find out that Kiru Jones was missing at the first time. It should be someone close to him. I am also asking people to investigate the identity of the reporter. I believe there will be news soon. "
Luke proposed, "Where is the suspect Darwin Morrison now? I want to see him."
Karen Rey nodded, "We arrested him on October 21. He has refused to plead guilty. We applied for a search warrant and searched his car and house, but we did not find the murder weapon or the biological samples of the deceased. And the shoes that left their footprints on the set.
Because there was not enough evidence to convict, he was released on bail on December 24.
I heard that the police officer was killed on the night of December 25? "
"Yes."
Karen Rey slapped his thigh, annoyed, "We shouldn't have released him.
That **** must have done it, we never found the murder weapon, he must have hidden the gun. "
Luke was not in a hurry to judge. According to the description of the female suspect Salma Gonzalez, the person who killed the policeman was probably a black female.
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Rosa Community.
Led by Karen Rey, Luke and his party rushed to the community where the suspect Darwin Morrison was.
The car stopped on the side of the road, and Luke and Karen Ray got out of the car one after another.
Karen Rey pointed to the white two-story building next to him, "That's Darwin Morrison's house."
Luke left the others in the car, and he and Karen Ray went into the yard together and rang the doorbell.
A moment later, the door opened, and there was a black man in his thirties standing at the door. His face was a bit ugly and his forehead was wrinkled. He stared at Karen Rey and asked, "Captain Rey, what's the matter?"
"Darwin Morrison, how is your Christmas? Don't be nervous, we're here to chat with you." Karen Rey pointed to Luke, "To be exact, Captain Lee wanted to ask you Some Problems."
"Mr. Morrison, hello, I am Luke Lee, Captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division. Some new clues have been discovered in the murder of Kiru Jones, and we want to talk to you."
"Come in." Darwin Morrison reluctantly let the two into the room.
Darwin Morrison sat on the sofa and rubbed his face with his hands, "Listen, I want to reiterate that I have nothing to do with Kiru Jones' death, you arrested the wrong person.
You should apologize to me. "
Luke said, "Don't be nervous, I'm here to check the clues. If you are willing to assist the police in the investigation, we will return your innocence."
Darwin Morrison said a little excitedly, "I have been assisting you all the time, and I am telling the truth."
Karen Rey retorted, "You lied.
You said that you didn’t go to Highway 1 in the early morning of the 18th, but we found you on the road surveillance, and the photos are very clear. Shall I review it for you? "
Darwin Morrison sighed, "Yes, I... did go.
The reason why I did not tell the truth is because I am worried that you will misunderstand.
But that doesn't mean anything, and it doesn't prove that I killed him. "
Karen Rey said, "If you lie, it proves that you have a guilty conscience. Moreover, you did go near the scene of the crime that night, and you have time to commit crimes."
"As I said, I've been around there, but I didn't see him, let alone kill him.
And you searched my house and car and found no evidence, which is enough to prove my innocence. "
Karen Rey corrected, "That only means that we haven't found evidence for the time being, but it doesn't mean you are innocent."
"I am innocent."
"We found the body based on your mobile phone text message address, how do you explain it?"
Darwin Morrison said angrily, "He did ask me to meet, but it doesn't mean his death has anything to do with me.
You arrested me, interrogated me, and searched my home. You should give me an explanation. "
Luke interrupted the conversation between the two, "Hey, stop arguing, it doesn't make any sense." Luke didn't give them time to answer, and continued, "Mr. Darwin Morrison, you and the deceased Kiru What's the deal with Jones?
Why did you make an appointment to meet in the early morning? "
"He... is my neighbor.
We met because of some personal matters. "
"Since we are neighbors, why can't we go to the house to talk about anything, why do we have to make an appointment so far away?"
"You should ask him about this. He sent me a text message and asked me to meet there."
Luke pressed, "You guys were on the phone?"
"Yes."
"Did you talk about meeting on the phone?"
"Say it, I said I wanted to meet him, but he said he would think about it, and then he sent me a text message.
I went to the meeting place, but I didn't see him.
I don't know why he died?
Nothing to do with me anyway. "
"Are you sure it was the text message from the deceased?"
"cannot."
"Does anyone else know about your meeting?"
"No."
"What shoes were you wearing that night?"
"Leather shoes."
"What size shoes do you wear?"
"43 yards."
Luke took out the set of shoe prints found at the scene, "Is this shoe print yours?"
Darwin Morrison thought about it, shook his head, "No, I didn't get out of the car at all that night.
I didn't see Kiru Jones, and I couldn't get through to his phone.
I felt something was wrong, and the neighborhood was relatively remote, so I drove home. "
Luke stared at the other person's expression, but found no obvious signs of lying, and then used a footprint identification card against the photo of the shoe print.
A set of data appeared in my mind.
【Shoes, striped leather shoes
Gender: Female
Height, 168-174CM
Weight, between 110 lbs and 120 lbs.
Age, between 38 and 43 years old. 】
After seeing this set of data, Luke was also a little surprised. The person wearing the leather shoes was actually a woman, and judging from her height, her feet were not size 43. They should be wearing big shoes for small feet, and it was probably deliberately disguised as a man. misleading police investigations.
According to the description of the suspect Salma Gonzales, it was also a female shooter who shot and killed the police officer. These two clues are consistent with each other.
The canyon branch has always regarded Darwin Morrison as a key suspect and believed that the murderer was a man. Now it seems that they may have found the wrong direction of investigation.
The previous case always felt that it was not good enough, not brilliant, and no suspense. I deleted the follow-up plot and re-conceived the follow-up case.
Because of the seamless connection, this situation is more brain-intensive than conceiving a new case, the update is late, sorry.
(end of this chapter)