Chapter 390 Partnership crime
Luke looked at Darwin Morrison, and the Detective Division of the Canyon Division listed him as a key suspect mainly based on three points.
The first point is that he was the last contact of the deceased, and the deceased even sent a text message inviting him to meet on Highway 1;
The second point is that he drove to Highway 1 during the time of the incident, but lied that he had not been there, which is also his most suspicious place;
The third point is that the police found a leather shoe print left by a suspected murderer at the scene of the crime, and the height and foot length of the suspected murderer were similar to those of Darwin Morrison.
Through footprint identification, Luke determined that the footprints at the scene of the crime were left by a woman, which did not match Darwin Morrison's gender and height. Then the third doubt can be ruled out, and it cannot be proved that Darwin Morrison has been to Crime scene.
As for the first two doubts, it can only prove that Darwin Morrison has certain suspicions, but it is far from enough to convict the other party.
And through the transcript just now, Luke didn't see any obvious signs of lying from the other party. However, he has been refusing to say the reason why he met the deceased must be concealing something.
Even if he is not the murderer, he is probably an insider.
Luke said earnestly, "Mr. Morrison, we are not here today to catch you, on the contrary, we are here to help you and want to prove your innocence.
But the premise is that you are willing to assist us. If you show an attitude of refusing to cooperate, we want to help you, but there is nothing we can do. "
Darwin Morrison said, "I have been assisting you in the investigation, and what I just said is true."
"Maybe what you told the police is true, but you must have concealed some things, which is very bad for you, for example, why did you rush to a remote place late at night to meet the dead, what is the secret between you two?" man's secret.
If you can explain this clearly, it will be very helpful for the investigation of the case. "
Darwin Morrison pursed his lips, "This is my private matter...I have the right to privacy."
"Yes, you do have a right to privacy, but Kiru Jones was brutally murdered and his body was dumped by the side of the road.
In order to find out the cause of his death, we need to understand the people he had contact with and what he did before he was killed.
I have made it very clear. I respect your right to privacy, but it cannot affect the investigation of the case. Even if you refuse to say it, we will investigate the relationship between you.
For example, we will visit the neighbors around. If one household fails, we will visit the next household. We will visit all the neighbors in the community. I believe that someone can provide some valuable clues. "
Darwin Morrison clenched his fist and said dissatisfiedly, "You are invading my privacy."
"No, I'm investigating the case." Luke's subtext is very clear, either tell the police or let the neighbors in the community know.
Darwin Morrison stared at Luke and scratched his hair vigorously, "He was very close to my wife, I asked him to meet to have a conversation between men and keep him away from my wife .
Don't tell anyone...I don't want people to know about it. "
Luke's face was not obvious, but he added a stroke to the other party in his heart, and he had a motive for committing the crime.
"Do you have a pistol?"
"No, I don't need that kind of thing."
"Where were you on the night of December 25, between ten o'clock and twelve o'clock?" This is the time when the police officer was shot.
"I'm at home."
"Can anyone prove it for you?"
"my wife."
"During this time, the two of you have been together."
"Yes, the two of us watched TV series together, it was her favorite show, and we fell asleep after watching it.
Neither of them went out. "
"What do you think about the death of Kiru Jones?"
"I don't know what to say. He is a good neighbor when I first met him. He is funny, humorous, and he is rarely awkward when he is around. However, this guy is a bit rough in his private life. He likes to court women. Not only my wife, but others The same goes for my female neighbor, from this point of view... this guy deserves a beating.
I really want to beat him, but I won't kill him.
I don't have a gun either. "
"Crackling..."
At this moment, the door opened from the outside, and a black woman walked in, "Honey, are there any guests at home?"
"These two are the police officers in charge of investigating the case of Kiru Jones. They are here to understand the situation." After Darwin Morrison finished speaking, he introduced to Luke and the two, "This is my wife."
Luke looked at the black woman, who looked about in her early thirties, wearing a dark blue windbreaker, black leather shoes, and carrying a bag in her hand, "I am Luke Lee, the captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.
Ma'am, if it's convenient, I'd like to talk to you. "
Mrs. Morrison put the bag on the shoe cabinet, "What are you talking about?"
“Just ask a few questions.”
Mrs. Morrison hesitated for a moment, looked at her husband, nodded slightly, "OK."
Under Luke's signal, Darwin Morrison entered the bedroom to avoid, leaving only Luke, Captain Ray and Mrs. Morrison in the room.
"Ma'am, do you know the deceased Kiru Jones?"
"Yes, he is our neighbor. We often gather together when we have time. He is a good man...it's a pity." Mrs. Morrison showed a sad look.
"How is his relationship with your husband?"
"Not bad as far as I know."
"Was your husband with you between 10:00 p.m. on December 17th and 3:00 a.m. on the 18th?"
Mrs. Morrison thought for a while, "No."
"Where did he go?"
"He asked friends out for drinks."
"Did he tell you?"
"Yes."
"Which friend did he drink with, have you verified it?"
"No, I believe him, this is also the most basic between husband and wife."
"Ma'am, I'm sorry.
Your husband betrayed your trust. Instead of drinking with friends that night, he made an appointment to meet Kiru Jones, near Highway 1. Do you know why? "
Mrs. Morrison glanced at the bedroom, shook her head, "I don't know."
"Is there any grudge between your husband and Kiru Jones?"
"Not as far as I know."
"Do you have any suspects for the murderer who killed Kiru Jones?"
Mrs. Morrison lowered her head and said, "No."
"December 25th between 10pm and 12pm, where were you?"
"at home."
"Can anyone prove it?"
"my husband."
Luke stared at Mrs. Morrison, he could feel that she was lying.
But it is not certain that she lied to conceal her relationship with Kiru Jones.
Still lying about Kiru Jones being killed.
In short, this woman must have concealed something, and she can dig deeper.
Luke left a business card, and temporarily left Morrison's house with Captain Ray.
…
After returning to the canyon branch, Luke convened a meeting in the conference room.
Luke showed Mrs. Morrison's transcript to everyone.
After reading the transcript, Xiao Hei said, "I saw Mrs. Morrison in the car. From the contents of the transcript, she should have concealed something. From my experience, she probably had a relationship with the deceased Kiru Jones. leg.
In this case, Darwin Morrison has enough motivation to commit the crime. "
Jackson said, "But according to the clues in the case of the police officer being killed, the murderer in that case is likely to be a black woman, and Darwin Morrison is a man, which is not right."
Rey asked, "Is this clue accurate?"
"Accurate. The witness is also a person involved in the case, and the only person who saw the murderer's back." Luke said.
Rey lowered his head, looked at the records of the two of them again, and analyzed, "Could it be that the husband and wife committed the crime together?
On the night of December 17, Darwin Morrison went near Highway 1 and killed Kiru Jones.
On the night of December 25, Mrs. Morrison carried the gun again and killed the Southern Precinct officer.
Then the two of them colluded and made false alibi for each other on the 25th. "
Luke followed Rey's guess and analysis, but it made sense.
The leather shoe prints found at the crime scene were probably stepped on by Mrs. Morrison.
But there is another problem, that is, the Police Detective Bureau of the Canyon Branch searched Darwin Morrison's home and found no stolen goods or murder weapons related to the case. Even if the two were really murderers, it would be difficult to convict them.
"Dong Dong." The people in the conference room were knocked open, and a police officer walked in, whispered something to Rey, and then handed him a hard drive.
Rey said, "We have found the clue of the informant."
Rey walked to the projector, played a video, and introduced, "This is a video at the entrance of a store, and this store is very close to the public telephone booth that calls the police.
The owner of the previous store went on vacation and just came back today, so we just got the video. "
Rey fast-forwarded the video and stopped at the time when he was about to call the police. Not long after, a woman appeared in the video. The woman looked around and walked towards the telephone booth.
However, the camera was unable to capture the phone booth due to orientation problems.
A few minutes later, the woman returned the same way and appeared in the video again.
Rey pressed the pause button, "Although this camera can't capture the public phone booth, the first time this woman entered the video was exactly when she called the police.
The time when she returned the same way again coincided with the time when she called the police.
It can be inferred that the woman should have entered the phone booth and called the police. "
Luke stared at the video, "This woman looks familiar, can you zoom in on the video?"
Rey enlarged part of the video, and the woman in the video became clearer and clearer.
Everyone said in unison, "Mrs. Morrison!"
Rey was also a little surprised, "How could it be her?"
…
Half an hour later.
Luke and others returned to Morrison's house again.
"Dong dong." Knock on the door of the room.
It was Mrs. Morrison who opened the door this time.
She sighed and called into the room, "Honey, I'm looking for you."
Darwin Morrison also walked to the door and spread his hands, "I told everything I know. Why are you here again?"
"We're not here to find you." Luke looked at Mrs. Morrison, "Ma'am, we want you to go to the police station to make a statement."
Ms. Morrison crossed her arms, "What do you mean? Suspect me as a murderer?
Please, you can't catch the murderer, but you have time to pester an innocent housewife. "
"Ma'am, we ask you to go to the police station to make a record. We don't suspect that you are the murderer, but we need to make a record for the reporter.
Thank you for reporting to the police, so that the police can find the body in time and file a case for investigation. "
Ms. Morrison's complexion changed slightly, she looked at Luke, and then at her husband.
Darwin Morrison was also a little shocked, pointing at his wife, "Did you call the police?"
"I..." Mrs. Morrison was at a loss for words.
Luke made a gesture of please, "Madam, please."
Ms. Morrison didn't hesitate too much, put on a coat, and got into the police car directly, leaving Darwin Morrison alone at the door in a daze...
After getting in the car, Mrs. Morrison stared in the direction of the door until the car was far away before slowly asking, "How did you find me?"
Captain Rey said, "You did covertly enough, you used a public phone booth, and you deliberately changed your voice.
But obviously this is not enough, our police investigation methods are more than you think.
Why did you conceal the identity of the caller? "
Mrs. Morrison tugged at her coat, "I made an appointment with Kiru Jones on the morning of the 18th, but he didn't come, the phone didn't work, and he didn't come home either.
He never missed an appointment before. I was worried that something might happen to him, so I called the police.
The reason why I concealed the identity of the caller was because I was worried that my husband would think too much...
He always thought I was too close to Kiru Jones…
He thinks too much, we are just good friends, similar to male girlfriends. "
Luke doesn't quite believe that the friendship between the two is pure. From her previous words, it can be heard that this is not the first time the two have dated alone, "Did your husband kill Kiru Jones?"
Ms. Morrison shook her head, "No, I don't think so, my husband doesn't have a gun, and he won't commit murder.
He didn't have the guts.
Besides, he has no reason to do so...
Me and Kiru Jones are just friends. "
Luke said, "But your husband doesn't think so. He thinks that you and Kiru Jones have a super-friendship relationship, and he made an appointment with Kiru Jones to meet on Highway 1 to have a conversation between men.
As far as I know, this kind of conversation can easily go wrong. "
Mrs. Morrison was silent.
Luke continued to ask, "Where were you between ten o'clock in the evening on December 17th and three o'clock in the morning on the 18th?"
If the husband and wife committed the crime together, then the woman wearing leather shoes at the scene of the crime is likely to be Mrs. Morrison.
"I'm at home."
"Who can prove it?"
Mrs. Morrison shook her head, "It's just me."
One person means that she has no alibi.
Both the husband and wife are deeply entangled with the case.
If the husband and wife really committed the crime together, why did Mrs. Morrison take the initiative to call the police?
(end of this chapter)