Chapter 503 Major Discovery
Leitner Community.
Luke led the team to the vicinity of the owner of the suspected vehicle.
He didn't get out of the car immediately, and took a telescope to observe. It was a gray one-story house with a small area, and the windows and garage doors were tightly closed.
Luke observed for a while, and there was no unusual movement inside or outside the house.
He ordered the others to stand by in the car, and asked Xiao Hei and Jackson to get out of the car to check the situation before deciding on the next move.
After the two got out of the car, they looked around for a while, and walked into the yard of Arnet Stone's house one after the other.
Xiao Hei looked up and found no camera.
Xiao Hei first walked to the door, listened, but there was no movement, he made a gesture to Jackson, Xiao Hei looked at the left side of the house, and Jackson looked at the right side of the house.
Xiao Hei walks from the front door to the left side of the house, and looks into the house through the glass on the left side.
There was some chaos in the house, but no one was seen.
"Hey, what are you doing?" A sudden voice startled Xiao Hei.
Xiao Hei turned his head and saw a Caucasian aunt standing in the yard next door, with her arms crossed, looking at her vigilantly, as if she regarded him as a thief.
Xiao Hei was about to say something. "
The white aunt showed disgust and threatened, "Hey, this is not the place for you, get out of here immediately, otherwise, I will call the police."
Xiao Hei showed his police badge, "You don't need to call, I'm the police."
Jackson also came over when he heard the movement, "Detective, I didn't see anyone in the room."
The white aunt was a little embarrassed, "Sorry, I didn't know you were the police."
Xiao Hei put away the police badge, approached the white aunt and asked, "Ma'am, do you know anyone in this house?"
"Yes, Mr. Arnett Stone, he should not be at home. What can you do with him?"
"We are investigating a case and want to find out some information from him. When was the last time you saw him?"
"March 21st."
Xiao Hei counted, today is the 25th, and four days have passed. Based on his experience, many people can't remember the events of the previous two days, let alone the previous four days. "Ma'am, why do you remember so clearly?" ?”
The white aunt shrugged, "I'll be an aunt that day."
Xiao Hei's cheeks twitched, "Wow, it's indeed a special day."
"Yes, although I don't know what you do, but Mr. Arnett Stone is a good man and a reporter with a sense of justice."
Jackson asked, "Ma'am, which TV station is he a reporter?"
"He used to be a reporter from CBS TV, but now he seems to be an independent reporter. Every time we get together, he will tell some very interesting things."
"Is there any special situation in his house these two days? For example, are there other people coming in and out or noise?"
The white aunt thought for a while, "No.
But a girl approached him yesterday, a beautiful Asian girl who claimed to be his friend. "
Xiao Hei asked, "Do you have that girl's contact information?"
"I don't know, I only know that her surname is Inoue, and she hopes that I can help convey it after I see Arnet Stone and ask Arnet Stone to call her back.
She is very polite, I have a good impression of her. "
Xiao Hei wrote down the somewhat unfamiliar surname, "Madam, as far as you know, has Arnett Stone offended anyone?"
"No, he has a good relationship with the neighbors in the community."
"He doesn't live with his family."
"He's single."
"Okay, thank you very much for your assistance."
"Sir, can I ask what happened?"
"The case is still under investigation, so it's hard to say yet." Xiao Hei bid farewell to the white aunt, returned to the car, and told Luke the situation.
After comprehensive consideration, Luke decided to take immediate action.
Luke guards the front door, while the small black lead team enters the house from the back to search.
There was a "bang".
The back door of the house was kicked open.
The little black belt rushed into the house, "Lapd."
"Safety."
"Safety."
The house is not big, with only two rooms. The police quickly searched the rooms and found no suspicious figure.
Luke entered the house to check. He smelled the smell first, but he didn't smell blood or disinfectant.
The room is very messy, there are worn clothes on the sofa in the living room, and the smell of rotting household garbage wafts from the trash can.
The drawers in the living room showed signs of being turned over.
Luke was about to enter the bedroom to check. The larger bedroom had a bed, and the drawers also showed signs of being turned over. There was also a photo on the bedside table, which was Arnet Stone's own photo, with the Statue of Liberty in the background.
Luke went to another bedroom. There was no bed in this bedroom. It should be used for office work. There were desks, cabinets, whiteboards, and many documents scattered on the floor.
Luke picked up the documents on the ground to check. They were all news reports and materials.
Luke felt that someone should have broken into this place.
Jackson came over, "Captain, I found $1,000 in cash in a cupboard in another bedroom."
Although the identity of the deceased cannot be determined without DNA identification.
But judging from the existing evidence, Arnett Stone is likely to be the owner of the dismembered corpse.
Reminiscent of the other party's occupation, it is likely that they investigated something that they should not know before being silenced.
Judging from the situation at the scene, the murderer probably came to Arnet Stone's house and took away relevant materials and evidence.
The top priority now is to find out why Arnet Stone was silenced.
"Marcus, you are responsible for finding that Asian woman named Inoue."
"Jenny, contact Arnet Stone's family and ask them to come to the police station for a DNA test."
"Okay, Captain."
Luke stayed at the scene, waiting for the technical team to inspect the scene.
The technical team collected some biological samples from the homeowners, and they will compare them with the dismembered corpses when they go back.
After the technical team finished surveying the scene, Luke brought all the information in the house back to the police station.
At this time, although the identity of the deceased cannot be determined yet, and he cannot wait forever, Luke can only follow the clues to continue the investigation.
In the office of a squadron, the materials and documents brought back from Arnet Stone's house took up two tables.
The deputy captain shook his head, "I'm busy now."
Luke said, "These documents are likely to hide the secret of Arnet Stone's murder."
The deputy team curled their lips. It is more likely that the valuable information has been taken away by the murderer.
Checked the information, but found no clues, which means you are dedicated.
If you fail to check the hidden clues in the information, that is dereliction of duty.
At this moment, Matthew connected the projector with the computer, "Captain, I followed your instructions and drew the route map of the suspect vehicle between March 21st and March 23rd.
The suspected vehicle left Arnet Stone's community at 7:00 pm on the 21st.
Driving from the community driveway into Lervin Avenue, the car drove southward and disappeared into an area without cameras.
At around 11:00 p.m. on the 22nd, the suspect vehicle reappeared on the road in the surveillance area, driving in the direction of the Los Angeles River Bridge.
After that, I returned to Arnet Stone's community again.
After staying in the community for about an hour, the car left Arnet Stone's community again and drove into an unmonitored area. The car has not been seen since.
I notified the nearby patrol police and asked them to help find the suspect vehicle. "
Luke nodded and stared at the projector. Matthew said it simply, but with Luke's understanding of the case, he was able to roughly analyze the process of the case.
This driving map should be divided into two nodes. Before the night of March 21, Arnet Stone himself should be driving. After Arnet Stone was killed, the murderer drove Arnet Stone's car. The car went to the bridge of the Los Angeles River to dump the body, and then drove to Arnet Stone's house to take the documents.
Based on this analysis, the place where Arnett Stone was killed should be in the area where the car disappeared on the night of March 21.
Afterwards, Luke turned on the computer and carefully checked the place where the car disappeared on the night of the 21st and the place where the car reappeared on the night of the 22nd.
The scene where Arnett Stone was murdered should be the surrounding area of these two locations.
Luke carefully studies the area, zooming in on each building...
Finally, he selected a target, Logit Slaughterhouse.
Luke ordered, "Matthew, you investigate the information of this slaughterhouse and send it to my mobile phone.
The others pack up and leave in five minutes. "
In a Ford SUV.
Jackson sat in the cab and drove, wondering, "Captain, how do you know there is something wrong with this slaughterhouse?"
"The way of killing.
It is not easy to process the corpse into minced meat. First of all, there must be a large enough freezer to freeze the corpse, so that the machine can be used to cut a flat knife edge.
Choosing this method of killing must be a pervert with special psychological needs.
Either there is a handy processing tool.
Judging from Arnett Stone's career, he should have violated the interests of some people and was killed. Then, the murderer should be the second case.
It is difficult for ordinary people to meet these two requirements. It will be more troublesome to dispose of the corpse in this way.
But slaughterhouses are different. Ready-made cold storage and cutting machines are very suitable for processing corpses in this way.
There will be no blood left after the incident, and it is easy to clean up the scene. At the same time, it is difficult for the police to identify the corpse, which will increase the difficulty of investigation. "
Jackson also felt that Luke's analysis made sense, and asked subconsciously, "Then why did Arnett Stone go to the slaughterhouse?"
Luke shrugged, "Maybe there's a big secret hidden there."
Half an hour later, the police arrived at Logit Slaughterhouse.
The door of the slaughterhouse was closed. According to the clues found by Matthew, the slaughterhouse filed for bankruptcy more than a month ago and had suspended production.
However, recently, there have been records of electricity being used in slaughterhouses at night.
This actually confirmed Luke's guess.
Luke led people to block the gate of the slaughterhouse, while Raymond led people to guard the back door.
Looking in from the gate, the slaughterhouse was empty and looked a bit dilapidated, and there was no sign of anyone.
For safety reasons, the police still sent drones to take aerial cameras for investigation.
The drone took pictures of the entire slaughterhouse, and no human activities were found.
Afterwards, Luke led people into the outer courtyard of the slaughterhouse. The door of the factory building was locked, and the doors and windows were closed tightly. The drone could not take pictures of the inside of the factory building.
Porter climbed out of the window of the factory building and looked through the window to see what was going on inside. The factory building was divided into several areas, and he saw no signs of personnel activity.
However, because of the blind spot, he is not completely sure, and the police need to enter the factory to search.
After doing the preparation work.
Luke ordered to enter and searched the factory.
Xiao Hei unlocked the factory door, pushed open the gate, and the police entered the factory to search.
Luke didn't enter immediately, but sat in the rear, alert to the surrounding situation.
"Safety."
"Safety."
With a sound of confirmation.
Luke's heart was also relieved.
A few minutes later, the inside of the factory was searched, and no suspicious person was found, nor was there any obvious blood.
Luke also entered the factory to search. The first thing he checked was the cold storage. The equipment in the cold storage was in good condition and there were traces of recent use.
Later, he saw the meat cutting machine, which can be used after being powered on.
Of course, these guesses are just guesses, after all, it is normal to have such equipment in the slaughterhouse.
Subsequently, forensic and technical teams also rushed to the scene.
Forensic doctor Sheila had someone disassemble the knife edge and gears of the meat slicer. Sheila picked up some minced meat tissue with tweezers and observed it carefully.
"That's right, it's human tissue, and this should be the scene of the first crime.
This is the first time I have seen such a large murder weapon. "Sheila looked a little worried, as if thinking about how to transport it back to the police station.
Mary's echo came from the east of the factory building, "Captain Luke, I found something here."
Luke followed into a room with simple desks and chairs. He frowned and smelled a faint smell of chemicals.
Mary points to a blue trash can.
“We found some scrap wire in the dumpster, four timer boxes, hydrogen peroxide box, acetone paint thinner wrapper…”
Following Mary's words, Luke's face became more serious, and he had a bad feeling, "Is someone making a bomb here?"
Mary shrugged, "I don't know if he succeeded in making it, but these materials can indeed make bombs."
Luke sighed, "I see, let's see if we can collect biological samples."
"Don't worry, I will do the same without you telling me."
Luke reviewed the known clues of the case in his mind.
Arnett Stone was supposed to be investigating some big news, tracked it down to the slaughterhouse, saw the murderer making a bomb, was accidentally discovered by the murderer, and was brutally killed.
Arnett Stone has been killed.
The murderer has escaped.
The murderer's purpose in making the bomb is still unknown for the time being.
But certainly not for charity.
Luke took out his cell phone and called Reed directly. If the whereabouts of the bomb cannot be tracked in time, the entire Los Angeles will enter a state of emergency.
(end of this chapter)