Chapter 770 On-Site Investigation

It has been a while since I have seen such a tragic murder scene. Although the body has been removed and sent to the medical examiner's office, blood, brain contents and skull fragments with scalp are still left on the artificial marble floor.

There is also a pool of blood on the carpet near the bottom of the dining table, extending all the way to the living room. The amount of bleeding is probably the same as that of a normal person who was stabbed in the arm or calf.

It is still midsummer. Although the air conditioner in the room is on, the temperature in the room is not low because people are always coming in and out. The remaining blood and other things on the ground have begun to emit a fishy smell.

Clay seemed to be unaware of this and followed Jack step by step. As a veteran, he was not uncomfortable with this level of murder scene.

Jack squatted in front of the murder weapon, looking at the blood-stained iron cast 'Alebrih' pendant for a while, looked up at the fireplace, where there were many similar crafts hanging, and turned to ask Jiejie.

"What weapons did Ronnie use in the attempted rape and carjacking?"

Jiejie flipped through the information, "The scissors in the victim's backpack and the wrench in the car."

"What do you think?" Jack looked at Clay who was squatting opposite him.

"Uh" Clay rubbed his nose subconsciously and tried to recall what he had learned before, "Impulsive crime, um. Because he used whatever he saw."

Jack patted his sturdy shoulders with satisfaction. He originally thought that this guy might have some psychological problems after retiring, after all, that was a common plot.

Now it seems that Clay has adapted well in this regard and has shown considerable interest in solving cases, which is also a pleasant surprise.

It is said that a forced melon is not sweet. After Jubal's heart knot was untied, what he was most worried about in this team was whether Clay could adapt to the FBI job.

Through Jack's observation during this period of time, Clay showed great interest in criminal investigation. When he was free, he would often see him holding a book in his hand.

Judging from the title of the book, he has dabbled in both psychology and criminal investigation science. It can be said that he has a promising future. Maybe in a few years, he will be a big man as smart as Jack Reacher.

"How did ERT (FBI Evidence Response Team) determine that Madison was raped?" Jack got up and walked into the living room along the bloodstains, turning to ask Agent Dodd.

The black agent looked to be in his thirties. He had been secretly looking at Jack since he met him, with a little curiosity in his eyes. There have been a lot of rumors about Jack in the system recently, but the medal of bravery has not been awarded for several years.

It is natural for the BAU team to be awarded medals. After all, they have no shortage of merits and hard work. It is a bit exaggerated that a young man who is less than 30 years old and has only been in the job for two or three years can win two medals in a row.

In fact, he didn't know that Jack has already won three medals. In a certain anthrax attack case, the BAU was once collectively awarded an outstanding collective medal.

If it weren't for Jubal's introduction at the beginning, Agent Dodd almost mistook Clay for Jack. After all, the former's temperament, which was still sharp even though he had just left the battlefield, was too eye-catching.

You should know that the FBI is not a white lotus in the federal department. The degree of internal strife and struggle is no less than any federal bureaucracy. Generally speaking, no matter how capable a person is and how much credit he has made, it is the credit of the big boss above.

Capable people can indeed stand out and be promoted quickly under the pressure of years, but having ability is not as good as having background, because the latter does not need to consider years at all, and can be specially promoted with a little credit.

And if a person has both ability and background, it is even more terrible. Yes, I am talking about a British beauty who came to the FBI from Scotland Yard, Kate Joyner.

You should know that there are only a dozen female supervisors in the entire FBI. Joyner was at the same level as Hotchner when she entered the FBI in her early 30s. Although she had the qualifications in Scotland Yard, it was not something that ordinary people could do. As a result, she resigned and returned to the UK without caring because of her failure in pursuing love (injury).

If Jack knew that Agent Dodd thought of him as a powerful figure like Joyner, he would definitely find a chance to explain that he just had a special physique and was easily attracted to big cases like a primary school student. He was just making a living in the FBI and there was no need to think so highly of himself.

However, the other person just looked a little strange and was in a daze. Jack was proficient in psychology, not mind reading, so he had no idea what the other person was thinking. He could only raise his voice and ask again, "How did you determine that the girl was assaulted? Are there other scenes?"

"Ah?" Agent Dodd retracted his thoughts, "No, uh, it's the girl's bedroom, follow me."

As he said this, he took a few quick steps and led everyone upstairs to the door of a bedroom. Jack, who was following him, pointed to the blood dripping on the ground and signaled the people behind him to be careful not to step on it.

Agent Dodd pushed open the door and stayed outside. "Ronnie raped the victim here."

This is a typical European and American girl's boudoir. The pink and blue wallpaper is very warm. There is a small desk next to the door. Next to it are two bookshelves, one large and one small, with books and several trophies on them.

On the other side are the wardrobe and dressing table, which were turned upside down at this time. The bloodstains extended from the door to the bed. Seeing Jack put on gloves, Clay and Jiejie followed him and quickly took out the rubber gloves they carried with them.

At Jack's signal, Clay walked to the bedside and carefully lifted up the thin quilt. A trace of body fluids mixed with dots of blood appeared in front of everyone.

Jie Jie Facial Lotion couldn't bear to turn her head, looking through and checking the wardrobe and dressing table. A lot of cosmetics on the dressing table were knocked over, lipstick and eye pencil fell to the ground, and there was a pair of dirty flat shoes next to it. Shoes are the kind of dance shoes that need to be tied.

Jack walked to the opposite side of Clay and carefully observed the marks on the bed. Finally, he picked up the pillow and put it under the light for a closer look. The pillow was very dirty, with a lot of red lipstick and black mascara on it, as well as saliva and snot. imprint.

"Ronnie pressed her face on the pillow and left this. The makeup was too thick. He must have forced the girl to put it on."

Clay's expression turned ugly when he heard this. Compared to the bloody scene downstairs, the scene here made him feel more uncomfortable. Sometimes having a strong imagination is not a good thing.

He tried hard to find other traces to divert his attention. He looked back and forth between the open closet and the bedside, and found that several dresses thrown beside the bed were all backless dresses with suspenders. "It looks like he also forced the girl to change her clothes. Very sexy, so that’s what it is.”

At this point Clay got stuck, trying to find the right words in his mind.

"It was a ritualized act of rape." Jiejie helped him summarize. "Sexy clothes, heavy makeup, and forced postures. It is obvious that the situation here is different from the situation downstairs. It is not a purely impulsive crime."

It is a good thing that the murderer's behavior is not completely illogical. Otherwise, with the extensive road transportation network and poor road surveillance in the United States, they would have been chasing each other for months or even a year and a half. possible.

There are fifty states in the United States, which is equivalent to fifty countries. In the past, local police almost turned a blind eye to criminals outside their jurisdiction, as long as they did not cause trouble in their own territory.

The state police are also not very interested in cross-state criminals. After all, they won't get much credit if they catch them, and they may attract the annoying FBI and be ordered around.

The current situation may have changed a little, but only a little. Although the Greensburg area of ​​Pennsylvania is much better than places like Detroit, it is also located in the Rust Belt and faces a serious divide between rich and poor, which means that the police force The distribution is very uneven.

Although the Hargrove family is a single-parent family, it can be seen that the conditions are not bad, and the community they live in is a good middle-class community. Otherwise, the FBI would not be able to respond so quickly.