Regarding Luke's case this time, Elsa still needs to communicate with Dustin again.
In case nothing is found, she must at least ensure that Luke and the two of them will not be angered by Deputy Director Condela.
This thing is really not impossible.
Whoever's niece was tortured and killed, and then displayed in public, would not be in a good mood.
She believed in Luke's ability, but she had to make some guarantees in advance for this absolute confidant, although doing so might affect Deputy Director Condra's perception of her.
However, she didn't come to be a police officer purely for the purpose of becoming an official.
Over there, Luke and the two drove off.
It didn't take long for Selena's face to become serious: "Luke, this case... is a bit troublesome."
Luke looked calm: "Oh, tell me."
"This case has been going on for three days. The first victims are two high school students, a man and a woman. The man's name is Steve Erce, and the woman's name is Cathy Becker. She is Deputy Director Condra. The niece of the victim. News came from the police station over there yesterday that a suspect had been caught. This man was Billy Loomis, a male classmate of the victim. He was arrested on the spot for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend Sidney ’” Selena said.
Luke: "Huh?" There are all suspects here, so where is the trouble
Selena: "However, a year ago, the suspect's girlfriend, Sidney, was also a classmate of the two victims. The girl's mother, Maureen, was killed in a similar way a year ago. At that time, A suspect named Cotton-Weary was arrested and is in jail, with the likely death penalty if convicted."
Luke's eyes flickered: "So, the current suspect, Billy, is already the second serial killer suspect?"
Selena: "Yes, the sheriff over there also has a headache because of this. What's more, the suspect Billy this time also had enough time to commit the crime in the last case. Of course, he has no clear motive. It was his girlfriend's mother after all."
Luke nodded slightly: "If it's a serial killer, the motive may not be the same as that of a normal person. You can ignore this for now. What are the other problems?"
"The girl Sidney's father, Neil Prescott, the husband of the victim Maureen a year ago, is said to have been on a business trip for several days, but now the police cannot contact him." Selina continued illustrate.
Luke laughed: "Interesting, this is really interesting!"
In the United States, the first suspects in most homicide cases are people who have a relationship with the victim, including but not limited to husband and wife, divorced couples, boyfriends and girlfriends, and even boyfriends and girlfriends.
Because this kind of thing is really common.
It is very likely that because of property, family conflicts, green hair, or all of these situations in one case, some people can't help being impulsive and want to use violence to solve the problem.
And in this case, the high school students and victims were lovers, the newly captured suspect Billy and the escaped victim Sidney were also lovers, and the mother Maureen and the previous suspect Cotton might be lovers. (river crab) relationship, which also involves her husband Neil who has just lost contact.
This sounds like a maze-like case.
Perhaps, it was precisely because of this that the sheriff of Woodsburg agreed to the request of Deputy Director Condela and let Luke and the two go to investigate the case.
The longer things drag on, the bigger the impact will be.
This was a serial murder case in which three people died and one person was attempted. Two suspects were involved, and one was still waiting for the death sentence.
Sooner or later, this case will attract the attention of people all over the United States. After all, this case is really a bit weird and mysterious.
How many mental disorders are there among the American people, or people who have been taught to be stupid by anti-intellectual education? Just look at some of the serial killers that fans have gone crazy for.
Although the number of such brain-deficient patients is very small, the absolute number is still considerable.
Coupled with the blind worship of some ignorant young people, and the deliberate imitation of some people with ulterior motives, there may be several, or even a dozen more psychopaths who imitate and commit crimes in the United States.
Luke didn't let Selena continue to read the file, but let her close her eyes and rest.
For such a complicated case, it is not very useful to spend some time in the car to read the files. It is better to go there, and the efficiency of on-site investigation is higher.
The car drove all the way to the southeast.
Woodsburg is in Orange County, southeast of downtown Los Angeles, about 100 kilometers away from here, but there are still traffic jams on the road, and the two arrived in Woodsburg two hours later.
After entering this small town, some news interview vehicles appeared one after another on the side of the road, and many reporters were holding microphones and talking to the cameras.
Luke roughly counted.
Good guy! He saw eight TV stations all the way in, two of which were the five major TV networks.
This case has become so big? Luke pondered for a moment.
Suddenly he said to Selena: "You said, how about we pretend to be students to investigate the case this time?"
Selena: "hat?"
Luke's problem is not big, but although she looks young, her temperament is too different from that of a middle school student.
Luke nodded: "Let's say you... look older? Uh, well, you can pretend to be the new teacher you are applying for." Someone with a strong desire to survive finally reined in the precipice and did not continue to die.
Only then did Selena look back, and nodded with satisfaction: "That's right. And I can apply for a physical education teacher."
Luke: "Huh?"
Selena: "I can teach Barou, anyway, it's very similar to women's self-defense."
Luke: "... Then I hope we can successfully obtain these two identities."
The two drove to the police station here, but they didn't go in. Instead, Luke called Sheriff Polk to come out.
Sheriff Polk is a bald white man in his fifties. The three met in the woods behind the police station and introduced their identities to each other. Luke explained his thoughts.
Polk frowned: "Can you do this?"
"No matter how you look at it, this case is committed by an acquaintance. The murderer is from the city, so he is so familiar with the environment. It is no more convenient for us to identify ourselves to investigate the case than Sergeant Polk and you." Luke said with a smile.
After a pause, he continued to explain: "Let the principal of that middle school arrange for us to enter as transfer students and trainee teachers, but our identity is limited to your knowledge, just say that we are your distant relatives."
Polk nodded thoughtfully: "Well, is that so."
Luke chuckled: "Sergeant Polk, we are very grateful for your full support. But if we reveal our identity, it is easy to arouse the murderer's vigilance and let him run away."
Polk thought for a moment and understood what he meant.
The two concealed their identities to investigate the case. It was a small movement, and the small town police station was not ashamed.
And if they show their status as foreign aid in a small town, Polk, the sheriff, will undoubtedly be the most embarrassing.