Los Angeles Detective

  Chapter 391 The First Scene

  Ms. Morrison was a little dissatisfied, "Why does it feel like you are interrogating me?

  I am the informant!

   If I am the murderer, why should I call the police? "

   Luke said, "Mrs. Morrison, there is no one else here, and our conversation will be kept secret.

  I want to know what is the relationship between you and the deceased Kiru Jones? "

   "As I said, they are very good friends, similar to girlfriends."

  Luke took advantage of the situation and said, "Since we are best friends, we should talk about everything, and we should know his situation very well."

   "What exactly do you want to ask?"

   "We checked the information of the deceased Kiru Jones. He had been living in New York before, but he moved to Los Angeles this year. He was not married, and his other relatives did not live in Los Angeles.

   Judging from the current situation, this 'best friend' should be the person who knows the most about his recent life.

   Did he say he had offended anyone?

  Or, who do you think is related to his murder? "

   "It has nothing to do with my husband, I know him.

  He won't kill, don't waste your time on him.

   Spend more energy to investigate the real murderer. "

   "Then who do you think it's related to?

   As a 'best friend', I believe you also hope to catch his murderer as soon as possible. "

  Mrs. Morrison was silent for a moment, "There is indeed a person who is very close to Kiru Jones. Although Kiru Jones has never mentioned each other, I can feel that their relationship is unusual."

   "Have you met that person?"

"No."

   "What's the name of the person you're talking about."

   "The two of them often talk on the phone, and Kiru Jones calls her Mrs. Grey."

   "What is the relationship between the two of them?"

   "Kieru Jones is a pianist, he said he was Mrs Gray's piano teacher, but I can feel their relationship is 'very close'.

   Kieru Jones probably went to see her the night she disappeared. "

   Luke asked back, "How do you know?"

   "A woman's intuition."

   "OK." Luke curled his lips and wrote down the title of 'Mrs. Gray'.

  After taking notes for Mrs. Morrison, Luke communicated with Captain Rey.

  Captain Rey still thinks that the Morrisons and his wife are more suspicious. The couple was deeply entangled with the deceased, and the wife probably had an improper relationship with the deceased, and she was also the informant.

  Husband Darwin Morrison had the motive for the crime and was the last contact of the deceased. He had also been near the scene of the crime and was still the key suspect.

  After discussing, the two decided to divide the investigation. Captain Rey still focused on investigating the Morrisons and his wife, looking for evidence that they might have committed the crime.

  Luke is in charge of investigating new leads.

  …

  The next morning.

   In the first squadron office of the Robbery and Murder Division, Luke called everyone to a meeting.

  Luke briefly introduced the progress of the case, and asked everyone, "What do you think?"

   "The deceased Kiru Jones was not married, and his relatives were not around. First, he found a best friend, Mrs. Morrison, and now he hooked up with a Mrs. Gray. This is a typical bad boy and playboy." The deputy team pouted,

   "I am not surprised that this kind of person was killed."

  Xiao Hei laughed and said, "So not only is this Mr. Morrison suspected, but that 'Mr. Gray' also has a motive for committing the crime.

  Of course, it is not ruled out that this guy has also hooked up with other wives.

   Kiru Jones was killed, and it is estimated that many "sirs" will applaud. "

  Luke took a sip of coffee, "Stop talking about those useless things.

  Captain Rey is in charge of investigating the Morrisons.

  We are in charge of investigating 'Mrs. Gray', and the next step is to find out the identity of Mrs. Gray and her relationship with the deceased. "

  Matthew recommended himself, "Leave it to me.

   You continue the meeting. "

   Luke and others continued to discuss the case.

  The deputy team said, "Actually, I also think that the Morrisons and his wife are very suspicious. Darwin Morrison has a motive and a time for committing the crime.

  And his wife’s behavior was also very suspicious, which also fit the physical characteristics of the murder of the police officer—a black woman.

   But the only thing I can't figure out is, if Mrs. Morrison is really the murderer of the policeman.

  Then what is her motive for committing the crime? "

  Luke guessed, "Is there some kind of connection between the two dead?"

  The deputy team snapped their fingers, "I think so too.

   So, I think there should be some other connection between the two dead people.

  As long as they find what they have in common, they may be able to find clues against the murderer. "

   "Good idea, deputy team, I'll leave this clue to you to investigate." Luke thought about it, and continued, "In addition, I carefully studied the leather shoe print found at the scene of the crime.

  I have learned some knowledge of footprint identification in private, and I think there is something wrong with the shoe print, it is likely that small feet wear big shoes.

   It is likely a woman who actually wore those shoes. "

   Everyone has a certain understanding of Luke's self-motivated and learning ability, which is why he can be the captain at a young age.

  The deputy team asked, "Are you sure?"

"Can."

  The deputy team frowned, "That is to say, there is a woman who has been to the scene where Kiru Jones' body was dumped. Could it be the black woman who killed the police officer?"

  Xiao Hei widened his eyes and reminded, "Ms. Morrison is black, is it possible that she is the real culprit in the two cases!"

  The deputy team spread their hands, "The problem is back to the beginning. If Mrs. Morrison is the murderer, why did she call the police?"

   Luke took advantage of the situation and said, "Is it possible that she knows that the murder of Kiru Jones cannot be concealed, and that she will kill other people, there is no need to conceal it.

  The reason why he took the initiative to report the crime was actually to get himself an amulet.

  Once the police find her and feel that she is suspected, they will find out the identity of her reporter.

   On the contrary, it will reduce her suspicion. "

  If Luke's analysis is correct, then the clue of "Mrs. Gray" is likely to be the bait thrown by Mrs. Morrison in order to divert the direction of the police investigation.

  However, whether it is a bait or not, there is still an investigation after all, and the police cannot let go of any clue.

   At this moment, Matthew came over and said, "Guys, I found a clue about 'Mrs. Gray'."

  Jackson gave a thumbs up, "How did you find it so quickly?"

  Matthew said, "I investigated the communication contacts of the deceased Kiru Jones. Among them was a woman named Georgia Gray with the same surname, aged 38, and I guessed that she was probably the 'Ms. Gray' we were looking for."

   Luke said, "I want the details of Georgia Gray."

   "Yes, sir."

  …

   Winston Community.

   This is a rich and high-end community. Most of the residents went out for Christmas holidays. Most of the holidays have passed, and some residents have returned one after another.

   A Ford Explorer was parked on the side of the road. Luke got out of the passenger cab and looked at the house number, No. 109, Gray's house.

  Here is the address of Mrs. Gray's house he was looking for.

  According to the data, the Grays belong to a remarried family. The two have been married for ten years. Mr. Gray and his ex-wife have a daughter, and the custody rights have been given to the ex-wife.

  Grey's house has a large yard, with a fence outside. Luke pressed the video doorbell at the gate of the yard.

   "Ding Dong..."

   Pressed it a few times, but there was no response.

  In the neighbor’s house next door, an old man with a white beard drank a cigar, drinking coffee at a round table in the yard, looked at Luke and the others and shouted, "Stop pressing, no one is home."

   Luke asked the white-bearded man, "Sir, what's your name?"

  The old man with the white beard spat out eye circles, "My friends call me Old Cole."

  Luke flashed his police badge, "I am Luke Lee, Captain of the First Squadron of the Robbery and Murder Division.

  Mr. Cole, can I talk to you? "

   "Police? What do you want to talk about?"

  I don't like dealing with the police very much. "

   "We are here to find Mrs. Gray and want to know something about her with you."

   "I'm afraid I will disappoint you. I haven't moved here for a long time, and I haven't had much contact with her."

  Luke said, "Just chatting casually, where did she and her husband go?"

   "I went to a vacation house in the suburbs, and I haven't come back."

   "When did you leave?"

   "It seems to be the 18th. I was sitting in the yard basking in the sun. I saw them leave and chatted a few words by the way."

   "Were it just the two of them?"

"Yes."

   "Do you know the address of their country house?"

   "Don't know."

   "Did the couple look abnormal at the time?"

  Old Cole flicked the cigarette ash, "I didn't see it."

   "How is their relationship as husband and wife?"

   "This is their private matter, I don't know very well, it should be pretty good."

   "Did you hear any unusual sounds around the night of December 17th or the early morning of the 18th?"

   "Do gunshots count?"

   "Of course, where did the gunshots come from?"

   "I... am not very sure. At that time, I was watching a movie in the screening room, and it seemed that I heard a gunshot, but I was not very sure either."

  Luke asked, "What time is it?"

   "It seems to be after ten o'clock, I can't remember the exact time.

  Because the law and order near the community is not bad, I didn't care too much. "

   "Can you determine the direction of the gunshot?"

"cannot."

   "On the night of the 17th, are Mr. and Mrs. Gray at home?"

   "Should be at home. At around nine o'clock in the evening, the lights of Gray's house seem to be on."

   "On the night of the 17th, did any outsiders come to his house?"

"I have no idea.

  Will not pry into the privacy of neighbors.

  That's all I know. "Old Cole spread out his hands, assuming an attitude of seeing off guests.

  Luke left the yard of the old Cole's house, and told the other team members, "You go to visit the neighbors around and ask about the situation of Gray's house."

   "Yes, sir."

   Everyone acted separately, and more clues came to Luke.

   Many neighbors reported that they suspected they heard gunshots on the night of the 17th. In addition, since the 18th, everyone has not seen the Gray couple again.

  Through the above situation, Luke felt that the situation of the Gray couple was a bit abnormal.

  After thinking for a while, Luke called Mrs. Gray's mobile phone, wanting to test the other party's situation.

  However, Mrs. Gray's cell phone was no longer connected, which aggravated Luke's suspicion.

  Luke decides to apply for a search warrant on Gray's home.

  …

One p.m.

  Luke simply ate a hamburger, and a search warrant was filed.

  Xiao Hei uses the lockpicking tool to open the door lock.

   Luke led a team into the house to search.

  The house has a large area. The first floor is the living room, kitchen, and bathroom.

  There are two bedrooms and a guest room on the 2nd floor.

   There is a study room, a storage room, and a recreation room on the third floor.

  The living room on the first floor is luxuriously decorated, and the furniture is also custom-made. Luke touched the table, and there was a layer of dust on it. It must have been unoccupied for a while.

  Luke went to the master bedroom on the second floor, and as soon as he entered the door, he smelled a faint smell of disinfectant.

   It stands to reason that no one has lived in it for a while, and the time for using disinfectant is not short, so it should have evaporated.

  The smell of disinfectant water can still be smelled, either someone has been here during this period, and the disinfectant water used has not been used for a long time;

   No matter what the reason is, it is suspicious.

  Xiao Hei took out the luminol reagent from the trunk of the car, sprayed it on the floor of the house, then drew the curtains, took out a special long tube to illuminate, and the floor of the house showed a large area of ​​blue fluorescence.

   "Blood!"

  Xiao Hei pointed to the floor and shouted, "A lot of blood."

  Luke stared at the blue fluorescent light on the ground. This amount of bleeding was not small, and should be enough to kill a grown man.

  Luke has seen photos of the crime scene of the deceased Kiru Jones. Kiru Jones was not wearing clothes, and there was not much blood at the scene, indicating that it was not the scene of the crime, but the scene of the dumping of the corpse.

   And now a large amount of blood was found in the bedroom of Gray's house, indicating that this is probably the scene of the murder.

  Luke scanned the bedroom and ordered, "Contact the technical team.

  If this is a murder scene, there is likely to be other evidence. "

  Although a large number of bloodstains were found at the scene, it has not been confirmed that these bloodstains belonged to the deceased Kiru Jones.

  While searching Gray's house, Luke also sent people to find the whereabouts of Gray and his wife, as well as their vacation home in the suburbs.

  If this is a murder scene, then the disappearing couple is likely to be the murderer.

  The so-called vacation is just an excuse to escape.

   The body is still very weak.

   I took my child out to see a doctor this morning, but I didn’t walk a few steps.

   When I came back in the afternoon, after eating, I felt exhausted and could not eat anymore.

   There are no major symptoms, just weakness, weakness, and lack of energy.

   I slept from two o'clock in the afternoon to five o'clock before I recovered a little, and then I had the energy to code.

   I don't know when I will fully recover, depressed.

  (end of this chapter)