North America’s toughest police: starting with the Los Angeles Patrol

In the afternoon, Locke was going to the LAPD forensic office. Yesterday at the scene, he was not a forensic worker, and the procedure did not allow him to touch the body, so he could only look with his eyes.

But just looking with the naked eye is not accurate enough after all.

For him who has LV5 pistol skills, checking Barbara Coker’s hand can tell whether she has experience with guns.

Especially the FN57, a pistol with a large recoil, is actually not suitable for female killers.

If this gun was really used by Barbara Coker, then her palm and finger bones would leave marks.

Because the modern forensic system is a huge system, the LAPD forensic office has an independent office space and is not with the detective bureau.

Modern forensic medicine has many branches, equipment, forensic workers, cold storage, which is no less than a small hospital.

Forensic medicine is divided into forensic pathology, forensic clinical, forensic toxicology, forensic toxicological analysis, forensic evidence, forensic psychiatry, etc.

Katherine Murphy studied forensic pathology. She is currently mainly responsible for autopsy, pathological sections, and also goes to the scene.

In fact, the forensic industry in the United States is divided into the forensic system and the coroner system, namely the Medical Examiner’s Office (M.E. Office) and the Coroner’s Office.

The name of the coroner originated in medieval England. At first, it was an official position used by the king to ensure that the relevant taxes could be paid after the death of his subjects.

The function of the modern coroner has become to investigate the cause and manner of death and sign the death certificate.

Coroners are elected or appointed. They are political officials. They do not need to have a medical degree or a forensic degree to serve. They are equivalent to civil servants.

However, the coroner is a product of the old era after all. It is no longer suitable for the development of the times, so the modern forensic system was born.

Despite this, many states in the United States still retain the coroner system, such as California and Washington State, which have both modern forensic systems and coroner systems.

Usually, the coroner system is retained in some counties with large land and sparse population, because the coroner system requires less financial budget than the modern forensic system.

Only one official coroner is needed, and the forensic doctor or forensic studio can be hired from outside, and even part-time is allowed.

Because they called in advance, when Locke and Tony Gerard arrived, Barbara Coke’s body had been thawed on the dissection table in advance.

Yes, the deputy team also came.

Catherine Murphy was enjoying afternoon tea with Jane Horvath, both of them were wearing scrubs, looking very leisurely.

If there was no naked and pale female corpse lying next to them, they would actually be very pleasing to the eye.

A standard American blonde sweet girl, a mature and cold queen, under the blue scrubs, both of them showed their curvy and graceful figures.

Especially Catherine Murphy, whose skin was so white that it could be compared with the body of Barbara Coke next door.

Unfortunately, the corpses that could appreciate their beautiful figures were speechless.

Seeing them coming, Catherine Murphy said, “The corpses have not been completely thawed yet. We need to wait a while. Do you need to open the chest? If necessary, wait until I finish this cup of coffee. I will finish the autopsy of Cindy Clark. I just took off my protective suit to breathe…”

She also handed the donut lunch box in front of her to Locke, “Would you like one?”

Locke waved his hand, “No need to open the chest, I just need to check Barbara Coker’s hands…”

He was not taboo, but the donuts were too greasy. He used to chew gum while cutting the corpse.

Catherine Murphy breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, “Then you just need to wear masks and gloves later!”

Tony Gerard picked up a donut and asked Jane Horvath, “Jane, has Barbara Coker’s pathology report come out?”

Pathology tests can detect whether the deceased had other diseases or poisoning before his death. At present, the forensic office has only issued an autopsy report.

The deputy captain was not completely convinced by Locke’s reasoning. He felt that since Barbara Coker had been a killer, even if she was a part-time killer, she had no reason not to resist the attack from Edward, uh, Ken Garcia.

Even if she was trying to protect Alice Smith and the fourth person in the closet, she had no reason to sacrifice herself.

Unless, she was seriously ill and would not live long!

So he wanted to know if Barbara Coker had cancer, which was why he followed.

Jane Horvath looked cold and shrugged, “Not so fast, the earliest would be tomorrow,We have expedited it for you this time!”

Through the glass, you can see Barbara Coker’s pale corpse lying quietly on the dissection table, looking cold and terrifying.

Humans can face the corpses of other animals calmly, but when they see the corpses of humans, they can’t help but feel strange.

Tony Gerard soon finished eating the donuts, washed his hands, and then put on the mask and gloves. Locke had already dressed and waited for him.

Before going in, Tony Gerard paused, “Fuck, I regret coming with you! Why should I follow you to touch the corpse…”

Locke turned his head and said speechlessly: “Deputy Captain, you can wait for me outside…”

Tony Gerard said unhappily: “Hey, kid, watch your tone, you are the Rookie, don’t talk to me in this tone, I have seen more corpses than you…”

Locke couldn’t help rolling his eyes and turned back and said: “Deputy Captain, are you sure? ”

“…”

Tony Gerard was very confident at first, but then he remembered that Locke had done a great feat of slaughtering 17 people by himself, and it seemed that he had a history of killing people before, so he lost his confidence.

Locke didn’t say anything else, but the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up, and he actually compared the number of corpses he had seen with him.

He walked straight to the body of Barbara Coker, and couldn’t help but show an admiring expression in his eyes. She was indeed a professional, and the Y-shaped incision was handled beautifully.

Because she was attacked on the head, Barbara Coker’s hair was shaved, and the hideous wounds on her head were exposed, and her skull was sunken.

It has to be said that the quality of YETI’s stainless steel thermos is really Good.

Seeing the location of Barbara Coker’s head injury, Locke could guess what position the two were in at the time. Ken Garcia was too perverted.

Locke grabbed Barbara Coker’s fingers. Although he was wearing three layers of latex gloves, he could still feel the coldness coming from the body.

He checked the phalanges of his index finger one by one until he reached her palm. Although the marks were very subtle, he still felt them.

Barbara Coker’s right hand did have traces of gun use.

Tony Gerard stared at Locke with a complicated expression. He felt that he could not understand Locke more and more. This calmness in front of the corpse could not be covered up by a genius.

He asked, “How is it?”

Locke nodded and replied affirmatively, “Although it is not certain that Barbara Coker used the FN57, her phalanges do have traces of using firearms…”

“Some professions do leave traces on corpses, such as doctors who use surgical instruments for a long time. But can you really tell from the finger bones that Barbara Coker had used a pistol? ”

Jane Horvath also came to the demonstration, staring at Locke with a look of surprise. Locke’s words somewhat overturned her forensic common sense.