American Detective: Starting as a Rookie Cop in an American TV Show

Chapter 1406 Rossi's ideas are more radical

The body had been taken away. There was an evidence tag with a number on it on the recliner next to the shampoo sink. The bloodstains dragged on the ground indicated that the victim was finally placed on this recliner by the murderer.

"The scene looked a little strange and our forensic officers did not find any signs of forced entry," said CBI Agent Norwood.

"Let them focus on checking the rear window. The previous two cases showed that the murderer entered through there," Rossi said.

Agent Norwood approached a forensic officer who was taking fingerprints at a hair washing station, whispered a few words, and then handed over several photos that were taken before the body was removed.

Rossi noticed that the victim in the photo, like the two men before him, had been dressed in clean clothes.

Seeing Jack squatting on the ground and carefully examining the bloodstains formed by dragging, Agent Norwood asked curiously, "Did you find anything?"

"It's not a discovery, just some small speculation." Jack stood up and answered, "The deceased was of slender build, about 120 pounds.

If it was an ordinary adult male, even if the action was brutal and rough, it shouldn't be difficult to drag her out of the inner room with one hand."

He pointed to the bloody footprints on both sides of the bloodstain and made a motion similar to dribbling a basketball between the legs, “But the murderer obviously can’t do this, he must have tried his best to do this.

In other words, we are dealing with a skinny guy, maybe with a back or shoulder injury, or maybe a woman.”

Rossi nodded in agreement and continued to flip through the photos in his hand, "The murderer also changed the victim's clothes, where did the original clothes go?
There are not many characteristics related to sexual impulse in this case, so the purpose is to change clothes, not to take away the clothes of the deceased. "

Jack carefully looked at the layout of the hair salon inside and out. It was decorated in a common post-modern black and white style. The room was small and simple in layout. He could see everything from the hallway.
His gaze finally fell on a half-open door at the end of the corridor, and his heart couldn't help but move.

This is the cleaning room of the hair salon, which is equipped with several drum washing machines and dryers. Jack put on gloves and opened these washing machines and dryers one by one, and soon made a discovery.

A women's white T-shirt with a faint pink blood stain and blue jeans were lying in one of the washing machines.

Jack unfolded the T-shirt and saw that the front was badly damaged and covered with knife stabs. "The murderer washed the victim's clothes, and it is likely that the clothes of other victims were also treated in the same way."

Rossi looked at Agent Norwood who followed closely behind him. The latter understood and started to take out his phone. "I immediately sent someone to check the first two crime scenes. This may have been missed."

This kind of minor problem should be left alone. The two parties are in a cooperative relationship. Although there are omissions, there is no need to worry too much as long as it does not affect the solution of the case. Rossi simply changed the subject and said, "Anyway, I think the gender of the suspect can at least be determined."

Agent Norwood paused as he typed, a puzzled look on his face. "Why? Just because the clothes were washed?"

"Yes, if this behavior is regarded as the elimination of evidence, the first choice of male criminals is to destroy it directly. Throwing it into the trash can or burning it directly is a common practice."

Jack helped explain, "Therefore, excluding some extreme special cases, our suspect is most likely a woman." Of course, considering the special situation in California, he added, "At least a guy who can be defined as a woman psychologically."

Rossi used a pen to lift the filter of the washing machine. "Notify the forensic personnel to send the contents to the CSI lab. Maybe they can find key DNA evidence."

After visiting the crime scene, Jack asked Agent Norwood about the whereabouts of the body, and then continued to drive Rossi to the local coroner's office. On the way, the two also had a brief communication with other team members over the phone.

Hotchner and Reid found the third victim, Jessica Randall's best friend, and confirmed that the victim had just spoken to the other party on the phone a few minutes before the accident.

From the best friend, they learned that the deceased Randall was a hairdresser with a hot temper and a picky personality. He had just had a big argument with a customer over the tip issue yesterday. Before leaving the store after get off work in the evening, he called his best friend to complain for a long time.

Emily and Luke Elvis, who went to investigate the circumstances of the first two victims, also provided similar information. The second victim, Rick Mendoza, was also well-known in the auto 4S shop for his straightforward personality and he always said what he thought.

Therefore, Dr. Reid suspected that the suspect's motive for murder came from the conflicts she encountered when she came into contact with those working in the service industry.

"This kind of dispute may be intense, but it is also very common. Emily and Hotchner will continue to question the deceased's colleagues and surrounding shop owners. Hair salons usually have some regular customers. Garcia will also follow up on the investigation."

After Jack hung up the phone, he noticed that Rossi seemed a little absent-minded in the passenger seat, so he asked curiously, "Are you still thinking about the previous incident of being followed?"

Rossi shook his head, "No, I was thinking about the 'machine'.

If it had access to all the surveillance cameras in California, this type of crime of passion might be unpredictable to it at first, but when the first death appears, it should be able to know the identity of the murderer and lead us to him, right?"

Jack had a strange expression on his face. It seemed that the old man was too receptive to new things. He thought that Rossi, who came from the golden age of America, would hold a conservative attitude towards "machines". He didn't expect that his ideas were even more radical than his own.

After considering his words in his mind, he slowly answered, "You can say that, but there are two problems.

First, Finch did not give the "machine" the ability to speak, at least not now, it can only give some related numbers.

Second, let alone California, the camera coverage rate in public places in Los Angeles is less than half of that in New York. The ‘machine’ here is almost like a blind person.”

In fact, let alone this world, even in Jack's previous life, the surveillance coverage of public places in Los Angeles was ridiculously low. On the contrary, surveillance cameras used to prevent burglary were everywhere around private residences.

Rossi sighed, “I just heard that now in that country across the Pacific Ocean, not only do stations and airports have strict security procedures, they have also set up various gates with facial recognition functions.

This may seem unfree, but it has effectively reduced the incidence of serious crimes and greatly improved the efficiency of hunting down fugitives.”

(End of this chapter)