Los Angeles Detective

Chapter 584 Identity

Luke pondered for a moment, "Deputy team, Volod Russell will be handed over to you for interrogation."

The deputy team nodded, "No problem.

Until then I want to hear your opinion. "

"I suggest, give him a psychiatric appraisal first."

The deputy team had a strange expression on his face, "Do you think he is mentally ill?"

Luke shrugged, "I'm not sure, I just don't want your work to be wasted."

"Am I in a hurry to change the task now?" The deputy team sighed and spread their hands. "Marcus is now the inspector. Why don't you let him exercise and take charge of the interrogation of Volod Russell."

Xiao Hei shook his head like a wave, "No no no, I hate white guys with mental problems the most. They usually have a lot of hostility towards people of color."

The deputy team glared at him, "Boy, be careful with what you say, and I will sue you for discrimination."

Xiao Hei rolled his eyes, with a look of indifference.

After returning to the police station, Luke arranged for everyone to investigate the missing persons near Mogaro Forest Park, and then he went to the captain's office to catch up on sleep.

The corpse was charred, and the items that could prove the identity of the corpse were also burned. There are too few known clues. Instead of waiting, it is better to recharge your batteries.

In the afternoon, forensic doctor Sheila opened the door of the office of the first squadron.

Sheila looked a little tired, holding a thick stack of documents in her hand, "Hey, guys, is there any progress in the investigation?"

Xiao Hei shook his head, "What we can do now is monitor and missing persons near Chamogaro Forest Park, but the existing evidence is too little, it is difficult to determine the identity of the deceased."

"It seems that I came at the right time. I brought a part of the autopsy report." Sheila put a document on the table.

Luke also heard the movement and walked out of the captain's office, "Have you completed the autopsy?"

Sheila shook her head and sighed, "One charred corpse is already a big project, let alone three.

I know you're waiting for the autopsy report, so I'll send you some first. "

"Thank you, this is exactly what we need." Luke picked up the autopsy report, read it, and asked, "Have you found out the identities of the three corpses?"

"The DNA test results haven't come out yet. I can only give you some body test data and body characteristics. I hope it will be helpful to you." Sheila took the autopsy report from Luke, turned back a few pages, and reported one of the pages. Put it on the projector and say,

"A total of three charred bodies were found in Mojaro Forest Park, numbered as deceased No. 1, deceased No. 2, and deceased No. 3 according to the time of death.

Among them, the death time of deceased No. 1 was the earliest, which should be between 4 and 6 days before the fire broke out.

The corpse was a female, about 170cm tall, about 35 years old, with a broken right arm.

The deceased No. 2 was a male who should have been killed shortly before the fire.

He is about 180cm tall and aged between 40 and 45 years old.

The deceased No. 3 was a male, who should have died of smoke after the fire broke out.

He is about 175cm tall and about 50 years old, and some of his belongings were taken away by the technical team for identification. After Sheila finished speaking, she looked at everyone, "I hope these autopsy data will be useful to you. "

"Of course, with this data, we can find eligible victims among the missing persons." Luke sent Sheila out of the office.

Soon, Jenny found a missing person who was suspected of being deceased No. 1 in the missing persons database.

Name, Hedda Cartman

Gender: Female

Date of Birth, September 11, 1988

Traits, Caucasian female, brown hair, blue eyes

Height, 169cm

Missing time, August 24, 2023

Report time, August 25, 2023

Informant, Henryk Cartman

Reporter's mobile phone number, 310 876 2468

Address, No. 202, Marko Community

Jenny said, "Captain, the missing person Hedda Cartman's missing time, gender, age, and height match the information of the deceased No. 1, and he is probably the person we are looking for."

Luke nodded, "Contact the informant."

"Yes, sir." Jenny answered, picked up the phone and went to make a call.

Xiao Hei smiled and said, "We searched like headless chickens for a long time, and now we finally found a clue."

Jackson did not agree with Xiao Hei's words, "All efforts are valuable, it just takes time to realize."

"Shut up, I don't want to drink a rookie chicken soup." Xiao Hei rolled his eyes, and there was a gurgling sound in his stomach.

Luke tilted his head, "Let's go eat some food while we have time."

Xiao Hei frowned slightly, as if recalling some bad memories, "No, I will lose weight today."

Jackson smiled, "A kind reminder, you can order a vegetable salad, pasta or pizza, and your appetite may be better."

Xiao Hei thought about it seriously, "No, I don't even want to drink coffee today." Then, he looked at Luke beside him, "Luke, can you give me some tea? I want the green one. "

Jackson smiled, "come on, you don't even dare to drink coffee, do you?"

"It's not that I don't dare to drink, it's just that I'm not interested in all charred objects." Xiao Hei shook his head, "Don't think I don't know, you haven't eaten today, rookie."

"If you want to drink tea, just follow me." Luke didn't bother to pay attention to the two of them, because he had no appetite today and only ate one bag of instant noodles since last night.

"boom!"

Forty minutes later, a man hurriedly broke into the office of the first squadron.

Xiao Hei put down his tea cup and said dissatisfiedly, "Man, don't you know how to knock on the door?"

"Sorry, I'm in a hurry." The man wiped the sweat from his head and continued, "My name is Henry Cartman, and my wife is missing."

Jenny stood up and asked, "Is your wife Hedda Cartman?"

"Yes, your voice sounds familiar. Was it you who called me just now?"

"Yes, please come with me, Mr. Henry Cartman."

Jenny took Henry Cartman to the break room and poured him a cup of coffee.

Henry Cartman took the coffee with both hands and asked nervously, "Have you found my wife?"

"Uh..." Jenny was a little embarrassed.

"Creak..." At this moment, the door to the lounge opened, and Luke and Jackson walked in.

Jenny pointed at Luke and introduced, "Mr. Cartman, this is our Captain Li and the person in charge of the case."

Henry Cartman stood up and shook hands with Luke, "Captain Lee, are you investigating the case of my wife's disappearance now?"

Luke made a gesture of invitation, "Sit down and talk."

"Thank you." Henry Cartman looked at Luke, becoming more and more uneasy, "How is my wife now?"

Luke pondered for a moment, "Last night, there was a fire in Mogaro Forest Park, did you know?"

"Yes, I live nearby. You can see the light of the fire when you stand by the window. There is smoke and dust all over the yard. Does this have anything to do with my wife?"

"We found three bodies at the fire scene, including a female body, about 35 years old and about 170cm tall. The time of death was similar to the time of your wife's disappearance..."

Henry Cartman waved his hands and said excitedly, "Oh my God! You mean my wife is dead!"

"No one can be sure of this until DNA testing is done.

We came to you today just to rule out this possibility. "

"Can I see the body? I will definitely be able to identify whether she is my wife." Henry Cartman said firmly.

Luke hesitated, "Actually, I don't think it's a good idea."

Henry Cartman had tears in his eyes, "Please, let me see it. I will definitely recognize it. I know everything about my wife and I love her."

"OK." Luke nodded and winked at Jackson.

Soon, Jackson came over with a tablet and said, "Mr. Cartman, the body was burned quite badly. I hope you are mentally prepared."

"Let me see."

Seeing the other party's persistence, Jackson didn't waste any more words. He opened the tablet and found the photo of the body of deceased No. 1.

Henry Cartman was stunned when he saw the burnt corpse, and then looked away, "Are you sure this is my wife?"

"Not sure, that's why we came to you." Luke pointed to the photo on the tablet, "Is she your wife?"

"sorry, I……

I didn't expect the fever to be so severe...

She's most likely not my wife's body, I think you got it wrong.

My wife is probably not dead. "Henric Cartman seemed to have a glimmer of hope again.

"You're right, we just want to rule out the possibility that the burnt body is your wife." Luke changed the topic and asked, "Has your wife been injured before?"

"What kind of injury? Do scars count?"

"Unless it's a deep scar or damage to the bone, it's hard to tell now."

Henry Cartman thought about it carefully, "I remember one time while skiing, my wife broke her arm. Yes, she broke her right arm once."

Luke remembered the autopsy report. According to the forensic examination, the right arm of deceased No. 1 had been fractured, which was consistent with Henry Cartman's description.

Judging from the available evidence, deceased No. 1 is probably Henry Cartman's missing wife.

Luke asked, "Cartman, when exactly did your wife go missing?"

"Seven o'clock in the evening on August 24th."

"Do you know what she went to do?"

"She went for a run."

"Does she have a habit of running at night?"

"Yes."

Luke made a note in his notebook and asked, "Where did she go for a run?"

Henry Cartman sighed, "I'm not sure, she usually goes home at eight o'clock in the evening, but she didn't come back that day.

So, I called the police early the next morning. "

"Is there anything unusual about your wife before she disappeared?"

Henry Cartman thought for a while and shook his head, "No, I didn't feel anything unusual."