Elsa had to talk to Dustin about Luke's case again.
If they didn't find anything, she had to make sure that Deputy Director Condra wouldn't vent his anger on Luke and Selina.
That wasn't impossible.
No one would be in a good mood if their own niece was tortured to death and displayed in public.
She believed in Luke's abilities, but she had to ask for a guarantee for her absolute confidant, even if it might affect Deputy Director Condra's impression of her.
However, she wasn't a police officer purely for the sake of being an official.
On the other side, Luke and Selina set off in their car.
Very soon, Selina's expression turned solemn. "Luke, this case … is a little troublesome."
Luke said calmly, "Oh, tell me about it."
"This case has been going on for three days. The first victim is a high school student, a boy and a girl. The boy's name is Steve, and the girl's name is Cathy Becker. She's Deputy Director Condra's niece. Yesterday, news came from the police department that they caught a suspect. He's Billy Loomis, a classmate of the victims. He was caught for assaulting his girlfriend, Sandra, "said Selina.
Luke: "Huh?" If they already had a suspect, then what was the problem?
Selina said, "But a year ago, the suspect's girlfriend, Sandra, was also a classmate of the two victims. The girl's mother, Molene, was killed in a similar way. A suspect named Cotton Willey was arrested and is now in prison. If he's convicted, he'll probably be sentenced to death. "
Luke's eyes flashed. "So, this suspect, Billy, is already a suspect in the second serial killer case?"
Selina said, "That's right. It's a headache for the sheriff over there. What was worse was that the suspect this time, Billy, also had ample time to commit the crime in the previous case. Of course, he doesn't have a clear motive. After all, it was his girlfriend's mother. "
Luke nodded. "If he's a serial killer, his motive might not be the same as a normal person's. Is there anything else?"
"Neil Prescott, Sandra's father and Molene's husband, is said to be on a business trip for days. The police department can't reach him," Selina continued.
Luke chuckled. "Interesting, this is really interesting!"
In the United States, the first suspect in most homicide cases was someone who had a relationship with the victim, including but not limited to husband and wife, divorced couples, boyfriend and girlfriend, and even boyfriend and girlfriend.
Because this kind of thing was really common.
It was very likely that it was because of property, family conflicts, being cuckolded, or all of these situations occurred in the same case. There would always be people who couldn't help but want to use violence to solve the problem.
In this case, the high school victims were a couple. The newly arrested suspect, Billy, and the escaped victim, Sandra, were also a couple. The mother, Moline, and the previous suspect, Cotton, were probably lovers, and this involved her husband, Neil, who had just lost contact with him.
It sounded like a labyrinth of cases.
That was probably why the sheriff of Woodsburg agreed to Deputy Director Condra's request to let Luke and Selina investigate the case.
The longer things dragged on, the greater the impact would be.
This was a serial murder case in which three people had died and one was attempted. There were also two suspects involved, one of whom was still awaiting the death sentence.
Sooner or later, the case would attract the attention of all Americans. After all, there was something strange and mysterious about it.
How many people in the United States were mentally ill or had been brainwashed by anti-intellectual education? Just look at some of the serial killers who were crazily sought after by fans.
Although such patients were few and far between, there were still a considerable number of them.
Together with the blind admiration of some ignorant young people and the deliberate imitation of others, there might be a dozen more psychopaths in the United States who would commit copycat crimes in the future.
Luke didn't ask Selina to continue reading the case files, but asked her to close her eyes and rest.
It wasn't much use to read the files in the car for such a complicated case. It would be better to investigate the case on the spot.
The car drove southeast.
Woodsburg was in Orange County, southeast of downtown Los Angeles. It was a hundred kilometers away, but there was a traffic jam on the way. It took them two hours to reach Woodsburg.
After they entered the town, they saw news vans on the side of the road. Many reporters were talking to the cameras with microphones.
Luke did a rough count.
Damn! He saw eight TV stations on his way, two of which were from one of the top five networks.
The case had gotten so big? Luke pondered for a moment.
Suddenly, he said to Selina, "What do you think if we investigate the case disguised as students?"
Selina: "What?"
It wasn't a problem for Luke, but Selina didn't look like a high school student even though she was young.
Luke nodded. "I'll say that you look older. Well, fine, you can pretend to be a new teacher. "Luke, who had a strong will to live, finally stopped courting death.
Selina finally looked away and nodded in satisfaction. "That's right. Also, I can apply to be a PE teacher. "
Luke: "Huh?"
Selina: "I can teach you Brazilian jiu-jitsu. It's very similar to women's self-defense."
Luke: "… Then let's hope that we can get both identities."
They drove to the police department, but didn't go in. Instead, Luke called Sheriff Polk.
Polk, the sheriff, was a bald white man in his fifties. The three of them met in the woods behind the police department. After they introduced themselves, Luke told Polk what he wanted to do.
Polk frowned. "Will this work?"
"This case was committed by an acquaintance, and the murderer is a local. That's why he's so familiar with the environment. It won't be as convenient for us to investigate the case as you, Sheriff Polk, "said Luke with a smile.
Pausing for a moment, he continued, "Ask the principal of the high school to make arrangements for us. We'll go in as transfer students and intern teachers, but only you know who we are. Just say that we're your distant relatives."
Polk nodded, deep in thought. "Okay, I see."
Luke chuckled. "Sheriff Polk, we're very grateful for your support. But if we reveal our identities, the murderer might be alarmed and get away. "
Polk thought for a moment and understood what Luke meant.
If they investigated the case under disguise, it wouldn't be a disgrace to the police department in a small town.
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