The World of American Drama: From the Los Angeles Patrol

Chapter 213 The Unfortunate Couple (Part [-])
"The first pair of dead, Fritz and Johanna Dietrich, from Germany, were found 25 days ago on Highway 50, at the southernmost tip of Lake Tahoe, past the state border. , within California."

Hotchner was reading the information, and Reid inserted a small red flag as a marker under the map.

"A second couple, Melissa and Tom Taylor, from Oregon, were found on Highway 267 northeast of Lake Tahoe, not far from the interstate."

Reid inserted the second small red flag at the top right of the map.

"A third couple, Ian and Abby Corbin, from Arizona, had their accident due east on Highway 395."

"A fourth couple, Jonathan and Rebecca Gollen, from San Luis Obispo, were on vacation in Reno last weekend and were reported missing a day later and were found on Highway 206 four days ago."

Reid planted the third and fourth flags with a serious face.

“Except for the two excluded couples who died in traffic accidents, these four couples are all married couples. None of them booked a hotel in the local area, and their last credit card usage records were all at gas stations dozens or even hundreds of kilometers away. "

"There is no record or trackable trace. It is a perfect victim. I don't understand why the murderer deliberately caused a traffic accident. He can obviously do better in the final step of destroying the body."

Reid took two steps back, stared at the marked map with his chin in his hand, and expressed his opinion with a puzzled expression.

"We will figure out why. Jack, Emily and I will go to the nearest two sites to see. Reed contacted Garcia. We need the nearest satellite map and ask her to find a way to get some from the NSA."

Rossi said and tightened the scarf around her neck, and led the two of them out.

JJ and Sergeant Bruner called together all the police officers to reiterate the confidentiality matters. Hochner took the initiative to take over the work of contacting the family members of the deceased, and he hoped to learn more information from these family members.

When the group met again, it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening. In a restaurant not far from the police station, Jack devoured a piece of black pepper steak and asked for another one.

Before the waitress brought the second steak, he took out four satellite maps and drew circles on them.

"The four accidents were all located at the turn of the downhill section of the expressway. The murderer chose a very good location, all of which were blind spots. Due to the huge inertia of the heavy truck or trailer, even if they chose to slow down and turn, they found the small car parked in the middle of the road. It is impossible to stop in time after the car."

"The highway is surrounded by sparse fire prevention forest belts and some forest paths, which can be easily passed by off-road vehicles or all-terrain vehicles."

Emily went on to say, "We believe that the murderer waited on the side of the road after arranging everything, watched the accident happen, and then fled the scene."

"Although most of the tracks were covered by snow, Jack and I still found some ruts. Unfortunately, the latest accident also happened for more than four days and could not be tracked further."

Hotchner seemed to have no appetite, frowning and poking the chicken salad in front of him with a fork. Obviously, it was not an easy job to contact the families of the victims.

"I met Abby Corbyn's father, who came to claim the bodies of his daughter and son-in-law, and revealed the name of a restaurant, Flo's, which is said to be very famous for its donuts."

"Is there any chance they'll be lodging nearby?" JJ asked.

Reid took out his mobile phone and searched, found this restaurant, and then called Garcia.

"I thought you forgot about me, it hurts so much."

Reid was completely indifferent to Garcia's madness, and went straight to the point, "Garcia, can you help me check the situation around the Flo restaurant in Sherwood?"

"Ah. Wait a minute, Sherwood is a beautiful town on the east side of Lake Tahoe. It's located near the state line. There are more than 300 hotels, motels and resorts nearby."

Garcia's yin and yang faltered when he spoke, like a salesman at a COS travel agency.

Hotchner dropped the fork, moved closer to Rhett's mobile phone and said, "Garcia, send us a list of all hotels and hotels."

"Address and phone number? Sending, kind sir, is there anything else I can do?" Garcia asked expectantly.

"Not for now, thank you Garcia."

Before Reid had time to hang up, Garcia's cheerful farewell came from the phone, "You're welcome, fluffy cuties."

The two girls present smiled at each other, and Hotchner frowned even deeper, "Remember to remind me to give her a drug test later."

Jack took the second steak from the waitress, nodded politely at her, and explained with a smile back.

"She must have cleared all the sweets in the refrigerator while we were away, and she is guilty now."

Rossi also joked, "I thought only children and Rhett would get excited after eating sweets."

The jokes of the big guys relieved the depressed emotions a little, but they still had to face the clueless case.

"It's too cold, I can't run with my old bones. Tomorrow Jack and Emily will go to Sherwood and go to that restaurant to see if anyone still remembers the Corbyns."

"Red and I will meet with the people in the crime lab tomorrow to see if they have any new clues. We need to narrow the scope as much as possible. Our manpower is limited, and it is impossible to travel to all places in Sherwood."

"JJ and Hotchner are staying at the police station, waiting for news. If possible, please Sergeant Bruner to organize as many people as possible. We must prepare for the worst."

After listening to Rossi's arrangement, Jack felt a little regretful. He still wanted to meet the famous CSI, but it seemed that he might not have the chance this time.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day everyone acted according to the plan. Jack drove Emily to the Flo restaurant, which is said to be very famous for its donuts.

The two of them were very lucky. The aunt in the restaurant actually remembered the Corbins, because Abby Corbin, who loves sweets, had breakfast here for two consecutive days and gave her a tip of $10 each time.

Rossi and Rhett's luck was neither bad nor bad. The crime laboratory has confirmed that among the four couples, the husbands were all bound and beaten, and died a little earlier than the wives.

All four wives showed signs of being violated and suffered prolonged abuse, but the murderer cleaned up very carefully afterwards and the CSIs were unable to find any remaining DNA.

However, the murder weapon was confirmed. By comparing the fatal wound on the head of the deceased, it can be confirmed that it was caused by an ordinary baseball bat.

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