The World of American Drama: From the Los Angeles Patrol

Chapter 261 Carnival

"It can be seen that you are really excited." Jack took out the cigarette case from his arms, helped Rossi cut off the end of the cigar, and then lit it.

Rosie took the cigar with trembling hands, and coughed after taking the first sip.

Everyone understands his mood at this time, regardless of the dramatic process of finding clues, no surprises, the truth of this unsolved case is not far away.

This kind of case is not well-known in the local area. The guy who gave the family toys for 20 years in a row is almost certainly related to the murderer.

Rossi didn't take too long to clear up his mood, almost at the same time as the second puff of smoke rose, he looked at Rhett.

"Dr. Reid, help me analyze, this kind of compulsive crime should not trouble you."

Rhett nodded, and then began to talk, "There are two kinds of compulsive offenders who will give gifts to the victim's family."

"One is sadistic and wants the family to constantly relive the crime he committed, and the other is deeply guilty and they will desperately want some way to express their apology."

"The sadist would send something that would evoke the victim's family, such as jewelry taken from the victim, newspaper clippings related to the case."

"Those stuffed animals we see don't seem like things that can arouse people's inner pain." Emily said, shaking her head.

"Even considering the ages of Connie's two younger siblings, they may have liked it when they received it in the first few years," Jiejie agreed.

"Then it's a guilty criminal." Rosie nodded, and pinched off the cigar that he had only smoked a few puffs, which made Jack feel pain.

"I'm fine, let's go in and talk, we need more clues from them."

When everyone returned to the house, Jiejie explained their analysis to the Connie family in a low voice.

At this time, Emily picked up a purple monkey doll thoughtfully, and looked at it for a long time, "I feel that this kind of gift is very similar to the kind of gift that children give to each other."

Reid was inspired by her words, "Although this is rare, there is a possibility that there is a murderer with a strong sense of guilt, who sometimes commits crimes for non-subjective motives."

"It's like Lenny in "Between Mice and Men", a person who has problems with mental development, his mind may have remained in the childhood stage, but his body is huge, his limbs are well developed, and he is so strong that he may inadvertently hurt others."

Seeing everyone nodding in unison, Jack calmly took out his phone and googled "Between Mice and Men".

Well, a classic literary work that has won the Nobel Prize in Literature is a must-read for basic education for European and American students. No wonder even Connie's family can understand it.

This is where Jack lacked common sense. Although he took advantage of having more time than ordinary people to rapidly expand his reading volume, there were always omissions.

"Then he needs help. The scene has been cleaned up. It doesn't look like someone with a low IQ did it." Rossi had already sorted out this case countless times in his mind, and instantly discovered the problem.

"Yes, there is usually an accomplice, either a family member or a guardian, most often a parent, who will struggle to take care of this overdeveloped child."

After listening to Reid's analysis, Rossi told Jack, "Jack, tell Garcia not to compare the murders, and check the lesser reports or even complaints around here."

"Those minor cases that happened in parks, playgrounds, involving children," Reed added.

"This kind of people likes to play with children because of their mentality. They may not necessarily hurt children, but they are too big and may scare parents. This type of police and complaints is a clear feature. "

Jack nodded and shook his phone, "I've already sent her a message, it will take a while, it's getting late, why don't we have lunch together?"

Jack drove back from a nearby Chinese restaurant with a high rating and packed a bunch of improved Chinese food, Kung Pao Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, etc. Everyone sat around the sofa in the living room, waiting for Garcia to send a message.

In fact, what to eat is not important. Jack’s proposal is just to let Rossi get in touch with this family more. Since he has invested too much personal feelings on this case, he hopes that this family can also restore his inner peace. .

Seeing Rosie eating awkwardly while chatting with Connie's family about the past, recalling the children's grandmother, Emily walked up to Jack who was standing at the door, smiled and poked him with her elbow.

"Nice job, Big Brother."

"You're welcome, dear little sister." Jack was also polite, and directly reached out to ruffle her hair.

"Hey! Brat." Emily wanted to fight back angrily, but it happened that Garcia's call came in at this time.

Jack quickly turned on the speakerphone, walked quickly to the living room, and signaled that the business was important, causing Emily to stop her hands angrily. Jiejie, who was on the side, saw the scene of the two playing tricks, and her eyes became two crescents.

"Hey, Jedi Men, all the information you want to check is here." Garcia's voice can always make people feel happy involuntarily.

"According to my research, in the past 20 years, in this area of ​​Indianapolis, there are indeed many unresolved misdemeanor records of the kind you describe, but there is a strange problem."

"The vast majority of these records occur between February and March of each year, usually a week or two later, a similar case appeared in Springfield, Illinois, and then another week or two later, a similar case appeared in Illinois. Des Moines, Iowa."

"Is it like this every year?" Jiejie asked in surprise.

"Yeah, every year, very, very regularly," Garcia replied.

Who would that be?Jack thought to himself, in the past, there were small traders in the countryside of Seris, who would appear in various places every year during the slack time to exchange some basic materials.
"A salesman?"

"Impossible, people with low IQ can't do this, and it's easy to attract attention." Emily shook her head and denied his guess.

Rossi's eyes never left the pile of cheap toys still on the table, "Could it be a carnival?"

"Carnival?" Connie seemed to suddenly recall something, and her eyes lit up.

"The day before the accident, we were at a carnival."

"Did something happen?" Emily asked quickly, and at the same time, everyone else came together.

Twenty years ago, only the eldest sister, Connie, was old enough to remember something. The second son, George, was only five years old, and the youngest daughter, three, was too young.

　Sorry for the delay.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)