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Sure enough, Rod Det was indeed not the murderer. His alibi was quite strong. On the night of Beatrice Santos' disappearance, this guy was drinking with his friends in a bar.

Jubal contacted the local police station and called the surveillance camera at the entrance of the bar to confirm his alibi, but then Hannah contacted the guy's parole officer and sent him back to prison.

The reason why this bitch went to jail in the first place was because of cybercrime, and now he has maliciously photoshopped other people's social photos and spread them on the Internet. This is a serious violation of bail regulations, and he deserves to be sent back.

However, Hannah and Aubrey did not find nothing. According to Rod Det's account, he had a grudge because he failed to hook up with Beatrice Santos, and then sent those emoticons to a notorious " Incel" type of online chat room.

The so-called "Incel" is the abbreviation of "involuntarily celibate". As the name suggests, it refers to those men who believe that they will never find a female partner.

At first, it was just a self-deprecating name with a simple humor, similar to the self-deprecating words of single people who are often fed dog food by their couples.

However, in today's popular subculture, the word "Incel" has long become a synonym for sexism and misogynistic men.

They gather online to preach that all women are inherently manipulative and have the intention of exploiting men, calling women who are sexually attracted to them "Stacys" and so-called sexually successful men as "Chads".

In the eyes of these people, "Stacys" are both a source of desire and an object of ridicule, and "Stacys" are only attracted to "Chads" and regard them as dirt on the soles of their shoes.

For example, Beatrice is the "Stacys", and she looks down on the short and poor Rod Det from the top. Aquaman like Aubrey is naturally the "Chads". Every morning when he wakes up, there is a different beauty lying on the bed.

In fact, Rod Det not only maliciously photoshopped Beatrice Santos's photos and made them into emoticons, he also uploaded her identity information such as her body measurements, work location, and address. , some of which are true and false, and even contain some malicious conjectures.

For example, she cursed the other person as a hypocrite, and she simply invited the other person for a drink but was rejected. However, if it were a handsome man who drove a luxury car, Beatrice would take the initiative to throw herself into her arms. Hug and so on.

Surprisingly, analysts at the operations center also found information about two other victims in the chat room. Obviously, that chat room was where the murderer found his targets and obtained information.

So here comes the troublesome question. Although this kind of website is small in scale, with less than 10,000 active users, everyone is anonymous, and no fool will register using their real names.

A judge is obviously unlikely to issue a search warrant for this because it involves privacy issues, and they are dealing with a serial killer rather than a terrorist.

Although the nerds in the IT department can easily break through the website firewall and obtain the IP list of logged-in users, doing so in this case is neither procedural nor necessary, and will result in the case not being able to go to court in the end.

So now the only way is to ask the website operator to actively cooperate. This troublesome task was handed over to Isobel by Jubal, which was regarded as a small test for her.

After get off work in the evening, Jack was preparing to go back to his dormitory in the new office in Long Beach to sleep, but Jubal invited him to a bar alone.

He took the initiative to order a glass of bourbon for Jack, but ordered a glass of ice lemonade for himself. After hesitating for a long time, he made a difficult request, "I would like to ask you to help investigate an old case."

Jack, who had already had a premonition, picked up the cup and took a sip, "Is it related to today's case?"

Jubal looked hesitant, "I'm not sure. It was a rape and murder case I handled three years ago. A guy named Kerry McMay raped and killed a young man in Northern Westchester. female."

Jack probably knew why Jubal looked so haunted during the day. "The tools and methods of committing the crime were the same as today's case. They used wires tied to stones to sink the body at the bottom of the water. The knotting techniques were all square knots." ?”

Jubal nodded, feeling that talking to smart people would save effort. "The cause of death was the same, they were all strangled, and the wedding ring on the deceased's hand was also missing."

He paused at this point, "Actually, we didn't regard the missing ring as an important clue at the time."

Jack thought thoughtfully, "Three years ago, murderers wouldn't have been paroled so quickly, right? What are you worried about, imitators? That's not right. That guy just killed one person. Could it be that the case was very sensational in the local area or What’s so special about it?”

Jubal covered his forehead and looked like he had a deep headache. "Here's the problem. This case is not sensational, and there is nothing special about it. And the evidence is conclusive. We successfully matched the murderer's DNA left in the body of the deceased." DNA.”

Jack probably understood what he meant, but he still spoke bluntly, "Do you think Kerry McMay might have been unjustly accused? He was not the one who raped and murdered three years ago."

Jubal's eyes flickered, "No, I mean okay, I did consider this possibility."

Seeing his guilty expression, Jack couldn't help but wonder. Unjust, false and wrongful convictions were inevitable. Although he hadn't encountered them yet, it didn't mean it wouldn't happen in the future.

The police are also human beings, and they will make mistakes. As long as they act according to the rules, even if there is a real problem, they can just correct it in time. Unless

"No, we were pretty sure we had the right guy. McMay was a drug addict with a history of violent crimes. He was talking nonsense when he was arrested, and the DNA evidence was conclusive, even though his sister gave him an alibi. , but it was not accepted in court.”

Jubal muttered a lot, but it felt more like he was trying to convince himself.

"So... what exactly happened at that time?" Jack could hear a sense of something unbearable in his story.

"I was" Jubal hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell the truth, "I remember telling you about my alcoholism."

"Of course, I still remember you showing me your sobriety badge. You told me that you haven't even touched Irish coffee since then." Jack still remembered the small brass badge that Jubal showed him.

"A lot happened during that time. My marriage was in jeopardy, I was addicted to alcohol, and..." Jubal said, his old face turned slightly red.

"And what else?" Jack suddenly felt that his gossip soul was suddenly ignited.

"And he also cheated on me. Although my ex-wife and I had separated at the time and our lives were a mess, this was still the case."

It was obvious that only Jack was drinking whiskey, and the other person was drinking lemonade with ice cubes, but just looking at the faces of the two of them, Jubal seemed to be the one who drank.

"So you now suspect that your judgment at that time was affected by these things?" For a moment, Jack was even a little moved. The old man in front of him did treat him as a true friend, and he was willing to say such things. come out.

Jubal looked frustrated, his voice was full of bitterness, and his fingers were deeply inserted into his hair, "I'm not sure, but what if?"

Since he was so heartbroken, Jack naturally agreed readily, "Okay, I'm willing to help. Give me the relevant case file information tomorrow, as well as the video of your interrogation at that time. I will study it carefully and decide where to start. Get started.

Theoretically speaking, there is indeed some possibility. After all, even if the other party's DNA exists in the deceased's body, we cannot be 100% sure that he is the murderer, but I want to remind you of one thing."

As he spoke, Jack's face became serious, "You have to think carefully. If it is finally found that there is a problem with Kerry McMay's case, your entire previous case handling process will be repeatedly reviewed by the higher authorities. As long as you are caught with a little mistake, you will be in the FBI." His future is completely ruined.

In this regard, it may be difficult for me to help you cover it up. You'd better report it to Ms. Moge in advance. "

Hearing him talk about this, Jubal's expression became relaxed, "McMey has been sentenced to 30 years in prison and has been in a felon prison for 3 years. If this is really a mistake, it must be corrected and caught as soon as possible. The real murderer, nothing else matters.

If you find anything new, be sure to notify me as soon as possible and I will explain it to Dana in person. "