Chapter 1188: A Little Trouble in Margrave Town

In the police station's conference room, whose area and equipment are comparable to those of the Most Wanted Criminals Team's New York base, a large screen occupying half of the wall lit up, revealing close-up photos of two middle-aged white men and women.

The man on the left was about forty or fifty years old, with a shiny bald head and a rather fierce face. His brown beard looked a bit sloppy, and the beard on his chin had begun to turn white.

The woman on the right looked younger than him, but judging from her appearance, she was also not someone to be trifled with, with a face full of fat.

Both of them have typical southern redneck looks, and both their appearance and temperament are very consistent with the public stereotype.

Although he has been the director for two years, in front of the FBI, especially Jack, Stevenson is still the cowardly weakling he was before.

There was no way, because Jack and Braxton had killed people in his house like slaughtering chickens, and had also killed Kleiner's cousin Dawson and old policeman Baker in the kitchen and living room respectively (Chapter 183).

Afterwards, Stevenson vomited countless times just cleaning the blood tofu on the floor. It was such a deep impression.

Trying not to make the laser pointer in his hand shake too obviously, he cleared his throat vigorously and began his introduction.

"Teddy and Janice Beaudette, a couple who were truck drivers, were found dead last night in their vehicle in a field off I-85 near the Georgia-Alabama border.

The container towed by their truck was opened and the goods inside were stolen, some of which were tablet computers purchased by Margrave Town Middle School for summer online classes. Now the children can happily spend their summer vacation again. "

As a leader after all, Stevenson quickly regained his composure and even made a little joke at the end.

"Well, in order for the children to have a good summer vacation, this case must be solved as soon as possible." Jubal nodded in cooperation to indicate that the FBI had taken over the case.

"Because it's interstate transportation, this theft and murder case is a federal case. Jiejie, please contact the DOT (Federal Department of Transportation) and tell them that the case is under the jurisdiction of the FBI."

So Jiejie stood up, picked up her phone and walked out of the meeting room. Jack thought more about it. He was very curious about this case which happened at the border of two states and was not within the jurisdiction of the town of Maggrave at all. How did the town police get the case information so quickly?

Stevenson's answer to his question was simple. "The transportation company that this couple is affiliated with is in our town. They found us immediately and hoped to solve the problem as soon as possible, so Roscoe thought of you."

"Cargo compensation will be handled by the insurance company. When did the trucking company become so proactive?" Aubrey expressed his incomprehension.

More photos of the scene were displayed on the big screen, and Stevenson's expression was hard to describe, "From the scene, the couple was murdered outside the car, and then the bodies were put back in the car.

Janice was laid flat on the bed at the back for rest. The results of the sexual assault have not yet come out, but her clothes should have been intact when she was found.

And Teddy, he was put in the driver's seat with his hands taped to the steering wheel."

Clay frowned and pointed to one of the photos of the deceased male. "What's that on the dashboard?"

"That's why the trucking company is worried, those are Teddy's ears, both of his ears have been cut off."

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other. This typical ritualistic arrangement showed that the murderer wanted to convey some kind of message.

"What was the cause of death?" Aubrey asked, his interest piqued.

"Janice was shot and Teddy was stabbed to death. But according to the on-site report, the forensic team did not find any bullet shells. They must have been taken away by the murderer." Stevenson said and distributed the information in his hand to everyone.

Things seem to be getting interesting. This modus operandi doesn't look like something a novice would do.

"What's on the truck?" Hannah asked.

"They are mainly electronic products, but they are from different distributors. The middle school in town only purchased a small part of them. The specific list is still waiting for confirmation from the truck transportation company and will be delivered soon."

Stevenson spread his hands, indicating that this was all the information he knew.

"It doesn't sound like a highway robbery. Normal robberies don't involve moving bodies." Aubrey started by saying what he thought.

Clay nodded in agreement. "The couple are both quite large. It shouldn't be easy for a normal adult to carry both bodies back to the car, right?"

"It looks like they have offended someone they shouldn't have. Teddy's ears were cut off. Is this to convey a warning? For not listening to advice? Or something else?" Hannah held her chin up in thought.

Then experienced agent Jubal spoke up, "This is not surprising. Truckers who drive long-distance trucks are troublesome people. Or the whole industry is like this.

It's possible that unions fight against unions, unions fight against gangs, and gangs fight against gangs."

"But there should be a dash cam on the truck, right?" Jack looked at Alice. After Jiejie returned to the meeting room, the two had contacted the state police in the two states.

"Alabama State Police records show that the car's dashcam was turned off in a parking lot 20 miles from the crime scene."

Alice shrugged and said, "I have a cousin who drives a truck. Although I don't know much about this industry, I know that truck drivers hate being tracked by their bosses in real time, but there is no good way to deal with it."

"It sounds like it's similar to us." Jack chuckled, which resonated with everyone.

The cell phones equipped to FBI agents not only have to be turned on 24 hours a day, but also record their whereabouts in real time. So not to mention Jack, even other people who don't have as many troubles as him are also annoyed by this function.

Jack continued to analyze, "And did you notice? The murderer's behavior was somewhat contradictory. Stabbing someone to death with a knife was an expression of anger, but since the other party prepared a gun and shot Janice twice, it showed that it was a premeditated murder.

The murderer was able to quickly regain his composure and carefully retrieve the shell casings, which suggests that either the same veteran did it, or two people did it at the same time."

Jubal clapped his hands and began to assign tasks, "Let's get started. I suspect the truck was probably hijacked in the parking lot, and the murderer forced the couple to drive the car to a secluded place before taking action.

We will go to the trucking company in town to inquire, and then Jack, Clay and Aubrey will go to the two sites to investigate, while Jiejie and Hannah will contact the state police and the Teamsters Union to inquire about the couple's specific situation. "