Chapter 213 The Unlucky Couple (3)

"The first pair of deceased persons, Fritz and Johanna Dietrich, were from Germany and were found 25 days ago. The incident occurred on Highway 50, at the southernmost edge of Lake Tahoe, crossing the border between the two states. , within the confines of California.”

Hotchner read the information, and Rhett placed a small red flag as a mark at the bottom of the map.

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

Rhett placed the second small red flag in the upper right corner of the map.

"The third couple, Ian and Abby Corbin, were from Arizona and their accident occurred due east on Highway 395."

"The fourth couple, Jonathan and Rebecca Gowron, 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."

Rhett planted the third and fourth flags with a serious look on his face.

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

"There are no records or traceable traces. He is a perfect victim. I don't understand why the murderer would deliberately cause a traffic accident. He could obviously do a better job in the final step of destroying the body and eliminating traces."

Rhett took two steps back, holding his chin and staring at the marked map, expressing his views with a puzzled expression.

"We will find out why. Jack, Emily and I will go to the two nearest sites to have a look. Red contacts Garcia. We need the nearest satellite maps and ask her to find a way to get some from the NSA."

Rossi said as he tightened the scarf around his neck and led the two of them outside.

JJ and Chief Bruner wanted to call together all the police officers to reiterate confidentiality. Hotchner took the initiative to take over the task of contacting the families of the deceased. He hoped to learn more information from these family members.

When the group met again, it was already around 9pm. In a restaurant not far from the police station, Jack devoured a black pepper steak and asked for another.

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

"The four accidents were all located at the turns of the downhill section of the highway. The murderer chose the location very well. They were all blind spots. Due to the huge inertia of the heavy trucks or trailers, even if they chose to slow down and turn, they found the small car parked in the middle of the road. It was impossible to stop the car in time."

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

Emily continued, "We believe that after the murderer arranged everything, he waited on the side of the road, watched the accident happen, and then fled the scene."

"Although most of the tracks were covered by snow, Jack and I still found some rut marks. Unfortunately, the latest accident occurred more than four days ago and cannot be traced further."

Hotchner looked like he had no appetite. He frowned and poked at the chicken salad in front of him with a fork. It was obvious that contacting the families of the victims was not an easy job.

“I met Abby Corbin’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 was said to be famous for its donuts.”

"Is it possible they will stay nearby?" JJ asked.

Reid took out his cell phone and searched, found the restaurant, and immediately called Garcia.

"I thought you'd forgotten about me, and that's so heartbreaking."

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

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

Garcia spoke with a flurry of yin and yang, like a salesman at a COS travel agency.

Hotchner dropped his fork, walked closer to Red and opened his cell phone and said, "Garcia, send us a copy of all hotels and hotels."

"Address and phone number? Sending. Kind sir, is there anything else you need me to do?" Garcia asked with great anticipation.

"No more for now, thank you Garcia."

Before Red could hang up, Garcia's cheerful farewell came from the phone, "You're welcome, my fluffy little cuties."

The two girls present looked at each other and smiled. Hotchner's frown deepened, "Remind me to give her a drug test later."

Jack took the second steak from the waitress, nodded politely at the other party, turned around and explained with a smile.

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

Rosie also joked, "I thought only children and Rhett would become extremely excited after eating sweets."

The guys' jokes slightly relieved the depressed mood, but they still had to face a clueless case next.

"It's too cold and 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 Mr. and Mrs. Corbyn."

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

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

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

There was no talking all night, and everyone acted according to their plans the next day. Jack drove Emily to Flo's restaurant, which is said to be very famous for donuts.

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

Rosie and Red's luck was not bad. The crime laboratory has confirmed that among the four couples, the husbands were all tied up and beaten, and died slightly earlier than the wives.

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

However, the murder weapon was confirmed. By comparing the fatal injuries on the deceased's head, it was confirmed that they were caused by an ordinary baseball bat.

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