crime profiler in the dark

There are not many clues in the two cases. Even though the Second Criminal Investigation Division screened their lives, they did not find anything in common—there was no overlap in life circles, work scope, interpersonal relationships, and consumption environments.

The Toxicology Inspection Office analyzed the preservatives to include EDTA, namely ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, which is a blood preservative, and it can be determined that the preservatives in the dead body are the same.

The police officers of the Criminal Investigation Division 1 focused on the boyfriend of No.[-] victim Wan Miao, but found that this person was extremely mysterious. The person who contacted Wan Miao was a disposable mobile phone, which could not identify personal information. The staff and patient information of the company could not confirm the identity of this person, and the case was once again deadlocked.

White Tiger Police Station, Commissioner's Office

He Guangzhong listened to Sergeant Qi's report, and his face was unhappy. The other police officers knew Director He's temper, and they didn't even dare to vent their anger. The office fell into a dignified silence until He Guangzhong said:

"Where is the profile?" He said, looking at Bai Haolin.

"The murderer is more likely to know the No.1 victim. Personally, I think we should pay attention to such people around her: the age of the two victims has a certain projection on the murderer, so his age is between 20 and 30 years old; The blood of the victims was drawn out and replaced with antiseptics, especially the red scarf of the No.2 victim was stained red with her own blood, indicating that the murderer had a special obsession with blood and had a sadistic tendency; the victim was placed in In public, it can be seen that the murderer is very confident and narcissistic, and at the same time he feels that he has not received enough attention in his life." Bai Haolin replied.

"What does Sergeant Qi think?" He Guangzhong looked at Sergeant Qi.

"The boyfriend of the No. 1 victim is a major suspect, but his identity has not been found out. The two of them only used a chat app to communicate, and it disappeared after reading it. Even the software company has no information; through interviews with relatives and friends of the victim. Colleagues and neighbors, no one knows who this man is." Sergeant Qi said.

"I think this person is married, which is why he kept the secrecy so good, but it has nothing to do with the case. These two cases are just random serial killings of the victims." Zhuang Xumao said.

Bai Haolin was about to say something, but Sergeant Qi had already replied: "This possibility is not ruled out." In his opinion, there are no clues, and any possibility exists.

"In addition to narrowing the scope of suspects, criminal profiling is more important to locate the murderer psychologically and give guidance to arrest the murderer. Then, how does the Psychological Support Office respond to this situation?" Although He Guangzhong's voice was not loud, his tone was strong. With deep dissatisfaction, it seems that the lack of progress in the case has been regarded as the fault of the psychological support department.

Bai Haolin knew that He Guangzhong's work experience in the FBI made him have extremely high expectations for the Psychological Support Department, and he had high standards and strict requirements for them, but TMX City is not the United States after all. Not at the level of the FBI, not to mention that Bai Haolin is cautious by nature. He knows that profiling is a double-edged sword. If the profiling is wrong, it will mislead the police, so he has reservations.

"There is no clue about the murderer, can you warn the target victim?" Zhuang Xumao said, "The first and No.2 victims are relatively open-minded women. The murderer may be targeting such a specific group of people!"

"I personally prefer that the murderer knew the No. 1 victim," Bai Haolin wanted to say just now, but was answered by Sergeant Qi, and now he has the opportunity to express this point of view. The bridal dress shop two blocks from the company is also the only way for her to go to and from work. Why did the murderer choose this place? If he wants to gain attention, he can put it in any public place. There is no need to spend so much effort breaking into a bridal dress shop , Putting on a wedding dress for the victim. So the murderer killed the No.1 victim out of impulse, and putting on a wedding dress and putting it in the bridal shop is his guilt after waking up."

"Brother Haolin, the victim was injected with embalming fluid alive, this is not like killing someone impulsively!" Zhuang Xumao reminded.

"Well, there are many contradictions in the murderer's method of killing. For example, the No.2 victim used strangulation. Stretching is usually a crime against individuals-the murderer wants to feel the feeling of the deceased when he dies, and looks directly into the eyes of the victim. The fear will bring him pleasure, and at the same time, because no one has found the No.1 victim, he feels that he has not received the attention he wants, and he is a little lost, so he puts the No.2 victim in the center where it is easier to be found Square. Based on this contradictory approach, the murderer is likely to have a mental illness, but has a higher IQ and knows how to cover up his actions."

After listening to Bai Haolin's words, He Guangzhong didn't make a comment, but looked at Sergeant Qi: "Have you checked the patients handled by the No.1 victim?"

"She mainly does administrative work in the psychological treatment center, such as arranging shifts for doctors, making appointments for patients, etc., and does not directly face patients; as for her work in the Blue Mountain Mental Hospital, she also mainly assists in distributing medicines and treating mild cases. The patient chatted or something, and she only went for a week when there were not enough staff a while ago. We also checked the patients and staff she had contacted in the mental hospital, and there was no suspicious person." Chief Qi said.

He Guangzhong nodded: "Go through the evidence you have now, maybe you can find the problem from different angles." Speaking of this, he paused, and after thinking about it, he said: "My Takeaway: The murderer had more than just these two victims, and he likely had helpers."

"Is there any help?" Several police officers from the Criminal Investigation Division [-] looked at each other in blank dismay.

Indeed, gang crimes are more illustrative of the inconsistencies and differences in the behavior of the killers.Bai Haolin thought to himself.

"What is the reason Director He thinks there is more than one murderer?" Zhuang Xumao asked, "The murderer's mental illness can also explain the inconsistencies in the tactics."

"This is just my personal judgment. You can analyze it based on the evidence you have." He Guangzhong didn't answer Zhuang Xumao's question.

"Yes."

Leaving the director's office, Zhuang Xuzheng followed Bai Haolin back to the psychological support office, and couldn't help but say as soon as he entered the door:

"Director He said that the murderer was two people, what does Brother Hao Lin think?"

"It is indeed possible." Bai Haolin said, "But we can't regard Director He's words as gods. After all, he has been in the United States for many years. The United States has a big cultural difference from ours, which leads to different behavior patterns. , I am afraid even he himself is not [-]% sure, so we still have to rely on ourselves."

"En." Zhuang Xumao nodded.

"I'll go to the place where victim No. 1 works in a while, do you want to come with me?" Bai Haolin asked.

"I was just about to tell you, brother Haolin, I have something to do and I need to ask for leave later." Zhuang Xumao said a little embarrassedly.

"Ah."