Chapter 261 Carnival
"I can see that you are really excited." Jack took out the cigarette case from his arms, thoughtfully helped Rosie cut off the end of the cigar, and then lit it.
Rossi took the cigar with trembling hands and choked on the first puff, causing him to cough repeatedly.
Everyone understands his mood at this time. Putting aside the dramatic clue discovery process, as expected, the truth of this unsolved case is not far away from being revealed.
This kind of case is not well-known in the local area. The guy who has been giving toys to this family for 20 consecutive years is almost certainly related to the murderer.
Rossi didn't take long to collect himself. Almost as soon as the second puff of smoke rose, he looked at Red.
"Dr. Reid, please help with the analysis. This kind of compulsive crime shouldn't be a problem for you."
Rhett nodded and then started talking, "There are two types of compulsive criminals who will give gifts to their victims' families."
"One is a sadist who wants the family to keep reliving the crime he committed, and the other is a person who has a heavy sense of guilt and will desperately want to express their apology in some way."
"The sadist will give something that evokes the victim's family, such as jewelry taken from the victim, newspaper clippings related to the case."
"Those stuffed animals we saw don't look like things that can arouse pain in people's hearts." Emily said, shaking her head.
"Even considering the ages of Connie's two younger siblings, they probably liked it when they received it in the first few years," Jiejie agreed.
"Then he is a guilty criminal." Rosie nodded and pinched off the cigar he had only smoked for a few puffs, which made Jack's body ache.
"I'm fine. Let's go in and talk. We need them to provide more clues."
Everyone returned to the house, and Jiejie briefly explained their analysis to Connie's family in a low voice.
At this time, Emily thoughtfully picked up a purple monkey doll and looked at it for a long time. "I feel that this kind of thing is very similar to the kind of gift that children give each other when they interact with each other."
Her words inspired Red, "Although this is rare, there is a possibility that there is a murderer with a strong sense of guilt who sometimes commits crimes for reasons that are not subjective."
"Just like Lenny in "Of Mice and Men," a person with intellectual development problems may remain in the child stage, but his body is huge, his limbs are well-developed, and he is so strong that he may inadvertently hurt others."
Seeing everyone nodded in unison, Jack calmly took out his phone and Googled "Of Mice and Men."
Well, a classic literary work that won the Nobel Prize for Literature is a must-read for European and American students in basic education. No wonder even Connie’s family can understand it.
This is where Jack's common sense falls short. Although he takes advantage of having more time than ordinary people and rapidly expands his reading, there are always omissions.
"Then he needs help. The scene has been cleaned up. It doesn't look like it was done by a person with low IQ." Rossi had already combed through the case countless times in his mind and instantly discovered the problem.
"Yes, there is usually an accomplice, a family member or guardian, most commonly the parents, who will be overwhelmed and struggling to take care of this overgrown child."
After listening to Rhett's analysis, Rosie told Jack, "Jack, tell Garcia to stop comparing murder cases and check for minor reports or even complaints around here."
"Some of the minor crimes that occurred in parks and sports fields involved children," Reid added.
"This kind of people, because of their mental capacity, like to play with children. They may not necessarily hurt the children, but they are too big and may scare parents. This type of police calls and complaints are an obvious feature. "
Jack nodded and shook his phone, "I've already sent her a message. It needs some time. It's getting late. Why don't we have lunch together?"
Jack drove back from a nearby highly rated Chinese restaurant and packed back a bunch of improved Chinese food, such as Kung Pao Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, etc. Everyone sat around the sofa in the living room, waiting for Garcia to send a message back.
In fact, it doesn't matter what he eats. Jack's suggestion is just to let Rosie have more contact with the family. Since he has invested too much personal feelings in this case, he hopes that the family can also restore his inner peace. .
Seeing that Rosie was eating awkwardly while chatting with Connie's family about the past and reminiscing about the children's grandmother, Emily walked up to Jack who was standing at the door and nudged him with her elbow with a smile.
"Well done, big brother."
"You're welcome, dear little sister." Jack was not polite and reached out to ruffle her hair.
"Hey! Brat." Emily wanted to fight back angrily, but Garcia's call just happened to come in at this time.
Jack quickly turned on the speakerphone and walked quickly to the living room, signaling that business was more important. Emily stopped angrily. Jiejie on the side saw the scene of the two playing tricks, and her eyes turned into two crescents with laughter.
"Hey, Jedi Men, all the information you want to check is here." Garcia's voice always makes people feel happy involuntarily.
"According to my review, in the last twenty years, in this area of Indianapolis, there have indeed been many unsolved misdemeanor records of the type you describe, but there is a strange problem."
"Most of these records occurred between February and March of each year. Usually a week or two later, similar cases appeared in Springfield, Illinois, and then a week or two later, in Love. Des Moines, Iowa.”
"Is it like this every year?" Jiejie asked in surprise.
"Yes, every year, very, very regularly." Garcia replied.
Who could that be? Jack secretly wondered in his mind that there used to be those small traders in rural Seris who would appear in various places during the off-farm time every year to conduct some basic exchanges of materials. It would be similar here in the United States.
"Salesman?"
"It's impossible. People with low IQs can't do this, and it's easy to attract attention." Emily shook her head to deny his guess.
Rossi's eyes never left the pile of cheap toys still on the table, "Could it be a carnival?"
"Carnival?" Connie's eyes lit up as if she suddenly remembered something.
"We went to a carnival the day before the accident."
"Did something happen?" Emily asked quickly, and at the same time, everyone else came up.
Twenty years ago, only the eldest sister in the family, Connie, was old enough to remember some things. The second son, George, was only five years old, and the youngest daughter was three years old, both of whom were still too young.
Sorry for the delay.