Chapter 355 Arrest
Sometimes too many clues are not a good thing, just like now, there is too much unknown information before everyone.
The co-pilot had a history of depression. He admitted that he turned off ACARS himself. Is it possible that the plane crashed because he was trying to commit suicide? Similar things have happened in aviation history.
He also confirmed that the aircraft did experience longitudinal turbulence before the crash. It was due to unstable airflow encountered during the flight, or the co-pilot who attempted suicide manually opened the slats, causing a human malfunction of the aircraft.
The captain is also suspected of committing a suicide attack. His tenant is a student from Indonesia, which makes people wonder whether he may have been influenced by some religion and secretly transformed into an extremist.
This can also explain the reason for the dispute between the captain and the deputy captain. It is likely that one of them made an unexpected move, which caused the other to fight back.
Brainstorming by everyone in the BAU has always been very useful, but this time the storm seemed a bit too intense. Everyone, including Jiejie and Emily, who participated in the discussion via video call, came up with at least one possibility.
However, if these possibilities are not ruled out, no one can guarantee whether there is a terrorist organization hidden behind this air crash, or whether this terrorist organization is still planning new attacks.
Feeling that this is not a problem, a somewhat big-headed Jack suggested.
"Why don't we prioritize them and make guesses based on these clues? We can also deduce more possibilities. It's better to start directly from the clues and eliminate them one by one, or to further dig out the reasons behind these clues."
Rosie smiled and looked at Hotchner. Neither of them spoke, waiting for Jack to continue.
"The anti-aircraft missile attack is the best clue to investigate. We can confirm it first. As soon as Garcia screens out a suitable suspect, we will immediately go out to arrest the person.
It is recommended to notify the FBI's SWAT team or the military's operational troops to prepare in advance. "
"The co-pilot's confession does not stand alone. We need other clues to support it. The flight data in the black box and the cockpit recording are the best comparative evidence. Someone needs to follow up on this line immediately, at least first. Recording of conversation between the captain and deputy captain.
In addition, we also need a professional aerospace engineer who can give us advice in the professional field. For example, the NTSB official named Lillo Box who Red and I met at the accident scene is very good. "
Jack finished speaking all in one breath, and realized that everyone was looking at him a little strangely. Then he realized that he had robbed Rossi and Hotchner of their role of giving orders.
Seeing him looking at him awkwardly, Hotchner cleared his throat and spoke to the others calmly.
"Then why are you still dazed? Just follow Jack's plan. Jiejie will continue to stay in the hospital and look at the first officer and his wife.
Emily went to find the NTSB officer. Red really needs a helper. Jack, prepare your equipment. Once the suspicious person is screened by Garcia, you will lead the team to arrest and interrogate him on the spot. You understand me. What do you mean? "
Jack nodded. After returning from Las Vegas, he upgraded his forensic science skills to proficiency. As a result, he learned a new skill without a teacher, which he could just try out.
"I'm with Jack." Rossi twisted his wrist, as if his old bones hadn't moved for a long time and wanted to try his skills.
Hotchner nodded, "I will follow up on the progress of screening the passenger and crew lists and the excavation of the black boxes."
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Garcia lived up to expectations and finally sent a video call at 11:59 pm before the end of the day.
The fat lady on the screen has changed from her usual pink girlish style to today's gothic dark style. She wears bluish purple eye shadow and a tight widow's skirt, which is quite eye-catching.
Jack calmly moved the screen towards Rosie, making the corners of the latter's mouth twitch involuntarily.
"Forgive me, I have been in front of the computer for more than 12 hours and this is the only way to cover up the dark circles.
Based on Red's target area, I cross-referenced several databases to try to identify those who lived nearby. "
Garcia still spoke at her characteristic fast pace.
"This is really not an easy task. It's the first time I know that there are so many doomsday survivalists in Colorado. They dig their own basements or directly modify those natural caves to hoard weapons and cans.
Do you think a nuclear apocalypse is really possible? Should I also make some preparations? "
Rossi sighed, "Garcia, believe me, instead of trying to survive that kind of doomsday, you would rather die without pain when the doomsday comes."
"Okay, anyway, thanks to some tips taught by my new friends, I dug up the backgrounds of all the suspicious people I could find."
Garcia's little worry went away as quickly as it came, and he quickly put the topic behind him and got to the point.
"Then I screened according to the conditions mentioned by Jack and found two suspicious characters. One is called Jesse Bronwyn, a retired sergeant. Since last year, he has been giving a divine crystal tower (steaming temple) in Denver almost every month. ) donate money.”
"There's also David Marshak, a former Army missile operator who was discharged two years ago for disorderly conduct.
This guy is the most suspected. He has a private website and often posts nonsense such as 'the end of the world is coming'. He also claims that he and his brother are planning to trigger 'World War III' by shooting down fighter planes. . "
"That's him, Garcia, send his address and other possible locations, and we'll go have a talk with him."
Jack looked at Rosie with bright eyes. The latter, an old Italian man, had two big bags under his eyes due to staying up late, and his eyes were red. He instantly became energetic.
Rossi first asked Garcia to transfer Jesse Bronwyn's information to Hotchner, and he and Emily were responsible for this slightly less suspicious person.
Then contact the FBI-SWAT team, which is already ready to go, and go with Rossi to the farm owned by David Marshak.
According to the information provided by Garcia and the local police station, David Marshak has been organizing his own militia team locally, but due to lack of money and the local area being too vast and sparsely populated, he has not been able to gather enough manpower. .
The number of this unnamed militia team has never exceeded the number of one hand. The main force is only David Marshak himself and his brother Cole Marshak, as well as two people working on their farm. Workers recharge.
These guys often get into trouble and have been caught several times for illegal hunting. Their files in the local police station are not very rich, but they are somewhat famous.