Chapter 830 Doubts
The surveillance camera was facing the back alley of the bar where the car was parked. The light was a little dim, and it was barely possible to see the three victims walking towards their car, a Ford sedan, one in front and two behind.
"The one walking in front was Johnny Mo, and the ones hugging behind were Catherine Sloan and Pete Hill. Hmm, it seems that they are more than just colleagues."
Before Alice finished speaking, she saw a man and a woman kissing each other on the screen.
There was no sound in the surveillance video, but it can be judged from the body language that Johnny Mo, who had already walked to the side of the car, seemed to turn around and complain about something, and then Catherine Sloan and Pete Hill continued to walk towards their car with a smile.
At this time, a black SUV drove into the surveillance camera's field of view from the bottom of the camera and stopped. The three people who were ready to get in the car suddenly turned around, as if they heard something. Catherine Sloan turned around and walked towards the SUV first, and the other two reacted a little slower and followed.
The next moment, gunfire erupted, and the driver of the black SUV opened fire directly in the car. He should have used a weapon such as an Uzi submachine gun with low recoil. After a burst of shooting, all three people were knocked to the ground.
"OK, it seems that there is no hope for license plate or facial recognition." Aubrey shrugged and was a little disappointed. From the surveillance, he could only barely see that it was an SUV from the top, and he couldn't even determine the specific model, let alone the license plate or the driver's face.
But think about it, if it was so easy to find the murderer, the local sheriff's office would not have to ask the FBI for help.
"Back off, Alice, right here, stop, continue." Hannah tapped the screen with her finger and looked at the others, "Did you notice the order of the three people's reactions?"
Clay's big hand emptied the popcorn in Aubrey's bucket and nodded slightly, "Yes, Katherine Sloan's reaction seemed to be several seconds faster than the other two. The driver may have called her name directly."
"So our suspect knew her and called her name directly. What does this mean?" Jack knocked on the polished bar and asked.
"It means that the murderer is most likely going after her, and the others may just be collateral damage?" Aubrey picked up the Coke and drank it all, and burped loudly without any image.
Alice slapped him on the shoulder like educating a child, "I'll retrieve all of Katherine's information, communication records, emails and social accounts."
"Both work and personal." Aubrey reminded.
Jack frowned and looked at everyone. There were some things he was not willing to do, and he would usually push them off if he could. But now that Jiejie was not here, he had to do it himself no matter how reluctant he was.
"First, get the address of Katherine Sloan's family for me, Hannah, come with me to visit her parents."
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If a city with only 10,000 people were in China, it could only be called a small town. In many places, the permanent population of a medium-sized town is over 50,000, and there are many large towns with over 100,000 people.
In a small town like Forrest City, except for a place in the city center that can barely be called a commercial street, there are almost no office buildings. It only took Jack ten minutes to drive through the central area of the city and arrived at the address sent by Alice.
It was still the most common single-family house in the United States. It can be seen that Katherine Sloan's family conditions are not bad. The information said that her father was a local accountant and her mother was a housewife. They belonged to a traditional white family with a relatively good family background in the southern states.
The old couple who opened the door to greet the two FBI agents looked very haggard. After hearing Jack and Hannah's identities and purpose, their originally numb faces showed a hint of life.
Catherine's mother held Hannah's hand tightly, her red and swollen eyes full of begging, "God bless you, please find the murderer."
After comforting the two old people, Jack followed them into the house. His eyes swept across the coffee table in front of the sofa in the living room, and he saw that it was full of photos of Catherine Sloan from childhood to adulthood.
"I'm sorry to bother you at this time. Please accept my condolences. We just have a few questions to ask you." Jack asked the two old people to sit on the sofa, and he pulled two chairs and sat opposite them with Hannah.
"Of course, no matter what you want to know, as long as it helps to catch the murderer as soon as possible, we have nothing to hide." Catherine's father looked a little better, but when talking to the two FBI agents, his eyes never left the photos of his daughter on the table.
Hannah sighed imperceptibly, "We want to know about Catherine's work and life. Just tell us what you know."
Catherine's father took a graduation photo of his daughter, wiped his eyes, and said slowly, "She has been working hard to become a lawyer since she was a child. She is smart and passionate. We are always proud of her."
"We are really proud of her." Catherine's mother nodded desperately, with a smile on her face.
"I still can't believe why this happened, why our children walked ahead of us."
"We are really sorry." Hannah leaned forward slightly and held her veiny hand, "No family should experience this kind of pain."
After the emotions of the two elderly people eased again, Jack continued to ask, "How much do you know about your daughter's work?"
Katherine's father nodded slightly, "Since she became a lawyer after graduation and entered the district attorney's office, she has set a new goal to become a respected judge.
She has also worked very hard for this. In the more than one year as a prosecutor, she has never lost a case."
That is to say, although Katherine Sloan has only worked in the district attorney's office for more than a year, she has sent many people to prison.
Jack and Hannah exchanged glances and continued to ask, "So during this period, has she been threatened, such as anonymous calls, text messages, or being stalked?"
Katherine's father shook his head in confusion, and her mother took the initiative to take over the question, "It should not be, but we can't be completely sure, because Kate (Katherine's nickname) lives in Caldwell, her boyfriend's home most of the time."
"OK, we will ask Pete Hill's family again." Jack was a little disappointed. It seems that like most families, Katherine Sloan did not communicate much with her parents after she became an adult.
However, before he finished speaking, he saw a trace of confusion on the faces of the parents. Catherine's mother asked hesitantly, "The Pete Hill you are talking about is one of Kate's colleagues who was killed? That was not her boyfriend."