In the evening, the sun almost completely sank behind the western mountains.
In Hezijian Village, powerful lights have already been installed!
Technical personnel specializing in on-site investigation and trace evidence examination are all in place.
Busy all over the village.
The farmhouse where the bodies of the three victims were found was particularly crowded with technicians.
Shen Ting, standing in the crowd, frowned slightly as he looked at the message from forensic doctor Qin Ming in the case-solving group chat.
Ge Zhenxian's body was not found in Hezijian Village.
He originally thought that Ge Zhenxian really had a chance of surviving.
But if Qin Ming's judgment is correct.
The three victims found so far all died within 24 hours of their disappearance.
The chances of Ge Zhenxian still being alive are indeed very low.
Because he has been missing for nearly seventy-two hours now.
Thinking of Ge Zhenxian's wife and his infant child, Shen Ting sighed.
"Although it's quite cold, let's all hang in there."
Let's speed up the evidence collection process as much as possible!
"I'll treat everyone to dinner after this case is closed."
"Of course!"
"no problem!"
"It's not like everyone gets the chance to attend when Team Leader Shen is treating!"
"Don't worry, Team Leader Shen!"
We know this case is urgent, and we will expedite the evidence gathering process as quickly as possible.
...
Shen Ting nodded and rejoined the case-solving group.
The location where the body was dumped and the body itself have now been found.
The normal procedure is to conduct a criminal profile of the suspect based on the characteristics of both.
In this way, we can gain some understanding of the suspect's psychology, upbringing, and family education.
If you're lucky, you might even get more useful information such as the suspect's occupation and living environment.
but!
Common characteristics of the victims, the location of the crime, and the method of killing.
There are still many areas that need improvement regarding these three key sectional drawings.
Shen Ting directly @Qin Ming:
"Forensic Doctor Qin, can we determine the cause of death of the victim now?"
And what about the wounds on their chests and abdomens?
Qin Ming: "The cause of death is easy to determine, based on the photos and videos taken by the forensic doctor at the scene."
The three victims were clearly strangled.
First, look at this photo of the neck…
Qin Ming uploaded three photos of the victim's neck, along with the following comment:
"There were obvious circular, horizontally oriented closed ligature grooves on the necks of the three victims."
This is a common symptom of strangulation.
Furthermore, the victim's face was bruised and swollen.
The conjunctiva of the eye shows significant punctate and patchy hemorrhages.
The livor mortis was dark purplish-red.
These are all signs of mechanical asphyxiation.
As for the murder weapon…
Qin Ming posted photos in the group chat while explaining:
"Personally, I think the killer didn't use a common rope to strangle the victim."
It looks more like a medical bandage!
Because the width of the marks is almost completely consistent and has obvious parallel boundaries.
A rope with a circular cross-section would not produce such uniform band-like marks.
It should be cut out using a tool with a rectangular or square cross-section.
And another one!
There were also distinctive pressure marks on the back of the neck of the three victims.
On one side of this indentation, there are also short, regularly spaced, strip-shaped depressions.
These features all correspond to the structure of the strapping.
The distinctive indentation is left by the buckle of the cable tie.
The short, strip-shaped indentations are left by the serrations of the binding strap.
Guan Hongyu was clearly very surprised:
"Binding straps?"
Most people wouldn't think of using cable ties as a murder weapon, would they?
Qin Feng: "Perhaps the murderer is a doctor?"
Cable ties are a commonly used tool for them.
It would be easier for them to get it.
It's even possible to keep some at home.
Qin Ming: "I also think that the murderer's profession is very likely to be a doctor or a nurse."
Besides the fact that the murder weapon was a binding strap, there is other supporting evidence.
The wounds on the chest and abdomen of the three victims should have been noticed by everyone.
The cutting technique used on this wound was very professional.
There are even residual anatomical lines on the skin.
As for the incision location, the technical term is an oblique incision below the right costal margin.
The incision was located precisely at the junction of the ribcage and the upper abdomen.
This type of incision is required for many surgeries involving the spleen, pancreas, liver, and kidneys.
The killer's motive was likely the victim's liver.
Judging from the footage, the livers of all three victims had disappeared.
Gou Tianxun and Yi Feiyu only lost their livers.
As for Qi Shuang, many more of her internal organs disappeared.
Their kidneys, stomach, and even heart were all removed.
That's a bit strange.
I don't quite understand why the killer specifically took the victim's liver and other internal organs. What for?
"Perhaps it was for consumption!"
Hannibal's message stunned everyone.
Tang Ren: "You're not kidding, are you?"
Kiko: "Killing people just to eat their livers?"
That can't be!
(/≡ _ ≡)=”
Hannibal: "Whether it's that bad or not is hard to say."
However, the method the murderer used to remove the liver was quite similar to mine.
First, the cut chosen by the murderer was a relatively large 'Mercedes cut'.
This incision allows for the best field of vision when harvesting the liver.
The procedure for separating the liver from the surrounding tissues is also very delicate.
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