Chapter 186: Death Turns
I'm always advising young girls not to get into a black car, never to get into a stranger's car. Because many men are prompted by male hormones to do incredible things.
The crime took place in the winter of 2012 by a river.
The river is somewhat depleted due to the decrease in rainfall in winter, and the riverside is overgrown with weeds, making it very desolate.
On the river, there is the highway bridge from Wanzhou to Chongqing, and a jujube red heavy-duty truck is passing through the highway bridge. As I stood on the edge of the river, I could feel the loud noise and slight vibration of the heavy truck as it crossed the bridge.
There is a metal mesh on the side of the river, which is set up to keep out the garbage in the river. But what was terrifying was that at the top of the metal mesh hung a disheveled, naked, and highly decomposed corpse.
The body was found by a fishing enthusiast. He came to the river at seven o'clock in the morning and found what appeared to be a piece of clothing hanging from the barbed wire. When he got closer, he realized that it was a female corpse, and it was so stinking that the fishing enthusiast almost didn't faint.
The medical examiner performed an autopsy on the woman's body and determined that the deceased had been dead for at least more than ten days. And it can be seen from the obvious strangulation marks on the neck that it was strangled by someone, resulting in suffocation and death.
Of course, this method of killing is not new, but the location of this corpse is indeed very bizarre.
I walked around the corpse and found that it was all weeds and the soil was so soft that if someone passed by, it would have left footprints. But strangely, there were no footprints or traces of dragging at the scene.
I looked at the position of the body again, and found that the body was curled up from the waist and hung on the barbed wire.
And it can be found that there is no blood on the barbed wire and under the barbed wire. Then it can be determined that this is not the first scene, but the scene of the body being dumped, and the time of the body dumping is relatively long from the time of the deceased's death.
So what is the condition that causes a corpse to appear in this condition?
I was quick to make my judgment.
That is, the murderer caused the car to drive to the bridge of the highway and then threw the body off the bridge. I think the murderer's first intention was to throw the body into the river, but when the body fell, it hung on the barbed wire.
It can also be seen that the body has been hanging here for a long time, because when the body was removed from the barbed wire, it was found that the barbed wire was very tightly attached to the body.
But the body has been hanging here for so long, why is it only found now?
In fact, this is also very easy to explain, because this is a highway bridge, and there are almost no pedestrians on it, and even if there are occasional pedestrians, he will not look under the bridge so coincidentally. Even if he looks under the bridge, his gaze is in front of the bridge and does not fall to the vertical position of the bridge. So, instead of stretching your neck to see, this place where the body is hanging is almost a blind spot on the viaduct.
In addition, the small river next to the highway is not located in a farmland area, but on the edge of a dense forest, so it is even more sparsely populated. If it weren't for the fishing enthusiast, it is unknown how long it would have been before the body would have been found.
The body was taken to a forensic centre, where the forensic doctor determined that the deceased was a young woman between the ages of 20 and 22. It was also found that the deceased's lower body had been damaged by a hard object, and the ingredients of laundry detergent were found in the lower body.
However, the medical examiner concluded that the destruction of the deceased's lower body was caused at that time.
Of course, the medical examiner still found sperm spots in his lower body.
By extracting DNA data from deceased and sperm spots, comparing them in the national DNA database, there is no matching data. So neither the identity of the deceased nor the murderer has been confirmed.
Lao Lu took the autopsy report and said angrily: "What bastard is so perverted? ”
I said, "The murderer is not a pervert, but a vain attempt to destroy the evidence. Laundry detergent and sperm spots were found on the female corpse's lower body at the same time, and the lower body was damaged by hard objects, which was the murderer's vain attempt to wash off the remaining in the female corpse after committing the *murder*. This shows that the murderer has a certain anti-reconnaissance ability. ”
Lao Lu nodded in agreement.
I added: "Dirt was found in the deceased's hair and nostrils, but not in his fingernails. This shows that the deceased was buried in the earth after death. ”
Lao Lu frowned and said, "Buried? Then why did the dead hang on the barbed wire fence by the river? ”
"It's likely that the killer felt that the burial site was not hidden enough, so he relocated the body," I said. ”
Lao Lu looked at the cover of the dossier and said, "You mean, the murder scene we found, or the third scene?" ”
I nodded.
Lao Lu continued: "I agree with your analysis, so now the focus of our investigation is first to determine the identity of the deceased. ”
I said, "Yes, you can sort out the cases of missing persons reported in the last half month, and maybe this girl is among these missing people." ”
Sometimes it takes a bit of luck to solve a crime, and I have to admit that this time it was lucky. In the case of missing persons, we quickly found information that matched the deceased.
13 days ago, Lu Dunchuan, who lives in Changping Township, Wanzhou District, called the police, saying that his sister Lu Meichuan could not be contacted.
After verification, the body under the viaduct of the highway was Lu Dunchuan's sister, Lu Meichuan.
After the identity was confirmed, I began to investigate Lu Meichuan's social connections.
Lu Meichuan works as a waiter at a KTV.
So Lao Lu and I came to this KTV to understand the situation.
The foreman of the KTV said that Lu Meichuan had not come to work many days ago, the phone could not be reached, and there was no one in the rented house, so he didn't know where he went, but he didn't expect that there would be no one like this.
I asked the foreman, "Can you be more specific, how many days ago were many days ago?" ”
The bewitching foreman pursed his lips, crossed his fingers and muttered to himself, and suddenly said, "Oh, I know, it was 14 days ago, that is, on December 3rd. ”
I said, "Very well, we're going to get your surveillance footage." ”
The foreman readily agreed.
In the KTV surveillance video, Lu Meichuan appeared in the staff lounge at 1:31 a.m. on December 3.
It can be seen in the video that Lu Meichuan put on a red down jacket in the lounge and hurriedly ran out of the room.
In the video of the KTV aisle, you can also see that Lu Meichuan is in a hurry, and he is holding a mobile phone in his right hand and sticking it to his ear, who should be talking to him.
In the surveillance video of the KTV gate, Lu Meichuan can be seen walking out of the KTV, just like walking on the left. This is easy to understand, because the left side of the KTV is leading to the main road, where it is convenient to take a vehicle.
So during this time period, Lu Meichuan has three possibilities for taking a vehicle, the first is a taxi, the second is an acquaintance's car, and the third is a black car.
So what kind of car did Lu Meichuan take? And after she took the bus, did she ever go back to the place she rented?
I asked the foreman again, "Does Lu Meichuan have a boyfriend, and where is the place she rents?" ”
The foreman told me that Lu Meichuan did not have a boyfriend, and at the same time she also told me Lu Meichuan's rented place.
So Lao Lu Bing and I split into two ways, and Lao Lu was responsible for retrieving the surveillance images along the way after Lu Meichuan got out of KTV. And I rushed to Lu Meichuan's rented place to learn about her rented place. In order to facilitate my investigation, Lao Lu also arranged for me to be accompanied by a criminal policeman.
We quickly found Lu Meichuan's rental place. After opening the door, I found that Lu Meichuan's living room was very tidy, but there was a strong musty smell in the house, which was due to the smell of rotting fruits on the bedside table.
On the bedside table is an art photo of Lu Meichuan, in which Lu Meichuan is young and beautiful, with a bright smile. It's a pity that this flower withered unexpectedly in the best of years.
The beds in the room were not disorganized, the clothes in the wardrobe were not turned over, and there were a few small bags hanging behind the door. These all prove that Lu Meichuan did not take the initiative to return to the living room to pack up and prepare to leave.
Coupled with the time when Lu Meichuan's brother called the police, it can be inferred that Lu Meichuan was killed in the early morning of December 3, that is, after she got off work.
I contacted Lao Lu, and Lao Lu said that he had retrieved the surveillance video around the KTV, so I rushed back to the criminal investigation team non-stop.
Outside the KTV, there is a bank, and the bank's surveillance screen just reflects Lu Meichuan's movements.
It can be seen from the bank's surveillance screen that the monitoring time is 1:35:26 a.m. on December 3, which is the time when Lu Meichuan entered the surveillance screen. At this time, Lu Meichuan was still talking to people on the phone, because she had always maintained a talking posture. And the action is also very urgent, and I look back from time to time.
Soon, Lu Meichuan disappeared from the bank's surveillance footage. Lu Meichuan was under the bank's surveillance, from appearing to disappearing, a total of eight seconds.
Just in front of the bank, there is a supermarket surveillance, and the time displayed in the surveillance is 1:37:03 a.m. on December 3, which is the time when Lu Meichuan appeared in the supermarket surveillance screen.
But seeing this time, I immediately raised a question: "I noticed at the scene outside the KTV, the distance from the bank to the supermarket is less than ten seconds away, like Lu Meichuan trotting all the way, she should disappear from the bank's surveillance screen, and will soon appear in the supermarket's surveillance." But why did it take more than a minute to appear in the supermarket's surveillance? And she also stopped calling. ”
Lao Lu looked at me and said, "Ouyang, if you have any ideas, just say it." ”
I stared at the screen and said: "There is a monitoring blind spot between the bank and the supermarket, and in this monitoring blind spot, Lu Meichuan made a stop. Why did she stay? Apparently what happened and who happened? ”
As I spoke, I pointed to the picture of the supermarket and said, "Look, what else did you see when Lu Meichuan entered the surveillance screen?" ”
Lao Lu frowned and said, "There is light, it is the light of the headlights." ”
I said, "Yes, it's the lights." This shows that in the location of the blind spot, Lu Meichuan met a car, and it is likely that the people in the car knew Lu Meichuan, and said hello to Lu Meichuan and said a few words. ”
Lao Lu asked suspiciously, "Does this help solve the case?" ”
I said, "Absolutely." Because this person is likely to be the last person Lu Meichuan came into contact with before his death. In the process of their meeting and greetings, it is likely that Lu Meichuan will reveal some evidence of her whereabouts, and if she finds this person who has been in contact with Lu Meichuan, she may be able to find some clues. ”
Lao Lu agreed with my reasoning.
Okay, then this person who has been in contact with Lu Meichuan, let's put it aside for the time being and continue to watch the next surveillance video.
This video is a video belonging to the transportation department. The video shows Lu Meichuan standing on the side of the road waving as a taxi drove up.
Lu Meichuan had already opened the right rear door of the taxi at this time. But I don't know why, she turned her head to the left, that is, the back of the taxi, then closed the door of the taxi, walked quickly towards the back of the taxi, and finally disappeared into the surveillance screen, and then the taxi left straight away, and did not carry Lu Meichuan.
The video is still here, and I said: "Lu Meichuan's move is obviously that a car of Lu Meichuan's acquaintance appeared behind the taxi, and under the greeting of the acquaintance, Lu Meichuan must have given up the taxi and went to take the acquaintance's car instead." ”
Lao Lu looked at me and said, "You said that Lu Meichuan never returned home, and her body was thrown on the highway. So is it possible that Lu Meichuan was killed by this acquaintance driver? ”
I smiled and nodded, "Quite possibly." Continue to put monitoring. ”
The technician continues to play the surveillance. It stands to reason that cars should be seen passing by immediately, but after a few tens of seconds, I saw some cars passing by, but apparently they were coming from a distance at high speed, not from the side of the road.
After about 2 minutes, we saw a silver sedan appear in the picture in the traffic monitor, judging from the trajectory and speed of the car, it had just started from the side of the road.
So will this car be a sedan loaded with Lu Meichuan? Because more than 2 minutes have passed, and it is night, the video is not clear. It's hard for us to tell if there is Lu Meichuan in this car. However, the car was listed as a suspect vehicle.
Okay, now go back and look for the familiar car that Lu Meichuan met between the bank and the supermarket.
From the bank's surveillance, Lu Meichuan had just run over, and a sedan appeared in the bank's surveillance video, and the car kept flashing.
The car was driving very fast, because the road coming out of the KTV was a common road for pedestrians and vehicles, so it was certain that the car was chasing Lu Meichuan in front.
And to our surprise, the car is also a silver sedan, is this a coincidence or the same car?
Because the picture is not very clear, the license plate number is not clear, and there is no obvious sticker on the car, so although it looks similar, it is not certain that it is the same car.
Next, we watched the picture of the supermarket, since the silver sedan is driving forward, then we must be able to find this silver sedan in the supermarket's surveillance.
But strangely, the silver sedan did not appear in the supermarket's surveillance footage.
But I didn't think it was incredible, I pointed to the picture and said, "You see, when Lu Meichuan passed by the surveillance screen of the supermarket, the lights behind it were from right to left, and then disappeared. What does this mean? ”
Lao Lu's reaction was quick and said: "This shows that the car has changed its course of action and turned around." ”
I said, "yes, then let's take a look at the bank's surveillance footage." ”
The technician pushed the bank's surveillance screen back, and sure enough, the silver sedan quickly appeared in the bank's surveillance screen, and it was still driving fast.
It stands to reason that in this kind of lane where people and vehicles are co-trafficked, the speed of the car should not be so fast.
Lao Lu also joked: "Most of the cars parked outside these entertainment venues are some children who talk to little girls." ”
However, in my opinion, this silver sedan is driving so fast, and it is not just because the driver is a baby.
I checked the time after the silver sedan disappeared from the bank surveillance, it was 1:37:26, and in the traffic surveillance, the time when Lu Meichuan turned around was 1:39:22.
This time is less than two minutes.
I frowned and said, "Lao Lu, you drive me to KTV immediately." ”
Lao Lu has always trusted me, and he knows my style of handling cases, so without saying a word, he walked outside the gate of the technical department.
We soon came to the KTV, I got out of the car and observed, the front of the KTV is an exit, this exit is the main road after going out, but there are guardrails on the left and right sides of the main road, so pedestrians generally do not choose to take a ride here, most of them choose the intersection in front. At the intersection ahead, you have to pass through KTV, banks and supermarkets. And that intersection is where Lu Meichuan hitchhiked.
And if you go out from the KTV intersection and turn right, you can reach that intersection.
I hurriedly sat back in Lao Lu's police car and said, "You drive to the bank first, then turn around, and then go out from this intersection of KTV, turn right, and drive to the intersection in front, which is the location of Lu Meichuan in the video." ”
Lao Lu's driving skills are very skilled, and he quickly completed this simple request.
From the bank to the intersection where Lu Meichuan took a ride, it took 1 minute and 42 seconds.
"Old Lu, I understand." I said with some excitement.
Lao Lu put his hands on the steering wheel and said, "Let's hear it." ”
I said: "Actually, the car Lu Meichuan encountered in the blind spot of the surveillance that night was the same car as the car she was riding. ”
Lao Lu frowned and motioned for me to continue.
I said, "The owner of the silver sedan talked for about a minute after catching up with Lu Meichuan for the first time, but Lu Meichuan didn't get into the car. After that, the silver sedan was unwilling, turned around and drove to Lu Meichuan's place to take a ride, and stopped Lu Meichuan when Lu Meichuan was about to get into a taxi. The reason why the silver sedan was delayed for about 2 minutes before it left was that I guessed that Lu Meichuan was losing his temper with the driver. It is likely that the driver of the silver sedan is an acquaintance of Lu Meichuan. ”
Lao Lu said: "Then it is very likely that the driver of this silver sedan was pursuing Lu Meichuan, and after coaxing Lu Meichuan into the car, he saw that Lu Meichuan had not complied, so he simply * and killed her." ”
I said, "It's possible." ”
Lao Lu said: "Then focus on investigating this silver car now." ”
Of course, there are many ways to find this silver sedan, and through traffic monitoring along the way, this silver sedan was quickly found.
And I asked Lao Lu to call up the monitoring of the highway intersection. Sure enough, at around 3 a.m. on December 4, the silver sedan appeared at the intersection of the highway. Then I speculate that this time the silver sedan appeared at the intersection of the highway to throw the body.
Soon the police opened a case for investigation and found the silver sedan and the owner.
I found a small amount of dirt and hair in the trunk of the car, and I speculated that the killer had placed the body in the trunk before dumping it.
After DNA testing, the hair was indeed Lu Meichuan's.
In the face of ironclad evidence, the murderer confessed to the murder of Lu Meichuan.
The murderer is male, named Jiang Xiangyin, 37 years old this year, a local.
Jiang confessed to Yin that he and Lu Meichuan did not know each other, he was just the owner of a non-staple food store, and after the non-staple food store closed, he liked to drive his own private car to run black business in the middle of the night.
Jiang Xiangyin drank a lot of wine that day, and on the way home, he suddenly wondered if he could catch a guest and earn some pocket money, so he drove the car to KTV. Because he usually runs this lot, he knows that this time is when the KTV closes and gets off work, and there will be many KTV guests and KTV employees coming out at this time.
Things are the same as Jiang Xiangyin expected, this is indeed the time to get off work.
When he drove the car to the KTV, he saw a girl wearing a red down jacket on the upper body and black stockings on the lower body running out of the gate of the KTV in a hurry.
Jiang Xiangyin was attracted by this girl's dress at that time. According to him, the reason for being attracted is that he drank too much and was a little upset, and secondly, because his wife was pregnant and about to give birth, and he hadn't had sex for a long time.
Jiang Xiangyin quickly started the vehicle and caught up with Lu Meichuan, only to find that Lu Meichuan was indeed a beauty, which was even more tempting. So he told Lu Meichuan that he was driving a black car, and if he wanted to take a ride, it only cost 10 yuan.
However, Lu Meichuan refused at the time, and then Jiang Xiangyin got out of the car, saying that it was not easy for him, his daughter-in-law was about to give birth, and he was also running a car at night to earn some extra money, hoping to win sympathy.
But Lu Meichuan smelled Jiang Xiangyin's alcohol and felt that drunk driving was unsafe, so he refused.
After that, Jiang Xiangyin felt that he really fell in love with this woman, so he turned around and drove to the place where Lu Meichuan was about to take a taxi, Jiang Xiangyin said loudly to Lu Meichuan that he was willing to send her home for free.
Lu Meichuan's family background is not very good, her income is average, and it costs more than 30 yuan to take a taxi to the rented place. So he quickly changed his mind and came to Jiang Xiangyin's car.
However, when he came to Jiang Xiangyin, he felt that this drunk driver was unreliable, so he refused again.
Jiang Xiangyin has been swearing beside him, asking Lu Meichuan to believe in himself, and taking out the wedding photos in his wallet to show Lu Meichuan, hoping to win Lu Meichuan's trust.
Lu Meichuan never saw a taxi after that, and finally reluctantly got into Jiang Xiangyin's car.
After that, Jiang Xiangyin drove to the outskirts of the city and raped Lu Meichuan in a deserted place. Lu Meichuan angrily said that he would definitely sue him, Jiang Xiangyin was angry, so he strangled Lu Meichuan to death and buried him on the spot.
The next day, Jiang Xiangyin felt that it was not safe to bury it there, and that he had his own * in Lu Meichuan's body, so he brought laundry detergent and a wooden stick. On the night of December 4, Lu Meichuan's body was dug up, his lower body was washed with laundry detergent, and his lower body was stirred with wooden sticks in a vain attempt to destroy the evidence.
Finally, Lu Meichuan's body was loaded into the trunk of the car, taken to a place that had been stepped on in advance, and Lu Meichuan was thrown into the river. But I never expected that Lu Meichuan's body was hanging on the barbed wire.
Lu Meichuan's case was finally solved. This case is another occasional case of drunken promiscuity. But I also advise ladies and gentlemen not to ride in a stranger's car, which may be a hearse that will take you to hell.