According to Hodgner, the Tom Shaunas, whom he had previously met, had been the main person in charge of the "Boston Grim Reaper" case.

Ten years ago, a local serial killer appeared in Boston, killing a total of 21 people, men, women and children, in less than three years, at a completely random time and place.

After confirming that he was helpless against the mysterious "demon", Tom Shaunas appealed to the FBI for help.

By that time, Rossi had already left the FBI, and Hodgner had just become a full-fledged psychological profiler at BAU, so strictly speaking, the "Boston Reaper" case was the first case he handled independently at BAU.

As I said before, before Rossi returned to the FBI and formed the current Special Operations Group, the job of the psychoprofiling was more to write analysis reports in the office on the aggregated data.

By the time Hodgner sensed something was wrong, submitted a field application, and rushed to Boston, the number of victims under the "Boston Reaper" had reached 19, and the time for committing the crime was getting shorter and shorter, and new bodies were found almost every week.

But bizarrely, just as Hodchner's profiling work was just beginning and the number of victims had risen to 21, the serial killer suddenly stopped.

After six weeks of work, Tom Shaunas halted the follow-up investigation and removed all of the F.B.I., including Hodgner.

So the case became a decade-long unsolved case, until not long ago, Hodgner suddenly received an invitation from Tom Shaunas and gave him an address.

In a modest apartment, Hodchner met the old man, who was already on a ventilator.

Tom Shaunas told him that the Boston Reaper had stopped because he had signed a deal with him, which he called a "deal with the devil."

Speaking of this, Hodgner took out a evidence bag, which contained a piece of stationery, and typed a paragraph with a mechanical printer:

"If you let me go, I'll let the innocent go until death tears up this contract, and if you agree, publish a private statement in the Michigan Post."

Hodgner sighed, "Tom did so, he said he was completely desperate at the time, he just wanted to give it a try, and if it didn't work, he would continue to investigate."

Red frowned and questioned, "How can he confirm that the murderer really stopped?" The other party may just change places and methods. ”

Hodgner continued to sigh, "I asked the same question, and Tom said that he had been keeping an eye out for serial murders across the country over the years, just as the killer had been keeping an eye on him, and he was sure that the other party had been abiding by this contract. ”

"He doesn't have the authority to make that decision, and we don't have the right to indulge criminals." Rosie's face was a little ugly.

Hodgner's face was even more ugly than he was at this time, "Tom said he had no choice, we really didn't even feel the shadow of the murderer at that time, the corpses frightened him, and he couldn't imagine how many innocent people would pay for their lives before the murderer was caught."

He asked me to apologize on his behalf to the families of the victims, and I have been calling the families of those victims these days. ”

Emily seemed to understand a little, "So he came to you for?" ”

"Re-investigating the 'Boston Grim Reaper', Tom was already in the terminal stage of liver cancer, and the day after my visit, he passed away, which means"

"This means that the contract is invalid and the killer will start killing again." Rosie continued with his words.

Hodgner's voice deepened, "It's already begun." ”

As he spoke, he opened the latest file that Jie Jie had given him, and at the top was a photo of the crime scene, and on the side of the victim's car, there was an eye pattern painted in blood.

"The 'Eye of God,' the symbol of the 'Boston Grim Reaper,' the case happened last night."

"This Detective Tom Shaunas is really." Jack shook his head helplessly, not knowing what to say about the old detective.

He asked Hodchner instead, "What would you do if this 'Grim Reaper' offered you this kind of deal as well?" ”

Hodchner replied without hesitation, "No, I never make a deal with criminals." ”

"Alright, let's focus on the murderer." Rosie coughed lightly, taking everyone's eyes off Hodchner, who had been under enough pressure alone during this time.

"We can first analyze the reasons why the murderer did this, from these cases, the 'Grim Reaper' is driven by the desire for domination, control and manipulation, but why would he offer a deal to prevent the release of desire?"

Rossi cupped his chin in contemplation for a moment before slowly speaking, "Killing gave him the thrill of manipulating the power of life and death, but as the number of times increased, this pleasure gradually faded, so he decided to change his strategy.

Offering such a deal, forcing the police to surrender, or in writing, would give him the ultimate thrill that goes far beyond killing. ”

"But since he's already won, why is he going on another killing spree?" Jiejie was puzzled.

"Because the only person who knew he had won, the policeman who had contracted with him, died, and he lost the source of pleasure." Emily replied.

"He's a narcissistic serial killer who craves recognition, and I suspect that, in addition to his deal with Tom, that's one of the reasons for his satisfaction."

Hodgner threw out a book called "The Night Death."

Red took the book and flipped through it, "I've read this book, and the author describes in detail the public information of all the cases of the 'Boston Grim Reaper' in a documentary style.

But at the end of the book, he concludes that the killer may have stopped because he was imprisoned for other reasons, or because he had died of illness. ”

Emily added to her previous explanation, "Maybe the murderer killed again to correct this false statement." ”

She asked Hodchner, curiously, "So, how did you do the profiling in the first place?" ”

"I only did part of it, and before I could finish it, Tom sent it away." Hodgner finished pulling out an old notebook.

"The 'Boston Grim Reaper' is similar to the 'Zodiac Killer', with a high IQ, self-discipline, a murderous nature, and a lot of media attention"

The "Zodiac Killer" is to the Federation what "Jack the Ripper" is to Daiying, a serial killer who has been at large for half a century and remains an unsolved case.

"Speaking of the media." Jie Jie couldn't help but have a little headache, "Once the case that happened just now gets out, it will make a fuss, as long as they hear the slightest rumor, the Boston Police Department will be surrounded and leaked." ”

Jack felt sorry for his sister-in-law, pondered for a long time, and came up with an idea, "Why don't we bite to death and be a copycat, if this guy is really so narcissistic, maybe he will jump out by himself?" ”

"Let's do it first." "After getting off the plane, Rosie, Red, and Emily went to the FBI's local office, set up a point, and looked up all the records there.

Jiejie and Jack, go to the crime scene with me. ”

Jack looked at Rossi, "I think CSI needs to intervene this time, forensic technology is changing with each passing day, and there may not be any clues that could not be found ten years ago, but it is difficult to say ten years later." ”

Rosie smiled and took out his phone, "I can ask Russell to pay back the favor he owed you before." ”

Pass! Tomorrow is the last day of the month!

(End of chapter)