Chapter 19: Murder and Fraud
One village, two homicides, three bones.
One was poisoned, one was violently killed.
The bones of the three bodies were extremely ossified, and it was very difficult to identify the deceased.
We have identified the main suspect in the violent death case, but we still lack key clues such as the identity of the deceased, the tools used to commit the crime, and the motive for the killing.
If the chain of evidence cannot be closed, the case cannot be closed.
At this time, Sun Zhen provided me with a key clue on the phone.
"I expanded the scope of the search for missing persons in Dong'an County, and sure enough, I found a report of missing persons in Dong'an Village, and the police department was the Dong'an County Police Station."
His words gave me hope, which helped us greatly to determine the identity of the deceased.
"This is a case of missing people three years and ten months ago, and the missing person is a man from the village, named Wu Hanbai, who is 67 years old this year. Crucially, we found out that he had taken out an accident insurance policy. ”
According to the age and height of the No. 3 corpse, it is very likely that this person named Wu Hanbai is the No. 3 corpse, and as long as Wu Hanbai's children are found for DNA identification, the identity can be determined.
Accident Insurance, Missing Persons, ......
If he was poisoned, it was likely to be a case of murder and insurance fraud......
In 2011, a homicide occurred in the Xia County Market, which was initially suspected to be a traffic accident, but later through the scene and the body of the deceased, the method of death in the traffic accident was not satisfied. After the police intervened, the deceased's brother did not agree to the autopsy and demanded immediate cremation. After police investigation, this is a case of poisoning and murder to defraud insurance, and the deceased's brother and sister-in-law also used the same method to help others poison and kill an 8-year-old child to defraud insurance a few years ago.
In 2018, there was a "wife murder and insurance fraud case" in Jinshi, the man drove his wife home, a car accident occurred on the road, the wife died on the spot, the man was sent to the hospital for treatment, and the wife was sent to the forensic department of the local public security bureau for autopsy. The autopsy found that the wife did not have any bone injuries to her arms under such a large impact, but two psychotropic drug components were detected in the stomach. In this way, the inside story of a well-planned wife-killing disguised car accident surfaced.
This kind of murder and insurance fraud is not new, and in the face of money, the terrible humanity is exposed. For money, they turned into blood-sucking beasts and devoured their conscience. Are there any evil spirits that can find them and tell them that every minute and every second after death will lick their wounds in the struggle.
After Sun Zhen's investigation, it was found that Wu Hanbai's accident insurance was Wu Hanbai's wife Yu Cuilan.
Accident insurance is different from death insurance in that the policyholder must die in an accident to be paid, and suicide and homicide will not be paid.
However, the law provides that if a natural person's whereabouts have been unknown for four years, or due to an accident, his whereabouts have been unknown for two years, the interested person may apply to the people's court for a declaration of the natural person's death.
In this way, the facts of the case seem to be very clear, after Wu Hanbai was poisoned, his body was thrown into the air-raid shelter in Snake Mountain, and at the same time reported to the police station that Wu Hanbai was missing, and he has been missing for three years and ten months, as long as it is two more months, Wu Hanbai's wife Yu Cuilan can apply to the people's court for Wu Hanbai's accidental death, so as to obtain a huge amount of insurance money.
Wu Hanbai's wife is the beneficiary of this insurance, and Yu Cuilan is suspected of committing a major crime!
We immediately went to Yu Cuilan's home to investigate the situation, Yu Cuilan is 56 years old this year, has two daughters, both married to other provinces, and will only come back to see her during the Chinese New Year.
The courtyard door was not locked, I walked in, and in front of me was an ordinary farmhouse courtyard, but it was less lively and more deserted.
"Is there something wrong? Dolls. ”
The door opened, and an old woman came out of the room, standing in the doorway and looking at us in a daze, her hair graying and her mental state was not bad.
"Aunt Yu, it's me!" Xu Huan, who was behind him, walked up to the old man and greeted the old woman cordially.
The old woman saw Xu Huan and smiled: "It's you, little village chief." ”
The people in the village couldn't tell the difference between the village party secretary and the village chief, and they would only merge the two together and collectively call them the village chief. And Xu Huan is young, and many people like to call him the little village chief.
"Aunt Yu, these are all leaders of the township government who came to Dong'an Village to investigate and visit." Xu Huan explained.
The old woman nodded and greeted us very warmly: "Oh, leader, come into the house." ”
I followed the old woman into the house, which was very deserted, with few decent pieces of furniture at all, and the most valuable thing should be the TV with a curtain in the corner of the bedroom. It is precisely because of this that the house is particularly empty and deserted.
When we came to the living room, the old woman hurriedly beckoned us to sit down, Xu Huan sat beside her and chatted, enthusiastically shushing the cold and asking for warmth, while I casually walked around the various rooms.
I walked into Yu Cuilan's bedroom, and judging from the furnishings here, the old woman lived here alone, and she lived alone all year round. It is very dangerous for such an old man to live alone all the year round, and if something happens to the old man, no one will find out if he dies in the house.
There is a photo frame at the head of the old man's bed, and the photo shows a group photo of her and her husband Wu Hanbai, and the two are holding hands, very affectionate.
On the wall of the bedroom hangs a large wedding photo, which looks like it was created by computer post-compositing. The edges of the large wedding photo frame are filled with small photos, which is a habit unique to many elderly people.
More than half of the photographs are in black and white, which is a unique product of the era. The photos are basically a group photo of the two of them, as well as a family photo with the children.
This is a testimony of their love for more than 40 years, how can the husband and wife love each other, how can they be a killer?
I returned to the living room and sat on the sofa, Xu Huan chatted with the old woman very speculatively, and was very considerate to ask for warmth, which also mobilized the old woman's emotions.
Li Meng sat on the side and asked at the right time, "Auntie, where is your wife?" ”
The old woman was obviously stunned for a moment, the smile on her face slowly froze, she looked at Li Meng with a somewhat empty look, and was silent for a while before speaking: "My wife...... Lost ......"
Li Meng made a very surprised expression and asked, "Huh?" Lost? When did you get lost? ”
The old woman lowered her head, looked very sad, and said helplessly: "I have been lost for several years......
"Huh? Did you go out and find it? Did you call the police? Li Meng asked with great concern.
The old woman nodded silently, and said quietly: "I went out to look for it, and I called the police, but I couldn't find it......"