JS09 Cruel Deception by John C Dalglish

Author:John C Dalglish [Dalglish, John C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Suspense, Religion & Spirituality
ISBN: 9781503194663
Publisher: CreateSpace
Published: 2015-04-11T05:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 5

Jason’s first stop the next morning was Doc Josie’s lab. The gloves were the single biggest break they’d had so far, assuming they belonged to the killer. Jason liked to surprise the forensic chief whenever he could, but she spotted him as soon as he came through the door.

“Not today, Strong.”

He laughed. “I still owe you one from that sneak attack in front of the elevator.”

“Whatever! I suppose you are here for my report on the gloves.”

“Find anything?”

“Well, they belonged to the killer. The blood on them was a combination of Nikki Bostik and Lori Mason’s.”

“Any DNA from the killer?”

“Yes, sweat cells on the inside fabric were sufficient to get a profile, which is the good news. I ran it in the CODIS database and that’s the bad news. Whoever this guy is, law enforcement doesn’t have his DNA on file.”

“Dang! I keep expecting you to solve these cases and I get nothing.”

Doc Josie gave him an exaggerated roll of her eyes. “Oh, please! I can’t do all the work for you and Layne.”

Jason attempted to look sad. “Why not?”

“Well, for starters, they don’t pay me enough to do your job and mine.”

“Whatever! If I had your money, I’d burn mine.”

She handed him a file folder. “The writing on the wall was a match to the first case. No fingerprint ridges and some dried spatter under the letters. Apparently, he didn’t stay as long this time because there was more smearing of the spatter than at the first scene.”

“Okay, Doc. Thanks.”

“Are you going to get someone’s DNA to check against our killer’s?”

“Actually, yes. I have three ‘someones’ and I’ll try to get their samples to you today.”

She walked toward her office. “I’ll be waiting.”

Jason left the lab and crossed the hallway to the medical examiner’s office. Doc Davis was sitting in his cubicle talking on the phone when Jason came in.

“I’ll give it to Jason.”

“Vanessa?” Jason whispered.

Doc nodded, then laughed into the phone. “Okay, Vanessa. I’ll tell him.”

He hung up. “She said to bring coffee, two creamers.”

Jason laughed. “How about I bring her the autopsy file and she gets her own coffee?”

Doc gave Jason the folder. “I’m okay with that. I don’t have to work with her.”

“True enough. What did you find?”

“Manner of death was the same; she bled out from the wound across her throat. The blade also appears to be the same, thin and long, but the attack was different.”

Jason was glancing through the file while he listened. “How so?”

“The angle at both ends of the cut indicates the slicing motion came from the front. She was likely facing her attacker when he killed her.”

Jason slowly shook his head. “Poor thing.” He closed the file and headed for the elevator. “Thanks, Doc.”

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When Jason arrived on the third floor, he found Vanessa in the lieutenant’s office with Banks. As he came through the door, they were just finishing their conversation. Vanessa smiled at Sarah. “Thank you for saying so, I appreciate it.”

Sarah nodded. “Anything, you understand?”

Vanessa mock saluted.

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