Criminal mind

Missing thumbs

Chapter 11

Jay POV

     The clicking sound of cameras and it light made me rub my head

This case is on a whole new level.

     "The MOT,target and everything is the same" Drake whispered to me.

"The case of the missing thumb,i don't know we will one day be taking this case" he added

     From what I heard, the missing thumb is a cold case from 20 years ago.I don't know how it resurfaced again.

    Now we have to find the culprit from 20 years ago.Old cases are the hardest to solve.

   How in the world are we supposed to find someone from twenty years ago? It was hard to get evidence then though the world had changed now maybe we could solve it.

"The left thumb was cut off and she died from a stab in her throat, even the victim was the same.I think that case from 20 years ago,it can't be a copycat." Claire explained.

     I nodded in understanding but something doesn't seem right,I don't know much about the missing thumb so I will have to go read about it.

     "For now we will try to see if there's a fingerprint or anything suspicious."

Drake chapped in.

    "This is going to be a real headache, I hate cold cases most," he complained.

"Since we have seen the scene,let's go back. The team leader must be waiting for us," I said.

    There are lots of people outside, especially the old,the victim herself is an old woman who lives alone.

It is such a pity,She has been alone since her son left for a job 7 years ago.And since then he never came back.

      "Gosh this is terrible"

     "It such a pity,she doesn't even see her son for the last time"

    "I heard it that case from 20 years ago"

   "The case that threw all the neighborhood in chaos then" the crowd murmured and from their talk it seems the case happened in this neighborhood.

     Whether it is the same person or a copycat,he or she must have known it will catch the attention of people and that is exactly what is happening now.

    "How did it go?" Ariel asked looking from me to Drake.

"It's gonna be a big case,I don't know how we are supposed to find the culprit?" Drake whined

"Did you find any clue?" Ariel asked with expectation.

"No"

"I see" she tried to hide her disappointment but her voice betrayed her. She must have looked up to me too much.

    "How can I get the case file of the thumb murderer?"

"It's in the store,you will have to find it,it has been abandoned for a while" I nodded and left for the store.

    I searched for hours before I saw the files.

It is covered in dust so I dusted it and moved it to my desk.

I rolled up my sleeve and sat down.I got to work and was soon lost in my thought

The first victim then was a man,33 years,he was stabbed also but his left thumb was missing.

The second victim was also a man,40years stabbed and missing thumb.

    This continued until the twelfth victim,I must say the culprit killed a lot,12 people in a row within the span of 3 years.

    After that no other victims until the one we found this morning.

But something doesn't add up

Why do I feel that case from 20 years ago and the one now isn't done by the same person.

     Either the culprit had lost touch or it was a copycat.

    The one from 20 years ago seems more brutal,there were bruises on the victims and there's a sign of being beaten.

But this one the victim just lay there dead, no bruises , just the stabbing and missing thumb.

Is it because the culprit has aged?or because it is an old woman?

     I leaned my head on my chair deep in thought.

There must be something I'm not seeing,something that will reveal all this puzzle.

      "The fingerprint result is out but there's nothing expect for the old lady's print" Drake announced 

"This is harder than I thought," Claire groaned.

    "It's ok guys , we don't have to pressure ourselves, we just need…." Before Ariel could complete whatever she wanted to say,a bunch of teenagers came in.

    They looked like they had a fight and were beaten up.

The kid with blonde hair and tattoo spoke first "Officers find justices for us" he whined.

    "Yes we need justice" the others chapped in there are about 5 of them. except for the kid that seems not to be their group.

He was on his own,he was also covered with bruises.

      He was quiet and wasn't ready to say anything.

"Please punish him for us,he beat us up like some wild beast"

     "Yes he's very dangerous,he would have killed us" They were jeering at him but his expression did not change.He just stood there staring at him.

  

    "What did you do to him that made him beat you up?" I questioned and they all quiet down.

    They looked at me in shocked

"What did you mean? He beat us up and you are asking what we did wrong,are you kidding me?" The blonde kid with the tattoo said he seems to be the leader among them.

    I don't  know who allowed kids to have tattoos but that's none of my business.

    "If you didn't bully him, who would have resorted to violence?" 

"You….you...what are you saying?" The blonde kid sounded annoyed.

   "Hey say something, do we bully you?" The blonde kid looked over to the boy.

    "Hmm" The boy hummed in agreement.

"Fuck you,how could you lie against us,you piece of trash….."

"Slap" the entire place became deadly silent when I slapped the blonde kid at the back of his head.

    I just can't put up with his nonsense.

Hey! Your motherfucking ...."

I hit him again

"Hey! I will"

I slapped him again

"You are still hitting me I will make sure you…"

I hit him again

      "I will…."

I raised my hand but he stopped right before I hit him

He was close to tears and was gritting his teeth,traces of tears were visible in his eyes.

     "Now like a rational human being tell me what happened"He shuffles.

" That boy beat us up,he's…."

    "Lie again and see how I will smack you" I threatened.He shivered and stuttered

    "It...we were...we were just playing with him,he took everything serious and beat us all up"

    "How were you playing with him? What type of play were you playing?" 

"It...well...we were…."

I raised up my hand and he quietly kept shut.

   "What type of play is that?" I turned to the other ones

   "Well we took a round hitting him" one of them answered and they lowered their heads.

"That must be fun, why don't we play a game?" I smiled and I saw how the blonde kid shaked his head

"We the officers here will hit you round by round" Their eyes whiten.

     "What did you say? Are you in?" They all shake their head noo

"You don't want to play the game,what makes you think he wants to ?"  They lower their head and I sighed 

    Kids and their trouble.

I turned to the direction of the boy

"I will make them apologize" 

"Don't worry" was the second word since he came here.

     "You know I will….." My eyes caught something so I halted

'Was I seeing things? ' 

But the boy raised his hands for a second and I saw it clearly this time.

   'He's missing his left thumb' it took a lot not to yell out.