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2024-10-29 19:42:56It has been weeks of resilience and diligence, trying to nab the killer who killed Mr. Beckh but all efforts were proven abortive since no evidence was pointing to someone when there was no really a suspect anywhere.
The investigation regarding Ivin poison has not produced a great result as they all envisaged. For weeks,Alex and Ken have been visiting companies and even stores to at least get a hint but they were all claiming they have never heard of the poison before that Alex even concluded that maybe the poison was not from this planet.Even though they have not recorded a new case similar to that but they were to solve this case since it was the order from the commissioner of police that even made it worse.The police commissioner having interest in cases like this was like a ticking bomb ready to explode any moment."Any report on the Ivin poison yet?" James asked, as they sat down at their meeting venue to discuss the case as they have been doing for weeks." There's no news for now. They are all claiming that they have no idea and that's getting me worried. Or we are asking the wrong set of people?" Angelina asked." Who are we suppose to ask then if I may ask?"asked Alex." The killer will never buy the poison from registered organizations for fear of tracking him. He knows that those people will probably keep the record for future use and that could expose him,"Angelina said,while others nodded in agreement with her statement." That is true. It's funny how we didn't think in this direction for weeks. We forgot that we are tackling with a criminal and not a regular person."" We should be able to get information on that from smugglers who are professional in the business," James said,while Angelina nodded for that is what she was just about saying." Ken and Alex direction changed. Later, you should follow me and meet someone who is a professional in the field. He should be able to direct us or introduce us to people who are familiar with that," he instructed though not smiling. How can he smile when he's yet to solve the case? He's known for his obsession with unsolved cases especially with murder cases and he wonder why that is so.He rose through the ranks through his persistence and sense of duty and that got him closer to the police chief.There was an unsolved case of someone who killed his wife and children. He was suffering from a disease and was not able to control himself. The deed had been done before he could regain his composure and senses.When he saw that he had killed his wife and children after regaining his senses,he absconded immediately. The police tried their possible best to apprehend him but all effort didn't produce the desired results.The case was under the current police chief jurisdiction and he was facing a lot from the higher-ups for not being able to apprehend the killer.Right then,James was a newly posted detective to the police chief district and when he joined the police, they were still on the unsolved case.He single handedly devised a plan and apprehended the killer. He advised them to abandon the case and make it obvious. The killer after a year and observed that there was no news about him or trailing him, decided to return back to his normal life since they've abandoned the case out of frustration.He fell into the trap since he was already relaxing, and let his guard down since he believed there was no problem. This achievement prove the competence of James and the beginning of his promotion." I want us to also note something down about the killer. I'm not fully convinced that the killer is a single person," James said." Why do you think so?" Ken asked."That day,we trailed someone who appeared suspicious and that landed us at a building. To our surprise,the person set that building ablaze and it correspond with the same time the victim was killed," James explained to them clearly." So you mean there might be an accomplice somewhere who assisted him? This cas will take longer time than expected," Angelina said." It's either they're in the same boat or it was due to circumstances. For now, there's nothing we can do about that than to pursue this from a single direction."" Along the line,if the person is a partner with the killer,then something will lead us to him. For now, let us try and look at it from the poison angle," James said on a final note. He was about standing up when his phone started ringing and on looking at it,he saw that the call was from the police chief. He signalled to others to sit down back while he receives the call as they were about leaving the meeting room after rounding off the meeting.Immediately after speaking with the police chief,he ordered Ken to switch on the television while Ken who was still surprised at the statement since they were about leaving the meeting room, quickly switched it on with the hope of finding out the reason after switching it on. They were all surprised ,after Ken switched on the television and the breaking news that was displayed came with a shock on everybody's face and anxiety filled the air.....
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A lot of people were at the crime scene,when they got there. The killer made sure the victim was killed in an open place filled with a lot of people.On getting to the victim's dead body,the right arm had been lop off just like it was done for the first victim and the person showed sign of knife wounds at multiple areas of the body before bleeding to death.The nearest police station were already at the scene since they're closer to the place and from the look of things the killer had been able to instill fear in the people with just two victims." Sir, I think it's the same person that did it," Ken said while James simply nodded in affirmation. This killing was starting to bother him and he fear that the worse might happen if they're not careful with the case." Call the forensic unit to come and carry the corpse to do the necessary investigation on it as soon as possible!" James ordered,and left the scene." Now can you see the reason why you need to solve the case as fast as possib
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Ever since the police chief returned from the commissioner of police office, the attitude towards the serial murder case changed.James and his team members were not only surprised at the police chief attitude which spanned update on any information they retrieve even up to establishing a fresh squad to apprehend the criminal. Investigation has continued and they were optimistic about the results in order to achieve their goal of apprehending the criminal." Sir,we got some information regarding the Ivin poison we were trying to figure out," Ken started immediately they commenced the meeting which include the new members of the crowd who were sent by the police commissioner to assist them in handling the case." Really, that's good news. Now share it with us what you were able to gather.""Were you able to obtain germane information about the poison?" He asked." Not really, but we got some facts about the poison. There's a businessman who for now is the only one selling it. The secon
The Serial Killer: A headache for the police CHAPTER SIX: Another Bombshell
Just as James wished,they were able to obtain something they could use to identify the killer during the investigation. They discovered a collection of glass that they believed belonged to the killer but in order not to jump into conclusion,they sent it to the Forensic unit for critical analysis and identification of the owner. Fortunately for the police,the forensic unit conveyed positive news to them. It didn't belong to the victim,so they concluded that it belongs to the killer. Even though it was not really a lead to the killer but the fact that they found something that belonged to the killer was a joy on it's own that they were progressing. " With the way it's going, there's a possibility that there's going to be another murder soon and there's no lead to that. The only way we can nab the serial killer is the time he's trying to kill someone on the scene with the way I'm looking at it," James started his speech." The first murder was in Fernard,then followed by the one i
The Serial Killer: A headache for the police CHAPTER SEVEN: The Strange Man
" Let us observe a minute silence for our amiable Police Commissioner who departed from this life leaving us alone," the assistant commissioner of police said which they all complied with. This general meeting with all the police officers was days after the death of the commissioner of police.His death came as a shock to the entire police Force not in their imagination did they ever thought that he's the next victim of the killer antics. Funny enough,his office was also in Deng but who would have thought that the killer will take it to far as to murder the police commissioner for the whole Raws.That death was the last straw that broke the camel's back as it made the case more popular and even full of mystery.The government of Raws have mandated the police to find a solution to the killing especially with the fact that the next victim is unknown which could be anybody.The entire police Force were grief-stricken and in mourning period especially those who were close to the poli
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The search for the strange man started in earnest, in order to confirm his innocence. To James, they need to apprehend him and then confirm whether he's the killer with the aid of the glasses they found at the criminal scene of the second murder.They invited the police officer who reported the visitation of the strange man to the Late commissioner of police in order to provide his description which they will use in getting his portrait.The search for the strange man will end up futile if they don't get his portrait which they will use in fishing him out.After getting the portrait,they made sure it was pasted throughout Raws and all the billboards to make it difficult for the strange man to abscond.It felt as if luck was on their side as they got some intel about the businessman Max who they were looking for regarding the IVIN poison.James with the experience he had gathered as a profiler observe that the so called perfect Killers can't be apprehended through a plan.You need to
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" Are you really surprised that the boss is actually a woman or you don't believe I'm the boss?" she asked smiling while sipping her cup of coffee on the table." If I tell you that I'm not surprised,then I will be lying. I didn't expect this especially with the information I got regarding the boss," James said honestly." I do hear that a lot from people. Nobody will ever expect to meet a woman at the mantle of leadership," she said." I actually became the boss because of my father. He is suffering from an illness and could not wish for someone else to take over from him except his only daughter," she said and James finally nodded in understanding.He found it difficult when he saw that she was the real boss. Who will even deny it when she possess the boss aura capable of making people bow down for her." I heard that you were the one who discovered the identity of my man,that is quite impressive," Helena said with admiration. She's not someone who talks a lot and it's even surpris
The Serial Killer: A headache for the police CHAPTER TEN: History Of Past Serial Killers
" There's still no news about the strange man?" James asked as they all sat down for the meeting." No news about the strange man Sir. We have displayed his portrait all over Raws, so it will be difficult for him to absquatulate," Angelina remarked." This case is full of mystery, and everybody involve are all mysterious even the victims. Every lead we get to solve the case always get us hooked in the end," Leon said sadly.They have been on the case over a month now, and they still could not say that they are sure they've solved the case to a certain level. With each death of the victims, instead of finding a clue, it's getting more inscrutable." Before the death of the late police commissioner,we decided to drill out some information relating to histories of serial murders similar to this serial murder case we're battling currently," James said while they all nodded in affirmation." Who was able to get information on such serial murder case similar to this one?" He asked." I did
The Serial Killer: A headache for the police CHAPTER ELEVEN :The Second Letter
" The first letter contained the information about the first murder as you were all informed," the police chief said." While the second letter contains...?" James asked." The second letter was more like a threat and warning to the police commissioner for reason best known to the killer and the police commissioner." The police commissioner did not find it normal to inform the police maybe he won't have died," James said,in reaction." Even if the police won't have been able to stop his murder. The way I'm looking at it, there's more to the crime than you think," the police chief said." You are talking as if there's something you are not saying," Ven questioned." There's nothing to say apart from this. The only thing I will say is that the person is familiar with the police mode of operations," The police chief said." That means we should swap the style," he asked." I believe that will be better," the police chief said." Can I see that letter the killer sent to the police commiss
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CHAPTER THIRTY NINE: Dashcam
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CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT: Nightmare
The moment exude that of darkness,making a scary impact on the surrounding. Everywhere wore the silent look while scary and frightening sounds dominated the air. Then suddenly a man in black clothes with a matching black boots appeared.With the darkness the area displayed,that helped as it hid his face,he continued walking with a mischievous smile and after reaching where he was heading to,he opened the door......He opened the door and seeing what he loves seeing, entered the room and did as usual......." No........." He screamed jumping from the bed sweating profusely, with his eyes emitting fear and anxiety." What happened?" The other voice asked entering the room,the scream made him jerk up from the bed instantly, knowing where it is coming from.He could not speak but was shaking badly,he opened his drawer and immediately brought out a drug which he consumed with water. It was then he started calming his nerves,but he was still shaking a little." You had a nightmare again" Th
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CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN: Determined
" Sir, I have missed you," Alex said, hugging James who gave a quick smile, before taking on a straight face back." Don't break my neck," James said jokingly, it's no longer news that Alex is his right hand man because of the circumstances.James took some days off after that incidence, nobody was able to reach him since he deliberately switched off his phone.Alex couldn't even relay the police chief's order, and didn't want to go to his house to give him the opportunity to rest very well. He had not been sleeping just because of the case, while he encouraged them to go home and rest,that was not the case for James.The zest in his eyes was enough for them to know he was fully back,what they've all been waiting for.After he settled down in his office,Alex then went to meet him to pass the order of the police chief who had been requesting his presence in his office for days now.After giving him the details and how the police chief lost the opportunity of being promoted, James prepa
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CHAPTER THIRTY SIX: Missed opportunity
"Sir, we can't stay here all day," Alex said to James who sat down glued to the floor." It has happened,we really tried our best," Mark said.James didn't even bulge from where he sat down. He never expected that this was going to happen, when he thought he had everything planned out.The corpse is in front of him waiting for the forensic to come and do their job. It was embarrassing to leave the town, knowing they failed to protect the town even as the killer hinted them beforehand.He made mockery of the entire police by sending it to TV stations, and now that he successfully executed that,they were in trouble.The whole Raws watched that, definitely what he wanted and unfortunately they missed the opportunity to apprehend him.The previous night was still unbelievable........The loud cry made them all rushed inside leaving two of them to watch the killer, forgetting the gravity of that, but the loud cry was persistent.They went inside and got the shock they were not expecting, c
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CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE: Almost
The killer entered the house in haste, considering what he encountered outside. He saw the whole family all together in a room, holding their hands together in fear. He heard their silent sobbing, and easily tracked where it was coming from. They knew something was not right when they heard the gunshot in their vicinity, and it dawned on them,that their house was where the killer was planning on visiting.The killer moved closer and dragged the man of the house Richard away from them. He's the person needed and not the whole family as the family thought." Please don't hurt our father," one of the children pleaded with tears." Your father also did more than that in the past," he said, and brought out his knife. There was limited time left to escape, but he was determined to do as prepared and also ridicule the police who he believes will be in trouble,if they fail to protect the person he is trying to kill, considering the person's status in Raws.He raised his knife up to pass his
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CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR: Trap
" Ohhh... I should have thought of that earlier,he won't have planned to shoot himself in the leg," James commented." What are we going to do Sir?" Ken asked." If we can't track his address,then we should set a trap for him," James said." What kind of trap are we going to set that he will fall into?" Ken asked,they all think highly of the killer." Who is familiar with Vensi amongst you?" James asked." I'm familiar with the town Vensi," Angelina replied." Good,how many route is there to Vensi?" He asked her." Two routes can take us to Vensi Sir," she replied." We are all aware that the killer is planning another strike this night,that means all the time we have now is valuable."" Alex send a message to all the TV stations,that they all should promote the statement that " The police is not ready to believe such lie and won't fall for it," !!" James instructed." Do you mean the killer is not going to strike but a ploy?" Alex asked." Don't ask me questions, just do as I say!!"
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CHAPTER THIRTY THREE: Tension
" To what do I owe this visit?" Anthony asked smiling sheepishly.James didn't give a response, but sat down as if he didn't hear the taunting remark. He decided to interrogate him for the last time before he is transferred and charged to court.This he made sure the police chief was not aware, since he might want to witness the interrogation.That day,if not that he was able to say a convincing statement, probably he would have been caught by the police chief who insisted that the face cap on his head was very familiar.It was a mistake on his side, as he didn't remove the face cap after using it to play a trick on the police chief at the restaurant. It was funny though how the police chief forgot easily where he saw the cap, but that was an advantage he utilised judiciously.He told the police chief that there are numerous face cap with the exact design and the one on his head was one of them. That way,he avoided the questioning eyes of the police chief who then dismissed him." I
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CHAPTER THIRTY TWO: Confused
They entered the room chosen, and sat down with the bottle of wine placed on the table. That was useless to them since they didn't come there for that." Sir, how are we going to confirm whether the police chief is in the next room and plant the device there,when they will be leaving soon?" Alex asked,that sounded impossible and risky to achieve." We will just have to try out luck. The room the woman made use of" they" for will be the room we need to confirm if the police chief is in before planning the next thing. Do you have a face cap with you?" James asked, while Alex nodded oblivious of the usage." I will use this to protect my face from being exposed, after which I will barge into the room staggering like a drunkard. After confirming, I will quickly leave before they stand to check but after which I will have pinned the recording device," James analysed, with Alex stunned beyond words.Just as planned, James put on the face cap and proceeded towards the police chief's room. He
