Notes From A Criminal Investigation 7 Chapter 49

Owen said formally: "I would like to hear about the investigation of the dismemberment case first."

Li Ming was much more experienced than Owen. When he heard that Owen wanted to hear the details of the dismemberment case, he became nervous. He touched the tip of his nose, pulled down his collar, and said, "After our investigation, the deceased was Wan Xiu, who lived in Xicheng."

In the investigation of the dismembered body case, the first thing to do is to conduct forensic examination and identification of the body parts found, conduct individual identification, find the victim, and provide direction for the investigation. When Owen left Jiangzhou, the source of the body had not been found. After continuous and intensive work, the Jiangzhou police had already determined the source of the body. However, finding the source of the body is only the first step, although it is a key step, but it is still too early to solve the case.

Before leaving Jiangzhou, Owen used the speed of the river to infer the location of the body. The location he inferred was in the suburbs of Dongcheng, almost close to Changqing County. If it were in the past, he would definitely say that he had measured the speed of the river. Now, he represents the provincial department, and the heavy responsibility on his shoulders makes him mature quickly. When facing the case, he is cautious and does not make judgments easily. He listened carefully to Li Ming's explanation of the case and remembered all the key points.

Seeing that Owen showed no expression, Li Ming could not help but feel uneasy, fearing that important information might be missed, so he reported as detailed as possible: "We mobilized nearly a hundred police officers to search for body parts along the banks of Jiangzhou River. After finding all the body parts, we pieced them together and determined that they were tissues of the same person. The deceased was a male. Based on the morphological changes of the pubic symphysis and the degree of wear of the teeth, we preliminarily determined that the deceased was about 35 years old. We also calculated the height of the deceased based on the length of the femur, tibia, humerus and sternum, which was about 1.7 meters, with a difference of plus or minus two centimeters. We sent the head to the Provincial Criminal Headquarters, and Ge Xiangdong used skull restoration technology to draw a simulated portrait of the deceased. The deceased Wan Xiu was found through the portrait. Wan Xiu's various physical indicators were basically close to the inference of the body parts, and the DNA comparison was also successful. Therefore, the deceased was Wan Xiu."