Mary from the technical team came over, "Captain Luke, we're ready to pack up and head back."

"Have you found anything?"

"From the position of the body bag at the riverbed, we analyze that the dumping spot should be on the bridge, but we haven't found any obvious bloodstains or drag marks. Moreover, the bridge is frequently traveled by people and cars, even if there were traces, they might have already been destroyed. So we just took photos of the site for precaution."

Luke nodded. This is just the dumping site, not the crime scene; there aren't many clues left by the suspect, "We still don't know the identity of the deceased. The corpse is hard to recognize now. I hope to conduct DNA analysis and fingerprint identification as soon as possible and compare with the database."

"DNA analysis is no problem, you guys are always the priority, Reid specifically reminded us.

As for fingerprint identification, it'll depend on whether Hila can find complete fingerprints."

After watching Mary leave, Luke gathered the other team members for a meeting.

"Guys, what are your thoughts?"

The deputy said, "Handling the corpse after killing is a major problem and a hassle. We can see a lot of issues from the suspect's method of dealing with the body.

According to the forensic doctor, the body was cut into pieces by a machine.

Finding a meat grinder and transporting the body to the cutting site also increase the difficulty and risk of exposure for the perpetrator.

Therefore, the suspect must have had other motives for doing so.

I guess there are two possibilities. The first possibility is to conceal the identity of the deceased, preventing the police from identifying him through the fragmented body.

The second possibility is that the suspect might have a psychological illness, killing out of a pathological mindset."

Black summarized, "In simple terms, he could be a psychopath; I think this possibility is greater, since DNA can still be verified even if the body is fragmented."

Jackson added, "The DNA database doesn't store everyone's DNA samples.

I'm more inclined towards the first possibility."

Black scoffed, "You always like to disagree with me."

"I don't, I'm just analyzing the case." Jackson showed an innocent look.

Luke interrupted their argument, "The corpse is an adult male; it's impossible he weighs only ninety pounds, so there must be other body parts.

Jenny, contact the retrieval team, have them perform a thorough search of the riverbed."

"Yes, sir."

Luke continued, "Those two bags weighing up to ninety pounds are not easy to transport. The suspect likely used a mode of transportation, Port, you're in charge of checking nearby vehicles."

"Yes, sir," said Port, and then looked at the Los Angeles River, "Captain, is it possible for the suspect to dispose of the body from a boat?"

Luke said, "This is unlikely; if a boat was used to discard the body, there would be no need to throw it under the bridge, and the body wouldn't be discovered."

"What's happening here? Did someone die? Let me take a look..."

At this moment, a commotion erupted not far away.

Luke slightly frowned, "Others, go around the area to see if there are suspicious circumstances or if there have been any missing persons recently?"

"Yes, sir," everyone split up to carry out their tasks.

Luke walked to the noise, outside the police line stood a white woman, her face showing an anxious expression, "Ma'am, is there something wrong?"

A patrol officer introduced, "This is Captain Lee, also the head at the scene. You can tell him if there's anything."

The white woman looked at Luke, "Captain Lee, what happened here? Did someone jump into the river? Was it a man or a woman?"

Luke said, "A male corpse indeed was found in the river, is there a problem?"

"My husband is missing, I'm worried... Can I see that body?"

Luke hoped she could identify the body, which would save the police a lot of work, but the problem now was the body had already become minced meat; the possibility of her recognizing it was minuscule, and might instead scare her.

"Ma'am, don't worry, the body may not necessarily be your husband.

Can you tell me about him?"

"Captain Lee, I'm very anxious right now, I just want to see if that body is my husband. What's the difficulty in that?

It's a simple matter, why make it so complicated?" The white woman showed a puzzled look.

Luke honestly said, "The condition of the body isn't great now, almost unrecognizable; I'm afraid it will scare you."

"Oh God, how could this happen?" The white woman showed a helpless expression.

"Ma'am, what is your name?"

"Aisha Martel."

"What's your husband's name?"

"Brett Martel."

"When did your husband go missing?"

"Around midnight the night before last."

Luke glanced at his watch, it had been 38 hours, "Did you report it to the police?"

"No."

"Why not report it?"

"We argued that night, and I thought he just went out to calm down and would come back soon, but he never returned...

Just now hearing someone say a body was fished from the river, I suddenly felt inexplicably worried; had I known this... I would never have fought with him."

"Does your family live nearby?"

"Yes, in the community to the east, this is the way he takes to work."

"Tell me about your husband's situation."

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