Silent Kills (2011)
“Now that the first anniversary of 9/11 had passed, the restless tabloid press had seized on the Van Cortlandt Vampire slayings as juicy front-page stories. Even the Times had joined in, albeit in not quite as blatantly exploitative a style. The latest victim appeared on their front page, but below the fold.
“Okay,” Lee said when everyone had gathered in the conference room, which had now become their case headquarters. “Do we have any physical evidence from the blood-bank crime scene?”
Sergeant... Quinlan shook his head. “Plenty of prints at the scene, but none of anyone already in the system.” He pulled out a handkerchief and blew his nose loudly. “Allergies,” he said in response to a glare from Krieger.
“So if we pick up a suspect, we can compare prints,” Butts said. “Other wise, we’re screwed. What have you got so far, Doc?”
“Here are some things we can reasonably assume about this UNSUB,” Lee said. He picked up a marker and wrote on the board.
• Extremely Organized • Fantasy-Driven Sexual Homicides • White Male, Twenties to Early Thirties • Chooses High-Risk Victims of Opportunity, Possibly Some Stalking • Educated • Obsessed with Blood • Probable Link to Childhood Trauma • Will Not Appear Threatening to Victims at First • Charming/Well-Dressed/Articulate • Some Medical Expertise/Knowledge—Medical Professional?MoreLess
“Okay,” Lee said when everyone had gathered in the conference room, which had now become their case headquarters. “Do we have any physical evidence from the blood-bank crime scene?”
Sergeant... Quinlan shook his head. “Plenty of prints at the scene, but none of anyone already in the system.” He pulled out a handkerchief and blew his nose loudly. “Allergies,” he said in response to a glare from Krieger.
“So if we pick up a suspect, we can compare prints,” Butts said. “Other wise, we’re screwed. What have you got so far, Doc?”
“Here are some things we can reasonably assume about this UNSUB,” Lee said. He picked up a marker and wrote on the board.
• Extremely Organized • Fantasy-Driven Sexual Homicides • White Male, Twenties to Early Thirties • Chooses High-Risk Victims of Opportunity, Possibly Some Stalking • Educated • Obsessed with Blood • Probable Link to Childhood Trauma • Will Not Appear Threatening to Victims at First • Charming/Well-Dressed/Articulate • Some Medical Expertise/Knowledge—Medical Professional?MoreLess
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