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Jenny Moconi: "Diana said she got into so much trouble because she gave Devon her virginity." Mandy Gertsch: "Diana was telling over and over how much she loved Devin, and if anyone touched him, she'd kill them all. We asked her more questions. Me and Janie I can feel that she must have something else to say." Jenny Mokoni: "We asked her what kind of trouble she caused, and she said that Devon had failed her trust and entrustment to him. She also said that they were close to each other, because they each held The opponent's handle. She said that if Devon pissed her off, she could easily destroy him."

Mandy Gertsch: "Then Janey asked, half-jokingly: 'Did you really kill someone?' Diana looked at Janey, froze for a moment, and then said, 'I didn't kill anyone. But I I can tell you that someone died because of me.'” Janine Moconi: "As we got down to it, she started evasive. But we managed to keep the conversation going." Gradually, Diana spoke of "the girl," without naming her.Speaking of "the girl" with flaxen hair, she was very pretty.Speaking of Devon's infidelity and betrayal to her.It was said that one night, Devon called "that girl" first, and then they tricked "that girl" into the car. "That girl" was very scared and asked in tears, "Are you planning to kill me?" ?” Diana said, “Yes.” She mentioned that it was Devon who pulled the trigger, “but she didn’t say where it was hit, probably in the stomach.”There is also the story of "the girl" who ended up on a pasture.

The conversation of the three girls continued until 3 o'clock in the morning, but Jianni and Mandi could no longer fall asleep.Mandy Gertsch was tossing and turning on the bed, regretting that she was too curious to ask questions endlessly. Now that she knew a terrible secret, who can guarantee that nothing will happen, who can guarantee that she will not be killed?Jenny Moconi thought over and over again every word Diana said, wondering if it was a story she made up on a whim, or nonsense after drinking?But then again, who would weave themselves into a story like this? The next day, the two girls reported Diana's story to their superiors, and they were immediately moved to another dormitory under the arrangement of the relevant department.Lt. Patek MacArthur, Naval Counsel, spoke to Diana Zamora herself, but Diana argued that none of what she had said was true, and that she had just told Janie and Mandy "a typical Texan legend".

Major MacArthur transferred Diana's file and began calling her hometown.Diana lived in her maternal grandfather's house when she was studying in Crowley. Later, her father got a job and moved the family to Worthburg, so Diana filled in the "home address" column as Worthburg. The address of Zimbabwe. "We called the Tyrant Regional Forensic Lab, the Tyrant Regional Attorney's Office, we called the Dallas Police Department, the Worthburg Police Department, the Crowley Police Department and the Tyrant Regional Police Department . . . got similar answers. Always: 'You know what, this is a big state. Unless you give the name of the victim, there's no way to look it up.'" Texas has more than four times the population and 25 times the size of Maryland.

Major MacArthur refused to let it go, and he went around to inquire about Diana's fiancé.An instructor handed him a copy of Diana's autobiography written during her training.The instructor said that generally speaking, a freshman's autobiography should mainly talk about his past achievements and future plans, but Diana spent a lot of time describing Devon Glenmonds and their engagement, making this The instructor felt a little unbelievable.Naturally, Mansfield is mentioned in many places in the autobiography. Major MacArthur immediately hung up the phone and went to the Mansfield Police Station. He tirelessly described Diana's "Texas legend" to every policeman, detective, and even secretary and clerk who answered the phone.After several hours of twists and turns, the call was finally transferred to the female police detective Julie Bain, who had been involved in the murder of Artian Jones.

When Julie Bain talked about this period later, she used the equivalent of the saying in Chinese that "you can't find a place if you break through the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it."She put down the phone and immediately dialed the special line of Chief of the Homicide Division of the Prairie Police Department, Chuck Shache. After Chuck personally talked with Major MacArthur on the phone, he walked into the office of his immediate supervisor, Don Hillman. . But Don Hillman was not as excited as the investigators. "Number one, we don't have the budget for this travel expense. Second," Don lowered his voice, "if you arrest anyone else, you'll have to write a big check to Brian McMullen."

Director Shaqi is the veteran of the Prairie Police Department, so he understands that the boss's words are out of political considerations.He also understands that the work of the police often has to cooperate with politics, or even compromise with politics.As far as the murder of Artian Jones was concerned, Brian McMullen was the prime suspect as long as the case was not solved.And as long as he is still a suspect, Brian McMullen will not be able to sue the police for illegal arrest and violation of reputation, and of course he will not be able to seek compensation from the authorities.This is why in the United States, once many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases are wronged to the extent of arrest and sentencing, it is difficult to correct them.

Director Shachi could hear that Don Hillman actually left him a way out: as long as you can raise your own funds, I will let you go.In the future, if the higher-ups blame you, even if you are going to go by yourself, it has nothing to do with the police station. Chief Saatchi went back to his office and said to the two Dennises, "Hey guys, I can't afford a $600 plane ticket, but we gotta go, right?" The police detectives began to call various travel agencies by themselves—the secretary usually books the tickets on business trips—and bargained with people like small vendors in the market, and finally bought four round-trip tickets for $800.After they returned from Annapolis, the city government of the prairie reimbursed them for the expenses.