Chapter 4 4. The case of the charred corpse

A couple died tragically in their bedroom, beyond recognition.The bodies were all charred.Get dark, brittle, and even write your name on paper with a piece of it.Who would kill this poor couple in such cruel ways? The Murks couple has been childless since they got married, so the couple decided to adopt a pair of children.In order not to let people know the child's life experience, the Murks couple moved to Roswell, Michigan to settle down with their adopted children Gregory and Daisy.A pair of children brought endless fun to the Murks couple.However, as time goes by and the children grow up, they become more and more disobedient.What bothered Mrs. Murks most was that she had recently noticed that the two children were behaving strangely.She felt as if the two children had heard something, and felt that they were too close.Mrs. Murks did not share her concerns with her husband because things were still uncertain.However, what worried the Murks couple finally happened.

One day, Daisy told her mother that she was going to a movie with her friends and would be late.In fact, the person who went to the movies with Daisy was none other than her brother Gregory.After watching the movie, the neighbor Fat Aunt saw the two of them walking intimately on the street.The moment she saw her neighbor, Daisy quickly broke free from Gregory's embrace. Gregory asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?" "Look, the one in front is our neighbor. She will tell her parents about it if she is busy." Daisy said worriedly. Gregory said lightly: "What are you afraid of? Just tell them about us."

In the end, the two of them decided to show their cards to their parents and tell them the truth about their relationship. At around 3 o'clock in the afternoon that day, Aunt Fat said to Mrs. Murks mysteriously, "I'll tell you one thing, you have to be mentally prepared first." "What happened, you are so mysterious?" Mrs. Murks asked puzzled. The fat aunt said: "I saw Daisy on the street today, and he was hugging a man very intimately." "What's so strange about this, Daisy has reached the age of love." Mrs. Murks said. "Things are not as simple as you think. I'm afraid you will be scared to death if I tell you who that man is." Aunt Fat said.

"Don't be a secret, tell me, who is it?" Mrs. Murks asked. "It's your Gregory." The fat aunt said while watching Mrs. Murks' reaction.My God, Mrs. Murks' worries finally became reality.How could such a thing happen?Outsiders don't know the relationship between the two of them at all. If this is the case, isn't it incest?What will others think?At that time, they were afraid that there would be too many insiders, and they would know their life experience, so the Murks and his wife decided to move.Unexpectedly, what they were worried about happened.It was confirmed, and Mrs. Murks told Mr. Murks about it.The two of them had to figure out a countermeasure quickly.

That night, a war broke out in the Murks family - a war between the children and their parents over the marriage issue.Daisy and Gregory knew that the matter could no longer be concealed, so they simply came back together and told their parents the truth, and asked their parents to allow them to get married.After the matter was confirmed again, the Murks couple was about to collapse, and they refused the children's request.Because of anger, Daisy ran away from home that night.When she left, she said that if her parents didn't agree, she would never come back. Since Gregory and Daisy are not siblings, wouldn't their union be a beautiful thing?Why did the Murks couple react so violently?

It turned out that when the two children were adopted, the Murks couple asked a fortune teller to do the math.The fortune teller said that these two children must be the fate of the couple in the future, if this is the case, the family will be over.Not only will there be bloody disasters, but there will be eternal disasters.The only solution is - to move.The couple listened to the fortune teller and decided to follow his advice to move immediately. For so many years, Mr. and Mrs. Murks have been living in fear that something might go wrong.Unexpectedly, even though they moved, the children still learned of their own life experience, and it also fulfilled the fortune teller's theory of "husband and wife".The superstitious Murks couple thought that if they were allowed to marry, the next disaster would surely come true.

In order to stop them, the couple used both soft and hard tactics to do Gregory's ideological work after Daisy ran away from home.However, their doing so not only failed to make Gregory change his mind, but also caused a fatal disaster. At 5 o'clock in the morning, the fire department in the Roswell, Michigan area was suddenly called to a house on fire.Firefighters rushed to the scene of the accident and managed to put out the fire.The fire started in the bedroom and spread to other rooms.When the fire was extinguished, firefighters found two bodies amidst the smoke that had not dispersed.

The bodies were on the bed in the bedroom, they were so charred by the fire that it was difficult to identify them.Their arms are crossed, much like the upper arms of a boxer in a fight.This position is often seen when people are struggling in the fire, and it is very similar to fighting, or boxing.The muscles on the corpse's arms and legs are all exposed, and even the muscles attached to the arms can be seen, and the dividing line between muscles is also clearly visible.The corpses were burnt beyond recognition. At first glance, one can't help but wonder: Are they human? The victims were the owners of the house: Richard and Carol Murks.When the fire broke out, their adopted son Gregory called the police.He said he was sound asleep when he was woken up by the smoke.He tried to extinguish the fire but was unsuccessful.So he crawled out of bed and out the window, ran into a neighbor's house and called the police there.

The couple's bodies were sent for autopsies to unearth more details.But the condition of the body presents problems for the autopsy. The two bodies were all charred, and the scope was very large and severe, which can be used for the concept of second-degree and third-degree burns.In other words, blisters will appear when you get a second-degree burn, and the flesh will become blurred if you get a third-degree burn.The skin of the deceased was repeatedly burned through the fire.As a result, the corpse became charred and black, and hard and brittle.You can even remove one of the pieces to write on a piece of paper.

It was very clear that they were dead before the fire broke out.Dr. Spitz also found that the coroner did not detect carbon monoxide in the deceased's lungs. There were multiple wounds and deep wounds on the neck.Therefore, it can be concluded that both of the deceased died of severe blows to the head.They are killed almost instantly, or become dying.Their circulation may have lasted a few minutes longer before they died.When they were dead or close to death, they were stabbed again in the neck.Then, the body was doused with gasoline and set on fire.There is evidence that the accidental death of the Murks couple was not accidental, but caused by cold-blooded murder.Lieutenant Salarch, a police officer, returns to the scene of the crime to find the murder weapon, with injuries to the man's skull providing an important clue.From this he could deduce exactly what the size, weight and shape of the murder weapon should have been.

The skull of the deceased was dented, and a small round hole appeared on it.When the police saw the small round hole, they already knew what the crime weapon was, because there was a wooden board with hooks on the scene, and this wooden board was hung on the headboard of the bed.There is also a round ball at the end of the hook, just the right size to fit the round hole in the head of the deceased.Therefore, the police immediately concluded that the deceased had been attacked by the hooked plank. The murderer laid hands on the husband and wife while they were asleep.He then doused the body with gasoline and set it on fire in order to cremate the body, trying to make it look like an accident.The gasoline was found in the garage of the Murks family.However, there were no signs of people breaking into the crime scene.When the fire was burning, except for the Murks couple, only their adopted son Gregory was at home.It could only be him who conspired to kill the couple.When Gregory was questioned for the first time, the police noticed that he was very neatly dressed, and he did not look like he had woken up from a dream and jumped out of the window.As a result, he became a suspect and was interrogated again by the police. The policeman in charge of the case came to the coroner's conclusion after he went to the coroner, who interrogated Gregory.The police said: "I already know how your parents died. They were shot in the head and their throats were cut. You poured gasoline on them and started the fire. What do you want to say?" Gregory stared at the policeman who was interrogating him, and didn't say a word for a long time.It was a long time before he said: "I never listened to my sister before, and now I intend to listen to her." The policeman who interrogated him asked puzzledly, "What do you mean by that?" He replied, "My sister told me not to say anything, so I'm going to say nothing." So, no matter how the police asked, Gregory just kept silent.Because of insufficient evidence, the police had to release Gregory.Before leaving, the police told him that they hoped that he would not leave the United States until the case was closed. Was Gregory really the murderer of his adoptive parents, as the police suspected?If so, would he follow the advice of the police to stay in the United States instead of fleeing? There has never been enough evidence in the case of the Murks couple, and the murderer has been at large. A year later, the Roswell Regional Police Department in Michigan suddenly received a mysterious phone call, claiming to know the truth about the Murks case.After grasping the conclusive evidence, the police immediately started the arrest operation.However, at this time Gregory had already fled abroad, and Daisy also left with him.After Gregory and Daisy left the United States, they went to Europe and easily escaped police questioning by using false documents.So, they traveled between Europe and Asian countries.As a result, it has brought a lot of trouble to the police's detection work. Later, Gregory and Daisy came to Japan.When they were driving through the mountains, the car suddenly lost control and both were injured.In order not to be discovered by the police, they secretly hid.Later, they fainted in the mountain forest.When they woke up again, they were already lying in a country house.It turned out that Miss Yumiko, the owner here, saved them. In order to cheat Yumiko's trust and hide here temporarily, Gregory and Daisy discussed that they would not hesitate to use lust to seduce her.After defrauding Yumiko's trust, they settled down in a country house.After several months, Gregory gradually became dazzled by this oriental woman.He seems to have forgotten that he is a person with a girlfriend, and he also forgot that he killed his parents who had raised him for 20 years and became a fugitive. After lunch one day, Gregory and Daisy had a heated argument.Daisy warns Gregory not to act fake, otherwise he will not let him go.Gregory has always disliked others interfering in his life, and Daisy's warning disgusted him very much.So, he said viciously to Daisy: "Don't go back on your word. Everything we are doing now is what we discussed before, and you promised." Daisy retorted: "Are you acting now? It can be seen that you are serious." "That's my business, you can go if you don't want to." Gregory said impatiently. Daisy said angrily: "I won't make it easy for you..." Before Daisy finished speaking, Gregory rushed over and strangled her neck, and said fiercely: "Anyway, the two old guys are already dead, and I'm not afraid of dying one more." At this moment, Gregory suddenly let go of his hand in horror.It turned out that he saw Yumiko walking in.Yumiko, who was taking a lunch break, heard the quarrel and came to see what happened, but she saw this scene. Ever since saving these two strangers, Yumiko has been uneasy in her heart.She always felt that they had a feeling of deja vu, and she didn't know where they had seen each other.Yumiko's father is a relatively well-known person in Japan, and there is almost nothing he can't do in Japan.Therefore, relying on her father's relationship, Yumiko secretly investigated the two people.While she was still waiting for the news, she suddenly heard their conversation, and Yumiko understood everything at once.The reason why she felt that they looked familiar was because she had seen the arrest warrant for Gregory on the news. When Yumiko knew that standing in front of her was a demon who would kill her adoptive parents, she suddenly felt a little scared.But she quickly calmed down and said nonchalantly, "What game are you playing, let's play together." Originally Gregory wasn't sure if Yumiko heard their conversation, but after hearing her speak like this, his heart relaxed a little.So he said casually, "I'm teaching Daisy Kung Fu." "Yes, yes. But now I'm tired, I have to go to rest." Daisy fled quickly. After experiencing the scene just now, the three of them had their own thoughts.Daisy felt that she would die in the hands of Gregory at any time, and Yumiko was trying to delay time and wait for the opportunity to avoid Gregory calling the police. As for Gregory, he definitely wanted to kill people.At night, it was difficult for all three of them to fall asleep. In the middle of the night, Gregory sneaked into Yumiko's room and strangled her to death.Outside the door, the terrified Daisy saw this scene with her own eyes.Immediately, he ran away like flying.Because she knew that Gregory's next target must be her.She must be regretting everything she has done in her heart now, and regretting that she should not treat her parents who raised her like that.She prayed in her heart that she must escape this disaster. Just as Daisy turned to run away, she tripped over something. Gregory asked loudly, "Who?" After a long time, Gregory was probably sure that Miko's pet dog was barking, so he went back to pack his things and prepared to continue fleeing. Later, Daisy called the police station and told the police what happened here.Just when Gregory was about to flee again, he was arrested. Although Gregory refused to answer any questions, he was still charged with murder.The evidence is obvious: Gregory killed his adoptive parents most likely, and there are witnesses.Also, most importantly, he also killed a Japanese woman in Japan.A jury later found him guilty of two counts of murder. Experts reconstructed Gregory's murder of his parents. That day, Gregory, who came home late at night, had a fierce quarrel with his parents after Daisy left.Later, the Murks went back to their room to rest, and Gregory also went to bed.However, at this time, he has made up his mind to kill his adoptive parents.At midnight, while the Murks and his wife were asleep, Gregory got up and sneaked into the bedroom of his adoptive parents.He took a board from the shelf and suddenly struck his father so violently that he died instantly. The mother who was awakened by the sound met the same fate. He then slashed the Murks' necks several more times, causing superficial wounds on the necks.When he realized that he had really killed his adoptive parents, he decided to set fire to destroy the evidence and disguise the scene as an unfortunate accident.The jury found Gregory Murks guilty of two counts of murder. From what we know so far, his adoptive parents punished him and deprived him of the right to fall in love. Gregory would do that, yes. It was caused by his view of love being distorted.In addition, there is another reason, that is, after the death of the Murks couple, Gregory can inherit 1/3 of the estate, including the house and personal property, which has been specified in the will.So if he succeeds in the murder and doesn't get charged, he'll be very rich and still be able to live the life he wants with Daisy.However, in the end Gregory could not escape the punishment of the law.He was arrested when he was only 20 years old, and he could only spend the rest of his life in prison.