The Culprit (UNDER REVISION)

Case 027: Murder or Suicide? 👮

                      "Murder or Suicide?"

ALEXIS
Madali silang kumilos patungo sa Tower High, sa Moriarty City kung saan natagpuan ang biktima. Pero dahil may kalayuan ito at dinagdagan pa ng matinding trapik sa Adler st. inabot sila ng dalawang oras bago makarating sa crime scene.

A man's corpse hanging on a ceiling welcomed them. Nakabukas ang mata nito at nakahawak sa sakal-sakal na leeg. May nakita rin silang basag na vase

"Obviously it's a suicide," ani Inspector Austria habang nakatingala sa ceiling. "He broke the vase and use it to cut the rope."
Belt ang nakatali sa leeg nito, na dinugtungan ng necktie na siyang ipinantali sa kisame.

"No, it's a murder!" kontra agad ni Kath. "Where did he use the broken vase? Walang bakas sa katawan niya na ginamitan n'on! Inspector may gunting sa drawer niya, kung gusto niya ng patalim, bakit niya pa babasagin ang vase? Someone barged into his office, nagtalo sila kaya nabasag ang vase."

"It's a murder disguised as suicide," Alejandro said confident as ever.

Ngumiti si Inspector Austria kay Alejandro. "Of course you're right, sinubukan ko lang if you'll agree with me or you'll state the otherwise—tama sila, magaling ka nga!"

Dave is right, Alejandro can identify the case if it's suicide or murder just by merely looking at it.

"Tama ka murder nga pero paano mo nasabi?" paghahamon ni Dave, nakakatuwa dahil siya pa ang may lakas na loob na kuwestyonin ang magaling na Inspector.

"If it's a suicide dapat may malapit na upuan o tapakan sa biktima. Second sinturon ang ginamit sa pagtali sa kanya. He should provide a rope to execute his plan if he really intended to end his life," Alejandro never fail to amaze her with his reliable deductions. "And look at him, he was holding the belt as if he wants to escape. His open eyes is a one indication that he doesn't see his near death coming," Alejandro's deduction was clear and correct but he miss a single details. Kaya nagbigay din ng sariling opinyon ang dalaga.

"Tama ka Inspector, pero sa tingin ko patay na siya bago pa man siya itali d'yan." Lumingon ang dalawang binatang Inspector at nakinig kay Alexis. "The victim was strangled to death by someone and hanged him again. If you look a little closer dalawang line ang marka sa leeg niya, it. means someone wants to make him look as if he killed himself."

"Yes Detective, more over the victim was strangled by a belt, but the thing is there were two different belt used. The two have different width. According to my presumption, the offender killed the victim by his own belt and hang the victim using the victim's belt to cover it up." Lumapit si Alejandro sa biktima at hinubad ang sapatos nito. Pagkatapos ay humarap sa kanila."If he really died in this position, na nakasabit siya, the livor mortis should be shown on his feet, but I can't see any."

Livor mortis happens after 20-30 minutes after death pero makikita lang ang bakas nito after two hours. Malaking tulong ito sa mga imbestigador sa pag-alam kung sa anong posisyon namatay ang biktima. Kung namatay ang biktima na nakahiga, makikita ang livor mortis sa likurang bahagi ng kanyang mga binti at hita kung saan lumapat ang katawan niya. Kung nakabigti naman makikita ang livor mortis sa paa.

"Madaling mahuhuluaan kung anong posisyon namatay ang biktima base sa kung saan makikita ang livor mortis sa kanyang katawan. Kung walang livor mortis sa paa ng biktima, ibig sabihin hindi ito nakabigti nang mamatay. There's a big possibility that someone murdered him and he did not kill not himself," Alexis explained habang nakatingala pa rin sa biktima.

Sinuring muli ng binata ang buong katawan ng biktima, dumako siya sa mga kamay nito, and he found another clue.

Nagpalit-palit ang tingin ni Inspector Austria sa dalawang kasama na tila namangha at walang ibang nasabi kundi...