Forensic doctor Sheila also rushed to the scene, and after briefly examining the severed fingers and minced meat, she said with certainty, "Yes, these should be the remains of deceased No. 1, Hedda Cartman.

When I performed the autopsy on Hedda Cartman, I found injuries on her body and fingers, but because the body was charred, I couldn't determine the cause of the injuries.

These unburned remains are important for the autopsy."

Luke asked, "Can you see how the severed finger and damage were caused?"

Sheila picked up the transparent plastic bag and looked at it carefully, “The uneven cut means it was not caused by a sharp knife.

From my experience, it’s probably a bite injury.”

Luke asked, "Did it come from a human bite? Or from an animal bite?"

"This is not caused by human tooth marks. It should be caused by a larger carnivore. Give me some time and I will conduct tooth mark identification on the remains."

Luke nodded, "Thank you."

Xiao Hei thought for a while and said, "Captain, let's go to the suspect Annika Carmen's house to investigate. She has a black Rottweiler named Coco at home.

Could the hair found in the body pit come from that dog?"

"It's possible." Luke ordered, "Marcus, will you take people to the community where Annika Carmen lives to investigate and see if there is a pet database?"

Xiao Hei asked, "Do you think the community will save the DNA data of pet dogs?"

Luke said, “There are many people who raise dogs, some are civilized and some are uncivilized, and many people have encountered dog poop landmines.

Therefore, some communities require the collection of DNA samples from residents’ pets.

Once a dog poop mine is discovered in a community, the pet dog will be found through DNA testing and the dog owner will face a fine."

Xiaohei's eyes lit up and he agreed, "I've stepped on shit landmines before and it was so disgusting.

This provision is good and I support it with both hands."

Luke arranged the task and the team members split up to investigate.

As time passed, more and more clues came to Luke's hands.

He had a rough guess about the arson case.

Early the next morning.

After Luke arrived at the police station, he rushed to the technical team immediately.

The DNA comparison results have come out, and the dog hair found in the corpse pit matches the DNA of Annika Kamen's Rottweiler.

Luke immediately applied for a search warrant and led a team to Annika Kamen's house to investigate.

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Wickart Community.

A white Tesla sedan is parked outside the garage of Annika Kamen's home.

The door of the villa opened, and Annika Carmen walked out with a black Rottweiler. The dog seemed to be resisting, shaking its big head and walking very slowly.

"Coco, be good, stay at grandma's house for a few days, mom will visit you often." Annika Carmen comforted the Rottweiler in a low voice, opened the back door of the Tesla, "Get in the car."

The Rottweiler jumped into the car, lay down on the back seat, and barked several times outside the car, "Woof woof..."

Annika Carmen untied the dog leash, took out another toy and handed it to the Rottweiler, "Keke is good, play by yourself, mommy has to drive."

Annika Kamen closed the car door and was about to drive the Tesla away when she noticed two cars approaching and parked on the side of the road. Her pupils shrank and her face changed slightly, recognizing the two cars.

Luke walked out of the black SUV and greeted with a smile, "Miss Annika Carmen, are you going out?"

Annika Carmen forced a smile, "Yes. I'm going to my friend's house."

"Before I go, I want to talk to you."

"Sorry, I've already made an appointment with my friend. Let's talk about it another day."

Luke said, "Don't worry, it won't take up too much of your time.

After we finish talking, I can send a police car to take you there without delaying your meeting with your friends."

"I don't know how fast your police car is, but I don't want to scare my friends away." Annika Carmen crossed her arms and said helplessly,

"What do you want from me?"

Luke glanced around, "Miss Carmen, do you think it's appropriate to talk here?"

Annika Carmen sighed, opened the back door of the car, and said softly, "Coco, come down, we'll leave later."

The Rottweiler jumped out of the car, looked at Luke and others with caution, and barked, "Woof, woof, woof..."

"You guys wait outside for a while, I don't like strangers." Annika Carmen entered the house with her dog, and after a while she opened the door and said, "Come in."

Later, Luke and Xiao Hei entered the villa together.

Xiao Hei looked around curiously, "Where's that Rottweiler? I quite like it."

"I sent it into the bedroom so it wouldn't disturb our conversation."

Xiao Hei tentatively asked, "It looks a bit fierce. Will it bite us?"

Annika Carmen raised her voice and trailed off, "No, cocoa can't bite.

Although it is large in size, it is very timid and may be frightened by strangers.

Even though he looks big, he is actually only three years old."

Xiao Hei looked strange, "Are you worried that I will scare that big dog?"

Annika Carmen did not answer, but asked, "I don't have much time, what are you doing to come to me?

I have already said that I was at home on the day of the fire in Mogaro Forest Park and had no idea what happened there."

Luke said, "Miss Carmen, we found some new clues during the investigation of the arson case. I came here today to ask for your help in identifying them."

Annika Carmen shrugged, "Recognize what?"

Luke took out a photo of Hedda Cartman and said, "This lady also lives near Mogaro Forest Park. She often goes for runs in Mogaro Forest Park. Have you seen her?"

Annika Carmen looked at the photo and pursed her lips, "I am not a social person, and she looks much older than me, so we are not in the same circle.

Sorry, I have no impression."

Luke stared at the other person's face, "Are you sure you haven't seen her?"

"Yes, I haven't seen it."

Luke saw that the other person was lying, and said without any trace, "The name of the black Rottweiler you raise is Coco?"

"Yes, what's the problem?"

"Do you usually take care of Coco yourself?"

"Yes." Annika Carmen swallowed and intertwined her hands involuntarily.

"How many years have you had it?"

"Three years."

"Has it bitten anyone before?"

"No, it won't do that." Annika Carmen rubbed her right arm with her left hand uneasily and asked, "Why do you always stare at my dog?"

"I can see that you love it very much."

"The two of us eat, sleep, and walk together every day. It's like my family."

"Suppose it bites someone, what would you do?"

"Cocoa doesn't bite."

"I'm talking hypothetically."

"This assumption simply does not hold true.

Coco has a simple mind and is kinder than most people, it just can't speak."

Xiao Hei rolled his eyes, "You compare dogs with people?"

"I have always regarded Coco as my daughter. Is there any problem?"

This sentence made Xiao Hei very disgusted, because he really has a daughter, "I think your 'daughter' is too cute, so cute that she bites people everywhere, and even bites people to death cruelly."

Annika Carmen became angry and said, "I told you that Coco will not bite. Unless you can provide evidence, I will definitely file a complaint against you."

Luke said, "The photo I just showed you is of the victim of the arson case. She was not burned to death, but her body was burned after death.

We found a large amount of dog hair around her body, and after identification, it completely matched the DNA of your Rottweiler."

"This is impossible, you must be lying to me." Annika Carmen's voice was trembling. She took a deep breath, as if she thought of something, "Aren't you here to investigate the arson case? Since it's already on fire, what else can you do?

Maybe you found some dog hair?”

Luke said, "The murderer buried the body in the ground for a period of time before setting it on fire.

When the murderer dug up the body again, some physical evidence was left in the pit because the body had decomposed and it was dark.

We have enough evidence to prove that your dog is related to this murder and arson case."
To be continued...