Dark*Matter: Discovery, The Chicago Ripper

[Falkus]

Leo shook his head, having already familiarized himself with the autopsy reports. "Just an elevated alcohol level in the male victim, but nothing unusual. No poisons, toxins or unusual drugs, even with our rather broader database of such things."

 

[Shayuri]

Meredith blinks thoughtfully, a notion forming.

"How elevated? Can we make an educated guess how drunk he was when he died? Based on how much is in his system and his body mass? And did the others have elevated blood alchohol? If so, maybe we're close to getting an MO."

 

[industrygothica]

"Great," Nick says, obviously frustrated. "We have nothing then, really. At least not until the files get here from New York. I guess in the mean time we can just sit here and watch this web site, and wait for the next victim."

 

[kinem]

Diez softens a bit with Larry's gift of alcohol, but is still somewhat suspicious. "Listen, if you find him, you let him know that I'm looking for him. Got it?"

"Oh, we will. Don't worry" Diego says. "If he does the job for me, and wants more, he'll find that lost shipment of yours.

So where do we find him?"

 

[Friadoc]

Although Cade is sure that it has already been checked, he'll view all of the source information for the website to see what, if any, artifacts have been left behind in the code for the site.

He will also download the site, fully, to a secure USB Flash device, so as to have an archive of it and the images.

"Nice," says Cade with a smirk. "Bloggers were bad enough, now we got serial killer bloggers."

 

[Falkus]

"So far, he's the only victim," Leo said, shaking his head. "Though we won't know for sure until the pathologist finishes his work with the latest one."

***

"Unless Z manages to come up with something," Standifled said, glancing at his watch. "If she gets a name and an address, we might be able to catch the killer in his or her home. Why don't do you go grab the rest of your team and pick her up? She should be done by the time you get there, and if she's got an address, you can check it out right away. Lear had to get back to the police station to maintain to her cover."

Friadoc
[sblock]You don't find anything indicating the identity or location of the website owner in the code. You do notice that while the general site design SEEMS amateurish, it's actually rather well coded, and is just being made to look amateurish.[/sblock]

***

"Hey, if I knew where he was, I'd go beat my package out of him myself," Viez stated. "Like I said, he disappeared four days ago, and nobody's been able to find him. I bet he skipped town my money and my package."

 

[kinem]

"He might have skipped town" Diego says. "I wanted to hire him all right, but he has something of mine too. Do you know who he was hanging with recently?"

 

[Friadoc]

Cade checks for a list of cultists who associated with the Pony-tailed man from the Library event, mainly to see if any of them are computer types. It's a hunch, but better than nothing.

"Can do, boss," says Cade as he gathers up his stuff and the crew, "We're keeping the 'burban, by the way." However, Cade quickly adds, "T'keep the cover working, sir."

 

[Falkus]

"Last guy to see him, I don't know," Diez admitted. "But when he didn't show up to the meet, I went over to his place, but there was this black van pulling out of his driveway. Figured it was cops or narcs, so I got the hell out of there. Thought maybe he got arrested, but I'd have heard something by now," a thought strikes him. "Hey, maybe he sold my package to whoever was in that van."

***

There's one name on the list of known cultists with computer skills. Alan Dikaro, out in New York, but he disappeared off the radar two months ago.

"No problem, that's what it's for," Stanfield says, though Cade suspects that he's guessing the real reason Cade wants to keep it. "Yoo better pick up Diego and Larry on the way if they're done. If Z's got an address, you're gonna want the whole team together. We're dealing with real nasty customers here, after all."

 

[kinem]

"Black vans can be tough customers" Diego says. "I'd want to know if I ever run into those guys. Did you notice the model, or the plate? For that that matter, where's this house? If Ricky skipped town, I don't guess he'd mind if I helped myself to whatever he didn't want to take with him."