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Post by rondetto on Mar 8, 2019 11:42:56 GMT
His new lady friend was a rich widow which aroused suspicion.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 12:44:30 GMT
Her son visited the police station to demand action to find his mother
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Post by rondetto on Mar 8, 2019 12:47:58 GMT
The plot thickened when her son said that his mother's bank account had been used that very morning.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 13:19:58 GMT
The man kept receiving silent telephone calls, and begged whoever was calling to speak
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Post by rondetto on Mar 8, 2019 14:13:29 GMT
Without his knowledge the police had tapped his phone line.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 14:20:27 GMT
The local CID received intelligence that they should investigate this family
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Post by rondetto on Mar 8, 2019 14:58:31 GMT
Intelligence reported that the mysterious phone calls came from abroad.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 15:09:55 GMT
"Nosey" Parker turned up, the national investigative journalist who had followed the case of the man's previous wife's death
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Post by rondetto on Mar 8, 2019 15:54:59 GMT
He mentioned to the police that an open verdict had been filed which left them to believe that no evidence of foul play had been found.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2019 18:09:50 GMT
The police asked the force that dealt with the previous wife's death to liaise with them, and to send their file. Meanwhile it emerged that the husband had booked a flight abroad
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Post by rondetto on Mar 8, 2019 18:52:40 GMT
The senior detective had to find if this was a murder or a missing person investigation. He decided to look into whether there were any large insurance policies involved.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 9:26:52 GMT
A neighbour reported a strange car in the street, and hearing screams from the house
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Post by rondetto on Mar 9, 2019 10:42:22 GMT
So the police brought in some cadaver dogs to sniff for a body. Within a few minutes one of the dogs sat right in the middle of the living room
where there was a thick pile carpet.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2019 11:03:25 GMT
The man was arrested on suspicion of murder, and the forensic team arrived to examine the scene
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Post by rondetto on Mar 9, 2019 12:37:12 GMT
They tore up the carpet to see that fresh flooring had been put there recently.
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